The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-10-27
JAPANESE BATTLESH|P
PIRSUES ship To LINE
Revenue Cutter Thetis, Acting AS I'm
pire Of Chase, Orders Wardog of Mi
kado Back From Neutral Waters
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(From Monday AdvetfsctJ ..-'.. .s.4.
HE sudden appearance in these waters of the German au
larry schooner Hemes yesterday afternoon following cIose
upon the arrival capture and destruction Of the German
schooner Aeols dash for the prize by the grim batteshp Hzen;
Tets when the zen approached dangerously to the three
mile limit and the final safe haven in the harbcr made by the
Hermeshs made up chapter Of sensational incidents yes
erdaS which again brought Honolulu to the fore as war cen
CUSTOM HOUSE is NOTIFIED
Another German schooner-sane type as the one blown
up and burned last night - heading in Now about ten miles
off Diamond Head Japanese warshp has changed her
and is heading for her under full steam'
Thus the which electrified the waterfront Sunday
flashed to the custom house by Captain Nielsen who maintains
after one O'Clock Yesterday afternoon. -
About an hour later another message announced that the
vessel which proved later to be the German schooner Hermes
from the Marshall Islands, had arrived well within the three-e
limit was huggng the shore and would be in the harbor within
GREAT EXCITEMENT in CITY
The report Of the second German schooner in these waters
and her possible capture by the ze following closely upon
created intense excitement in the CITY,
From Diamond Head the little schooner could be bowling
along her gasoline engines working at high speed while the bat
eshp Hzen to change her course from the patrol she
has been making Oft the harbOr and at high speed the waters
daSng over her bow bear down upon the little refugee
Two launches from the Hzen were ahead Of the batIeshp
also running at top speed in the direction Of the Hermes
THETlS TAKES HAND IN GAME .si
The United States cutter Thes, Captain Brown
which arrived here on Saturday by orders Of Collector Franklin
to maintain the neutrality laws took hand in the game at this
WdTSNp
be the mile limit she sgnaTed by the Thets ordered
back E
The Hzen and the Two launches turned SLOWLY and returned
to the position hey have been holding for the past two days
about due south Of the harbor entrance.
was thrilling escape and narrow one
In the time the little schooner rounded Diamond Head
and bowed along off Waikiki with the German flag flying proudly
at her foremast
She was boarded off Kakaako at tothy o'clock by Board
ing Office Reeves and Doctor Sinclair.
PRETTY CLOSE SHAVE, SAYS SKIPPER
Pretty close shave but We made all right said Captain
N no and
the grim batteshp that stood IN the ong about six miles to the
south and which came so near capturing his craft
Nor has this been the only narrow escape the Hemes has
inquired IN during the past forty days On September 10 she
ed doctor from aut the Marshall Islands, to Nau Three
hours and twenty minutes before the Hemes arrived at the latter
port the Australian batteShp Melbourne departed from Nauu
Seemingly umindu Of the danger he Just escaped Captain
Schmidt told the story Of his adventurous voyage from Iat early
In September. " .2.0.. %g..
STORY or CAPTAIN SCHMIDT
1--WE left Jaluit on September 49," said Captain Schmidt
aboard his trim and yachte schooner "From there we took
need q medical attention Upon our arrival learned that the
Australian cruiser Melbourne had left the port only few hours
before u.s. After landing my passenger waited until dark and
quietly slipped out OF the arbor and shaped for Ho
n0LIu. e&r s@ @@sAa At .- PA
During the tory-oue days that were on the voyage
sighted nothing but kept close watch both day and night We
were oft Mooka last night and kept well in shore having fair
knowledge Of what neutrality laws are and knowing that harm
We crossed the MooEaI channel yesterday morning
BATTLESHP IS SIGHTED NEAR OAHU
AS we neared Oahu sighted the warshp off this port
could not make out her nationality knew, however that she
not an american on account of her maStS thouuh she
was British was then that began TO worry Gave orders
to my engineer George Kramer to crowd on all speed possible
and make oasn lot me shelter o. ths island saw the battle
space between and oahu Eogt NEW SHIP
growing shorter and then saw the The Hemes new vessel having
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