Show BOCHE SKIPPERS POOR SPELLING HIS UNDOING exciting incident in the life of a raider patrol of british navy SINKING CF THE i gove N nearly ly fooled the english but were betrayed betrand Bet rayd when they spelled aden with a ta T D destroyed ill the vessel london little by ale the world la warning learning some same of the romance and that at times punctuated the rattier prosaic tile aves of if the men man who patrolled the was sad and kept the ocean traffic james open for or allied shipping ang the dangers that lurked in the arab arabian awas and ad idl indian ocean CO dave bell be been known in a general way front from the too frequent salte admiralty it ratty reports of ships sunk it there them by mad aau raiders an idedo in the life of a raider patrol Is told by A correspondent of the lord london time I 1 as follows fellow at the beginning of march 1917 1 I was in H M 8 on the aden patrol a dull dolt job as all us jobs joba are am but we did not pretend to be pining tor for the me more mom thrilling bout pation of theung searching for far the groom germon raider ft ott of tier her game could tm the guna game of our or little ship so effectually that met had bad we met tier her we should pra probably bably have been blown blonn out of tile ilie sea am before we could put a shot hot any where new near her and frankly ue me had no abent desire m to meet at let ber about 10 0 clock I 1 ork one e ele evening ing in I a signal mau appear appeared at t alie ile wardroom door with a cage ca ge from rom the bridge train the officer of the watch sit sir ship on at the starboard atar boar bow showing no lights I 1 probably an old tramp scared out at of his w hits its by these yarns about the wolf suggested someone all these them merchantman merchantmen merchant men are going beat about without lights imm nowadays dy this captain and the navigator w went cut up to the bridge where they were or pro presently of joined by the 0 first boat lieutenant e tho the moon was vas nearly full mad casting a halte hit e track across the dark blue car pet a of f the sea am it was wag the kind of t gowd night that brings back memories I 1 of a thu regatta ot at lounging in a w well cush cushioned a no 11 punt and ad listening to a good blind band to connect t such BUCK a night with I 1 german amm raiders raider fauna be mines mal bud and torpedoes was all quite impossible the be whole setting was am entirely wrong the th be ast e elms ship was waa now bow tuo points point on a our port bow and about three theas miles ill hand ahead A thick volume of i woke pouring from he her funnel lag bug gelled that she was in a hu hurry ry or at at all events vents ulus atoa not disposed to be sociable sois invents io C 1 Is with alth us ua we had bad been ambling a along 1 ing comfortably at eight knots tile order was given to increase to too ten ah the e shutter limiter of our signal lamp begin to rattle mattle what ship chip Is that claimed british bellam registry the signalman had to the question twice belore before he evoked ked nn answer Tor itella we was the b belated listed reply W hat nationality we Us soled 1 promptly aptly british was the answer also t ire your year signal letters site we ans out om ut int buetow aj J P F K I 1 L came the anah 7 e er r 4 tea W we hunted b ineat up the h nime e in 1 lloyds wid a 11 list st but without success are you sure aure y you on be have a go got ills his daine right sign signalman alwon ask him again gole W what let la Is your name bowne aked tile the p silent patient signalman ahn time the mis bela stranger expands ep andi volubly T entella r own ondon runs runa for bilt it ish admiralty port said tor for orders what manner of stop ship was thiv this who mho spelled elicited tier her name at one time with fin an 0 and 1 one I R and at another time with a V U a and ad Is two abst R 8 and that ion ra ruin rw or british pr would an merchant skipper alet talk about the birtile IF old dav not at my any under what admiralty raly charter rat 1 aluie I auh phrase the signal eshmal lamp of the unknown vowel val begun began to scintillate again ho he are iou 1 re ran the simple ir melge abol on was certainly a directness beat about on question suggesting a bluff old english skipper A ati man of war we was our or aniber a or A little later inter we followed it ft up by a peremptory order to the arms get ger to lo top stop whom the tignal go I 1 I 1 lamp I 1 begun began to flicker again it seemed 1 to 1 show just not a trifle of hesitation night of 1 Us his me meaning on B g was ons plain let enough we could aid have ordered liim him to stop when we flett first sighted him who when