Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-04

Indian Names Facts and Games,
Poast: Little Pioneers, Warren; White
Queen Of Okoyone. Livingstone.
CAPT. COLE Tells OF
LOSS IF LINER CARIb
Captain Edgar l.. Cole of New York,
OF the steamer Ocmulgee, is visiting
his cousin, DR.. H. ". Mitchell, for a
few days. Captain Cole was master
of the CLYDE Liner Carib. the second
American steamer to be sunk by the
! Germans The Carib was bound Tor
the port of Bremen and was only about
20 miles from shore when it was struck
by a mine or torpedo and went to
the bottom in Is minutes. The ex-
plosion which sank the steamer was
directly under the center Of the ship
and the engine room. and every man
in this department who was on duty
was killed. The remainder of the
crew were forced to the boats and es-
capped to he picked up a short time
after by a German cruiser and taken
to NilShaNen. the big naval port on
the User Canal In going up the ca
nal all of the members of the Garth
crew were locked below decks so that
there was no chance of their seeing
what Wa going on there. In the har
Dor they were allowed to come on
deck and had an opportunity to see
the great activity which was in prog
ross there in the building and outfit
ing Of the ships Of the German Navy
From this place they were sent to
Bremen, where they We're placed in
charge Of the American consul. At
TINS time. February. 1918. the hate
OF the Germans was directed almost
solely against the English and on
the cruiser the captured crew was
we'll treated and Captain Cole was
taken into the cabin Of the comman-
der ana used as well as could be ask
ed Tor. In Bremen they were eau
toned to remain in their hotel until
their passports could be secured so
thai there would be no chance Of
their being taken for Englishmen. for
any man who was thought to be an
Ensllshman was sure OF rough han
:" ding by the crowd, but if he could
show an American passport he was
III right. They were eight DAYS in
freTen ana saw much Of the CITY n
that time the Germans We're sveen-
Ing all before them and cvervone wa c
enthusiastic fer the war. There vrere
many soldiers going away al the tin,e
ana the entranment of each company
WIS IN occasion Of iollifcation ~
crIore thinking that ii was onI,- a.
otheT step in tho march t. the ruler
snip OF the world. Althouah even then
the Germans had los, ncavilv in men
killed the populaco did not seem 10
leel Y II the least and it was only
Of the victories and Of The glory ~
Germany that they talked. While there
Captain Cole was visited ~, tba ~,
eflcan naval attache al tho Ameri-
can embassy in Berlin and cave =,
statement in regard to the sinking
~ tlie Snlp' ne was then told for
the first time that the s,nhins IF tha
tWo American steamships at such 4
tlme and so close together nac ca,,sed
" -'ca' ocai Of excitement in Wash
lngton. Captain Cole was not sire
N'Sh az" i ho' sure now whether his
H't"H'Splp vas sunk by mine or a
'"ipeuo MS vessel was in charge Of
eeuiar PIVOT ~ the Germans rur-
"49lieu 70 'ake II in so that il could
'9C"Pe the mines and 1, was loaded
WIN COTTON Tor the Germans. so that
II NouiH not seem as though sub
hidrlhe would have sunk il. and AT
the sam" time the place where the
eApios'oh came az the middle Of the
snip would Indicate a torpedo After
ieaNlnc Bremen Captain Cole and bic
crew went to Rotterdam and tro,,
'hefo sailed to America In q Dutch
Steamship. In the Dutch mort he
i"Hho 'hem very friendly towards Al,
eTicanS but more 50 if anythino "a.
wards the Germans. He was nlaced
IN charge OF the Ocmulgee On his re-
turn and has been running betveep
NC" England ports and Toyas since
ms TRIP across, but expects that his
steamship will be taken over nv tbo
Government and that he will again he
put INTO trans Atlantic service. He
says that the steamship commands ave
having no trouble to get men to mako
tne TRIP across although it is known
that u is exceptions lly dangerous and
'nat ne believes that the submarine
menace is being gradually lessened
ana that It will be only short time
"hen 1t will be only the smaller ana
slower ships that will be their viz.
Tins
Naptaln Cole is native of Har-
fington' Me. where he has a fine sum
mer nome and where he plans to pass
few weeks Of each year. Although
ne mas been through Wa,erviIIe r,,ny
tlmes on his way to and from Rte
nome he has never stopped here h.
Iore and was much pleased with th.
place and with the clean and tidy an
pearance Of the stores. the lawns ana
the streets. He has been in the sar1
vice OF the Clyde line for over %
years and carries with him b.rd,
some solid gold medal given him hy
the Seaman's Lifesaving Association
Tor his work in commanding ,if.-
boat and rescuing A crew from +.
schooner in 1911. when he was chief
officer Of the big passenger liner Mo.
hawk. which is now in the government,
service
DRAFT MEN PASS