The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-12

I the shining brooches. The deck officer
 in his worn, but neat uniform, swung back and forth methodically and every | thing bore out the captains curt re- hinder to certain strangers who wished to board her, This is a warship We cannot permit visitors
 For my part" said one of the ships doctors, q wish we were out again. We could send a few more of them to the bottom at least"
 | Then the harshness suddenly went ou. Of his voice and his eyes that had been angrily staring at Union Jack father up the river. filled with tears. Seven and half months at sea-" said the big Bavarion, "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'
 In the afternoon the crow of the Frye ieft their friendly prison ship for Ameri- | can soil again, and men on both boats | cheered They had already been pre- | ceded by the wife of Captain Kiehne, her two boys and a German canary, gift of the Friedrichs commander
 The silent path of the Eitel, which one officer today declared to be longer than l any ever traced by a ship of war, was crossed by web of carrying wireless l messages that had to be received but which had to go unanswered, according | to the description of one of the men. "The one message that made us laugh 1 was to hear We were sunk again." said the mariner. When we were in the Pa cific we heard we were sunk off Pata- gonia. When we rounded the Horn we heard that we had been lost in the South | China seas"
 Other periods of Listening in'' gave life saving tips to the fugitive ship, it was ex-
 plained.
 We were after a big British sailing | Vessel,' the sailor continued, and were in fair way to get her when we heard the Karlsruhe talking to us
 l Keep off, she said, enemy warships. I'll get the Englishman.'
 So we went away, and the Karlsruhe 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 surren- dered by Commander Therichens of the
 Eitel Friedrich The German commander said he wished to retain the original and
 would give Collector Hamilton copies. Late tonight the German commander had
 not decided what he would do. fIe still
 had possession of the Frye's papers.
 To Copy Papers
 Injustice to the German commander"
 said Collector Hamilton. II wish to say
 that he has at no time made objection
 to giving a copy of the Frye's papers. He agreed that copies should be made But he
 insisted that the original should go to
 the prize court as evidence of his action in destroying the American ship. I have sought to convince him that copy would
 do as well and agreed to attest them That question Commander Thierchens
 still has under consideration
 After his interview with Commander : Thierchens and submission of the Amer ican requests, Collector Hamilton said: 'The German commander told me that
 he had the Eitel examined by experts of the Newport News shipyard and after , | dockage and examination, would submit
 to me an estimate of the time that would , be required to repair her. He said fl that 1t was not his intention to intern , He saiC further that he would submit , reasons for sinking the Frye. shall wal, here until get his reply
 Capt. H. H. Kiehne of the Frye. owing
 to necessity for taking care of his crew was unable to leave tonight for Washing ton. He will go to Baltimore tomorrow with his wife and children and appear before customs officials in Washington Saturday morning K Tonight crews of the sunken British , Russian and French ships were released { Arrangements are being made to send the French crews to New York. Most of the British and Russians will man ship.
 loaded here with horses for England. Two the Pomney and Raebuyn, now are loadinS here, preparing to sail within few days Was Valuable Ship
 Washington. March 1l.-Destruction oi
 the William F. Frye by the .orinz Elte Friedrich struck from marine lists the pride of the American sailing fleet in
 point of size and equipment, and one oi | the largest square rigged craft in the | world. Her loss falls not upon an emo- : tionless corporation, but upon individual } members or connections of the Sewal l family, famous among New England ship.
 builders and owners since the days wher , American clipper ships carried commerce
 of the world in all the seven seas ant l fought the losing battle against steam
 craft that ended American maritime pres , tige. AL t The Frye was built in Batt, Me-. and