Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1915-10-15
6 |NTERN.ED
GERMANS
ESCAPE
Warrant Officers Of Teuton
Raider, Kronprinz Wilhelm,
Disappear With Small Yacht
Eclipse, From Newport

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Norfolk, Va, Oct. 15.--If the six
missing warrant officers Of. the in
termed German raider Kronprinz
Wilhelm have actually attempted to
escape by putting to sea in the little
yacht Eclipse, as many believe they .
did, their feat was as daring as the
ventures OF the cruiser Emden, which
terrorized the seas till she was beach
ed on Cocos island, naval men said
today.
The Eclipse Is little more than o
tub. Built Of wood "a years ago, she
is about ready to crumble to pieces.
II she was not wrecked inside the
bay, she has gone to sea, where, with
good weather, she may reach Haiti.
while with bad weather she stands
a good chance of going to the bottom.
Further. she faces the probability of
being captured either by a British
cruiser or an American cutter. Coast
guard stations have been notified By
wireless to look out for her. following
Captain Thisrfeldt's- report that she
and the six men had been missing
since Sunday night and that he fears
lall had been drowned.
Provided the tug is prIvateering.
she will be- able only to capture oil
ltankers bound for England. These
carry crews of 35 or 40 men, so six
are bound to get some excitement II
they. attempt to capture q tanker.
If she is armed. a one-pound gun is
all she can mount, for the recoii Of
la heavier gun would break her up.
Washington. Oct 15.--All leaves Of
absence for members OF the crews
aboard the internedE German raiders
Kronprinz Wilhelm and Prinz Eitel
Frederick at Newport were revoked
today by the navy department. This
action resulted from the belief that
six warrant officers from the Krcn-
prinz, reported missing, had escaped
with the yacht Eclipse and were per-
haps trying to damage British COM
merceN IN the south Atlantic. The
crew will be held prisoners In their
ships Until tits determined whether
the six officers violated their parole.i
It was rumored the Eclipse was seen
last night at Hampton Point, but no
further trace Of 1t had been found
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Norfolk. Va, Oct. 15.--The mys-st
terious disappearance Of a, German
owned yacht with six warrant officers
Of the interned German converted
cruiser Kronprins Wilhelm gave inils
petus,t today to reportsthatla new Getsl'
man raideris oif-ths coast o., Mexico
Captain Thierfelder of the Kronprins,
reported the disappearance. Lieut..
Hoffman. navigation oficer Of the
KronprinE. was the purchaser of the
yacht. and he WATSON the captains
list Of missing. The captainrsaid the
officers disappeared Sunday. He be-
lieves they have been drowned. Other
persons. however. pointed out that
the yacht was sufficiently large and
powerful to sail out to the open sea.
thus lending color to the suggestion Z
that the officers may have made a
dash for liberty to join the reported
raider of the Mexican coast.
Newport News, va, Oct. 15.----Fol4i
lowing the mysterious Disappearance
OF six oflicers Of the interned German
raider Kronprins wilhelm. three men
from the Kronprins and the Prinx
Eitel Frederic today iattemptedgtc
sscape,lfrom the iihprisohmene order
clamped on the vessels by seeking to
ship ON . Dutch steamer for Rotter-
dam. Customs and naval authorities
'foiled them, however.