Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-06
GERMANY ASKED TO PAY
FOR SINKING OF FRYE
to Recital OF Legal Aspects
of Case.
INSTRUCTIONS SENT TO GERARD
Claim for S22S. O5D.54, With Interest
From January -, 1915, Presented
for Damages Growing Out OF YES
sells Destruction by Raider.

WASHINGTON, April 5.-The Ameri-
can note 20 Germany on the sinking
OF the American sailing ship William
=. Frye by the German auxiliary
cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich was
made public here to-day. II is con
fined principally to a recital OF the
legal aspects OF the sinking OF the
Frye. and, in polite and diplomatic
language. suggests that Germany make
PREPARATION"
This is the text OF the instructions
to Ambassador Gerard:
You are instructed 10 present the
following note to the German Foreign
Office:
Under instructions from my gov
eminent, l have the honor to present
claim for s22S.c5?.5i, with interest
from January IS. 1915, against the
German government on behalf of the
owners and captain Of the American
sailing vessel William =. FRYE, for
damages sustained by them on account
of the destruction of that vessel on
the high seas by the German armorcd
cruiser Prina Eitcl Friedrich on Jan
uRry IS, 1915.
FACTS SET FORTH
IN AMERICAN NOTE
The facts upon which this claim
arises, and by reason Of which the
German government is held RESPONSE
bic by the government OF the United
States for the attendant loss and dam
ages, are briefly as follows
The William T.. Frye. n steel sail
ing vessel of 1874 tons. gross DAM
age. owned by American citizens. and
sailed under tho United States flag and
register, cleared from Seattle, Wash,
November 4, 1914. under charter to
NJ. II. Houser. of Portland. Ore. bound
for Queenstown. Falmouth or Ply
mouth for orders, with Il cargo con-
sisting solely of lS6.05O bushels Of
wheat, owned by the aforesaid IIouscr.
and consigned unto order or to it's as
signs all of which appears from the
ships papers. which were taken from
the vessel at the time OF her dcstruc-
ton by the commander Of the Ger
man cruiser.
"'On January 81, 1919, the Prnz
Eitcl Friedrich encountered the Frye
on the high seas: compelled her to
stop and sent OF board an armed
boarding party. which took possession.
After an examination Of the ships
papers, the commander OF the cruiser
directed mat the cargo be thrown
overheard, but subsequently decided 10
destroy the vessel. and on the follow
ing morning, by his order. the Frye
was sunk.
ITEMS ENUMERATED on
WHICH CLAIM is BASED
The claim OF the owners and cap
tain consists of the following items:
VALUE of ship. equipment and out
fill $4,000.
Actual freight, as per freight list.
boS4. 1ooo-22i tons n; 3e-G-S1So-1a-G at
$3.50, s39,759.54.
Travelling and other expenses OF
Captain kiehne and Arthur Scwall 4
Co. agents of ship, III connection with
making aiiidavits. preparing and Hing
claim, $500
personal effects OF Captain II. IL.
Kiehne. $500.
Damages covering loss due TO
deprivation Of use Of ship, $4,000.
Total, s22s,o5s.5t
by direction OF m. government, |
have the honor TO request that fun
PREPARATION be made by the German
government for the destruction of the
William l.. Frye by the German
cruiser Pr.nz Eitcl Friedrich
-; "'BRYAN'"