The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-23

Like a great. hungry sea monster
the German sea raider. the convert
ed cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm.
slipped into Newport News, Va. on
the morning of April IL. completing
voyage OF 255 days in which time
she sank fourteen merchant ships.
did more than S1o.0o0.00O damage
and captured 1000 prisoners
The feat of the ship recalls the old
blockade-runners of our own civil
war.
Slipping by four French vessels
patroling the high sea at the three
mile limit Of Newport News. she
Friedrich. When Captain Thier-
ichens of the EiIel Friedrich and
Captain Thierfelder of the kronprinz
Wilhelm met on the bridge OF the
latter vessel they embraced each
other while the sailors of the two
ships cheered with joy for they had
completed journeys of Destruction
in which they had done more Tor the
service of the Fatkerland than all
the great batrleships Of the German
Navy. The Eitel Friedrich sent L
ships to the bottom and the Wilhelm
II.
Sailing under sealed orders the
two completed the destruction they
were ordered to do and slipped INTO
q neutral port, conscious OF the re-
Yards they will receive from the
kaiser when the war is over and
thew return to the Eatherland- Prob
ably each Will receive an iron cross
while the captains may be raised 10
admira1s-
AN HISTORIC
CRUISE
The Wilhelm left New York har-
bor at midnight on August 8 She
had passenger list of German re-
servists and believed herself about
To be ordered to sail for Germany
When the first officer opened his
sealed instructions he was told 20
wait for orders from the German
cruiser Karlsruhe The two got IN
touch By wireless and the kronprinz
was ordered to proceed 10 the Der
nudas. There she met the harls-
ruhe. Captain Thierfelder and II OF
his iunior officers were placed
aboard, two 3-inch guns. provlSlo l
and coal were placed aboard and the
E-onprinz Wilhelm was ready 10
sail under orders TO destroy all yes
sels carrying contrabands OF war
and TO con16scate their PROVISIONS
and coal for her own use The Gec-
man government left it 10 the cap
tain TO furnish better equipment and
larger guns from vessels ne mlSnt
capture .o
As the Karlsruhe was transfer
Wing coal to the kronpr1nz- three
Enslish cruisers were sighted Inc
Eronprinz put on steam and with
hurst of speed disappeared. whlle the
Karlsruhe engaged the three anu
damaged one. II. TOO: escaped ana
beard nothing more of the Wilhelm
With the exception of once when 100
r,any miles apart, spoke each other
by wireless
ON September the British ship.
Tndian prince. was sighted in the
SoIIth Atlantic The Wilhelm no"
converted into 2 cruiser from a pa
la1iaI steamer. and painted gray SO
that it was not easily sighted. ha!!eo
the Indian Prince and ordered ne-
10 stop. but she crowded on ali steam
and started to run The two three
inch guns on the bow of the WI
helm spoke and the indian Srlnce
csme to a halt a boarding party
was sent TO take command. heF crew
wss transferred. her scanty supply
Of provisions and coal was taken
aboard and her sea-cocks opened
She went TO the bottom with the
German sailors singing songs OF VIC
forv on their first capture-their
3rst deed for the Fatherland-
ON october q the La CorrentIna
was sighted On her bow were TWO
four-inch guns. Despite the larger
armament the German raider went
toward her full speed ahead. while
the crew re5oiced in the hope they
were to go into battle The kron-
prinz ordered the British snip TO
Come about. but she trained her
guns on the raider and her COM
mander sent a reply ne would not
surrender
SHORT OF
AMMESITIOS-
w..h the prospect of being sunk
by the larger guns of the enc
NV Tte Erono-tnz opened ire One
shot went over the bow Of the Brit
ish ship and the other tore through
her rigging The La Correnttna
came 10 a halt and the German crew