The Dermott news., 1919-01-02
with beng a quartermaster I could

With Deihg quattefinaSter | could not see.
 But they drilled me up onto the bridge and told me to take the wheel What their idea was l do not know. | Possibly they wanted a uoncombatant at the wheel in case they were over hauled ny q neutral vessel. We were going full speed at the time. but as soon as took the wheel she cut down to half speed, and stayed that way for half an hour. Then up to full speed again.
 Pretty soon there was a tramp steamer on the Sturtoard bow, and al- most before l saw it, there were two more scntrles on each side of me, proddiaG me with their rvvolyers and Warming me To kaep on the course. ! They had ciytHau clothes on.
 Then we went through the Shagcr EarH and Cattyrut. which are narrow strips pf water lending to the Baltic, ] and Ne were euly @lIe from shore i Wlth vessels all ahou. us. + would l hNe been an ga~y thu- for me 10 ~.-aa what cur >h#e was and who "eee aboard. lae taez had ~.z seHfrIc- ou my urga all The tfne to =f1zep me lruE it. | uetgr wanted e aa any- taas Uorse#Iu mz .H=a than mp oSf1aaarj ar s.l1 Eut 1 would LaYe been s5aa Jaaa ar.aea ha3 uare thaa sFa#--l 'Je da c#Hef. so inst s.a.cd Us4 tae=aHetl
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 Wh.a the five sailors reached the hr t4e cue af thyu Jumped fer the cea8 and eaYe our siren t4e Ieu+ blasts #H aa-aer to the tHg. Ihe tU, vas about ta Au.sh il torpedo. auI We =EVtzzs.gi jus1 ju fime. Oue#et QUE rta 4a~ lass3ag fremtHe naaHes. and Ay#z#a# tuy Huns making fue tae#lle- AaaHz.#za he zaa i've eH 1hree others aud tfay at yelled together. "puu't tt aH- eHt tauy thuteH= that taeg would s=t tIs=beat o4ef#and l,axs 5ac ~EaH. and trying to 4e# Iaaa r.##=b ioe Uas tus i9 hear ta.m. E.aee5fa 0eeE r1.~ HaH au3 jFa yr t..He4- -efI4er-. whether they were the .aa> ssAa eeaea# ar aet. #al la#t t5saH u. aal pu. ias. .u .raas. l thea-ut t..es HaS 4.- ta ae a la...uE aI-aL aut 41 -I u4t oue. ea, aH4 a..#.af -.H#. Wfar tUe Huns We're ~o ,szz7z. s.H.l
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 #es una3 Ha, taaea u~ Ha..-s Iaaeast- u.- fa,re er aHey had h.. .- ne.~. Iase# HlI ##-yll came up uu He DuT.. #E.,. he had hgaHeu up d fa4 a..f lareN l#e around eHIte d. al a..zel me daAu from the iraa and slammed a mta tts cuai uHest- l felt h.aa.t sure. as yuu cau .ua-lua, and disappointed auG lr.ftt teH generally.
 Alter Wmle ne heard the anchor claH- rauHas through on their way to =af H,r and No ea4ae4 uf. Then every Geu#a ship a the Ealfle came up 10 book us oy,r, 1 guess. Taey opened up the hatch eeerg~. aHi the laa earblrs aad eatd ~trtpes caue aboard and Iagecl down ut H=. and ~pil aH th.y tuud ou us. and eall,l u~ al tGe HHeseaJ baas ol s4eut m creation. They had tbrm Hucl up and Gu- past the hatehauys-uu of them 1alu. as tA, .uaHe. oNer ia turn. Masae# thes saf4 tssazs for tAi~ show -.t would he lep tAs Huns.
 NEfr-t We nHte mE8- araaHd try Iae ts get a## from aaaer tae hatea opeaeas ald tae shower ot ep.t huJ same Iaay ast-er S5saE out. .5r.t- .~a#rs aU. Don't -ee #Ha, r aud Me stood sfu and lgJ thau sIlf f8,Ir damH4 Gea8H iauss oI, before Me Wlutd move for them. and Satae Cur- sl-haen te=aa ~iu-s# their song aheat TfeH##ey Sa=ee mute out that He did uet kuaW saea a thing ae German ever lived.
 We Eot better acquainted wifh Ger man spituns later on. and believe me, they are great little spirrers. Uat much ,n distance or accuracy. but quick in action and well supplied With ammu- hilton. Splitting on prisoners Is the