we were within range rang of the shore share batteries and where mere were savers british men of w war or 4 bins 19 just juat round could the comer inside the me harbor Us he suspected ua of being the german raider all M these se merchantman merchantmen merchant men were to in a state of N alb I 1 ali nervous to tension the mere fact a of abe being to step atop wen was enough annual to make him run as hard as he could it 11 me el clear that we could old dot at overhaul hue him the only question was had we clem grounds ground of suspicion clot to jus jos tiby us in ia ta kinga steps to compel him to stop step ile ho or one cares 8 to go to the length lemoth of firing on 11 1 strange acreage merchant man in the middle of tile the night wileve there them grave mature for doing so a bels and if this fellow III waa not net a BrI british brizill tIll so as he Prat professed staid wb what else could it he be lie he might be the me it we wai at least a possibility in that else case the PC prospect I 1 p or t of if an edg engagement g C opened up visions of a glorious death but little else 1 Vii it elms eless messages mee age wera em sent to the other the ships ot of the patrol stating the and thap ishm course and ad first watch waa on or the officer who had been be relieved had bad di chopped into the wardroom for a clearer before turning ID As he lighted up he 1 1 I 1 should nice like to get M hold held of that old merchant arc lawit skipper bud and ill ghe a him a piece or of my mind the he qi stall observed one ot of the pensive in nien embers ibers of tile the mess mem Is whether ho be would old understood understand your year Is language inge they are am not all good ile sol gubits 11 I 1 it was an observation which clearly needed headed soup amplifying it if you iou etere an english skipper un no der the me im predon impression that you were belag being chased by a ge german res on raider would it YOU van expect him to go a on chasing beat you im tor far in two lie hours without th a 1 alel firing th the office lust lot col relieved leed from rome tile the bridge became meditative spelled aden with a T chere was bobeth ng funnye he said mid eatn e cn about that last signal ask rhy ing us why we did not stop step him it at aden the signalman tell tells me that he in fival spelled spoiled aden with a T V and mn dun corrects corrected it even the tech technical Il litle I 1 of a flag fag a eggs call ma be fraught with havor t tance at when a re nger mine came tile down n it from the to say that the sip U on the be par port bow seemed to be di chewing awing sm away fir atom us as tire the captain up 1 I sent cut be n message bosaw to tile officer of if the watch to put pat on an the bt bet speed par S he be could lie 21 a I 1 tile ship began to throb with her ex eat i ooma miens while her ber funnel grew red hot but just before tho the morning a in the C ch moon mean went down and darke darkness tell fell upon do tile face at 0 the it we waa evident the that us MC had gained very cry little it if nt at all on the th stranger I 1 ahe be captain leaning over the bridge r rail I 1 1 sang out tor for the signalman make if III 1011 do not stop 1 I shiu 1111 five I 1 ay sly ay sir air if you donot stop I 1 shall fire th the signalman closed his tit shutter so on um lie bluml word ward with a snap neap there them fol ri I 1 lowed on 1 a rom faw minutes of 0 suspense the rave came the III answer war I 1 fam in stopping stepping now N umber one tell ell there them co be stand a live lie Ita brot an bald I 1 d the he certain captain re the hie firt first fl lieutenant mamut signalman tell h him lee to place his navigation lights halita very provat U y in rest response move to lo the ss K nal bel th the lights appeared upon pa the me ship now w make rhad remain anere you ster 11 win will b oard board you at daylight what the their ses bd R revealed led when the illston b between two e the i had been reduced to about a nele mile tit order der was a given give to on an ati tit i searchlight the am great at wit white air streak shot hot across the wh se until it bottled at led Us the mysterious craft 1 in 1 large two tells act acroca rose hot her stern star ran the legend TTO tile cliche lee london do 1 I voll i have hare been to tooled led alter ak all bald the be captain to an bilm alf th in we aim revealed a party on chov ing off in a boat prose presumably embly cantata ing US the me irate to skipper wanting manting to know abat I 1 the it a blank blank all this business bubines amt meant tit for in the eastern waters the were not accustomed to it presently there them came a strange volve voice th through gh