Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-12
COMMANDER OF PRINZ
ElTEL IS ANXIOUS TO
GET TO SEA AGAIN

Atnhtinufu FROM rage UHfsl
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had heard the wireless of British
warship not far away.
other Officers and men told how
they had signed papers not to partici'
pate further In The war against Ger
many on the understanding that thrS
were 10 be plnced aboard neutral
ships
we sighted thirty-olght neutral
ships, but not one was spoken by the
/ Eitel Friedrich" said Captain King.
OF the British sunken sailing ship In
/ vereoo. Every time neutral ship
/ appeared We all were put below
matches When We were approaching
! the Virginia capes we were below the
1 matches ana German Officers said %
us! Don't be frightened. If "a Brit
ish cruiser sights us. stay down be-
low. Wen return her fire til our
mast head sinks
The Captains Birthday.
When Collector Hamilton boarded
the Eitel Friedrich today officers
came on deck, flushed with the ban
quct table of the captain, who Was
celebrating his birthday. Behind the
dirty black shields that protect the
cruisers auxiliary guns, The crew was
az work polishing shining breeches.
The deck officer In his worn, but neat
uniform, swung back and forth NEE
thodically. Everything bore out the
captains curt reminder to certain
strangers who wished 10 board. "this.
is q warship We cannot permit visl-
tors"
For my part said one Of the
ships doctors, ~ wish we were 0ut
again. We could send n few more ofI
them 10 the bottom at least"
Seven ana a half months at sea. "
he added, and I done even know
whether my wife and little girl in
Munich are alive And my two broth
ora officers" Then ne added. war.
time rs not pretty"
Grew of Frye Lenyc Cruiser.
IN the afternoon the crew Of tbo
Frye left their friendly prison ghlp
Tor American soil again ana the men
eheered They had already been
preceded by the wife Of CAPTAIN
kiehne, her two boys and German
canary gift of the Friedrich'a com
The silent path Of the Eitel. which
one officer today declared 10 be long
er than any ever traced by a ship Of
war was crossed by web Of vary
ing wireless messages which went
unanswered, according to the descrip-
ton of one of the men. "Tho one
message That made us laugh was to
near we were sunk again" said the
OFFICER, when We were IN the Pa !
sific we heard we We're sunk off pata- !
gonla. We rounded the Horn and we
henrd that we had been lost In the |
south china sea"
other periods Of listening In" gave
Iifeaaving tins to the fugitive ship. il /
was explained. we were after "a big /
British sailing vessel" the officer con |
.inued, "and we were in fair way to /
get her when We heard the karlsruhc /
.alking 10 u.s.
Keep OFF, she snid, enemy war. !
ships. IN got the Englishmcn
so we went away and the Karl
'ruhe got her. he added
After his interview today with
commander Thicrlchens and submits
lon of the American requests, COL
ector Hamilton said:
THE German commander told me
hat he had the Eitc examined by
Experts of the Newport News ship
'ard and after dockagc and exnmin-
ltiOn would submit to me an estimate
II the time that would be required
% repair her. He said Il was his
to repair and proceed that /
I was not his Intention to intern lie
aid further that he would submit
easons and circumstances for sink
ne the Frye shall wait here until
ret his reply"
Captain II ~. Kiehnc of The Frye.
vim go 70 Baltimore tomorrow with !
lis wife aud children ana appear be-
ore customs officials In Washington {
saturday morning. Tonight crews OF q
he sunken British, French and Rus
ian ships were released. I