The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-12
GERMAN RAIDER

sunk January IL. 1915
Norwegian bark Somantha. Capt.fr
hsisersen. from Linton for Falmouth
WIN cargo wheat. Twenty.three of
nssrs and crew. Sunk February s
French passenger steamer Guad,
loupe. Captain Jsssosu. from Bueno.
Aires tor Bordeaux. with general car
20. one hundred and forty three pas
s ana one hundred and nfty
crew sunk February -. 1915.
Dri'isn steamer lamar, Captain
from Santos for Havre. with
sn,y-eight thousand sacks coffee. Thir.
y .n,ee onicers and crew Sunk
British steamer Coleby. Capta,p
crgnton. from Rosario for ST. Vim.
cent. with cargo of wheat. Twenfv.
eight officers and crew Sunk No.
%. 1915. u
The British steamer Chaschu fran,
Newport for Pernambuco was sto,,eaS
February 22. 1915. and after mari OF
her provisions had been reoui.itionsd
by the cruiser she was allowed m nro.
coed with 800 prisoners transferrrd
from the kronprinz.
A Thrilling story.
|. The second OF the raiders brouxht
as thrilling a story as did the FfteI
t'riendrich. Her record OF destruction
however. was accomplished with only
tour guns. two taken from the Ger
man cruiser karlaruhe and two cap
tured later from the British merchant
steamer la Correntina. sunk October
z. 1914. ''"''
The most connected story OF the
long voyage from New York-225
days in all-wss told tonight by Over
Lieutenant Alb Warneke. the first Of
ncer. who left New York harbor with
the ship:
mn, We left New York. August 4. and
Lieutenant Warneke We wer. 30, }.
a Narshlp then. but three days out. OF
ers,.sF r KSI We met the German
two , inch guns which We mounted on
me me DOW OF the ship and took Captain
r lnisrIsiaer. her navigating officer TO
enteen OF the Karisruhe's Junior off
GERS ana men. took on more coal and
Fr9Yylsions and put TO sea.
We made for the south Atlantic o,a
INC hrst ship we encountered was tie
BRUSH ship Indian Prince. which We
, sink september =. 1914. From that
ss.IS9yins the enemy whore we might
br1ttsh Aided Her.
,h want TO say that Sir Edward Grey.
US and that II Great Britain had been
organized as well as We We're 10 t,.troi
.ne south Atlantic We never could have
Unnamed alive these many months scr
Inward Grey sent US those guns on our
a at aeek. lie sent them TO US on the
4 vthbusn la Correntins on October =
men We got these four inch guns We
Ielt pretty safe. Ie Correntina could
hot use her guns because she didn't
nave nave any ammunition. We didn't sivs
her battle because she was heloiess
out after We took her guns and what
or her cargo we wanted We mi some
bombs into her and down she went. We
made ammunition for her guns on BOARD
snip some Of the merchant ships We
Sahk win our guas. some We blew nm
with bombs and I'm some cases we We're
compelled 10 ram the ships also
''Sir Edward Grey was also kind 70 rs
IN sending MS coal. for we took on hoar5
n n,o ,h e anips during our voyage
We were peculiar looking crowd
uhtil france came to our rescue with
,,1', UNIFORMS we wear. We made the
from cloth captured from the French
steamship Guadeloupe February %. The
c cid,s Is not exactly German. hut the
put could only md this gray blue and
so you sc we are strange looking Ger
imam imam S %a sine today From the Guade-
thousands OF dollars worth OF thinys
which were on their way fo- tho r-rsncb
army. tell you the sinking Of the
French ''' '"e
was Mig mistake.
%, Lieutenant Warneke was asked ~ the
kronprinz Wilhelm had not hopcd 10 yet
uhe help from the German steamer Oder-
SSald; held up by the United states az
San Juan Porto Rico, several weeks 49,
lie made no direct reply but declsred
the action on the part OF the T-nited
states In DENYING clearance 10 the 90
bn Sa do was The worst thing America
Why did YOU Americans not give
S.,,eeAfance 10 the Odenwsldy' he asked
less. We didn't need any newspspers
We had good wireless apparatus aboard
~ the time and STR Edward grey Eins-
needed them The denial OF clarance 10
me odenwald was the only bad min
America has done" ''''"'
Lieutenant Warneke said that NO.,
~ ~ we passengers and sailors taken from
BRUSH and other allied ships We So,
HS S1 %,rs 20 HE HE by German German ships 70
buco and Santoe Three hundred as
slHty from the French steamer Gusdc-
ssy. wsIe sent ashore At Pernambuco.
the Prtnz Wilhelm was gettine sbor, -,
S Sps' S sr;sa supplies and some Of her crew
her, ras,snS were AFFLICTED With beri
nc Germans had hoped 10 Ref suppii.s
ron me German ship Macedonia. vhieb
t'f'N ~ " nave eHfNrpn from "a
nslinas several weeks ago This vesS.t
they learned however had been 80
Iured ~ British vessels THE none
gone. they steamed NORTH sbro1rb fg..
mildle or the Atlantic and we've fr sot,cb
WIN events TRANSPORTING reaardfur 49,.
Prinz Eitsi Friedrich
~ was reported tonight thar ,t.
crusers original destination was ~
YORK. but that warnings vsrS sfv.n
not 70 attenpt % make that port
49,, waiting Tor Intsrnment.
NC Wilhelm ts declared % have been
port uuul the Eitei Triedrich Vas a.
termed ~ soon 80 this news rea~t'.d
hfr. she Wna ordered 90 Green Ir fhrcr. 81.
TIE allied shipe or the Vfrrfnfs rrg.r
should they remain rhere That foTr
Nc.e or TIE 'apce last night as a.
serted hf several NJ The prlnr Wffhefr. =
Officers. one - them declared tho, v.a-.
- close mat The erufferirr ~ tho r.Irs-
l.-s On 'he Hrifieh End French warshfrs
cYlid 20 heard shout g O'Clock tits
= member Of tho crew o. ~ r,t.-
WNhrlfn who va formefiv f~ fte rel
fed sfafee navy. declared tho rrev ,,ft
messed au encounter between tho Errfs-
fuhC and the British cruiser urfsfot
whom or Tho uerfnudas be a.tf
'thn british cruisers Bristol quffeiE
ahd InrWlrF came no and We yvars
i"fccd 20 rur. White the Karlsruhe vas
enEaginE the Bristol. We we're sfeanfrg
etraiEhf auar We made fvrauf r.efv
knots ~ thal glight. End We never bssrf
rom thn FnrIaruhe sitter that orrorf
once our last message from nor ola
us that the bristol hal been darr,ei
and Waa making fnr some rrrf 80 -