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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 1929 RANDALL DEFIES. US. COASTGIIARDS IN NELSON TOUCH Never Within Treaty Limits 'of U. S. Declaration of Skipper New Orleans, April 13. -- Early on & morning late in March the Canadian schooner I'm Alone, g several thousand cases of uor in her hold, dropped ancnor off the coast of Louisiana and awaited the motorboats that were to come and relieve her of her car- go. _ Captain John Thomas Randell, British war hero, who commanded the craft, was quiet and unemo- tional as he gave an interviewer the first detailed story of the events that began on that March morning. He and his ship, which now lies at the bottom of the sea, have. since become the central fig- ures in an international argument; but this worries the captain not at all, He is used to excitement. Doomed Quartermaster He remembered that as the crew went below to breakfast Leon Mainjoy, the French quartermas- ter, got out his fishing tackle. "I'm goin' to do some fishin' while we wait for 'em to come," said' the quartermaster. . "But hte poor devil got no fish- ing," said Captain Randell, sadly. Mainjoy a few hours later lost his life when the I'm Alone was shell- ed by the U.S. coast guard cutters Dexter and Walcott. Just as Mainjoy prepared to start fishing, a little. cloud or smoke appeared on the horizon. Captain Randell knew that the people he wanted to see would come in smokeless gasoline yachts, not in steamers; so he had the an- ehor raised and the I'm Alone stood off to the southward. At that time, declares Captain Randall, his ship was some 15 miles off the Louisiana coast. The coast guards, on the other hand, insist that he was within the 1z- mile limit. This discrepancy in testimony is what has made the whole affair an international inci- dent. "I knew I was well outside the Jimit," sald Captain Randell, "put we prefer to have no argu- ments if we can help it." . "Heave To" So the I'm Alone slanted off to the south. The cloud of smoke re- solved itself into the trim gray Rheumatism no Part of Nature's America was wilderness, Indians Redmen, 50 erbal secrets and She offers her healing herbs to stop suffering using herbs successfully. ago, James her's Herbal Hi de Calla iia Kidney bas h suff steamer Walcott, a coast guara cutter with a wicked-looking gun gleaming on the fore deck, A string of colored flags danced from the signal yard of the steamer; in the international code they bore the command "Heave to," which is sea language for Stop." Captain Randell had flags, too. He brought them out and from the I'm Alone's halyards fluttered the response: " I am on the high seas outside of treaty bounds, I will not heave to." Guns Open Fire A puff of smoke drifted up from the Walcott's bows and a sharp re- port came across the water. The coast guards had fired a blank shot in warning. > Captain Randell stood on the poop beside the quartermaster, Mainjoy, who was at the wheel. "Keep her as she 1s," he sald. Captain Randall had been under fire many, many times before--in South Africa, in the North Sea, at Gallipoli, and other places, So had | Mainjoy. He held the croix de guerre for his war-time bravery. The I'm Alone held its course. Then the blue-uniformed sail- ors on the cutter removed the tarpaulins from a machine gun, also mounted forward. In a mo- ment the men on the I'm Alone heard the staccato rat-tat-tat of that weapon. Bullets slashed the waves alongside; then as the coast guards got the range they pepper- ed the hull, masts and sails of the fleeing schooner. Captain Randall Wounded Captain Randell was wounded in right leg, "Just a flesh wound--it didn't | bother any," he explains. The chase continued. Night came on and Randell thought perhaps he might elude his pursuer. But when dawn came with the I'm Alone still racing to the south, her gray sails distended and the spray rising under her forefoot, there was the Walcott, not too far astern. Beside the Walcott was another coast guard vessel -- the Dexter. .e As soon as it was light enough the coast guards could be seen casting off the lashings of their rapid fire guns. Once more the brightly colored signal flags shot up to the Walcott's signal yard. Captain Randell thumbed his code book. "Surrender or we sink you," said the flags. Captain Randall turned to his flag locker, Presently the I'm Alone's flags were whipped aloft. "I Won't Surrender" "I am on the high seas--I won't surrender," said the flags. There was a flash and a jet of smoke fro mthe forward deck of the Dexter, and a shell whistled over the I'm Alone. A similar flash and jet of smoke appeared on the foredeck of the Walcott and another shell went overhead. The bluejackets reloaded and prepared to shoot again. The cutters were close, now--so close that flags were not neeaed. The captain of one of the coast guard ships shouted across to Cap- tain Randell: "Lay to for hoarding, or we'll shell you!" And. Captain Randell yelled back: "Fire and be dammed!" zAnother shell zipped overhead, and another, Then a shell found its mark and nasty splinters flew up from the deck of the I'm Alone. More shells followed. - Woodwork flew in splinters, sails were ripped, win- dows were broken, bits of flying steel zipped through the air. Begins to Sink "The I' mAlone lost her headway and began to settle into the water. The coast guards had the range now, and were sending their shells Sunbeam Chick Starter is safe for baby chicks, and produces rapid growth. It possesses the long-lived vitamins in the Cod- Li Meal, the Lactic Acid which clears out destructive bacteria from the bowels, and the DO lyme 1s mi edsl ted. It thousands of chicks that would die without it. 