Arizona republican., 1915-03-11

attention to the first order from the Dutchman to lay to. However, she bore down on me and I brought my craft to a standstll After learning that l carried cargo of wheat, the German captain told me it was contra band and he intended to destroy it. l protested, but no attention was paid to my statements. A German officer and a squadron of men was sent aboard the bark and I and my crew set to work throwing the grain overheard.
 The German sighted another vessel, also bccalmed and made for her. He returned about ten o'clock at night, having sent the other ship to the bot tom, as l afterwards ascertained. EVi dently the grain was not thrown over board fast enough to suit the German skipper. for he sent me half hundred Of his men aboard soon afterwards and the work went on for hours without interruption. However. it was slow at best and was informed at two o'clock in the morning that the ship would he sent to the bottom. which was uone."
 
 two children and the crew went aboard the German ship in their own boats and were shown every consideration after wards until landed here. Tt was originally the intention of the German captain to leave enough of the cargo in the hold of the ship for ballast. That part of the grain was to be rendered useless by salt water" con- tinued kiehne.
 As soon as I was informed that my ship was to be sent to the bottom, l and my wife and two boys. and the crew made for the German cruiser in our boats. We were taken aboard and shown every courtesy throughout the remainder of the voyage For two weeks before making this port the German ship molested no ships of any kind and always avoided them. not wishing to give the English Gruisers; any wind of her intentions. She pro- | ceeded slowly up the coast, all the | lights that were not out being carefully shaded
 | Last night while nearing the capes the wireless apparatus on board the l Etel informed us that there were four 1 English warships in our immediate vii l cnity. two of which seemed very close. i However we eluded them and made 1 this port in safety
 1 Ar officer on the German cruiser stated that q black hulk was seen in 1 the darkness about the time the wire | less gave notice of the proximity of the | n lch mo of of ha l opinion that it was one of the English l ships
 Captain Kiehne. asked about other 1 matters, said:
 l "The Eitel sent three ships to the 1 bottom on the kaiser's birthday, the day on which the American bark was | Overhaued.
 | The William Frye of Bath. Me. was owned by the Arthur SewaII company. l When Overhauled by the German cruis- | CT she was bound from Seattle to Queenstown with a cargo of wheat for orders The shippers wife said today she and the children were frightened when overtaken by the German cruiser but their fears were allayed when she went aboard the cruiser the officers and men making every effort to give them all possible comforts l As soon as the Eitei Friedrich had | anchored here Collector Hamilton, and aides visited the ship and first class passengers from the French passenger | steamer Foride, together with the cap | tains of the eight destroyed vessels. 1 were brought to Newport News. With | them were several officers of German vessel. among them the chief paymas- ter, August Lousseau.
 The final order the paymaster took
 to the ship tonight from Collector Hamilton was the instruction to the commander that the ship could only re-
 main in port for repairs to such an ex-
 tent as to make her seaworthy unless | she interned.
 The German paymaster also carried word that American officers would