Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-04-03

ENEMIES AWAIT HER
German WarSllip and Submarine Re-
ported TO he on Ocean to Engag"
British Men-of War.

! Washington. April 3-An otflcia
government dispatch received here
~ wireless at p. IN. says the Ger
r,sn cruiser Prinz Eitel triedericl
.;iIl was at her wharf at Newport
,yews, Va. when it was sent.
Washington, April 3.-A wireless
report, absolutely bare Of official con
6rmation, that the Prnz Eitel Fried
rich had escaped from Newport New;
last night. set all Washington by the
ears this morning.
Weather Bureau officials said Ii
thc Eitcl did make the run from
Newport News it had an ideal night
for it. There was stiff northeast
storm off the capes with an overcast
sky and binding snow flurries.
IF the rumor was untrue it was
added that the vessel would never
have q better chance than '93ay fo'
Is dash for freedom.
The German embassy said II vas
without news Of the Eitet SInec yes
tertlay. Questioncrs were reminded
however. that the embassy said thei
the ship would make dash II Com
mandcr Thicrchen& saw %o3d
chance.
Norfolk, Va. April 3.-NewSpa9cF
men on the water front oi' Newport
News are confident that with every
,hing favorable in the weather the
p;.inz '!sital Frederick is preparing
70 make the ong-eXpecte'I dash io'
Inc open sea.
Early daring observers who evadea
l.. "uards aud got within hundred
yards Of the pier from the river
;;dc in small boats declare that tine
Eitel is now entirely clear q! her
bier and that all heavy hawscrs and
.ahles have been removed. IhlS IN
licates preparedness 10 drop INTO
he stream. 1t is also said that smoke
is pouring from both of her stacks
md that all sailors granted Shore
cave have been rounded UP and re
turned to the ship.
One report widely circulated IN
marine circles is that the ElteiS time
oes not expire for some days, and 1t
gas also pointed out that irrespective
f he,. time limit. the Eitel. under IN
,crnational law cannot leave Newport
News within "a hours Of the depar-
,ure of il merchant ship flying the
lag Of any of the Allies.
. Close scrutiny is kept by AmcrI-
.an military forces and the battle
ship Alabama stands guard in lamp
son Roads. Reports current mere
sometime ago that German warShlps
nav have escaped from European wa
ters TO come to the relief of the Eltel
have been revived by the report from
Madrid that the Hamburg American
steamer Macedonia had evaded Brit
ish cruisers and was making for
South American waters with supplies
for German warshlps.
Allied warships reported off the
Virginia capes are the Suffolk, Ber-
wick, Caron!a and Il French vessel.
name unknown. Marine men say
they are lying on both sides Of the
.hannel about 10 miles off by day and
four miles at night.
'They may have more than US 10
fght," was the statement made by
the first officer on the German sea
raider Prinz Eitel Friedrich. accord
ing to reports ir circulation at Old
i'oint Comfort.
The officer is also quoted as saying
that the German oattleship Won der
Tann. with Il submarine or board is
! in the Atlantic Ocean and was en-
leavoring TO reach this side. The
submarine, he says, is one ri tht
greatest III the German Navy. Wter
fully stocked the undersea boat i;
capable of remaining away from it.
/ base for 30 days.
The Won der Tam, it will be re
! called. was reported as having rnt
| the gauntlet around the British Isle!
! in an effort 70 join Admiral vor
! Spee's squadron before the battle q
!, the Falkland Islands.
? That the German officers on th'