Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-08-04


Bar Harbor. Me-. Aug. 4-The North
German Lloyd steamer Kronprinxessin
Cecilie. carrying more than $4,000 600
In gold, and whose whereabouts has
been a mystery since she sailed from
New York last Tuesday. arrived here
today.
With cargo OF S1O.o00.0Oo in gold
and $l.o00,000 in silver. consigned to
rrench and English bankers, with an
estimated value Of over $5,o00,Oe0 In
herself. the Kronprin1essen Cecilie has
constituted probably the finest see
prize ever open to capture.
AS she crept along the Maine coast
into the harbor. under the cover of
night. each deck and every port hole
was blanketed with canvass 10 that
not a gleam OF light betrayed her
whereabouts. Her four stacks had
been tipped with black paint 20 that
she resembled An English steamship.
sereen Of Fog Prsvsnts capturs.
AT one time capture seemed immi-
nent. Capt Charles Polack reported
on Sunday that ne had intercepted .
wireless message from one French ves-
sci to another giving warning of the Ce-
cilies proximity. but under the pro-
lection of fog the North German
Lloyd liner escaped.
The Kronprinzcssin Cecilie left New
| York early last Tuesday m0fning
bound for Bremen. via Plymouth ana
Cherbourg.
She had $50 first class. ls0 SECOND
class and 7a6 steerage passengers.
About a third Of tho first class are
Germans who sailed to anticipats the
war crisis the sudden precipitation Of
which drove them back to Amsrica.
Most of the rest are Americana.
Friday night while q dance was In
progress. one Of the passengers no.
ticed that the position OF the moon had
unaccountably shifted to the port side
of the ship. Before the significance OF
this was realized the captain called
the men into the smoking room.
Gentlemen" he said. war has been
declared between England. France,
Germany and Austria: we are going
back to America. We have enough
coal for our return home and II IL my
earnest hope that we shall not be In
tercepted by foreign war vessels"
There was nervous laughter. ap-
plause and oaths congratulations and
protests. which gave way to appre-
hension as the seriousness Of the situ-
alton became apparent
Offer TO Purchase vesssI.
Electric lights were turned OF ard
the ship was covered from PROV to
stern in canvas This cmothered what
! ever beams OF light escaped thru
chinks in the stateroom windows. Ac-
cording to the ships log she was then
1876 north latitude. 30.21 west longi-
tude. In two DAYS she would have
docked at Plymouth. group OF hnan-
ciers on board offered to buy the ship
and sail her under American colors.
but to all proposals the captain replied
his duty was spelled by his orders from
Bremen. which instructed him to turn
| back and save his ship.
| There was stampede for the wire-
less but the captain announced that
no messages would be sent for fear Of
betraying the ships location.
The American port which the cap-
tain would try to make was q matter
for unlimited speculation. 1t was NOT
until the passengers awoke this morn
ing in sight OF the green Maine hills
that the liners destination became cer-
Thru Fog at Full Speed.
| For two nights with her head and
side lights extinguished, the Kron-
prinzessin cecilie plunged thru the fos
with unreduced speed and without
| sounding her fog horn.
Captain Polack's explanation to a
delegation of passengers. who protest.
ed against fast running under such
| hat }t hic
to save his ship from capture. He add.
ed that he did not consider the danger
| appreciable, as he was not on the us
| ual path.
For a time the protests against what
| the passengers looked on as peril to
their lives. threatened to take the form
Of written demand that he reduce
the speed of the ship.
When the vessel steamed safely into
Bar Harbor he received long line es
passengers, who congratulated him on
his achievement. Captain Polack IL =
lieutenant commander in the German
naval reserves.
Among the passengers were Con.
gressman A. J. Barchfeld, of Pennsyi.
vania: Congressman Richard Barth.
oldt, of Missouri: C. Ledyard Blair, OF
New York: Governor Charles e. Miller,
OF Delaware. and Samuel Newhouae,
the copper magnate. Of Utah and New
York
Captain Polack advised first clesa
passengers that they would be provided
with special cars to New York at q
o'clock tonight. and steersgc passen-
gers will be sent to New York tomeos
row.