The sun., 1918-08-04
U-BOAT LOOTS CRAFT
IN BAY OF FUNDY
Holds Up British Schooner and
Sets Fire to Her After
Selling Stores.

PASSPORT, Me. Aug. 3.--The first sue
Canadian waters was reported here to-
day. Capt. Charles r. Dagwell OF the
British lumber schooner Dornfonteir and
his crew Of eight men landed in their
small boat on the Grand Manan Island
in the Bay Of Fundy at 6 80 \. NJ. to-
day and reported that their vessel had
been held up. looted and set on fire by
U-boat twenty-five miles southwest
Of Brier Island at II rs o'clock yeNter-
day morning.
The submarine apparently was
watching for bigger game. She was In
position commanding shipping from
the Canadian ports OF Yarmouth. n. s.,
and ST. John, N. b.. and was only a COM
paratively short distance outside Ameri-
can territorial waters
News Of the raid was quickly reported
to the Navy Department at Washington
by Lieut.. r. +. Harrison. commanding
the Machias. and the patrol fleet on this
easternmost tip OF the United States be-
came Immediately active. During the
afternoon an American patrol boat took
Capt. Dagwell and his men from Grand
Manan to ST. John. y. B. Only scant
details of the attack on the schooner
were permitted to sift through the
American and British censorships.
According to Capt. Dagwell the com
mander OF the U-boat told him he had
been on this coast six months and would
be here until October. The submersible
appeared to Capt. Dagwell to be 275 feet
In length. She carried two guns and
had crew Of 20.
A majority OF the crew crowded up on
the submersible's deck. Capt. Dagwell
said, TO witness the robbng Of his ships
stores. The Dornfontein was stocked
with provisions for a voyage to South
African ports and the prize was much
to the liking Of the Germans, who
cheered as boat load after boat load
of goods was transferred to the raider.
Not only did the Germans take pro-
visions, but they helped themselves to
the clothing which the British sailors
were forced to leave behind in obedience
to the curt order of the commander of
the submersiDle to get into their boats
without delay.
They were allowed to take with them
only the clothes they stood in. The
U-boat wasted neither torpedo nor bomb
on the schooner. Her only shot was the
customary one fired across the ships
bow to bring her to. The submarine
came TO the surface short distance
from the schooner. having apparently
watched her approach through the peri
scope.
She halted the vessel with a warn
inG shot. sent a small boat aboard, and
after ordering Capt. Dagwell and his
men to get into their large sailing dory
proceeded Systematically to loot the
helpless craft. Whether the German de-
cided It would be hopeless to try to
sink the schooner by bombs owing to
the buoyant nature OF her cargo of
lumber or whether he was economizing
on his ammunition is not known. But
the torch was resorted to as the means
of destruction.
Fires were started on various parts of
the vessel. and to-day. twenty-four hours
after the Dornfonte in was attacked, a
smudRe Of smoke from her hulk was
visible from Grand Manan Island. in
dcating that she was still afoat
The Dorufontein was on her maiden
voyage. She was of 1000 tons dead
weight and was launched six weeks ago
at ST. John. y. b. the first ship to be
sent down the ways at the plant Of the
Marine Construction Company.