The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-02-16
Despite Cowardly Attacks on Merchant
Graft, Much Risk Was Taken
by Pirate Grew

"A rsbble OF yellow, black, brown and
most unprepossessing white men come
on board"
December 4--Stesener sighted. What
sell Belgian relief boat. We shall
have to let her CO."
(They boarded her, the Samland, but
she carried a permit from the German
Embassy. They regretted meeting
her, for she was sure to report them.)
December 16-The officer of the
watch is stationed continuously on the
navigating bridge, and on either side
Of him 10 a lookout with a large pris-
matte telescope.
There Is much competition among
the lookouts to be the first to sight a
ship, and to encourage this spirit the
first lookout who reports a ship Is al
lowed to choose something from the
booty IL we succeed In sinking the ves-
sci. AS a rule the lucky one selects a
case of. jam or cigarettes as his
prize.
(They see very small column OF
smoke and go in chase. Don't want
two-funnelled steamers, as they &rry
passengers. and the Moewe cannot ac-
commodate them. This steamer mans
it's gun and gets fired upon and hit in
the stern. Finally she is the S: 8.
Mount Temple. $500 tons. for Brest-
roo horses, 5000 tons -.ofLwheat, 400
cases of eggs. Grew 100. two of whom
have been killed and two wounded"
They sink the Mount Temple and set
the crew afloat in the boats.)
1T is a queer company that mans
Old England's ships nowadays-old
men and children. men with all sorts
Of infirmities. All the crew are allowed
to bring their pets-cats, canaries.
monkeys, &C.
Each of the Moewe's boats has to
take over twenty men and their lug
gage, and our sturdy cutters crew
have their work cut out in getting the
miserable wretches into the boats.
Before the ship is sunk the prize
crew who do the sinking get an order
Hurry up. Smoke sighted. The
last boat brings provisions and the
captain, first officer. and purser of the
sunken steamship. With 220 prisoners
on board 1.-The food problem is becom-
ing serious"
sighted. We recognize her
as a British sailing vessel. She is
small, certainly, but why make a pres
ent of her to the British? Her name Is
the Duchess OF Cornwall. 100 tons,
bound for Gibraltar with salt meat.
In half an hour she has reached
her destination-the bottom Of the
sea
, We proceed on our way. At p. NJ.
steamship Is sighted. She is the
King George, $3.50 tons register. with
$500 ton cargo. including 500 tons
! Of gunpowder. BY o'clock We have
stopped and sunk her.
December $3.50 A. NJ. a column
! of smoke sighted by $3.50
the Moewe Is alongside Of her, and at
1880 the steamship is slowly sinking
the Cambrian Range. with $500 ton
] cargo. the most important item being
1000 tons OF wheat.
| This day wireless is intercepted
showing that the Belgian relief
steamship reported them. Comment:
'If the British are quick they are
almost certain to catch US; but II
they do noe do 1t at once they will find
1t more difficult"
December 1o-White light reported
quite close, 4 A. NJ, A. NJ; turn and
head for her. Looks like a warship
In any case she Is big craft.
Her crew are manning the gun and
training 1t toward us. We fire q
round below the gun and can see the
guns crew literally flying from 1t
but strange 10 say they are uninjured
Steamship stops. She is the