Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-11
would be brought ashore later to be
questioned.
British Ships ew Guard.

British Ships On Guard.
At 3 o'clock this morning the Eitel
had been In Hampton Roads thirty six
hours. British cruisers were indefin-
itely reported lufAing on the
Virginia cs,pes, aaSS hcetc,an who
delivered papers to officers OF the Ger
man cruisers and members of the crew
told him the Eitel had been chased into
the American port by the Britishers.
Members of sunken French. English
and Russian ships still remain on
board the Eitel and the few on shore
are in charge OF immigration authori-
ties.
when I returned to the Eitel last
night" said Captain Kiehne THE Ger
man officers seemed certain the ship
would be interned.
Captain Relates Experience.
II. H. Kiehne OF Baltimore. master
of the American ship. told a dramatic
story of his experience. With him were
his wife and two children.
Despite my protestations that I
was the American master OF an Ameri-
can ship, the German cruiser Eitel
the morning Of Jan. %, blowing big
AloAS lila u hCI tlI1l0 Will q SAASSAo % "
dynamite" said Captain Kiehne.
Il was almost .becalmed when the
German ship appeared about 2 o'clock
in the afternoon OF Jan. q. My ship
was barely moving and paid no at
tention to the first order from the
Dutchman to lay to. However, she
bore down on me and / brought my
craft to a standstill. After learning
that I carried cargo OF wheat the
German captain told me that it was
contraband and he intended to destroy
it. 1 protested but no attention was
paid. to my statements.
Threw Grain Overheard.
"a German officer and squad of men
were sent aboard the barn and and
my crew were set to work throwing the
grain overheard The German sighted
another vessel. also becalmed, and
made for her. He returned about 10
o'clock at night, having sent the other
ship to the bottom, as afterward as
certained.
Evidently the grain was not being
sent overheard fast enough to suit the
German skipper. for he sent me half
hundred of his men aboard soon after
ward, and the work went on for hours
without interruption. However. it was
slow at best, and vas informed about
o'clock next morning that my ship
would be sent to the bottom, which
was done.
1T was originally the intention Of
the German captain to leave enough OF
the cargo in the hold of the ship for
ballast.
THAT part Of the grain was to be
rendered useless by saIkszEater. AS
soon al was informed fh0t Smy ship
was to be-ssskrto. the bottom. ], my
wife and Two b 9ndsthe crewsmnde
for the German c3tiiSeT in our boats
We were taken aboard and shown
every courtesy 2thruout the remainder
Of the voyage.
Did No More Damage.
"For two weeks before making this
port the German ship molested no ships
of any kind and always avoided them,
not wishing to give the English
cruisers any wind Of her intentions.
She proceeded slowly up the coast, all
lights were not out being carefully
shaded
Last night while nearing the Capes
the wireless apparatus on board the
Eitel informed us that there were four
English warships in our Immediate
vicinity. two Of which seemed very
close. However. we eluded them and
made this port in safety"
An officer Of the German cruiser
stated that black hulk was seen In
the darkness about the time the wire
less gave notice Of the proximity Of the
English man of war. Many were OF
the opinion that 1t was one Of the
English ships.