THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 22, 1939
COLUMBUS CAPTAIN'S STORY
New York, To-day. Following the arrival on Wednesday at Ellis Island of the 579 survivors of the scut- tled German liner Columbus, the captain of the ship has related the occurrences lead- ing up to the sinking.
When a destroyer flying the White Ensign approached him, he said, he gave the general signal to stand by to scuttle and burn.
The destroyer signalled the Colum- bus to stop and that she was sending some boats across.
She then fired two shots across the bow of the Columbus,
he
The German captain immediate- ly ordered his men to lower the boats and, when that was done, to scuttle the ship.
When the ship, was properly on fire, took a motor boat and cruised around her. By 3.30 p.m.-within half an hour-all the crew had been taken on board the U.S.S, Tuscaloosa,
The captain's final comment on the Loss of his ship was:-
"If you get an order, you fulfil that order. That's the way it is."-Reuter.
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Encounters``occurred provinces of Luxembourg and Liege, while at Bruges a German plane, which was engaged by a Belgian patrol opened fire with- out effect.Router.
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On the Western Front, the Ger- mans have renewed their patrol ac- tivity, particularly in the Saar re- glon. The new tactics consist of tip-and-run raids conducted by par- tles of from:30 to 160-men.
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No attempt is made to seize new positions, but there has been heavy fighting between French and German Infantry, the skirmishes fre- quently ending In hand grenade duels.-Reuter,
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