The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-11
GERMAN CRUISER L|N|PS INTO U. s. PORT FOR SUPPLIES Marine Wrecking Securing of Two Oceans Ended in Sinking American Ship ADMITS SINKING OF
 8 MERCHANT SHIPS Vessel Has Travelled 55,000 Miles Since War Began, Preying Upon
 Allies Commerce--Captain
 Tells of Voyage

Newport News. va.. March 10.-The German auxiliary cruiser Prinz Eitei Friedrich. after marine wrecking securing of Pacific and Atlantic oceans. which cuIuinated in the sinking of an American sailing ship In the south Atlantic January 2s. last. limped into this port today and anchored for sup- plies and repairs. She brought with her rescued crews and messengers of American. British. French and Russian ships and lies at anchor tonight. proud of her trophies of war that crunch the bottom of the sea. but in q state of mechanical exhaustion from the strain of a 55.OO0-mile tourney.
 The German cruiser began her scouv- ing for the ships of enemies of the fatherland at .rsingtau, China, last Now ember under mastership of Commander Thierichens and put into this port to- day with the admitted sinking of eight merchant ships, three British, three French, one Russian and one American. The sinking of the American ship, the William F Frye, sailing vessel bound from Seattle to Queentown with 52oo tons of wheat, most concerned American port officials here and the Washington government.
 Victims of Cruiser
 The list of ships sank by the German ship Is as follows:
 British sailing ship Invercoe, W. J. king, master; crew B. owner, Inver line of Aberdeen. Scotland. Sunk February 12.
 British steamer Mary Ada Scott, A. E. Dobbing, master; crew 2S Owner, James Westoll of Sunderland, England. Sunk February IS.
 Fre1ch steamship Floride, Monssion, master: crew, IS: passengers, S6. Owners. Comps~nle Generale Transatlantique. Sunk February 1s.
 British steamship willerby, j. Wedge wood. master: crew. 27 Owners, Ropner & Go of West Hartlepool. Sunk Febru- ary 20
 Russian sailing ship Isabel Browne, Axmar Eriksson, master: crew, 13 Owner, Tronberg. Finland Sunk January 27.
 French sailing ship Pierre Lott, Tranch- ant, master; crew, 24. Society Nouvelle
  Sunk January 27.
 American sailing ship William P Frye. H. H. Kiehne, master; crew, 3l. Owner, Arthur Seawell x Co.,, of Bath, Me. Sunk January B. Cargo of wheat from Seattle. Wash, to Queenstown, England, for or ders declared to be contraband by German cruiser
 French sailing ship Jacobsen, V. Leroux, master; crew, 23 Owners, Society Les voilers, Dunkerquois. France Sunk Jan uary 2S.
 H. H. Kiehne of Baltimore. master of the American ship, after leaving the Eitel Friedrich with Customs Collector Hamilton today. told a dramatic story of his experience. With him were his wife and two children.
 Despite my protestations that was the American master of an American ship, the German cruiser Eitel Fried rich sank the William F. Frye, on the morning of January 2S, blowing a gap ing hole through her vitals with a charge of dynamite said Captain Kfehne.
 q was almost becalmed when tho German ship appeared about ? o'clock in the afternoon of January 27. My ship was barely moving and paid no attention to the first order from the Dutchman tc lay to. However, she bore down on me and I brought my craft to a standstill. After learning that car ried cargo of wheat, the German cap tain told me that it was contraband. and he intended to destroy it. I protested, but no attention was paid to my state mentS
 "A German officer and squad of men was sent aboard the bark 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 I afterward ascertained.
 "Evidently the grain was not being thrown overheard fast enough to suit the German skipper, for he sent half hundred of his men aboard soon after wards and the work went on for hours without interruption. However, it was slow at best, and was informed about o'clock next morning that my ship
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