x megaphone from rora the velveteen strangers bridge switch snitch off that damned search he a seems see to be getting a bit ratty shall I 1 switch a try the order was w given iv and dee deskeres keres akbar prevailed once hicl more e some minute later 0 the eastern amire sky began becan to g glow low feebly at first beat casting a JOB hind a of half bait light ver over the face race of the seas scon a wave mere glimmer in which objects appeared without a shape b up 0 out at of I 1 this in a filomio ilav there arose such a babe of sound soled a 1 b brouett fiet a us all 11 to tile ship s side bide dimly we me could uld discern two boats one me on the port and one on the starboard side of as both crowded with will occupants on to who ih were jabbering in some lam strange g tongue like a lot bit of excited monkeys germans german sank their own ale ship p just joel as we mine came abeam of tile the strange ship we saw a cloud of smoke make shoot up from been her which a waa followed by the heavy thud of so an next moment there mine came marther another heavy thud and we w saw that the tui ritell a was beginning to sink ink by the head he d we showed past met her and ad blast began to circle round her at a respectful dis tour tance lor far ships ship which carry try explosive lyce may carry them in the form of m torpe raa do docs 1 gradually the eastern sky begun began to flush red the hue was reflected muscled by the sea me until one me could have reacted fancied that the me stricken ship was tons staining hot th waters let with her blood and then we saw low a third boat 1 I rowing away 1 from the wreck in ill the di direction recal a n of on th other othar two we wa som swung a g round m ad 1 to return and ad pick the them B up p As 4 we approached the me first two boats we reali realized led why we had failed to a un bertand der stand the language they were full of Ch all talking miklos at once in a R wate state ot of hysterical agitation we wait 1 ed ad eagerly tor far the third boat beat A As it il drow drew up along alongside ide one a gangway two officers me topped stepped briskly up the a 1 ladder der twenty bell and were follow followed IS by twenty sil 2 me men each wearing arim a round mund blue con cap P with ve two bor black k ribbons fallins falling down bhim behind across the front of the cap 1 ribbon abb we waa printed pet to 4 in 1 gold ald letters 1 0 I 1 marine barhm we h had it not net bee been fold after I 1 all th the Tui i story T the I 1 I 1 sto story IT of the TwO ritell 1 Is belfied M this b abe be had been captured from Us tiie get germans early 1 in the me war or 1 in aba ary all 1 1917 she set out but from shan shanghai aled with a chive chinese v a crew and ad british afi cors cere slie aim put into rougeou to pick vs up cargo and again col lut into colombo whom where she spent wine some arns loading leading up she left cc colombo b web on fob feb 23 1917 and four does dava later walked straight into the bawa of the wolf well her british officer office and men were taken aboard the raider as prisoners but the re bained lead in her A german prize crew the then took possession at 0 her betig t wai loaded limited up with mines mince and sent off to ad aden to lay jay ifil her abe J jut vt the he harbor her subsequent movement had all been carefully slammed to tit nt in with the program revealed rescaled bv b the all I 1 ps impart on march 8 6 she wa 1 due in prim whom where she jet intended tied to call looking as innocent Us as a leach lamb with hir chincie Cli inese crew on an the app upper deck and her bar get german ratings at stowed UI bilow the thence h e ww w to amoo proceed it to the rod bed sen 1 to 1 lay 17 7 ow more mines and ZT afterward to vol rejoin the is wolf at a re ren do could she have carried out this pro jim pram if she fihe had ad not happened to fall in 7 vi with th us uba there was as at if least bat a op sporting rom chance tier her second earned spoke english 11 no as fil fluently imil to as hi his own oa language and without 1 BUT I tat nitice 0 on accent ne he had spent ment eight venra eare in ow our merchant service and ad had th ill ltv man manners and it bearing ag of on an english offic officer no but at the tha weak walk spot in the ove corn pany was evidently tile the signalman all ahat t sign signal I 1 why did you not net stop step in me wh wann I 1 I 1 was p passing am ad adin we wai bril llant hunt it showed real genius gembut but bul the signalman completely lot ruined lead I 1 tt t by spelling aden with a t silk made mad from so sawdust wit new awk experiment X edu ar b bt the 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