The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-04-14

from British n other allied ships
were sent from time to time by Ger
man ships to Buenos Ayres, Rio de
Janeiro, Pernambuco and Santos
Three hundred and sixty from the
French steamer Guadalupe were sent
ashore at Pernambuco.
Several weeks ago, the officer said,
the Prinz wilhelm was getting short
OF coal and supplies and some Of her
crew and prisoners were afflicted with
beri-beri, caused by lack of vegetable
food. 1t was hoped to get supplies
from the German ship Macedonia
which was reported to have escaped
from Las Palmas. This vessel, they
learned, however, had been captured
by British ships. This hope gone,
they steamed north and we're in touch
with events Transporting regarding the
Prinz Eitel Friedrich.
1t was reported tonight that the
Wilhelm's original destination v =
New York, but that warnings were
given not to attempt to make that
port. Although officers would not adj
init 1t, the wilhelm is declared to
have been waiting far out in the
ocean off this port until the Eitel
Friedrich was informed. AS soon as
this news reached her, she was or
dered to creep in through the allied
ships off the Virginia coast. Allied
ships were said to be off this coast
last night. The signals from four of
them were plainly heard, he declared.
A member Of the crew of the Prinz
Wilhelm, who formerly was in the
United States navy, declared the ship
witnessed IN encounter between the
Karlsruhe and the British cruiser
Bristol. when off the Bermudas."
he said, "the British cruisers Bristol,
Suffolk and Berwick came up and
we were forced to run. While the
Karlsruhe was engaging the Bristol
we were steaming straight away. We
never heard from the Karlsruhe after
that except once. Our last message
from her told us that the Bristol had
been damaged and was making for
some port for repairs. The message
said the Karlsruhe hc been only
slightly damaged and that no one had
been killed.
ION November 81 we sank the
French steamer lime de Bretagne.
On December IL. just as our coal
supply again was running short we
took possession of the British steamer
Bellevue with 1000 tons of coal. Our
next prize was the French steamer
Mont Agel. She was empty and after
transferring her crew to our ship we
sent her to the bottom. On Deem.
Der 2S we captured the British
Gamer Hemisphere and from her
secured 5000 tons OF COAL
"Our next capture was the British
steamer PCtaro. which We sent down
On January 10. This vessel was in
ballast. On January IA we came up
on the British steamer Highland
Brae. In addition to q crew Of 81,
this steamer had aboard 81 passen-
gers. We took what we wanted from
her, transferred crew and passengers
to the Wilhelm and sent the steamer
to the bottom. On the same day we
overhauled the British sailing ship
Wilfred M. She was loaded with
fish and potatoes and from her we
secured many provisions.
THE Norwegian sailing ship Sc
mantha. the only neutral ship we
sank, was overhauled on February 3.
This ship, we were told, had on board
a cargo Of wheat consigned to the
British army and navy and we sent
her down because she was carrying
contraband OF war. On February 90
captured the British steamer
Chasehill, and after taking coal and
provisions from her we put about 400
or 500 prisoners on her and told her
captain to take them to the nearest
port. We left her food and coal
enough to make port and before put
ting the prisoners aboard fitted up
sleeping accommodations for them.
She was "a freight steamer, but we
made a regular passenger liner out
of her.
while we were transferring coal
the Guadalupe with $50 men and Off
GERS and 140 passengers came up and
We took her in charge. These pas
sengers were also placed aboard the
Chasehill and. after taking what we
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