The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-02-05
GERMAN PRISONER
HEAVILY GUARDED
/ ISIN H0!N|IO|Lulu|
Captain Sorenscht With Record
81 desperate ESCAPES, Held
(. \. communicated ~ !.
WAS FORMER MASTER
or BLOCKADE RUNNER

|Eluded British Cruiser; Flyd' From
Batavia, Then From Banuio,
WIS CAUGHT III This city
Captain sorenson, q German nayIga-
tor, who Is known to the Dutch author
tiles Of Java, the British authorities Of
South Africa and the American au-
thorities Of the Philippines, a. -
Wise and bad hombres', or It's equiya-
lent, bscapse he spcceeded once IN e.
esping from q British cruiser on the
west coast Of south Africa, after nine
teen abells,thad struck his ship, and
from one German interpment camp in
Batavia and from another in Baguio,
1 Il now a prisoner, OF war In HonSlplu,
I held strictly ,ipeommunieado, with 4
heavy military guard over him. ~ s
| He ~ also one Of the very few Ger
Emap papigators who has succeeded In
/ f6nning the British blockade In the
North Sea since the European War
started. T.& 10 *. Z "
Meteoric, or deviRshiy cunning as
lyou view Il, has been Captain Soren.
son q career since Germany ,started out
Ia subdue the world. For he was the
German master Of the CecilS Marie, q
lconvefted freighter, which succeeded
| In 'eSading the British feet and max.
ling her waysto the east coast Of South
Africa where she landed food supplies
land munitions for the German army.
then vainly resisting the BOef army
under General De Wet and the British
and native forces commanded By Gen,
lerai Botha. +Gh Fpf
ship HIT Often ~
landing ofsthese supplies was effect
cd. by Captain Sorenson after he had
ended 4 British cruiser wkieh over
Itopk and pursued him on the west coast
Iof South Africa The cruiser managed
ltoa make nineteen hits with shells from
Eher guns, but none Of the shots reaehed
la, vital enough portion Of tha,ships 70
cheelp her speed and she finally ont
aistanced the British navy vessel n,
| The Ceeile Marie, after her long
lyoyage from Kiel, was badly crippled
and Captain Sorenson' defingly ran bis
vessel into . partial eoncealed and 10;
Frequently visited bay, b. .where ne 70.
paired her while his ships wireless got
Into eommunicatien With the eomman'
dsfst 7 Of the Germqn army ip South
Captain Sorenson, said afterwards
when be and his ship were interned
by ths Dutch authorities In java
where be went for that purpose, thu,
l ne supp lies and munitions were safely
4 dtli1ef6d IA the 0hfmah army on tlit
east coast Of S00fh Africa whitheI
he went after making repairs 70 the
Cecile Marie, passing far TO the sonth
Iof Cape or Good HDpe. n ,ss1ifE
1T was about a year after, the be
ginning OF the European War when
Captain. S0renson left Kiel; Germany
with the Geciie Marie ION his daring
land dangef6us mission of landing sup
piles in South; Africa. Ei. ~. -,
ICDnfinement 0oads g4 rs a. "a.
i, Less. thnn six months afterward tho
lDutGh authorities IN lava had him n
custody in Batavia, with other Ger
lnihnsl who had Aought safety in thai
heutfal island country. SN istaia s. *
/ Confinement goadea Captain Soren
bon and with German naval officer, wht
Is also prisoner with him In, HgpofI
llu, made plans for escaping. His hopes
were realized and with three. German
sailors Ahq the maya 9leeb. ei.hel
i Ehrough Hripefy OF 'astounaihg dhrihg
fhey managed sPo escape Hrom tnSil
prison ana get qDeaId 2 EiRetunlen ~
Ewhlch thex maade tner way pto MID
danao in the southern partb Of th'
ffe s,,, 4, l " < 9. \, I, :
twere apprehended by United Statei
Eeustops men and eventually taken e
~ anna, At.sr eonsiaera9is aeihy
Insy yersa gwen ghen LRert w a !. ia
m ME- 2pou. 2 yeai egg ia Ia 7. vpslsIass
i the, SeHnans ehJoyea tnssiF Irseq i
antii 4 Amerlee entered he war lAs'
april, When Cagtan Horehs0n aha NJ
ass9eiate the Gernap navel Pmeef
lWfre, onaeisd loekad w mine SermaI
i9fernmenti camp estanii :. AZ bagnio
the summer capital o. the fhihpRiness
Escapes AGAIN . y :, q
l aApoptslslN ppnths age uaPtafn Sot
snsoa escaped from baguno, matte
Sun ot AZ, inyes.lgat.op py srmy author,
Ies Lbs tme ny maze me- pasAi
!gs hssl,y ATOMS. ana Sha ne :. ~ sssd,.st