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Show PUT THE GERMAN IN THE BOW He Wouldn't Tell British Captain Where Mines Were, So Had Danrjer Post. I-ondon A story Is going tho founds heru that when ono of tho Urltlbh mlno hunting boats captured 1 mlno laying trawler manned by Ger-inana Ger-inana In tho North sea tho llrltlsh captain lined up his captlros and picked out tho weakest looking of .bo lot. Ordering htm to stop forward, he ild; "I want you to tell mo whero those ! ulnes axo that yo laid." "I'll die first." nald the sailor, ns he htmlghtonod up "Very well," repllud tho captain ')ou nro going to dlo llrst mi) way t any of us do Vou hmo hdpud lu three minus You know pieclnoly wheto they r0 Wo aro -going to hunt for them, and onr position Is go ng to bo right In tho bow of this hip so that if wo hit ono of them jousurel) will be the llrst man to Ho ordered tho prisoner directly n tho bow and then steamed ahead over tho waters known to bo mined Tho end of tho story is that this ,e88ol Picked up neurly 300 tnlneB whtlo the cuptured prisoner was kept in hl position of daugor. |