"Wale. 'You are in Swedish neutral waters.'
"'E 9.' 'I make myself six miles from land.'
"Wale. 'I make you five.'
"'E 9.' 'Neutral limit is three miles—please stand clear while I sink this ship.'
"11.24 A.M.: Fired stern tube at Dal Alfven. Wale was 100 yards on our beam. Torpedo ran well and vessel sank in two minutes."
"E 19" (Commander Cromie) was at sea also at this time:—
"October 3rd, 5.30 P.M.: Stopped German merchantman. She would not obey the signal until I hit her with a shell amidships—then she abandoned ship. Put five shot-holes in her water-line, and left her on a lee shore. Weather getting worse.
"October 10th: Sea rough with rain squalls. Stopped German ship Lulea. Made crew abandon ship and then sank her.
"October 11th: Sank Walter Leonhardt of Hamburg. Crew taken aboard Swedish steamer. Then sank Gutrune, carrying iron ore to Hamburg. At 4.55 P.M., stopped and sank Director Rippenhagen, carrying magnetic ore to Nordenheim. Put the crew aboard Swedish steamer Martha. 6.30 P.M.: Sank the Nicomedia, carrying iron ore to Hamburg. Crew pulled ashore.
"Stopped the Nike. This ship requiring further investigation, I put a prize crew on board and sent her to Bevel. Her captain informed me that twenty German ships, laden with iron ore, are stopped at Lulea, waiting for escort."