Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-15
TOOK 960 PRISON ERS.


The Kronprinz Wilhelm followed in the
wake of the informed Prnz Eitel Fried
rich, which arrived here a month ago
Yesterday, after thrilling and effective
operations for the German arms In
her raid Of the seas since she slipped out
OF New York harbor August last as a
German merchant and passenger steamer
the Kronprnz Wilhelm never touched
land and took 40 prisoners from various
vessels DESTROYED
Most OF these We're sent to South Amer
iran ports at different times on German
ships which met tho raider in response
to wireless calls The 81 now on board
who will be landed tomorrow are Brit
ish sailors from the steamships lamar,
destroyed March %, and Colehv, destroy
ed March ., last.
The toll Of destruction credited tn the
Kronprinz Wilhelm includes the follow
ing vessels:
British steamer Indian Prince. rom
Pahia for New York, with coffee and
cocoa Five passengers. thirtY-two Of
fcers and crew. Sunk September (, 1914.
British steamer La Correntian. from La
Platte for London with $500 600 pounds
Of meat. Twenty-sx passengers % Of
French bark Union. from Port Talbo,
for Valparaiso with 500 tons of coal
Twenty-four officers and crew. Sunk
October q. 1914.
French bark Anne De Brtagne from
Fredrikstad for sydney and Newcastle
with cargo OF wood. Twenty-four of
ficers and crew Sunk November II
1914.
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.rpool for South America with 800,
;ons coal. Thirty-f officers and
rev. Sunk December 4, 1914.
French steamer Mont Angel. from
Marseilles for South America in bal
asst. Thirty-two officers aud crew
sunk December 4. 1914,
British steamer Hemisphere from
Hull for Rosario. with 5000 tons of
coal Twenty-siX officers and crew
Sunk December rs, 1914.
British steamer iotaro. Liverpool for
South American in ballast. Forty-sevei
officers and crew Sunk January 10, 1915
British steamer Highland Brae, London
for Buenos Aires, with meat and shoes
Fifty passengers and ninety-one Officers
and crew Sunk January II, 1915
British schooner Wifred NJ from St
Johns for Bahia with fish and potatoes
Seven officers and crew. Sunk January
IA 1916
Norwegian bark Samantha, from Linn
ton for Falmouth with cargo Of wheat
Twenty-three officers and crew. SUM
February 5, 1915
French passenger steamer Guadaloupe
from Buenos Aires for Bordeaux with gen
eral cargo One hundred and forty-thre'
passengers and I'm crew. Sunk Februar,
q. 1915
British steamer Ia mar. from Santos 70
Havre with IS 600 sacks OF coffee, Thirty
three officers and crew. Sunk March -
1915
British steamer Coiehy from Rosar
for St. Vincent with cargo of wheat
Twenty-eight officers and crew SUM
March q, 1915,
The British steamer Chasehill fror
Newport for Pernambuco was stoppe
February q, 1875 and after part OF he
provisions had been requisitioned by tn
cruiser she was allowed to proceed wit
800 prisoners transferred from the kron
prinz.
The second Of the raiders brought a
thrilling story as did the Eitel Fried
rich. Her record of destruction. however
was accomplished with only four guns
>wo taken from the German cruise
karlsruhe and two captured later fror
he British merchant steamer La Con
rentina, sunk October T. 1914.
The most connected story of the lon
voyage from New York-,55 days In a
was told tonight by Over-Lieutenar
Albert Warneke, the first officer, VIII
LEFT New York harbor with the ship.
We left August and put out into tn
great big ocean" said Lieutenar
Warneke We weres not warship thel
but three days out, off the Bermuda
We met the German cruiser Karlsruhe
We took from her two three-inch gun