Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-15

protected waters Of the Baltic, when
the Castor, with Prince William, full
six feet three, on the bridge, hove in
sight The Castor came dashing TO
the scene, white spray flying from her
CIean-cut bows.
What is the matter here called
out the prince in even better English
than the German had employed.
The English captain megaphoned
the reply that he was being ordered
bv the German 10 steer to the south
so that he could be legally captured
and taken as d prize 10 Swinnemunde,
You take orders from no one but
me" directed the prince. Keep TO
your original course and will protect
you
The German skunk away. and the
English ship, escorted by the Castor,
proceeded in safety.
Within the past week the greatest
concern has been caused here by the
sinking Of several Swedish ships by
German submarines This practice
has followed the declaration OF the
Berlin government that fOodstufts
shall be considered conTaband as we'll
as certain classes OF timber, prlncl-
paIIy pit props cut for use in the Eng
Iish coal mines. Other Swedish ships
have been captured as prizes. A some
what amusing incident recently was
that Of the Themis. which the Germans
were trying to take to a home port in
charge OF prize crew. when they dis
covered there was not sufficient Goa
aboard. They put into a Swedish port
un G0thland island and were greatly
surprised when the Swedish govern
mcut politely but firmly refused 10
recognize the Themis as prize and
uucercmouioUsIy hustled the prize
crew off Meantime outside the har-
hur two grim German destTUyCrs stood
gIaring at three Swedish vessels of
similar type but just little more
powerful.
The moro recent outbreak of trou-
DE for Sweden in the Baltic began
several weeks ago when two Russian
submarines slipped inside the three
mile limit and carried away the Ger
man steamers Iissahon and worms
Two Swedish pilots were captured but
released after week or so The Rus
slams claimed the Germans were just
outside the territorial waters, hut
Sweden maintains they were not and
Is demanding their restoration.
This incident was scarce two days
old when n German destroyer boldly
came into the southern territorial Wa
ters and captured the English steamer
Adam The Adam was calmly lying
anchor-some say not moro than 200
wards from shore Several days later,
in response to a Swedish protest, the
Adam was released and escorted back
to the point Of capture. She was shy
some hundreds of gallons Of oil. Two
other English ships, on their way out
of the Baltic in the very teeth Of the
enemy. we're captured, "dc-oiled' and
released.
Next came an incident in the Both
MIA gulf. near LuIca, when two Rus
sian destrovers attempted to raid four
German traders, the Malaga, Gretchen
Muller. Friedrich Carl, and Kettle. 1t
IL claimed these ships were only
mile and a half from shore when the
oncoming Russians signaled them to
stop. The four Germans did not obey
the order. Again IL was flashed from 1
signal pennants, but the Germans only (
steered a little closer inshoTe. The /.
two Russians, with black smoke pour
ing from their short, rakish tunnels, /.
bore down upon the vessels with all I.
speed. but when they reached hailing
distance the Germans stopped and in
their very midst appeared a Swedish .
destroyer, the Virgo. cleared for ac-
ton The destroyer had been steam
ing inside the vessels all the way up .
and the Russians, making of .
as rapidly as they had come, were
soon hull down on the horizon.