Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-04-12

tHr NoRHiHa IouRHAt SPECIAL LtAstp wiasl
Newport News Va, April 1.-THE
German converted cruiser Kronz-
Iprlna Wilhelm, the elusive raider Of
commerce IN the south Atlantic,
Slipped into this port today and ask
ed for fuel and provisions Many
times reported destroyed, the former
North German LLOYD liner had evad-
ed hostile warships fer eight months
lwhile she sent fourteen merchantmen
10 the bottom. Her officers said she
was forced to steal her way past -four
lalled cruisers OFF the Virginia oapes
TO reach this refuge
/ we got in without being seen by
/ the enemy and we can get out the
Same way declared her command
Ter, Lieutenant Paul Thierfelder,
formerly navigating officer OF the
I German cruiser Karlsruhe, in "a state
ment tonight
When She dropped anchor, Nhe
/ tKranprln1 Wilhelm had less than
twenty-five tons of coal ana scanty
provisions for the crew Of 500 men
and siXty-one prisoners from mer-
chant ships sunk Ia the south Attain
Tic
hi"AitNNfA AtNANAtA NhtIlNs
OF the fourteen ships that the
f5.000-ton cruiser sunk, nine were
British. four Brench and one Nor
weglan The valne Of these ships and
their cargoes, OFFICERS Of the wilhelm
tonight estimated at Sf.000.000
When The Kr0nprlnz wilhelm ar
rived Off Thlmble shoals, after pass
ing in the virginia capes, early today,
two United states submarines, the
.G-t ana D-2, met her. The appear
ance OF the submarines caused con
siderable surprise, but there was no
demonstration as the little vessels
conveyed the German raider TO guar
antine. where Dr. MaeCanertY tnit. |
ed states quarantine officer. boarded !
her Commander Thlerfelder reported |
sixty-six of The crew aud prisoners |
were III with berI-beri and REQUESTED |
that they Be taken to "A hospital.
The Krunprlnz wilhelm followed |
IN the wake of the interned Prln1 I
EiteI Friedrich which arrived here q |
month ago Yesterday after thrilling |
and effective operations for the Ger
man arms.
In her raid Of the aoas since She
slipped out Of New York hafhof on |
August last as n German merchant |
and passenger steamer, the Rron- |
prinz Wilhelm never touched land |
and took $50 prisoners from various /
vessels destroyed
Most of these we're sent to South .
American ports ut different times on (
German ships which met the raider
in response to wireless calls. The /
sixty-one now on board, who VIII be /
landed here tomorrow are British /
sailors from the steamships Tamar. \
destroyed March 25 and coleby. de-
stroyed March 27 last.
The second of the raiders brought I
as thrilling q story as did the Eitel
Fricdrlch. Her record Of destruc-
tion. however, was accomplished
with only four guns, two taken from
the German cruiser Karlsruhe and
Two captured later from the British
merchant steamer la coffentna,
sunk October T. 1914.
The most connected story Of The /
long voyage from New Yofk ~ GOD
days in all--was told tonight by over
Lieut. Alb Warneke, the first officer \.
who left New York harhor with thoI
Not Armed al Beginning.
"We left New York August 2 ana
put out into the great big ocean said
lieutenant Warneke. We were not
a MaIhblB AHtNt NuA tiltff AtAA" N'N
off the Bermudas we met tile Ger
man cruiser Karlsruhc We took from
her two 3-inch guns which We mount-
ed on the bow Of the ship and took
Lieut.. Capt. Thierfelder. her nayigat-
ing officer. TO command our ship. We
also took seventeen OF the Karlsruhe'sl !
junior officers and men, took on more
coal and provisions and put to sea
I'VE made for the south Atlantic
and the first ship we encountered was |
the British ship Indian Prince, which |
We sank September 1. 1914 From
that time on, we remained on the |