The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-01

commander directed the Englishman
to steer south. The order was not
answer, but soon the destroyer be-
gan to crowd the merchantmen so 1t
was necessary for him to alter his
course ana he was gradually APP
preaching the open and unprotected
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 its
clean cut bows.
What is the matter here?" called
out the prince in even better English
tina nthe German had employed.
1.-THE English captain megaphoned
the reply that he was being ordered by
the German to steer to the south SO
that he could be legally captured and
taken as prize to 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.
Greatest Concern.
Within the last 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 foodstuffs shall be
considered contraband as well as GER
tain classes OF timber, principally pit
props cut for use in the English coal
mines. other Swedish ships have been
captured as prizes A somewhat anus.
ing incident recently was that OF the
Themis which the Germans were try
ing to take to a home port in charge
OF prize crew when they discovered
there was not sufficient coal aboard.
They put into Swedish port on Goth
land island and were greatly surprised
when the Swedish government polite
ly but firmly refused to recognize the
Themis as prize and unceremonious-
ly hustled the prize crew off. Mean
time outside the harbor two grim Ger
man destroyers stood glaring at three
Swedish vessels Of similar type but
just little more powerful.
The more recent outbreak OF trouble
for Sweden in the Baltic began several
weeks ago when two Russian sub
marines slipped inside the three mile
limit and carried away the German
steamers Lissabon and Worms. Two
Swedish pilots were captured but re-
leased after a week or so. The Rus
slams 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 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. Sew
eral days later, in response to a Swed-
SWEDISH NEU-GALLEY 2
ish protest, the Adam was released
and escorted back to the point of cap
ture. 1t 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, were
captured, "de-oiled" and released.
Incident In Gulf.
Next came an incident in the Both
mic gulf, near Lulea when two Rus
sion destroyers attempted to raid four
German traders, the Malaga, Gretchen
Muller, Friedrich Carl and Kettle. 1t
is claimed these ships were only mile
and a half from shore when the on
coming Russians signaIled them to
stop. The four Germans did not obey
the order. Again 1t was flashed from
signal pennants, but the Germans only
steered little closer inshore. The
two Russians. with black smoke pour
ing from their short, rakish tunnels.
bore down upon the vessels with all
speed, but when they reached hailing
distance the Germans stopped and in
their very midst appeared Swedish
destroyer, the Virgo, cleared for action.
The destroyer had been steaming in
side the vessels all the way IN the
coast. A few hot words were ex-
changed and the Russians, making off
as rapidly as they had come, were
soon hull down on the horizon.
AS a 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-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 naval
authorities are determined to put an
end to the poaching and every avail
able ship has been ordered to keep in
cessant watch. Some of the pro-Ger-
man newspapers have warned Ger
many against territorial infringements
and have reminded that government
of The recent experience OF the COM
mercial U-boat Deutschland in Amer
lean waters. They say If Germany is
10 seek the constant protection Of
American territorial waters the gov
ernment should be careful to respect
the waters Of the smaller neutrals.
Human 10 Break Over.
Some of the Swedish papers recog-
nize how difficult It is for a German
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