The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-10
U-BOAT CAPTAIN PROUD HE SUNK
 HOSPITAL SHIPS
By sELFRIDGE HENNEGAN.
Copyright, 1919, By The Interna-
 tionaI News Bureau, 1nc.)

tionaI News Bureau. Inc.)
 "Yes, I have sunk hospital ships. You need them to carry troops. l am glad that sank them"
 These words are alleged to have been used. Captain Keiserwetter, German naval officer. lately com mander of UC56, the most notorious of the three Hun naval officers lodged in the Tower of London, when he was brought before Col. Bevis, the Assistant Provost Marshall in Lon don.
 Captain Keiserwetter was endeaV- or!ng to make his way back to Ger many from Spain. where he had been Informed. The ship in which he was travelling was stopped at sea by a British patrol boat, and was taken into Falmouth. On board the ship were many Germans who had form cd members of the crew of the U-boat. and these had been granted ''safe conducts by the British, under the terms of the Arnistice. UC56, when the Armistice was signed, was lying in e Spanish port. where she had ostensibly sought re- fuse, and it was decided by the Allies that she was to so IS prize to the French navy. But the safe conducts" granted the crew of the pirate craft did not apply to her Commander who was one of the most notorious pirate officers who figured prominent iy on the Black list kept by the British Admiralty. That Keiserwet- ter knew this there is not the least doubt
 At the request Of the Allies the man was interned in Spain during the period of hostilities, but when the Armistice was signed he, with others who had been kept out of harm s way, was released The pi- rate officer promptly disappeared. and mo questions were asked I am told he posed as member of the crew of the U-Boat, one of his men vanishing to make room for him, and as a member of the crew he re- ceived his safe conduct"
 Proud of Brutality.
 His little trick was, however, we'll known to the British authorities, who were only too ready to allow this Hun to leave Spain and fall into the trap which they had waiting for him. When the ship in which he was nalS- ing tho voyage to Germany was stop ped and the safe conduct of the Germans were examined the British officer inspected that of Keiserwetter, turning 10 the man said. You are Captain Keiserwetter who command ed UC56."
 At first the man denied 1t, but on pressure being applied, all the arro- gance of the Hun was displayed. What if am ?' he asked, You can not touch me, have the safe-con- d.;ct granted by the British
 Having said this. the Hun made to turn his back on the officer but was prevented by the sturdy British Tars He was compelled to go ashore, and there was further questioned, where upon he made the dastard1y boast, ''Yes. am Captain Keiserwetter, and I have sunk your hospital ships" The tone in which he expressed himself left no doubt in the minds of his hearers that the man was proud of his achievements.
 He was brought to London the fol- lowing morning. and taken before Col. Bevis, who after questioning him ordered his detention in the Tower of London. learn that the Hun when taken before the British Col onel, made no attempt to deny his identity, rather he was proud of the fact that he had commanded a. Ger man pirate craft, and the very fact that he had earned particular mo- toriety owing to his brutality and in humanity only seemed to give him cause for further qualification.
 As he was marched away, he turn ed to one of the officers escorting him with the remark, T have given you Britishers some trouble" Under his breath he uttered a curse, but outwardly he was smiling and in Solent.
 learn that the fate of the man now rests with the Big Four in Paris Keiserwette- has been detained under the provisions of the Peace Treaty. It is contended that the clause which specifies for the trial and punishment of those men, from the Kaiser down. ward, responsible for the war and all the terrible outrages, applies. to this l pirate and sinker of hospital ships. The probability is that Keiserwet- | ter will be put on his trial in London. | It may De. however, that his case will ! be made an international one at the ! instigation of Spain and Holland. | There is good ground for saying that | the captive in the Tower of London | was q far more dangerous man than N