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ney to the Western Ocean.
He was one of the ablest
officers in the service and is
said to have been one of the
most popular-a youngish
man of good education, aft
erward remembered by his
friends for his gaiety, his
"urbane courtesy" and his
kindness toward officers
and men under him."
The land sank and was gone;
the escorting destroyer left them
and the U-20 wallowed on alone,
under routine orders to raid what
ever shipping she might find.
There is no evidence of more
specific instructions, and appar-
entity it was only by coincidence
that at about the same hour COM
pOSitOrS in the New York news
paper offices were setting up an
advertisement for insertion next
day. "Notice!" it said. Travellers
intending to embark on the At
lantic voyage are reminded that
state of war exists. q" They
set the signature, Imperial Ger
man Embassy, Washington, D. c.,
April %, 1915"
NEXT day. Saturday. May 1,
1 ' there was the usual cheer
full crowd at the pier to see her
off. 1t was an ordinary sailing,
like those of peace time. The
crowd waved TO the passengers as
she backed into the stream, and
the pasSengers-there were 1857
on board-waved back.
Many of them had seen Count
BernstorffS notice that morning,
but few gave it any serious
thought.
Some who had taken the trou-
bic to ask about the submarine
risk when they bought their tick
cts had been readily assured that
there was none-the Lusitania
would have naval convoy through
the war zone.
On the 9Th of May the Lusitania
was beginning to smell the land.
That day Capt. Schweiger sank
two more steamers on the Liver
pool track. On the Lusitania the
passengers were interested to note
that the lifeboats had been uncov-
cred and swung cut.
About o'clock that evening
there was wireless message from
the naval command at Queens
town TO the Lusitania:
Submarines active off the
south coast of Ireland"
She had her first warning. At
8:30-the passengers were taking
their after-dinner coffee by that
time-the wireless was busy again.
This was the general warning:
Avoid headlands. Pass har-
bors at full speed. Steer mid
channel course. Submarine off
Fastnet."
TN the quiet dusk on the Lusi-
Il tania's bridge Capt. Turner
acknowledged it and paid no at
tention. To have left the Irish
coast altogether would not have
been difficult, but would have in
volved many extra miles and some
uncertainty in navigation.
The morning, May I. came in
foggy; it prevented their picking
up the land and so determining
an exact position.
AS the morning wore on the fog
lightened and burned away, to
leave beautifully sunny day with
a smooth, almost CLASSY, sea.
The Lusitania's speed was re-
stored, but only to 18 knots. At
11:25 there was another message
from the admiralty.
Submarine active in southern
part of Irish Channel. Last
heard of 20 miles south of Co
ninbeg. Make certain Lusitania
gets this"
AT 1910 Capt. Turner had
changed course to the northeast
and stood in toward the coast.
In spite of what ticket agents may
have told prospective passengers,
there had never been any thought
of a convoy. There were no pa
trolls upon the scene.
Ten or IS miles away the little
group of men on the low coming
tower of the U-20 had suddenly
made out the masts and four fun
nels of a large passenger steam
er" just appearing over the west
ern horizon ahead of them.
TT was a chance encounter. The
Il U-20 was already on her way
home. The steamer was crossing
her bows. and so far away that
it would have been impossible for
the submarine to have caught up
had the liner remained on that
heading.
Here, however. Capt Turner's
fatal proximity to the coast again
betrayed his ship. 1t was OBJ
viouS to Capt. Schweiger that the
liner must soon turn toward him
again in order to avoid the land.
Five minutes later the U-20 had
slipped beneath the surface; Capt.
Schweiger put heron a northerly
course to intercept, and from that
moment the single. secret eye of
the periscope never left the Lusi-
tania.
The Old Head of Kinsale was
taking shape by this time-it was
not more than 10 or Is miles away.
AT lao Capt. Turner, now near
enough to get a good fix" upon it.
ordered the course changed once
more.
The Lusitania swung back again
to starboard. steadying upon her
former heading parallel to the
coast. In the control room of the
U-2O Capt. Schweiger saw that his