Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-04-16
GERMAN WARSH|P
STAYS AT NORFORK
THE PRlNZ ElTEl FRIEDRICH DID
NOT MAKE DASH FOR
LIBERTY.
UNTIL END OF GREAT WAR
Her Spectacular War Career Ended
Guns Put Out of Commission
Crew Will Live Aboard
Some Liberty.

Some Liberty.
Newport News, Va.--With the in
ternment April 8 Oh the German
auxiliary cruiser Prin~ Eitel Fried
rich and her crew, the commerce de-
stroyer ended her spectacular war
career.
Relief Failed to Come.
In requesting permission OF the
Washington government to intern,
Captain Thierichens explained that
failure of expected relief to arrive"
made the step necessary rather than
deliver crew and ship TO fruitless
and certain destruction by British
and French warships waiting off the
Virginia capes."
1t was said that he had expected
German warships to arrive and aid
him in eluding the allies warships.
With the taking of the PrinZ Eitel
to the Norfolk navy yard the breech
blocks of her guns were to be re-
moved and the connecting rod of her
engines detached. The Prinz Eitel
had been laid up here since March 10,
when she limped into port following
her remarkable commerce raiding voy-
age from the Orient, during which
she destroyed the American ship Will
liam p. Frye.
Orders for lnternment.
Washington. Final instructions
given by Secretary Daniels to Rear
Admiral Beatty, commandant of the
Norfolk navy yard, for the internment
of the German auxiliary cruiser Prinz
Eitel Friedrich and her officers and
crew were as follows:
Upon arrival of Prinz Eitel at yard
address order to captain, stating con-
ditions of internment based on presi-
dents proclamation, and request his
written acceptance of terms. Propel-
ling machinery and armament should
be disabled by removal of parts that
will render imperative. Radio should
be dismantled and not operated dur
ing internment. Captain should give
pledge for himself, officers and crew
not to commit any unneutral act and
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paroles. Officers and crew to be
domiciled on ship.
Crew Given Liberties.
Grant permission to captain and
officers to visit Norfolk, Portsmouth,
Newport News and Old Point at will
on general parole, also give them per-
mission to proceed to cities outside
those limits on temporary leave on
special request in each case. Authorize
commanding officer to send ashore
limited liberty parties of crew at your
discretion, giving his parole for re-
turn of party in each case.
Limits of liberty for crew to be
Portsmouth, Norfolk, Newport News
and Old Point For officers and crew
consider Norfolk to include Virginia
Beach and other shore resorts"
Germany to Pay Damages.
Close study by officials OF Ger
many's note assuming full liability for
the destruction of the American sail
ng ship William P. Frye reveals many
points that may have far-reaching
effect on other legal questions aris-
ing between the United States and
Germany during the present war.
Germany's acceptance of the treaty
of 1923 as still binding would make it
apparently incumbent on her, officials
thought, to pay for any losses sus-
tanned by American shippers of con-
traband articles in American vessels,
although the right to lawfully detain
such cargoes and compensate the
owners at later date was reserved.
There is a question, also, in the
minds of officials here whether the
treaty would not give American own
ers the right to recover damage for
the loss of their goods aboard the
vessels of Germany's enemies.
Must Land Passengers.
An interesting phase of the Frye
note, however. which was pointed out
by officials as likely to have an I'M
portant bearing on the subject Of SUBJ
marine attacks on belligerent craft
was the statement regarding the obi
CATION of commanders to remove pas
sengers to a place of safety. 1t may
be cited by the United States when 1t
begins its discussion with the Berlin
foreign office on the death of Leon c.
Thresher In the submarine attack on
the British steamer Falaba.
Citing of the treaty of 1928 in the
note on the Frye case, it was learned
from German sources recently, was
intended, also, to remove the doubt
said to have existed in previous nego~
tiations between the United States
and Germany before the outbreak of
the present war as to whether the