The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-02-04
AMERICANS VIEW
CAPTURED Liner
GERMAN CREW SAILS INTO NEW.
PORT NEWS WITH BRIT
IsH PRIZE.
Z VESSELS DESTROYED
Kaisers' Raider Rivals Daring Of
Emden on the Canary
Islands.

Newport News. Va, Feb. L.
with the German naval ensign fut-
tering boldly from her stern and in
charge of German prize crew, the
British South African liner Appam,
given up for lost. took refuge In
Hampton Roads this mornins with
the story of seven vessels destroyed
by German sea raiders on the Afri-
can coast.
The Appam was captured OF the
Canary Islands on January Is by a
westGerman raider four days after
abe had sailed for Dakar. British
West Africa. for Plymouth. Eng
land.
Whether the captor was Ger
man U boat or hitherto unreported
German auxiliary cruiser is unde-
termined. From what was learned by
some Of the officials who boarded
the Appam 1t is believed that some
steamer, armed as q German auxil-
larry, possibly the cruiser Move, raid
ing shipping OF the African coast.
took the British liner and put the
prize crew aboard. This view e
supported By the fact that a sub
marine could hardly have spared
lieutenant and such q large crew to
a prize.
Lieutenant Berge. Of the German
navy. placed on the Appam when
she was captured. brought in the
prize, eluding the Gordon Of British
cruisers across the Atlantic. and
adding to the historic chapter of Ger
man exploits at sea. a chapter to
rank with the adventures of the En-
den, the Prinz Eitel Friedrich and
the Kronprinz wilhelm.
There are 451 persons aboard the
ship, including 1873 survivors Of sew
en- ships sunk by the submarine
which captured the Appam; twenty
German civilians being transported
from Africa to England to be placed
in ostention camps; forty-six mem
bers of the Appam's crew; 1855 orig
inal passengers on the Appam, and
the prize crew of twenty-five.
Many of the passengers on the APP
pam are women and children. There
are also several high British colonial
oficials. who were returning to Eng
land from Africa. There are also four
wounded sailors. taken from one of
the sunken ships, which resisted cap
ture and was shelied.
No Resistance.
According to the information
CLEANED from those who talked with
Lieut.. Berge. the Appam was captur-
ed without any show Of resistance. on
January Is. the day that British
news reports said wireless communi-
cation with the vessel suddenly ceas-
ed. A prize crew was placed on
board and the same day the raider
which captured the Appam gave
chase to another British steamer,
bound for Australia with cargo Of
meat. The meat ship gave battle,
was captured and was sunk. after a
large portion of her cargo had been
taken on.
Six more vessels then were de-
stroyed In rapid succession, It was
stated. The crews were taken on
board the Appam. which ran due west
across the Atlantic for Hampton
Roads.
The names of the steamers sunk
by the raider which captured the APP
pam are given as the Corbridge.
Trader. Dormomby. Farringford.
Clan MacTavish and Arthur.
When the Appam passed In the
Virginia Capes early today and took
ION pilot. she was asked by the Fort
Monroe wireless station who she was.
The reply was. It was stated. that
she was the German cruiser "Buf-
falo.'
When she arrived at Old Point.
ouarintins Ofncer McCanery went
aboard and after his inspection
brought Lieut.. Bsrgs ashore. The
Appam got q clean bill OF health.
The four wounded sailors we're the
only ease Of sickness found.