Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-29
FOOD SUPPLY SCANT
ON GERMAN RAIDER
Crew of Wolf Also Suffered
for Clothing, Says Ex.
Prisoner
WORSE ON PRIZE VESSEL
Captain of American Bark Sunk
by Pirate Tells of Experiences
and of Escape

New YORK, Nprll ".
Among passengers who arrived aboard
a Norwegian liner were three Amer
icaus-man, wife and chld-who had
passed seven months. ending February
&c last, aboard the German raider Wolf
and her Spanish prize the TgnCtz Mendi.
Of Bilboa. They were delivered by ac-
cidcnt Off Jutland
The American family that Erinued aud
bore this novel but decidedly unpleasant
experience Is composed Of John Stanley
Cameron, formerly master of tho late
American bark BeluPa his wife, Mary
G. Cameron. and their tcn-ycar-old
daughter Junta.
The Bcluga. while en- route from San
Francisco 20 Australia, was hove TO by
the raider on july about 900 miles
cast OF sydney. The CAPTAIN. his crew
oC twenty-onc and his wife and daughter
we're transferred to the raider The
bark. containing bcnzinc and foodstuffs,
was then sunk by shellfirc.
Food scarce on Raider
Captain Cameron says they were
treated as well as could he expected bur
food was scarce aboard the raider in the
intervals between prizes and that there
were $50 German mouths to feed ana
4O0-odd belonging to prisoners. The
crew. too, was badly in need Of clothes,
so much 50 that captain Cameron vol
UNFAIRLY shared his wardrobe with some
Of the worst of members, who accord
ing to his account must have looked like
the pirates Of old. most Of their clothes
being worn on their heads. Head COW
erings as he explained, were absolutely
essential. as the vessel headed into the
Indian Ocean and approached the
equator.
In the Indian ocean men with wives
and the sick were transferred to the
prize This was on November i6 It
was not long. Captain Cameron said.
before the transferred had cause to
regret what had first been regarded as
good fortune The raider had been
commanded by commander Of the
German navy: the prize was commanded
/ by junior lieutenant Of the German
naval reserves,
Rescue Comes as Surprise
on the raider short rations had not
been felt SO keenly. as the commander
saw to it that the prisoners Jared as
well as the crew. on the prize. how
| ever the junior officer not only fed the
crew sumptuously as compared with the
rations allowed the prisoners, but
seemed 10 take a certain pleasure in
emphasizing the fact
The prisoners were to have their re-
! yenGe, however, and a a time and from
a quarter least expected. As raider and
prize were making for the Eiel Canal
on February 26 the prize stopped with
a suddenness that shook her and scat
tered people and things in all directions
She had grounded near Skagen. Den.
mark. and the Danish Government
promptly seized her and freed the pas
sengers
Il vas mighty glad 7 didn't have tc
go to Germany" Captain Cameron
grnned. But If my wife and daughter
hadn't been aboard IT would have beer
worth it almost TO hear what the Kaiser
|, will say to that junior Lieutenant. IL
won't get chance for some time. how
ever and ! guess that fellow is glaC
of II. Hes inteTned in Denmark"
OF the crew Of the Beluga four ar
; prisoners in Germany, having been takel
, in by the raider; one died Of hear
. trouble and eight returned i'm the steer
{ age Of the vessel that brought Cameron
The remainder are still in Denmark
The prisoners include chief Office
, BuCkert. siXty-four years Old,
= Captain Nokoamo, of the Japancs
, steamship Hytachi Maru, a prisoner
, committed suicide on arrival at Eie
Cameron learned before leaving Den
/ mark.