The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1916-11-11


ward Ensland-cIimax of Remark
able Career.
The recent revolutionary uprisIngs
In Ireland, while not altogether a sur
prise, have proved one OF the most in
terestlng developments OF England's
part In the European war.
The arrest OF Sir Roger Easement on
| the charge OF being a traitor caused
! little surprise, but the sensational man.
ner In which 1t occurred stirred the
entire world
| Sir Roger, under n military guard, Is
occupying the same apartment In ths
Tower OF London in which Karl Lody,
the German spy who was executed Ia
the early part OF the war. spent the
night before his execution.
Lody was arrested I'm Killarney. On
April IA, when It was stated that Sir
Roger had been arrested I'm Germany,
he was actually aboard German sub
marine In Kiel harbor, which. in COM
pany with harmless looking tramp
steamer OF comparatively small ton
mage. flying the Dutch colors, set out
upon tho voyage which ended In west
Ireland ten days later.
10000 Rifles Aboard.
The tramp was a German vessel
manned by twenty picked men OF tho
German navy and commanded by q
lieutenant. with n junior officer as Sec
ond In command. Its cargo was not
OF the innocent character described by
its forged manifest, but consisted OF
about 10000 rifles, machine guns and
ammunition hidden beneath layer OF
goods which the manifest declared as
the vessels sole cargo.
The tramp steamship, with the sub
marine generally close by, crept
through the Cattegat. up along the
coast OF Norway. always keeping
within territorial waters. The journey
was made at leisurely pace. Both
vessels struck north and west on a
course which left the orkney islands,
the Shetland islands ana even the Fa-
roe islands. far To the south.
hut British patrol boat hustled up
suddenly and demanded the reason for
the presence. OF II peaceful Dutch
trader 80 far north The Germans
pleaded the berils hom mlhes and |
submarines in the English channel as |
an explanation and produced the /
ships papers. all Of which were in per. |
feet order
There was nothing warlike about
the ship. and of course there was no
sign Of The conveying submarine.
which submerged when the British pa
troll was sighted. Even the tramp's
crew was Tot suspicious looking Many
spoke English expressing sympathy
for the allied cause and the hope that !
they would not meet ruthless y
boat
The vessel was allowed 20 proceed.
once the British patrol boat had dis
appeared the tramp steamers course
was shaped southwark. and before long
north Ireland was sighted. Again the
pace was lelsurely The "Dutchman"
kept close 10 the coast
Suddenly another British patrol boat
4 shot was fred across the
tramp steamers bows. aud the per.
emptory signal II am boarding you"
was holstcd. Then tie tramp was or.
dered 10 accompany the patrol After
some distance had been covered the
patrol sent armed boats for the crew.
The Dutch crew then confessed that
they were German navy men Their
ship. which they had Just scuttled, was
a small auxiliary of the kaiser's fleet,
intent upon running guns to ireland.
A boat which did not belong TO the
sunken vessel also was found II was
a collapsible of the pattern carried by
German submarines. In Il were two
men. one OF whom admitted that he
was Sir Roger Easement. lie and his
companion, two officers and twenty
men OF the crew OF the auxiliary were
made prisoners.
Sir Roger was promptly landed and
sent 10 London. The others were treat
cd as ordinary prisoners OF war.
Climax Of Remarkable Career.
This latest and perhaps final adyen.
ture OF Sir Roger Easement Is an amaz-
Ing climax OF the persistent efforts OF
this Irishman since the war began
against the country which he had
served as consul and consul general
for eighteen years and which had hon
ored him with knighthood.
Previous TO the opening OF the great
conflict In Europe Sir Roger was known
TO the world at large only through
report which he made In 1912. while
consul general at Rio Janeiro, on the
atrocities committed on natives by en-
ployees OF British company operat-
ing In the Putumayo rubber fields. As
a result OF his report a British royal
commission, headed by him. lnvestigat-
ed the situation and brought about re-
forms In the treatment OF men en-
ployed in the industry.
Sir Roger was I'm America when the
European war began In August, 1914.
While here he addressed on Sept. ~ |
an open letter TO the Irish press, I'm