The Washington times., 1917-09-05

tCopSriEhte6.l
n EvERAC gave an order.
Have them place . ste
~ tIsnary seat on the rear deel
for me.
Don't let any enc come nearer thar
-hrss yards, 90 that the electric mirror
ays will not be stopped By = mans
oody II I have q chance To interview
Hictaner"
The order was quickly carried out A
eat was placed against the rear railing
ecurely fastened to Its SupDorts
A megaphone was suspended beside II
70 that severac could seise II and cry
Jut his orders with all dispatch.
HIctansr's enemy seated himself.
He held the electric mirror In his
lands, resting It on his knees.
Attentive to the watch, who were to
signal II anything appeared on the sea.
ne waited with eyes open and mind
Ilsrt in the resolve not to sleep until
hey had reached the straits Of. ormus.
Hour after hour q strongly swestsned
up Of coffee was brought him, which
70 swallowed at q CUP.
waiting for HIetansr.
CiserGt and shinte Claire had gone
Onward, each holding his marine
lass in his hand
They talked restrainedly Of the
probabilities and surprises Of the cam
JaIgn.
To the east they saw the surEing.
ireenish-blue sea, whose great curv-
nE waves ran maJestieally under q
loudless sky.
To the west they saw the black sill
ouettes OF innumerable vessels stand
ng out against the horizon, and the
ky streaked with long trails OF black
nd white smoke.
The entire feet was following the
'yclone, and It was . barbaric spec
acle in the glorious sunlight.
No incident interrupted the march
If the world fleet. RaZ-el-ttad, the
'xtreme easterly point Of Oman, was
doubled by the Cyclone on April ~ at
o'clock in the morning, and she then
entered the Gulf OF Oman.
The denousment Of the FIRST part Of
this dangerous adventure was rapidly
approaching.
At o'clock on the morning of April
"a N de ciserat gave the order to halt.
They had reached the Straits Of Or
mug. With the aid OF the glass they
could distinguish the little isle Of
to the northwest. having
passed which point the straits might |
be considered crossed.
In giving the order to halt, Ciserat
and Sainte Clair approached Severac.
oh" he said II think II would be
we'll II you took q little rest.
Following special orders given me.
which you could not countermand- III
must stop here without crossing the
straits. When the vessel has crossed |
Il know" interrupted Severae.
rhS ultimatum says, in short. that
he nrst vessel entering the Persian
iulf will be destroyed"
And II Is best that the Cyclone
hould not deliberately 20 to destrue-
ion." continued De Ciserat, because
'ou and the electric mirrors are
board"
What Is going to be done, them"
sked Sainte Claire. II was Severac
rho replied.
Before giving the order to, depart,
revious to the mobilization at Soco-
ora. the Admiral called for voIun-
eers to cross the straits. More than
hundred commanders replied. They
rev lots, and the German cruiser
rinz Frederick was marked for the
acrifce.
severae rose and pointed to the
"He II Is, II am not mistaken"
With their hearts beating with emo
on, the two officers followed his
niger with their eyes.
From the hundred vessels lying al
lost motionless on the water, a high,
hite vessel was beginning to detach
tself and to advance under full
.eam. From her two masts were
oating the black. write and red flags !
Germany.
She was the PrinE Heinrich. A
iagniicent armored cruiser OF $500
ms, with two smokestacks.
AS she drew nearer, glistenlng un-
er the morning sun. they could hear
.orA distinctly the acclamations and