IN A GERMAN “HELL.”
On May Ist, while fn the North Sea on a voyage from Norway, the captain of the Brazilian ship Rio Branco saw a Danish steamer being held up by a German submarine. Immediately the submarine sighted the Rio Branco she left the Danish vessel and approached the Rio Branco, ordering a boat to be lowered and the ships’ papers brought. This was done by the mate, and orders were then given by the submarine for all hands to leave the ship, as she was to be torpedoed. The mate of the Rio Branco took an opportunity of having a brief conversation with some of the crew of the German submarine whilst alongside the latter in his boat. They told him that life was a hell, and the crew were mutinous, but -were shot on the slightest pretext. They added: “For God’s sake, when is this going to ( be over.?”
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Taihape Daily Times, Issue 160, 19 August 1916, Page 5
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153IN A GERMAN “HELL.” Taihape Daily Times, Issue 160, 19 August 1916, Page 5
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