Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-02-03

Norfolk, Va. Feb. 1.--Given up for lost
days ago, the British passenger liner
Appam, plying in the West African trade,
sailed like an aparition into Hampton
Roads to-day. flying the German naval
ensign and with her ships company under
guard of a German prize crew.
She brought word of mysterious Ger
man commerce raider, the Moewe, which
now roams the seas. and had on board the
crews of seven British merchantmen and
admiralty transports, captured by the
Moewe before she seized the Appam and
started her across the Atlantic for an
American port with Lieutenant Hans
Berge, of the German naval reserve. and
o. men in charge
The Appam now lies off old Point
Comfort, under the guns Of Fort Mon
roe. waiting for the state department
at Washington to determine her status
whether she is man-of-war subject
to interment or a German prize. BY to-
morrow the customs authorities hope 70
have orders TO send the ship either IL
Norfolk or Newport News where the
anXiously waiting British civilians will
be put ashore
According to the story told with great
reserve by Lieutenant Berge TO Collec-
tor Hamilton when he formally report
ed his presence in American territorial
waters late to-day the Moewe captured
the Appam. bound from Dakar, British
West Africa. for Liverpool after brief
show OF resistance on January Ii, g
miles north OF the Madeira islands. Or
board tho Moewe then were the crews
of five vessels previously captured, al
of whom were transferred to the APP
pam
MOEwE, FORMER MERCHANTMAN
From all reports the raider is Il con
vcrted German merchantmen with 6
false canvas forecastle concealing a bat
terry of guns of fairly large calibre. Or
January II she engaged in battle al
armed Australian trader, the Clan Mac
lavish, which she sank after an eXcit
ing combat with a loss of II men kille'
on the Clan MacTavish. The Appam
which was ten miles away at tho tim
In charge Of a prize crew. steamed hur
riedly back to the =cene and rescued
four members OF the crew OF the sink
ing clan MacTavish struggling in tn
water.
Later, under orders from the com
mander OF the raider Lieutenant Berg
headed his prize for an American por
and parted company with the Moews
Nothing has been seen or heard Of thu
raider since, and the .Appam steamed
across the ocean on an uncvcntful Voy
age, reaching the Virginia Capes al "a
this morning.
49, PERSONS ABOARD
On board the Appam all told are %
persons-thc prize crew OF %; 10 Gerrual
civilians who we're on their way to Eng
land for internment: lis seamcn cap
tured with the British ships, 1l6 pas
scngcrs on the Appam and the Appan'
crew Of 1855. Lieutenant Bergc claim
the Appam is "A prize Of war, but gov
eminent officials have not yet accepts
his view.
She had ono mounted rife aboard whc
captured. but this was removed by IN
Moewe and there were no guns aboar
when she reached port. except sma
arms carried by the prize crew,
THE MOEWES EXPLOITS
On January 10 the Moewe captured an
sank tho British steamship Earring forC
carrying 500 tons Of copper ore. Lave
the Same day she captured the BIRTHS
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