New-York tribune., 1915-03-13
German Captain Tells of
Getting Fuel from
Captured Ships.
SPREAD SAILS
TO CATCH RAIN
Master of the Frye Says He
Gave ThierichenS Course for
Newport News.

Fitel Friedrich, broke his seal Of
silence to-day for the first time since
he sought haven in this port or
Wednesday, and told something OF ms
four months rovings as a commerce
ro;6or
.T $780,. u..- iu,.,,.;ou.od - tho can.
was never '"'oi
tain said smilingly as he sat IN the
III: e - ..o..ot =, 5-,.dock aiding
'' us, ..u.
mat ne had oeen 700 OuSy " 'SlN'
The commander was asked II his
- of Tho soes u,os o,er
-, .,a;-os :. Cor.
rest "eiteF' ne oNo4"i'e" ~
man. Then he explained IN Enghsh'
emDhasizing with hi.fist on the table,
"yyo bavo,, civon i mn bv long way.
". 3" ,as I...,, and ,ro .hoiI ,ove moro !
Iooe.
,.. -,,i.od sor dovs
AS you h"o"' "o - N'u.seu iV'
without seeing thing of Chill. Our
coal was almost zone We were really
ri .. lo,. 40 s;,,A,.
IN oau way '"e" o"e u"'
cd sailing ship flying no nag
SQUAD went aboard and demanded that
10 ebor. bo. colors She adroitted
a.. r..L .,,;. -
mat Sne was Vic ilei'" s''''
Got Coal Just in Time.
, -.
Wv hen we resd the sigma! wig
wagged BACK by our boarding crew IT.
was % IL iV"SV P'e'o'. -, 80
French ship Jean came the message,
loa1eV Rt W,et ,het asnt UvSC All ia Tbere was
boot,v soa running and we didn't dare
cor,c elonrsido without risking smash
SoLiI az t,,iI' 60 covo orders that
.,. .~e eo;l bnr 70 tho nearest nlsce.
W. sS'' ;dool ,iaco coIIoG Faster
Island. in in an elias our crew took her
l,-c,. tn. ioter ! oeerod the French a
chance 10 sail their own ship under
o,,r Dr5ors ,yi.b nav, and thew ac-
ccr..J
"Pnt this was too slow for US. so we
mt hack q chain ard towed her. When
we were under way again we sighted
d ship. We made her out as the Eng
lish boat kildaltcn, and took after her,
with our tow line Jerking along pc
hind. We soon finished her, and then
proceeded till we reached Easter
Island with our prize. We landed, and
when we found there was no particular
danger, We rested and quietly coaled.
1t was like feeding a hungry man.
Captain Thierlchens explained that
before he landed the crews OF the JSa.
and the kildalton he ascertalned mat
an Englsnman's yacht was IN the mar
Dor and that word could easily De
taken for their relief
Water from the Clouds.
-
E;tsl felt in nor long VOYAGE, the com
-. so;d ,,,as water
aTha I,;toi orcborod in the rain holt.
.. po,r,r,bnco ord snread ali sails
H0"I Iic,,Ia,i,. bnt hat-and
- Po,I IN fortv.eicbt hours the
"G.'e ,a.a",daa "a +bo tanks were
e9i5
"',CT, t,J o.,4 - .ho .,o.L of lin
-rt3ar;oLo,,a cort;ruod
erS' 60 -. LaS;a,.o :. ,,,boa ,ra
ana cOu,H ma "iy Liu E1or;Sa on.
saw the frehch steamship i'oi'ue "p
pearlng. , -.
/ here me commander paSseu 70 su'o ,,
a word of sincere praise 1or tne FLO
rides captain.
"There Is real gentleman, ne said
with enthusiasm, referring to captain
Moission. AT first his patrlotlsm ana
the loss Of his boat made II hard for
him TO compose himSeli on our ooal'
. but later, when he mad accepted the
situation, he bore his position IKE
true gentleman"
The commanders glance CHANGED to
fall on few green sprigs of wheat
growing from a box. in his cabin win
dow.
Io,ood 10, Something Green.
,..,.
you can't imagine what mat NIUE
( growing green meant to us" he said.
Even IN the ciues YOU can at Ieast
look INTO horlsts shop' pu' thIousI
these months on 'he sea %e g9@ineu TnItor
ior IT, 30 "heh we IeaGheu EHs'ej
lslahd we hAeu Oaske's WIN Tsit" unG
then n competition pegah' All We hau ~
10 plant were Deans ana peas, anu We We
soon louhu they Were HoV 6io"In W.
WeIc just ABOUT ieduy W biNe up w
seeing our windo" gardens green "neI
there came wheaV snip We ptan's1"
some OF II ah1 you see ~ -
the captains elbow, still bearing its
snd c@nqieSr, c ~es iraiiob caiebratior stH On
So - - NO., so,,,,orir of tbe can
-u -, Fr,t b;rtbday celebrated
.'''', ''.o,.l-,, tbis mort n uas an elab-
gg~atoi,- famed noon wbici the com
Sta,Ioyr ir,iliToIv evnlained was tho
.-',, 81 tbe Ion-cnmmiss;oned off
pirsS', p,,' "c,,oD''yorcin Later ss the
-, ,, ,o, ,,'cn- on 6eck Inc poet was
,,or.ar'aIi,, corc,ratulatcd with a warm
fon1sbato
""1',a''." 80 on o. tsbIe wore photographs
c.biCb fbe cantain proudly DISPLAYED as
Lis "frrtboet south" record. They
'''bor.od ,y,n ,,roet ;ccberos and n wide
80 i|ofcld
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