The Sentinel=record., 1915-03-12
THRILLING EXPERIENCES
 OF GERMAN CRUISER
Norrowly Escaped Being Rammed By
 English Vessel Which She Sunk.

1 us before We discovered her" said 1 Captain Wedgewo0d I've were go- ing full speed ahead and the Fried rich was coming full speed, abont to | ram us broad-ide She hoieted a sig nal for ns to stop. | kcit right on b1t sWerved and tried to claw around der 10 get by soon saw there was no chance of the Friedrich also sNerved toward our stern. Instantly saw my chance to ram her and gave the order reverse the engines and give em hell for all your worth
 "I thought l had her We were soon 1 going full speed astcrr and il seemed | we could not tail to strike. We saw men and women wildly motonins. Little did we know there were Brit ish, French and Russian prisoners aboard 1 only thought of the chance 1 to ram and sink the enemy and take to sea in our own boats rather than | take chance at rscue after the col lislon. But the Eitel Friedrich miss ed the crash by only a few yards.
 Jack Macey of the creN of the Frye told of the sinking of the French steamer tloride She was full ol champagne and other wines and vol l should aye seen her buru,' he said The friedrieh steamed away aad came back two hours later Then We scootcd for the Friedrich was afraid of the glare and had heard the wire less of d British warship not far iaway'
 Other officers and men told how they had signed papers not to parl- cpate further in the war against Ger. many on the understanding taat they were to be placed aboard neutral ships
 We sighted IS neutral ships but not one was spoken by the Eitel ltredrich, said Cartain King of tha British smken sailing ship lnvelcoe,
 "Everyt.me neutral ship appeared we all were in the matches and Ger man officers said to us:
 Don't be frightened. If British cruiser sights us stay down below. Wen return her fire tin masthead sinks"
 When Colleeto, Hamilton boarded the Etel Friedrich today the cruiser's rust streakgd hull and blackened smokestack concealed a contrast Of gay spirits that even the stiff regime of wartime discipline could not re- Ipress
 When officers came on deck from the banquet table of the captain. who was celebrating his birthday, thera was no sign of fatigue, as they me chaHicaiIy returned to their round of duty. Behind the dirty black shields that concealed the cruisers auxiliary guns the crew was at work polishing the shining brooches. The deck off cer in his worn but neat uniform swung back and forth methodically.
 For my part said one of the ship doctors, T wish we were out again. We could send a few moro of them 10 the bottom at least"
 Then the harshness suddenly went out Of his voice and his eye, that hal been angrily staring al Union Jack further up the river, filled with fears.
 So many months at sea. said tnc big Bayarian, and l don't even know whether my wife and little girl in Munich are alive And my two broth. CTS, officers
 Then he added war time is not 'schoen"
 The silent path of the Eithel. which one officer today declared 10 be long CT than any traced by @ ship of war, was crossed by a web of varying wire less messages that had to be received but which mad 10 go unanswered, ac- cording to the description of one of the men.
 The one message that made Us laugh was to hear we were sunk again" said the mariner When we were in the Pacific we heard we were sunk off Patagonia When we round. ed the horn we heard that we had been lost in the south China sea"
 Other periods Of listening in" gave life saving tips to the fugitive ship, it was explained.
 "We were after a big British sail, ing vessel the sailor continued, and were in a fair way to get her when we heard the Karlsruhe talking to us. Keep off she said. enemy warshps. I'll get the Englshmen.'
 80 we went away and the Karls, ruhe got her." he added
 Controversy arose today over the papers of the destroyed American ship Frye Collector Hamilton. in the name of the government, asked that | they be surrendered by Commander l Thierichens of the Eitel FriedricA. | The German commander said he l wished to retain the originals and would give Collector Hamilton copies. Late tonight the German commander l had not decided what he would do | He still had possession of the Frye's