Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-06
Most of Vessels Captured
Were Sunk, Says Official
Report Of Marvellous Ex-
pIoitS of Cruiser.
APPAM LISTED AS
ONE or CAPTURES
Berlin Declares War Vessel,
Not Converted Merchant
man, Performed Remark
able Feat Recorded.
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Berlin. March (via London, 5:35
p. m. s--The German cruiser Moewe
arrived today in a German port. ac-
eording to an official announcement
made here today. She had on board
1879 prisoners ami 100000 marks in
gold bars.
The statement follows:
The naval general staff states that
H. Nj. s. Moewe, Commander Captain
Burgravc Count Won DONNA -Scholdicn,
after successful cruise lasting sever
al months, arrived today at some home
port with four British officers, twen-
ty-nine British marines and sailors,
l5S men, of crews OF enemy steamers.
among them 1903 Indians as prisoners,
and 100000 marks in gold bars.
The vessel captured the following
enemy steamers, the greater part OF
which We're sent as prizes to neutral
ports,
The British steamers Corbrldge,
3,649 tons Author, 3.49G tons: Trader.
as0S tons, Ariadne, J,035 tons Dro-
im0nby 3,S2T tonss FArringford. s,f48
tons. clan McTayish, 5S16 tons; Ap.
pam, 1,7S1 tons: Westburn, 1890 tons;
Horace. 3,335 tons: Flamenco, 4,629
tons; saxon Prince, 3,i7I tons.
The British sailing vessel Edin.
burg. 1,f73 tons.
The French steamer Maroni, 9,l09
tons.
The Belgian steamer Luxembourg.
d,322 tong
'At several points on enemy coast,
tho Moewo also laid mines to which,
among others. the battleship King Ed
ward VII fell victim"
The Moewe's capture of two of the
fifteen vessels llstcd by the German
has not been reported pre-
uously. They are the Saxon Prince
and Maroni. both of which were en-
gnFed in the tpans- Atlantic service.
The Saxon Prince, 3,471 tons gross,
3b9 feet long and owned by the Prince
line of New Castle, England, was built
reported as sailing from Norfolk, Feb
ruary I. for Manchester.
The Maroni sailed on February 10
from Bordeaux for Now York. She
was built at Port de Bouc in 1909.
owned by the Comraenio Geperale
rrans-Atlantlquc of llavrc, aud was
112 feet long, Of 3,i0g tons gross.
The Moewe. previously made famous
ly her exploits has performed orc of
he most spectacular feHts of the war
Jn the seas by reaching a home port IN
afoty The great German naval port
# Wilhclmshaven Is on the North sea.
which is patrolled with ceaseless Wig
lance by British warships II Ia
through these waters, which have been
,locked off IN districts for patrol by
he different British units. that the
,1oewe must have threaded her way
o home and safety.
AT least part of the gold captured
~ the Moewe was taken from the Ap-
lam, which put in at Newport News
everal weeks ago under command of
lieutenant Berg with a German prize
rev,
Announcement was mace in London
N January o that the British battle
hip King Edward VII had been blown
~ by mine. The place at which the
isaster occurred was not revealed by
he British admiralty II wns said no
ives were lost and only two men were
INJURED.
The Moewe first became famous
fhen the Appam reached Newport
Jews with story which astonished
he world. II WAS learned that the
raider had captured and
nnk seven British vessels in the main
nc OF traffic between South America
nd Europe. in addition TO seizing the
ppam, which had almost been given
p for lost
The next heard of the German raid
T was on the arrival at Canary is
lnds late last month of the West
urn. in charge ot German prize
rev It was then made known that
he Moewe had sunk five more steam
hips off the coast of Brazil.
The Saxon Prince and Maroni prob
bly, were captured by the Moewe on
er way back 10 Germany. as their
tihng dates show they were both on
he high seas toward the end of Feb
uary
The identity of the Moewe has not
cen established here definitely.
risoners from captured ships which
'ere transferred to the Westburn said
n their arrival at the Canary islands
nat the Moewe's guns We're smaller
han seven inches. According 10 one
eport she was formerly "A tramp
feamer. one of several which had
cen fitted out with guns as COM
ierce raiders. The last previous re-
ort OF the Moewc WAS that she part
a company with the Westburn on
'ebruarv 2. Count Won Dohna, the
Iocwe's commander. belongs to the
chlodien. or Silesian. branch of his
amily. which is headed by Prince
.ichard won Donna. He formerly