Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-13
F Favored by Luck When Coal
Supply Was ExhauSt3ji
Rain Supplies Tanks When
Thirst Is Near.
EXPLOITS OF ROVER
SURPASS ROMANCE
Hopes FickIe Goddess May AS
SiSt Him in Getting Clear of
Neutral Port and Waiting
Enemy,

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iaY MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wtasl
Newport News, March II. - cant
Max Thierichcns, commander of the
German converted cruiser Prinz Eitel
Friedrich, broke his seal of silence to-
day for the first time since he sought
haven in this port Wednesday. and
told something of his four months
rovings as a commerce raider
The commander, as he sat in mis-
ships cabin, was asked If his historic
raid of the sea was over.
Just wait" he explained. I'VE
haven't given il up by long way
We had luck and We shall have
more, / hope
AS YOU know" he continued. I'VE
Cruised for DAYS without seeing a thing
off Chile. our coal was almost gone.
We were really In a bad way. Then
one day we sighted a sailing ship fly
ing no flag. a squad went aboard and
demanded that she show her colors.
She admitted that she was the French
ship Jean.
Gets supply of Coal
when we read the signal wig
Wagged back by our boarding crew /
was as If a roast pigeon were to fly
into the mouth of a starving men.
French ship jean came the mes
sage Loaded with best Cardiff coal.
But that wasn't an. There was a
heavy sea running and we didn't dare
come alongside without riskug smash
ing both hulls. SO / gave orders that
we sail her 10 the nearest place
found an ideal place called Easter
island on the atlas our crew ,ook
her Over, but lHtcr ! offered the
French a chance TO sail their ship un-
der our orders with pay and they ac-
cepted.
Like Feeding Hungry Man.
But this was too slow for us, so
we put back a chain and towed her
When We were under way again we
sighted another ship We made her
out as the English boat kildalton ana
took after her with our tow line jerk
ing along behind We soon finished
her and then proceeded until we
reached Easter island with our
prize. We landed ana when we foEnC
there was no particular danger we
rested ana quietly coaled. IT was IKE
feeding a hungry man
Next to coal the greatest need The
Eitel felt in her long journey the
commander said, was water Be /
cause of the water shortage, he SAID |
Rain Furnishes Water
The Eitel anchored in tho rain belt /
near Pcrnambuco, and spread Al. |
sails-nOt perpendiCularly but flat /
and waited, and in forty-eight hours |
the rains descended and the tanki
were filled
we were out of the track Of lin
1rs, the captain continued, and
could hardly believe it when we say
NE French steamship Florlde "p-
pearing"
Here Commander Thierichens paus-
d to give word of sincere praise tpl
The Floride's captain
There is real gentleman he
said, with enthusiasm referring to
'aptain MoissOn AT first his pa
-riotism and the loss ,! his boat nude
il hard for him to compose himself
N our boat, but later when he had
accepted the situation, he bore ms 90
iitiOn like a true gentleman
Kept Green Wheat Sprigs
The commanders glance chan ID
% fall on few green sprigs of wheat
growing from a box IN his cabin WIN
low
you cant imagine what that little
growing green meant to us, he 7aid.
Even in the cities YOU can a least
COX into a florists shop. But through
hese months on the sea. we yeurlad
or It, so when we reached Easter lS-
and we filled baskets with earth INA
hen a competition began All we
lad to plant was beans and peas ard
We soon found that they were not
,rOwing. We were Just about ready.
@ give up ever seeing our window
,ardens green when there came a
wheat ship. We planted some Of 1t Z
md you see II is growing
Also Had Christmas Tree.
A strange little Christmas Tree at i
he captains elbow still bearing IT'S
,old ana candles was a relic, the Off
er said, of the Christmas celebration. {
IN the stand was a souvenir Of the
forty-frst birthday, cele- !
rated YESTERDAY ~ the port " vas I
n elaborately framed poem, which ]
he commander smiingly explained. I
vas the present of the non-c0mmis
ioned officers "GesangVerein.
Later as the captain went on deck, I
he poet was personally congratulate !
With a warm handshake. 4
Hanging on the wall I'M the captains I
abin was the shell Of tropical fish,
nd lying on the table were photo Z
raphs which the captain proudly dis !
layed as his "farthest south rec I
rd. They showed two great itsbcrgs +
nd wide gray ice field. /
Went Toward South Pole.
1--WE went far south of the horn" ]
,e explained. FOR it was after the hat +
les on the coast and we We're afraid {
# the straits Then we were up In
he tropics shooting sharks"
Despite the changes of weather I
nd the hazards of the cruise, the D
commander added as the interview
losed. I'VE have not lost a single life O
nd the crew we have today is tne {
anne to man as that which left !
sing tau many months ago, ana they a
- .zaas ta To aunthar chance v