FISHERMEN IN WAR TIME 



swept over its planes, preventing it from getting 

 off the water. While the machine was making these 

 efforts, a well-directed shot from the patrol's gun 

 smashed it and the seaplane began to settle in the 

 water, with the two occupants struggling to get free 

 from the wreckage. 



The other seaplane swooped down to give help, 

 but that machine also was smashed by gunfire. The 

 two men from the first seaplane were rescued by 

 another patrol boat, and subsequently the other two 

 were picked up. One man was badly injured in the 

 right foot. 



As the second machine was still afloat attempts 

 were made to secure it, but it broke in halves and 

 gradually settled down. Parts of the wreckage, 

 however, were picked up, and these, with the cap- 

 tured airmen, were landed at an East coast town. 

 Later in the day they left by train, each prisoner 

 with a guard in reserved compartments, the object 

 of considerable interest to passengers and others 

 who, having heard of their departure, had assem- 

 bled to get a glance of the captives. 



An interesting feature in comparing these two 

 fine acts was that one of them was performed so 

 early as five o'clock in the morning and the other 

 so late as eight o'clock in the evening. 



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