The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-12-26

So the old rattletrap schooner sleep
ing at the jetty on the edge OF the
coral lagoon belonged to him, and he
was the ''uncrowned king" and
British, and so they seized a quantity
OF clothes and stores very necessary
to them, got aboard the old sea tub,
into the sea beyond the far stretches
OF coral reefs and the Indian sea
night shut suddenly down in its glory
Of starlit stretches Of brilliant sky
they Nailed away into the magic
Oriental sea, and" says the narrator
of Nov. u, nothing has been seen OF
them since"
But could men with such an oppor.
tunity for adventure put II aside
Could the sons of the old sea kings OF
the Baltic, with a thousand years OF
the legends of the Danzig, Violin,
Greifswald and the stormy shores OF
Arcona urging them on, be baffled
simply because their shipmates had
sailed away to their death, leaving
them on coral island to carry on the
mission of the EAden? The soft sea
air, the perfume OF thousand name
less flowers, the broken head Of the
Old volcano Krakatoa towering
through the night sky on North Keel
ing island and defying both the earth
and sea, could but lead them on. The
romanticism of the Orient was in
every wavelet against the sides of the
old ship and in every whisper of the
night winds blowing of the atoll
Terrific storms sometimes break over
al de
and the schooner might become their
coffin, but they were sailors of the
Fatherland, and-"Deutschdland uber
Alles!" Cocos island saw them no
more.
But Dec. 16 came this telegram
from Manila, Philippine islands
Forty men OF the crew OF the Ger
man cruiser Emden, who were left on
Cocos island when the Australian
; cruiser Sydney discovered the Emden
and chased and forced her to run
ashore, some time ago, have captured
collier and have mounted two
Maxims guns on her and are now raid
Ing commerce in the Pacific, accord
Ing TO report received here. The
report came through officers of the
British steamer Malacca, which has
arrived at Jolo. The men OF the EN-
den had gone ashore on Cocos island
TO dismantle the British wireless.
| When the Sydney put in an appear
ance they fed, but were unable to
join their ship. The German party.
which is commanded by Lieut.. Won
Muecke, left Cocos island with a COM
Wandered schooner and plenty OF
provisions and also their own armed
launch and two boats. Where they
captured the collier is not stated. The
Malacca reports that she steamed to
Jolo without showing lights at night
And now comes, under date OF Par.
Is, Dec. Is, the announcement that
the British auxiliary cruiser Empress
or Japan had captured the collier Ex-
ford having on board the three Off.
GERS and 40 men OF the Emden.
Apparently all the Emden's brav.
cry did not go on the rocks at the
behest OF the Sydney guns. To be
raiding commerce in the Pacific" on
collier which they had captured.
armed with two Maxim guns" and
the rifles and pistols OF the landing
party, has dash OF something about
II that makes one remember that the
days or romance and adventure are
not all over yet.
The London Times said when the
Emden was destroyed: I'VE rejoice
that the cruiser has been DESTROYED
at last. but we salute Capt. Won
Muller as 4 brave and chivalrous foe.
We trust his life has been saved, for
IL he came 10 London he would re.
ceive a generous welcome. Our mar.
itime race knows how TO admire a
daring and resourceful seaman. and
there are few episodes OF modern
naval history more remarkable than
the meteoric career OF the little En-.
den"