The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1917-09-06
Captured by a
Cruiser
BY DONALD CHAMBERLIN

ins da, allied N. ..". It. ..
most Ia .u l.
dta. - c,.t I. wY., .s
than ua. .,ag, H.l..
uWl. ..r a.., ... o.. tuc war
wa u.tmg 90. CHIEF g. ugcg Cd. Oh.
British ship Iuum. AtDius uunin
between london and valparaiso.
wasn't long be,o tic ;ierma. cruiser
madc them .cIvc evident n the south
Atlantic. ANA ari.r .u.s.. U.s." cgua
tor we began to fear We Iulslt lull tat
the hands cd some one 81 Them SGr
enough. one uav We w li.t. sl-Jn"
on the horizon v ai-A lgyW palmer ,'-
cry hour, and We soyl made up our
minds that she was coming toward u-.
She proved tp be the Emdou, and
when she came near enough tu o., she
dred "A shGt across our bows. ald Il
few minutes iutcr got signal )
stop the engine. Au oIr.cr iIuW tis
cruiser came aboard Gnd directed very
one to get ready to be removed 90 his
shin lie came down into the cugluc
room. where was waiting la ease
wa wanted tleIc. and. seeing me, o.
nSsci me Il | was the engineer.
told him / wa. aud lie ordered me on
deck and put mo IN charge o. "A sailor
who took me aboard of the cruiser
when / saw the officer again he told
mo tl,at ono OF ~ III. ENGINEERS had tlic,!
- ~ r,.,.or .I,,.,,r,r had i,. t,..,.. an arm,
aus ,l,,,. son, .b,rt ~ ,ugiursrs
,ou.t t,l, ope ~ tho uerirds of RIM
,ins, +r,o ,,.ssal
in f., .,url. az DAYS we fru in with
a., ,,,str,.n i,s,l- hound r,,r Gcrt,au
NM and MI tre ros.nnosr.. ami crcv.
rv,o,,t mo ,,c,..' nm ,l,,.,rd of b.~ ,og
orr .b,r, r.l r.,a, s.rt l., fine bottom,
a. soon a., ne wore fran. rrrrpl ,n III .
FD.lar. II v.. , sad .lybf for mo.
sc.i,.., fl,,.Yt',... Iray-.. The ru1d2n nud
-..r.,i I, ,..,,-.i, ,rI ,v,,l. I'm. H..
l,.-,,. R,t ,,.t.or c,,,ld a.
mn, tl,, ,,,..,,,,,,, tho Inst limit i.ft
tho s,,l-, r,, ,,a o,b., rc..o, ba.
ron :, ,b,pt how ,,li3 os.ar, ,
s.r,.i. . thu, y.,s undesirable IA Thar II
vas Tor am enemy.
yya va-a moving down tho brazilian
,,,., s,p,sti.,., ,vi,I,in n fav, milo.
or I.rd Nfr v,,,i ~. re,,od 81 drf-
h,I boon ,b,rrni rr,,n uiont q, d,,
far wo., Lro,l.in,, d-,v,. u,dar IN.
strain AMI n was opo might whom
w. .,,n,,.s.d T., lo ,slaan tb,t I,ii
mo ,,lors
ona or tho rreyv Ind died IN. dav hp.
,or, ,,,d W. ,.td ont r,r Iu,.,I T;a-
sidc him was tI,e sack IN which he wa,
IN Ina sent to tho hnttom II occurred
10 mo flint II could get rid of him
aud nut myself I'm the sack would b,
,hrnvn overheard Land had been I'm
sioht duripg rho doy and | being n
god swimmer might keen myself on
the surface long enough 10 be pickcd
nm I,y some nassIug boat.
II would probably result in death.
but preferred 10 take the chance rath-
or than remain i'm the enforced service.
"A Briton. TO be the slave of a Ger
man, Retter n hundred deaths,
. Al first the Germans kept a close
watch ON me. hut gradually they grew
lax. could do nothing harmful which
would not react ON myself MS well rs
on them. Every one about me was
sound asleep. Those on deck were
wide awake but all below, tired with
the heavy duties were glad 10 sleep
when relieved.
arose went to the corpse. put It on
NV shoulder. carried II to the ships
side and through an open space drop
ned Il overheard. l next stole a knife
from a sleeping sailor without WAKING
him Then | got into the burial sack
and awaited my fate.
BY this time | had learned "A little
German. and I'm the morning | heard a
voice. "Wbere Is Hansf He was not
nut I'm the bag" | heard n footstep
COMING toward me and fell hand
grin NV shoulder Here lac Is" said
the man who gripped me Some one
must have nut him in But he Is not
sawed IN That must be done AT once.
schneider come here"
some one came and scwcd NJ the
sock Worry coon ofter this yvus cor.