The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-09-01
,BELL|CERENTS MAKING RAIDS
 WITHIN SWEDEN'S TERRITORY

Two Swedish pilots were captured but released after a week or so. The Rus sians claimed the Germans were just outside the territorial waters, but Sweden maintains they were not and is demanding their restoration.
 This incident was scarce two days old when a German destroyer boldly came into the southern territorial waters and captured the English steamer Adam. The Adam was calm ly lying at anchor-some say not more than 200 yards from shore. Several days later. in response to a Swedish protest, the Adam was released and escorted back to the point of cap- ture. She was shy some hundreds of gallons of oil. Two other English ships, on their way out of the Bal tic in the very teeth of the enemy. were captured, "de-oiled' and re- leased.
 Next came an incident in the Both nic gulf, near Lulea, when two Rus sian destroyers attempted to raid four German traders, the Malaga, Gretchen Muller, Friedrich Carl and Kette. It is claimed these ships were only a mile and half from shore when the oncoming Russians signalled them to stop. The four Germans did not obey the order. Again it was flashed from signal pennants, but the Germans only steered a little closer inshore The two Russians, with black smoke pouring, from their short rakish tunnels, bore down upon the vessels with all speed, but when they reached hailing distance the Germans cfn n mic a peared a Swedish destroyer, the Virgo, cleared for action. The destroyer had been steaming inside the vessels all words were exchanged and the Rus sians, making off as rapidly as they had come, were soon hull down on the horizon.
 As further means of stopping the raids in territorial waters the Swed- ish authorities are placing many new mines and the international game of "hide-and d-go-seek'' or Prisoners Base" which has been played so free ly this summer will hereafter be fraught with the gravest danger to the offending craft. The Swedish na- val authorities are determined to put an end to the poaching and every available ship has been ordered to keep incessant watch. Some of the pro-German newspapers have warn ed Germany against territorial in Judgements and have reminded that government of the recent experience of the commercial U-boat Deutschland in American waters. They say if Ger many is to seek the constant protec- ton of American territorial waters the government should be careful to respect the waters of the smaller neutra1s.
 Some of the Swedish papers recog- nize how difficult it is for a German or a Russian destroyer to lie outside the three mile limit and watch a rich prize sail safely by with an enemy flag flauntingly flying at the masthead. They say it is but human for these craft occasionally to "break over'' and fall upon the prey.
 In relating some of his experiences at sea Swedish naval officer of dis tinguished rank said to the corres- pendent of The Associated Press:
 You see we think it is quite easy for the United States to be neutral. The neutrality of the United States is theoretical. Here in Sweden we have a very practical neutrality, a very difficult and expensive neutrality. We are in the midst of the war but not of it. We are a small nation, but SC far as firm determination and stead fast principle will carry us, we intend to remain neutral even to the point of fighting for our neutrality"