Evening star., 1915-03-11

NEW RohT NEWS, va, march IL
At o'clock this morning the Prinz
Eitel Friedrich had been in these wa
ters for more than thirty-six hours and
no signs Of any intention to move were
apparent Rumors were persistent that
British cruisers were lurking of the
Virginia capes. A boatman who deliv-
cred papers to officers of the German
cruiser declared that members OF the
crew had said that the Eitel Friedrich
actually had been chased into American
waters by British cruisers.
Survivors of the British. French and
Russian merchantmen and the Ameri-
can ship. except some Of the first-class
passengers Of the French ship F1oride.
still remain aboard the Eitel Friedrich.
and those on shore are in charge of
immigration officials.
Asked Not to Use Wireless.
Collector Hamilton has requested the
commander OF the German vessel not to
use his wireless apparatus while in
port. The collector will permit to be
landed and delivered to the port au-
thorities to be forwarded to New York
about $50 sacks of mail taken from the
steamer Floride. when 1t was bound
from Havre to South American ports.
Eitel struck up German national airs
in celebration of the birthday of Com
mander Thierichsen, captain Of the YES
sell Attempts to board the converted
fusals by the officer Of the watch. who
stated that none would be admitted
except officials Of the United States
government.
Capt: Kiehne OF the William P. Frye.
spent last night aboard the Prinz Eite1
Il returned to the Eitel Friedrich
last night" said Capt. Kiehne, land
was received by the German officers
again. They all seemed assured that
the ship would be interned, but talked
were most concerned last night in cele-
brating birthday of one of the Off
GERS and anticipating the captains
birthday today
Value of Sunken Frye.
Capt. Kiehne said his ship was
valued. with its supplies. at about
s2so.ooo. and that the cargo of wheat
was worth 100000.
IN Newport News hotels there awak-
ened ON land this morning the COM
manders of the other known marine
victims Of the Eitel Friedrich: W. J.
King of the British ship Invercoe: A.
E. Dobbing of the Mary Ada Short.
British: Capt. Monssion Of the French
passenger ship Floride; ]. Wedgewood,
master of the British ship Willerby;
Axmar Erickson of the Isabella Brown,
Russian; V. LIE Roux of the French
ship Jacobsen, and Master Trenchant
of the French sailing ship Pierre Lott.
In addition to these were a group of
hrst-class passengers of the French
passengership Floride. who were per-
nlttted to remain ashore under guard
Of immigration officials. Among the
passengers was Raoul Massar, = Bel
gian citizen, taken from the F1oride
bound for the Argentine Republic.
sMAssar was glad to be on American
soil, and last night was planning,
through negotiations with Washington,
to leave for New York. where he might
embark for Paris to rejoin his family
Tension Of the Voyage.
On. the terrible tension of a voy-
ago on a converted cruiser" said NJ.
experienced 1t he cannot understand,
And tho women. How they would have
suffered had they suspected that at
any moment they might have been
sent to the bottom of the sea by
torpedo. perhaps even from a ship
which few the flag they loved"
The sudden arrival of the German
cruiser in Hampton roads and in the
James later at Newport News demor-
allied Shipping from these ports, but
two British ships late in the day, their
Friedrich would be interned, ventured
TO sea. One was the Anglo-Mexican
for Avonmouth, with horses for Eng
land, and the other was the British
steamer Bolton Hall, with wheat for
Italy.
1t was stated here early today that
a number of Englishmen held on board
the German warship had refused to