Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-13
U-bOAT MEN, DRUNK,
STAMP j. s. LAG,
ROB OUR SAILORS
Heap Indignities on Captlves;
Make Them Pose for Photo
graphs Which Look Good
to Berlin.
TREATMENT OUTRAGEOUS
BY Associated Press to Every Evening

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
Nantucket, Mass Aug Is. The auNli-
arv schooner Earl and Nettie was added
today 10 the list OF fishing vessels sunk by
a German submarine of Georges Bank
Saturday The six members OF the crew
picked up one hundred miles east OF Nan
tucket and brought here with four sur
viyors of the schooner Anita May, report
ed that their vessel had been sunk by gun
FIRE after having been looted by a raidlng
squad from the U-boat.
The Earl and Nettie's men reported
they were subjected to many Indlgnitles
by the U-boat 5 crew The personal effects
OF the fishermen were taken, along with
provisions and clothing.
When they were ordered into the dory
they were told to be quick about 1t, and
they were close by when their vessel was
shelled. In several instances requests
that they be permitted to retain trinkets
were refused by the enemy, who sworc at
them and showed more hostile attitude
than that noted by the crews OF other
boats sent down.
An American flag, torn from the mast
head OF the little schooner Lena May, one
of the fishermen sunk by a German sub
marine off the New England coast Satur-
day was taken aboard the enemy craft
by German officer who wrapped 1t
around his neck and gave a grotesque
exhibition of dancing, while his men, each
armed with a revolver, looked on and
cheered.
This was the story told here today by
survivors of the vessel, who were forced
to witness the performance. The fisher
men had been ordered aboard the J-boat,
II .bap1 ctar~t the n
ming tower to be photographed AS they
were being lined up for the picture they
were jeered by the U-boat crew, and knock
ed about when they failed to move as
rapidly as the commander ordered.
The mate of the Lena May declared the
Germans were intoxicated. tie SAID the
American flag was flung down and stamp
ed on, amid shrieks from the captors.
A member of the submarine crew who
spoke English rather brokenly was asked
| why they wanted a photograph.
THAT goes back to Germany he repli-
ed. "to show what we do over here. We
have quite lot of them They look good
in Berlin.
All of the men from the Lena May and
the Earl and kettie another fisherman
sent down by gunfire said they received
outrageous treatment at the hands OF the
Germans Rising to the surface IN the
midst of the fleet the submarine COM
mander found more vessels than he could
sink Immediately They were told to
stand by and await destruction
In the desire to obtain food and cloth
ing. the commander set out IN dory and
TO save his own men from the work of
rowing Capt Frank Lynch OF the Lena
May and two other fishermen were re-
ouired to man the boat The dory moved
swiftly enough, but Capt Lynch was
ordered repeatedly to hurry.
The continual ieering of the Germans
got on the nerve of the fishermen, hardy
men accustomed to many dangers, but
they remained quiet for while orders were
shouted in German, which they could not
understand the sight of many revolvers
showed that they would have no chance il
they offered resistance The crew was en-
couraged by officers of the U-boat There
was a fresh outburst as the fishermen
boarded their dory and pulled away
"They had taken everything we had
except the clothes we wore the mate
SAID, "but we were glad to get away. And
| the thing that hurt most was the way they
! shouted while stamping on our flag.