The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-01
REMARKABLE CASE

REMARKABLE CASE
 The Buenos Aires was halted just after the fight with the Hongarth occurred The raider compelled the Buenos Aires to pass back and forth over an indicated course while the Hongarth was being dis posed of.
 For the most part the Germans compen- sated the prisoners for their services. A remarkable case was that of a Hollander This man was assigned to work in the galley. At the end of his stay on the raider his German captors handed him 150 marks in German paper money for his work He refused the payment with gesture of disdain. He was at once ar rested and is now q prisoner on the Seead- Ter the only member of the captured crews who was not given his liberty, it is said
 Life passed pleasantly on board the raider, the released men report. The sailors had band which played ire quently and enthusiastically when the composed of three mandolins. three vio- lins, a flute and bass drum.
 The sailing vessel Charles Gounod was the first ship sunk. Her captain gave the following account of his experiences:
 "When we first sighted the raider she was flying the Norwegian flag. We learned of her intentions when she opened fire with machine guns, shooting our sails. We hove to and the raider launched whale boat equipped with a motor.
 DESTROYED PAPERS
 Before the Germans boarded us we hastily collected and destroyed all the pa pers which might have been useful to the enemy. A junior German officer boarded us and declared our vessel to be a prize of war. Then another boatload of Ger mans came on board and searched the ship
 The captain of the Duplex said:
 Tn spite of the fact that I was i'll I was treated with no consideration by the Ger mans For two hours German sailors pillaged my ship, carrying away every thing they wanted Then we were all sent to the Seeadler in our own small boats These boats were then sunk
 1.-Two bombs were placed in the hold of the Dupleix and one in the match hatch way. The bombs in the hold exploded and set fire to the ship, which began to go down. The flames spread rapidly, but before the third bomb went off the ship sank
 We met the raider at latitude 31,1O and longitude 2S.12. west in the mid Atlantic about on a line with the mouth of the Amazon. Before leaving the raider March p we were compelled to promise that we would not engage in any act of war during the period of hostilities.'
 The captain of the Cambronne said the Germans intended to sink his ship, but subsequently, decided to let it float
 The Germans compelled some of the prisoners to throw overheard about 50 tons of saltpetre.
 The rescued men said that if the Ger mans treated their prisoners we'll it was largely from fear that their own capture was ultimately most certain. The raider is slow, and they expected to be over taken at almost any time. Their feeling apparently was that if the prisoners spoke well of their treatment the chances of the raiders crew would be just so much better. Especial consideration, ac- cording to the sailors, was to be given the Americans among the captves on the raider.
 In spite of the expressed desire of the raiders officers not to shed blood the Seeader did not hesitate to turn loose her machine guns on the decks and the bridge of the enemy ship.
 The daily consumption of gasoline by the Seeadler's engine is five barrels She carries supplies of 1500 barrels, the refugees report.