The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-04-14
WILHELM WILL
PUT To SEA SAYS
BOLD CAPTAIN
Captain Hants Little Time
for Repairs and VIII
Then Leave.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Newport News. April is.--comman-
der Thierfeldsr % the German con-
verted cruiser Rronprinx wilhelm to-
day made formal request ~ the United
States for time % remain here ard
repair his ship. The request was for
warded to Wasaingtor sealed. he Is
understood 10 have asked for tempo
rary repairs only. which il estimated
e require three weeks, although tho
commander Indicated less time win be
required.
He insisted ne inter ded 90 proceed
r. sea despite the allied warships
lowering OF the virginia capes He
said: we got IA and we can get
out. The enemy ships must not deter
us, even they may sink ua"
The general opinion prevails the YES
sci viii intern.
VESSEL IS LEAKING.
That the Wilhelm q leaking con-
stantly was evidenced b continuous
tbrobhing of her pumps and also By
the fact that the ship lies low in the
water despite lack u cargo. Captain
/ 1hierfelder urged the surveyors to
hasten their work that he might COM
ply with the request Of the American
government for an early application
for time % remain IN port.
| Customs officlals and officers Of the
navy at this port accest declarations
OF Captain Thelrfelder and Comman-
der Thieriehena u the Prinx Eitel
Friedrich that there we're no wireless
interchanRea between them after the
H1tel came % Newport News or while
tha sea raiders were ogermfinw IN tire
south sea- II la asserted thaf the only
wireless nsessage aent from enc Est@l
after Commands Thierichena pledged
the washington authorities that ne
would not use his apparnfus for trans
mission WAS a request cent 70 Rear
Admiral Beatty ~ the Norfolk navy
yard for permission 20 coal his ship.
i Captain Theirfelders explanation
that he tried 20 communicate with the
Fitel on the high seas But failed be-
cause he had not been supplied with
the new German war ccde was borne
out By statements ~ oHHcers on the
f7itcl Friedrich. They stated several
weeks $50 that while AZ sea they fre-
qucntiy heard q ship calling them IN
the ola code and that they believed
her 70 - a British ship which had
I - - ~ aHe&AtAettsA 9ttttasN
code.
NO DELAY WANTED.
= 10 not want % DELAY any more
! than can help" Captain Thelrfeider
reiterated = am ANXIOUS 90 get back
20 SEA"
+ Collector Hamilton also took up With
the German commander the question
/ 81 naturaliEed Americans aboard the
Wilhelm as members Of the crew. The
I captain assured him that there was M
man aboard who ala not wish 60 be
there. lie ga not know whether any
of the crew were natural xed Ameri-
cans. but understood that ~ least one
had served In the American navy He
said he would make a detailed inquiry
into the matter later IA TIE day.
Captain Thierfelder explained today
that he had bid God speed TO the Brit
lah and French prisoners who we're
released from hts ship yesterday.
When they we're rpaay 70 60. I
called the English sailors up and ad-
dressed them in English" said the
young German captain Then I called
up the three Frenchmen and addressed
them On French. I told them that I
wished them All we'll ami bade them
good bye. Aferward a. they were
leaving the ship. the British and
French sailors waved their hands an A
shouted fsrewells
In patrol ~ the river IN behalf 81
the navy. the tug sonomn today was
submitted FOR the Patuxent