Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-03-30

Suddenly he had an inspiration and
put the kodak beneath the iron cover
ing of the dynamo of his wireless. 1t
escaped the officers and as a result
Martin has some pictures which other
wise never could have been brought
back to the United States.
He has pictures of a submarine net,
a hill in Kirkwall from which power
full search lights play, searching the
sky for aircraft, and of a sailor of the
British navy. A British sailor permit
ting his photograph to be taken is pun
ishable by an imprisonment of 90dsys.
Not a single British subject is permit
ted to send a photograph of anything
out of the country. The sailor per
hitting his picture to be taken was a
member of the prize crew which board
ed the Corning. He and Martin be-
came the best of friends and posed for
the picture snapped by Martin.
The man related 10 Mr.. Martin his
history since entering the war, and it
reads like fiction. He was a MAJ about
% years of age and married before he
entered the war, taking a "war bride"
before his departure. He first joined
the British army and waa present at
the fall of Antwerp. He was then
transferred to the thickest of the fight
ing in France and later battled against
the Turks. He was then transferred
to the Naval Reserve and was a men,
Der of one of the battalions landing at
Gallipoli. He was in a battalion Of
400 men and 1916 of them were killed,
% wounded aud he was one of the three
to escape without a scratch Other
hair raising stories were told by the
sailor.
In Kirkwall, the wireless of the Corn
ing was lowered and the apparatus
sealed by government officials After
being kept at Kirkwall for two days,
during which time they were carefully
examined, the Corning was allowed TO
proceed on her journey to Copenhagen
crossing the North Sea, passing through
a double patrol OF British boats which
is being maintained around the British
Isles. AS the vessel passed through
this portion of the North Sea, suppos-
edly policed by the British, suddenly
one cruiser out of the darkness of the
night flashed its search lights and ex-
amined the American vessel. The
Corning had four American flags
painted on her sides with the name Of
the ship and her port. Her lifeboats
were provisioned and suspended ready
for a minutes launching, and over
each life-boat was a big i~ncandescent
light controlled by a button in the cap
tain's room. These were ready for any
emergency which might arise from sub
marines or mines which were adrIft
everywhere.
The American flag was kept flying
at the stern with two powerful search
lights playing on "Old Glory This
was the only inspiring sight which
greeted the eye as the boat made her
dangerous way over the sea. s'The flag
standing out in the tlackness of the
night brilliantly Illuminated and
famed by the gale was a beautiful
sight, says Mar in.
The Corning arrived in Copenhagen
where her cargo was discharged
Here in the city Mr.. Martin saw many
scenes of gaiety and prosperity. Co
penhagan is alive with diplomats,
agents and spies. The hotels are
thronged with an influx of people from
all points. Many neutrals have sought
the city as a haven of refuge. "Million-
aires are made in the twinkling of an
eye" says Martin. They say that in
the city many had acquired millions
within a week. 1t is presumed that
goods brought from America are SNUG
gled into Germany. Many Norwegian
and Swedish boats are leaving America
daily loaded with cargoes which are
reaching Germany through Scandan-
avian ports presumably. 1t is in the
reselling of these cargoes that million
aires are being made 81 rapidly. These
ships are going by all routes, but most
of them are taking the North Sea
route because of the dangers in the
English channel.
Five days were spent in Copenhagen,
and here Martin was repeatedly taken
for an Englishman. In fact n Dane
wanted to wager that Martin was a
Kent county native, and would not be
convinced to the contrary. "You even
have an English accent" claimed the
Dane.
During the stay in Copenhagen, Mr..
Martin stopped at the Hotel Kongen
AT Danmark, just three minutes walk
from the Royal Palace. Here he says,