Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-12
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1T was I long voyage from New
York to Newport News" said Over
Lieutenant Warneke, first officer Of the
Wilhelm, az he locked out on the brill
liant sunrise. .But IL was pleasant
voyage and III al1 that time we never
touched land. Two hundred fifty days
from New York to Newport News, and
the distance u only 3S0 miles. won
der what can be the matter with this
ship?"
Sank Neutral Ship.
Sinking by the wilhelm Of the neu-
trail Norwegian bark Samantha. bound
for Falmouth, Feb. 5, last. promised to-
day to present an Interesting case sim
liar to that precipitated by the sinking
OF the American bark William p. Frye
by the Prihz Eitel Friedrich. The Sc
mantha was loaded with wheat for
England.
1.-THE NorwegianS cargo was contra
band Of war" said Lieutenant War
neke. There was NO alternative for US.
The cargo OF wheat was worth far more
than the ship itself and from the ships
papers we found the wheat was insured
by the British government."
Investigation is being made Of the
conditions under which the Kronprinz
Wilhelm slipped from New York harbor
on Aug. 3, 1t being reported that she
did not have proper clearance papers
when she made her dash. Should it be
found that the ship did not secure
clearance papers, she could be subject
to "pains and penalties" for breach of
the customs laws.
Several officers and men of the
cruiser are wearing the iron cross.
Prisoners cIossly Guarded.
The sixty-one prisoners now on board
the Wilhelm, who were taken from the
mail steamer Tanner and the British
steamer Coleby. still were cooped up in
q space on the upper afterdeck and
guarded by armed sailors. Efforts to
talk with the prisoners were prevented
by the guards.
A newspaper taken on board and
offered to one who begged for 1t in
order to get news from home was con-
fscated by an officer. Several of the
prisoners. including Captain Creighton,
of the Coleby. andsChief officer Mat
thews. Of the TamF, asked that mes
sages be sent to thAr families in Eng
land, but before the addresses could be
secured, the guard intervened.
!. Manned byAAmerieans.
The crew Of the sKronprinz is COM
posed almost entirely of persons who
are naturalized Americans. who have
lived in the United States for many
years. Some of them were former men,
bers of the crew Of the battleship
Kearsarge, Of the American navy, and
of the German cruiser Karlsruhe, trans
ferred to the Kronprinz in the south
Atlantic. Several others are members
of tina. crews Of ships sunk by the
auxiliary cruiser.
British Vice Consul C. E. Kenworthy
Is In communication with Collector
Hamilton concerning disposition Of the
prisoners. It is the intention to send
them hack to England on the steamer
.Cassandra, NOW in port. The Cas-.
sandra il dt4ed for rscaryyin0 n0passengers
bu4 has snSa8sd inxhe freiSht.carrytng3
trade. ~
German Vice Consul 0rassau also
paid an of1cial visit to the cruiser.
Early today United States naval patrol
Of the James river was begun. The
tug Patuxung took a position near the
raider, while torpedo boats and sub
marines anchored in positions leading
to Hampton Roads. The provisions
taken on by the cruiser were for use
in this port only. They consisted Of
fresh, fruits and meats, the lack of
which has caused the epidemic of beri
beri.