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again that forgot the time ! hope
YOU viii pardon me. r.
We understand" interrupted Fol-
Sat IN kindly tone. We not only
accept your explanation, but sympa-
thiZe with YOU"
As the defendant stood waiting. Fol-
gdt conferred with his colleagues
Thcn ne continued.
The preliminary inquiry shows
thdt the issue is narrowed down ~
TWO witnesses. On the night Of Aug
: YOU wcrr IN command OF the cruiser
Alma ana received orders To proceed
to q certain station. exercising due
caution That night your ship was
sunk by the enemy The burden OF
PROOF - ON YOU to convince this
Court OF Naval Officers that YOU did
exercise due caution, and II not, IL T.
he duty Of this court however pain
IuL TO decide. according to the evil
denCe. II YOU are guilty uf an offense
which, without exteuudtinE circum-
stances is punishable by death "
deep silence followed FoIgat
motuncd To De Coraix ia he seated
and the defendant obuyCd
call Seaman lie Duc!" commanded
The President Of the Tribunal.
Mooraye was on his feet quickly
Excuse my impa tience. sir" he said.
Il may be wrong in asking at this
point TO be allowed 10 put few Qties-
like to-"
You are wrong. strictly spea ktng."
replied Folgat, but VIC are always
glad TO give place to the Government
Commissary What we most dcsirc.
oven at the expense of the usual
form is TO get at the truth. Proceed.
sir!"
Mobrayc thanked the court and
turned to the defendant, who arose.
According TO the report, Captain
he said, you were on the might q
August 3. steaming full speed. lights
out"
True, sir!"
How many lInots7"
Twenty, I should say"
Twenty knots! Unheard Of. IN nv
time! No wonder you ran into lroL-
bic. However you sighted a shln
with lights full ou?"s
Yes, sir: three points on the port
bow"
The German was making straiEh.
Tor tho Alma. also at twenty knott
About twenty-five. sir!'
with your twenty knots. that
makes forty-five. Well. when two
ships go straight for each other. one
wants the others skin.
'Not necessarily, sir! do not con
slider that every ship 7 sight wants
mine. Suppose ] had Jumped at You
conclusion and sunk one Of our own
ships?"
You would have been brought he
fore this court as you arc now"
The Captain smiled. That" he
said. sis why | followed the regula
tions and took the usual precautions ="
ne = Naly
Il questioned her--as TO her nation
nlity. Twice l repeated the signal
and twice she gave the regulation Sc
cret code answer that she was
French"
What! You say an enemy ship.
ignorant OF our Identification signals
replied correctly to your two ques-
tons, You don't ask me TO believe
| that?"
81 do, sir" replied the Captcin. 1T
repeat that the enemy lit his two re
plies with the proper combinations. I
saw him answer and so did several
others"
Are those witnesses here?"
The Captain realized the question
was extremely vital. However there
was but ono answer he could give.
unfortunately, sir" he said in a
! low tone. they went down with my
: snip.
Then You have no witnessesH''
/ Numbered Mobraye.
NO. sir!''
That's all want, Captain"
I Mobraye glanced significantly at tina
| Judges, as the Captain resumed his
/ seat. A murmur swept over the spec
tators, but this was quickly stopped
| by a word from the gendarme. II
/ looked as though Capt. DE CorlaiH,
through lack of confederation for his
story was face to face with the death
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