The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-04-12
AN OFFICER BOASTS
1T WILL SOON LEAVE
However, in Washington 1t
Is Believed That the Com
merce Raider Is Tied Up
for the Remainder of the
Wharf.-The Kronprinz Was
Nearly Destitute Of Coal

Newport News. April l2.-How tht
German merchant raider Kronprinz Will
helm, which came into this port Sunday
morning, was chased by British warships
after midnight Saturday and barely es-
capped capture was told by officers OF
British merchant vessels destroyed by the
Wilhelm in the south Atlantic and who
were passengers on the raider. Shortly
before noon to-day, 60 of the officers and
men OF the steamers Tamar and Coleby
were taken from the Wilhelm and trans
ferred by tug TO the British ship Cas-
sandra, which will sail later day for
Glasgow.
When released from the German ship.
the men told of the run into port Sat
urday night, declaring the escape of the
raider TO be marvellous
The kronprinz Wilhelm to-day was
anchored at almost the same spot recent
ly occupied by the Prinz Eitel Friedrich,
while coal, fresh water and provisions
were being taken on. The provisions
taken on by the cruiser were for use in
this port only and consisted of vege.
tables and fresh meats, the lack of which
was responsible for the epidemic of beri-
beri. Lieutenant Commander Thierfelder
OF the cruiser has asked for time TO sur
yey his ship and submit to an examina.
tion by y. S. naval officers before max.
ing a formal request as TO the time he
wishes 10 remain in American waters
for full supplies and repairs. Secretary
of the Navy Daniels has instructed Ad.
miral Fletcher at Hampton Roads TO
follow the precedent established in the
case of the Eitel, just interned.
"We got in without being seen by
the enemy and we can get out the same
way," declared her commander, Lieu
tenant Captain Paul Thierfelder. for
merly navigating officer Of the German
cruiser Karlsruhe. When she dropped
anchor the Kronprinz Wilhelm had less
than twenty-five tons OF coal and scanty
provisions for the crew Of 500 men and
sixty-one prisoners from British mcr-
chant ships sunk in the South Allan !
tie
OF the fourteen ships that the 10000 !
ton cruiser sank, nine were English. four |
French and one Norwegian. The value
Of these ships and their cargoes. officers
Of the Wilhelm last night estimated at |
s7,e0,OOo
When the Kronprinz Wilhelm arrived
Of Thimble Shoals. after passing in the
Nsr..ir.f.
United States submarines, the G-l and /
DE- met her. The appearance Of the
submarines caused considerable surprise
among the crew, but there was no dem.
onstntion as the little vessels conveyed
the German raider 20 quarantine, where
Ilr. MacCaferty, United States quaran-
tine officer. boarded her. Commander
Thierfelder reported So Of the crew and
prisoners were IN with beri-beri and re-
quested that they be taken 10 a hoe.
pital
The Kronprinz Wilhelm followed in
the wake Of the interned Prinz Eitel
Friedrich, which arrived here a month
fgo saturday. after thrilling and effcc.
tive operations for tho German arms. In
her raid Of the seas since she slipped
1ut Of New York hsfbor August , last
as a German merchant and passenger
Steamer. the Krouprinz Wilhelm never
touched land and took SOS prisoners from
sariou. vessels destroyed
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