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The I'm Alone was simply wal- lowing now, with water sloshing over her bows. Captain Randell called out to his crew: "Jump!" Over the side they went, into the water of the gulf, with the bottom 2,000 yards beneath them and the neardst land 200 miles away, Cap- tain Randall stood still. Then, finally, he took off his coat and cast it carelessly on the deck. The shelling had stopped now. Perhaps the skipper didn't notice. He had been at Gallipoli, you know . . He turned, walked to the rail and slid into the water, A few momeants later the I'm Alone went out of sight. Boats from the Dexter and Walcott came off to res- cue Captain Randell and his sail- ors. Quartermaster Drowned They picked them all up and brought them in to New Orleans. The French quartermaster who hadn't had his fishing after all, was dead -- drowned before the coast guards could get to him, Cap- tain Randell saw his lifeless body after he went aboard the Walcott. The officers had just told him he was under arrest, and he smiled at them; but then he saw Mainjoy and he didn't smile any more that day. U3. SHIPS PLAN T0 SELL LIQUOR AT SEA Customs Service Admits it Could do Nothing to Prevent Washington, April 13.--Plans of the U.S. Lines, Inc., to sell liquor at sea are of "absolutely no inter- est" to' the United States Shipping Board, it was said on responsible authority here recently, and there is no intention of interfering in .the matter. The Customs Service ad- mitted that it could do nothing in the matter unless the ships ate tempted to bring liguor into the harbor, or to sail with a cargo aboard. The "bone dry" conditions, which prevail on ships under con- trol of the Shipping Board, were imposed by a presidential order, but members of the board have no inclination to transfer this penalty with the sale of the ships to private owners. On the contrary it was learned that some members of the board feel that the ships sold by the board should enjoy the same privileges as other ships, the sale of liquor included. It is generally known that the enforced dryness of the Shipping Board's vessels has al- ways been a disadvantage in the fight for passenger traffic, HIGH WATER LEVEL IN LAKE ONTARIO Level I Already s Fool Higher Than It Was Last Year (By Canadian Press Leased Wire) Toronto, April 13.--Lake On- tario is entering a period of higa water levels. It is already a foot higher than last year, with ever) indication of gaining another six inches before the water begins to recede in July. Observers find that the waters of Lake Ontario regularly start rising in January and do not recede unt July. Through about half a dec- ade, the waters come higher each year and then fall off until people forget where the water used to come. The experts, however, know what to expect, with the result that all the Toronto Harbor Commis- sion's vast construction -has been undertaken to ensure immunity from anything the lake can poss- ibly do. > LONDON PRESS I FAVORABLETO US. GOVT PLANS Feature Dispatches on Disar- mament Policies of Hoo- ver Administration London, April 12. -- London newspapers today played promin- ently on their front pages specs ial despatches from Washington purporting to tell of thé desire of the Hoover administration for a naval disarmament agreement. The despatches coupled rumors of an impending announcement or importance by Hugh S. Gibson American delegate to the Geneva Preparatory Disarmament Commis- sion Conference, with the attitude of the administration. Such big iheadlines as 'Ready To Meet Brit- ain Half Way" and "Washington Waits For Whiteall" were used. There was a disposition in some elder of the Kirk, who officiated in 1924 during the Labor admin- istration. For the 10 days of the General Assembly in 1924 Mr. Brown and his 'wife (addressed as "Her | Grace") lived in Holywood Palace, attended by lords and ladies in waiting, and performed all the functions of the King's personal deputy, including the reception and entertainment of Scotland's nobility, The appointment of the Duke of York is in its way, as great departure from precedent as was that of Mr, Brown. During the sessions of the Gen- eral Assembly the Lord High Com- missioner resides in Holywood Palace, one of the royal resid- ences, which has in recent years frequently been occupied by their Majesties on Scottish visits. He is escorted by cavalry, and rides In a state coach on his journey from Holyrood up the long slope of "the royal mile" of Edinburgh, to the assembly meeting-place near the Castle, and his arrival is In- timated by a salute of 21 guns from the. castle. At the assembly meeting he occupies 'the Throne Gallety", and, whoever he may be, he takes precedence of Dukes and vival of the naval discussion. quarters to connect the appoint- Earls, and generally is invested with all the dignity and prestige associated with soversignty, EMPTY DORY MAY SPELL FATE OF TWO FISHERMEN OF N.S. Halifax, N.8., April 13.--A dory, bottom-up, with the words "Gen- eral Haig" written in lead pencil on one of the sides, was picked up thirty-five miles south of Sambro by the Canadian Government steamer Margaret, stated a. mes- sage received from the steamer to- day by C. H. Harvey, local agent for the Marine and Fisheries de- partment. The schooner General Haig ar- rived at Lunenburg last Monday and reported that two of her crew, Robert Cleveland and his son, Rob- ert Jr., left the vessel on March 16, to attend to their trawls, and fail- ed to return, evidently straying in the fog. 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