Western news and the Libby times. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1920-1933, 1929-06-06
CHAPTER IV-Continued

drum beat "cledr Tor actluh. ST
tion of the rail could be lowered ana
raised as gun shield. II dropped
elatterine and revealed the mnzzle OF
the cannon. Up with the German ha2
and fire, one across her brows.
II was the Seeadler's first shot
against the enemy. =
What's that. ny Joei Nothing hap
oened no movement on deck, no SLOW.
mo down of The ship Then flag I
went uu the mast, the British l'iia' II
was like the fantastic things tfsaI nap
non In a dream | thought ! must be
asleep. Another shot across her h'Ws
She suddenly changes her course
Hello. SHE wants 10 get away shot
over the stern. another over Tue
smakestack. and now she hove 10.
boat was In fhe water rowing 10
ward us. We all put Oh our best man
ners. and | welcomed Captain Chewn
ab,ard the Seeader. What did we
wan, of him. he asked So hewidered
that he suffered. We'll. first a
friendly chat" i replied. He was an
old salt with scraggly gray heard l
liked him right off. Ills ship was the
/ GLADYS Royal, bound from 1ardiH
with five thousand tons OF coal Tor
/ Rnenos Aires. told him that. much
ms / disIiked sending any ship to the
bottom Of the sen, nevertheless. we
must sink the Gladys Rnyal.
"Oh, no." he argued. I'VE are bouha
for a neutral port and wont marin
ANYTHING. 1t will be bad for me To
lose my ship and ! have wife and
children at home.'
"Do you believe, Captain CheWn'
that, under the same circumstances,
British naval officer would show any
mercy to a German shlpi'
He made no reply.
We now got an explanation OF the
queer behavior of his ship that had so
puzzled US after our first shot zap
tain Chewn, an old-timer al sea. simply
thought we were trying 10 compare
time In the old traditional way, by
firing a blank mortar. tie had raised
his flag TO serve as the mortar Shot on
his side. He would nfterward lower
IT TO give the exact moment. Ihaf Is
I the way In vogue today. But when
!. our second shot was fired. the cook on
: the Gladys Royal saw the shell strike
the water and thought we had sighted
submarine ind we're firing al It. lie
r gave the alarm, and the .captaih
started TO Tagging. 1t was only alfer
t the third shot that they saw our can
non pointed at them and the German
battle flag at our masthead.
"By Joe" and the captain pounded
|. the rail with open admiration. "y"t
Il fooled me bloody we'll II WAS the
d-dest trap | ever saw.
sent q prize crew aboard ths
a GLADYS Royal with orders TO have ne
follow the Seeader. ! wanted to wal
and blow her up after nlghffall. 1ruis
# ers might be roaming somewhere u
these PARTS. and It would be unwise I
run the risk Of attracting their allen
ton with the sound Of an explosion.
We photographed our capture care
fully. AT dusk we transferred IN
steamers twenty-siy men. white an
black, TO our ship. Inc cnplai
brought his belongings aboard. ais
sent Lieutenant PRESS 20 pack up e.
erythng aboard the captured vess'
that he thought we might need an
ferry 1t over. He displayed excellef
Judgment. TOO, and turned up win
welcome store OF excellent provision
we sailors could be content with
sailors fare whenever need be, 81
we wanted our guests TO dine well
all times to help make up for the 50
row of losing their ships.
preiss and his men planted bon
Il in her hold. III the time fuse. al
q took to the boats. f1fteen nlil'ut
q nassed. Then the Gladys Royal trel
a bled fore and aft.
II She went down stern first. ana
3 ten minutes her forward quarter stu
III straight out of the sea. Her bow
81 mained above water for long TIN
~ A steamer hove into sight She G
v rIed side lights, and from that
Judged her TO be a neutral. SuddeI
second explosion. from the accun
" lation of mir pressure, burst the b
OF the Gladys Royal. With fl
culver. she took her last plunge Il
the DEPTHS and slid Out OF sight, wi
we scurried away into the night "
. 70 all sails set.
,ttla Captain Ihewn was agreenbly s
ro~,a prIsed to find himself assigned 4
ono coy cabin His only complaint
oanl that he had no one to enjoy IL
az him. This socable mariner liked g
tore pany. SO we promised TO supply
~ with companions as soon as posi-
aor Much as we wanted 70 piease I
+oni, tain Chewn and show him that
net, were accommodating hosts. we
,ains lowed the next ship TO sail ~
49, peace. She was British passel
nt.,a steamer bound through Glbrnitnr.
y !, Ind room enough for oil her pas
:. J. gers, but we did not want TO he b
rood cred with women and children.
AT noon, with heavy sea rum
we sighted d steamer cutting INA
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