The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-08
BANDIT CAREER
OF SHIP ENDED
Famous German Sea Raider, Prinr
Eitel, Is Interned When Help Fails
tO Arrive.


NEWPORT NEWS, Va, April s.
with the internment today VI the Ger.
man auxiliary cruiser Frinz Eitel
Friedrich aud her crew, the commerce.
destroyer ended her spectacular war
career.
heCihlCl Of Commander ThleriChens
of tie PrinE Eite to intern his ship
followed the receipt by him Of All i'm
perutiNe uUtiCc from the United States
goyeIr Insut curly last night that the
line ltmit for his stay would expire
al midnight Had he not asked tO in
tern his ship, Captain Thierichens
would haze bceL compelled to depart
ttOm American waters not later ulHn
I ii IN, today.
In requesting permission OF the
Washington government 10 Intern, Cap
tain Thierichens explained that fail
ure Of expected relief 10 arrive made
the step necessary rather than de
liver crew aud ship 10 fruitless and
certain distinctions by British and
French warships waiting off the Nir
glnia capcs' II was said that he
had expected German warships to ar
rley to aid him IN eluding the allies
warshipa.
Many British ships we're Leaving
port today az Il result Of the decision
10 intern the Eltel, which action
operated to lift the American embargo
against commerce ships fthe allied
European countries With the taking
" the Prlnz Eitel to the Norfolk navy
yard today the breeCh blocks Of her
guns were to be- removed and the con
Meeting rods Of her engines detached
Tn. priuE Eite has been laid up here
since March 10 when she limped into
port following her remarkable com
merce raiding voyage from the Orient
during which she destroyed the Ameri
can ship W. p Frye.
Early In the day Collector Of Gus
toms Hamilton sent to Commander
Thlrrlchens the following reply to his
letter Of last night announcing his In.
tpntion to intern his ship:
Commander s NJ s Prnz Eitel
Friedrich
Sir: have 10 acknowledge re-
cclpt " your letter Of April Z, inform.
ing me Of your intention to intern s.
NJ $. Prinz Eitel Friedrich aud your
expectation " my governments fur.
ther orders
These instructions will come to you
soon through the United States naval
department Until such time you will
occupy your present position
with renewed assurances Of my
best consideration,
(Sigued) Norman r. Hamilton,
Collector"
After the conference Of government
officials Admiral Helm asked for in.
structions from the navy department
at Washington as to details Of intern
mpnt procedure These plans win be-
formulated nj Washington,
Commander Thierichens turned over
10 the naval authorities three men he
had been holding on his ship who had
applied for enlistment IN the German
navy. The Officers OF the naval patrol
In the James river planned to send
them here to the customs authorities
later In the day.
WASHINGTON, April s. Secretn,
ry Daniels today gave formal orders
to Rear Admiral Beatty commanding
the Norfolk navy yard, to take the
PrinS Eltel Friedrich to the navy yard
for lnternment
Admiral Beatty will determine to
what extent the ship will he disman.
tied but II was not thought that more
would I've done than to remove the
breach locks from her guns and detach
the connecting rod OF her engines.
Al first officers and men probably
win be given the freedom Of Norfolk
and later officers at least, practically
will have unrestricted liberty upon
their promise not to violate the neu.
trallty OF the United States II always
has been customary TO extend rather
than curtail the liberty Of lnierned bel.
llgerents