The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-20
MEETING WITH SWEDE

directly above her She is Swede, a
 the colors painted on her side and her
 name "Gunar Lnders, Norrkoeping''
 show. Iesignal to stop the motors so we
 can understand each other.
 | l ask the captain where he halls from
 and what his destination is as well as
 what he carries for cargo. Neither his 1 crew nor he appear to be put out by the | delay. On the contrary, they seem to be glad they have met us so that they can relate their experiences when they get to port
 1 The "Gunar Linders" is on her way from Hull to Gutenberg with wheat con- | signed to the Swedish government This
 reply satisfies me, but the Swede voun- | teers the information he has had bad weather for the past five days and had | to heave to for two days. We exchange another greeting, and then separate The steamer continues to her course as we | rise higher, and still there is nothing | to be seen. We sail on a westerly course toward the Doggerbank.
 DISCOVERS FLOATING MINE One of my mates thinks he has discov- cred something to port. forward He
 points out a dark object that we can ! clearly see is floating mine. First on top of waves then slipping down again. l it drives before the wind. I steer to- ! ward it.
 1 Machine gun ready for actionl" I or der. 'Open fire, 800 meters range.' In the next minute, the bullets are whistling through the air, and we can see | them splash near the big dark ball. One | strikes it, another, and then third. A hollow detonaton follows, then a small mountain of water spurts up, and the 1 danger to shipping is removed, for the mine is sinking.
 | To the admiralty, I send this report Nothing seen of enemy Swedish steamer stopped, unsuspicious Mine de- stroyed-65 degrees, F minutes" BRITISH U-BOAT SUNK The following is the report of Lieuten- ant-Commander Koerte of L-61, our com panion on this expedition, on his expe- riences:
 "L-e1 traversed a northwest and then a westerly course. After passing the mouths | of the Weser and Jade, she is now north of the Frisian Islands. We are off Bor- kum at II o'clock, and shortly after wards we sight the mouth of the Ems. The sea is much smoother here, and soon the Dutch coast looms up. We locate Terschelling to port only few miles dis tant, and we know we must not continue l farther west so we steer north toward the DOggerbank
 We keep a sharp lookout on all sides but discover nothing, and we begin to think we will have to return without having achieved any results. But to port of my station, young mate, with excel lent eyesight, is on watch. For a few minutes, I notice he has been looking continually at one spot Now he seems to have confirmed his suspicious for he turns to me excitedly saying: Lieutenant- Commander Koerte = U-boat
 "All our glasses are immediately turned on the spot he indicates, and we see con- ing out of the dark green surface a gray coming tower. Apparently they do not
 suspect anything, not realizing that an enemy approaches them in the air Higher and higher the U-boat rises, but still the bow and stern are under the water.
 Now the bow comes up out of the sea.
 "A U-boat of Class E. I say, study ing it through my glass. 'Rudder star board. Full speed ahead!'
 COMES TO SURFACE
 'The propellers are running at a fu-
 rious rate, and we race toward the un-
 suspecting enemy at a reckless pace. The U-boat has now come entirely to the sur face. Apparently, the crew scanned only the sea and gave no thought to an enemy in the air.
 '"The coming tower hatch is lifted, and mans head and shoulders are visible. \ Finally the Englishman has come out and is looking around him when he de- tects the roaring of the Zeppelin motors
 and looks up to see the gray body of the
 giant craft rushing toward him. His head suddenly disappears, and he slams the hatch. while the propelers at the stern churn the water, forcing the boat ahead at top speed. Now the U-boat at- tempts to dive. and the waves are even awash the bow-but a second too late. At the same moment, L-61 is directly over her.
 T give the order, and the first bomb Is dropped It hits the sea close to the boat and spray is thrown high in the air. The Engishman is diving faster and faster. Now the stern has also dis appeared. and the coming tower is rap- idly vanishing from view. At last, only the hatch and the periscope remain above the surface, but then disaster comes to them.
 We drop the second bomb and it falls true, striking the coming tower hatch from which is shot up red sheet of flame. followed by a hollow detonation. Good shot!' I shout. There remains only an ugly hole where the tower had been, and we throw. two three, four grenades. Several pieces of steel are hurled into the air-a small whirlpool-and then silence. Tn smaller and smaller circles, our air cruiser flies over the spot. Oil appears on the surface, making big, dark spot 1 This spreads out until it covers what jlies beneath it like a great pail An enemy has been destroyed For another ! half hour. L-61 circles over the place. and