German Cruiser in U. S. Harbor. Commerce Raider Sank American Ship With Grain Cargo After Taking Captain and Crew Off. The German auxiliary cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich, another of the elusive German sea rovers, which have been destroying commerce of the allies on the seven seas, slipped into port at Newport News, Va., presumably elud- ing the British and French cruisers along the coast. She is in need of repairs, coal and provisions for her crew, and with over 300 prisoners, taken from prizes. The captain of the American sail- ing ship William P. Frye, his wife and the members of the crew are aboard the Eitel Friedrich. Dr. Knoneck, surgeon of the Ger- man cruiser, told W. R. Hamilton, customs collector at Norfolk, that the Frye was sunk in the South Atlantic on Jan. 27, after the Eitel had taken off Captain Kiehne and all others on board. As nearly as can be learned, the Frye was sunk because she was al- leged to have been carrying contra- band of war. The collector has made a report to Washington on the subject. The surgeon called on Collector Hamilton as the representative of Captain Thierichens. It is said that he told the collector that the chief rea- son for the cruiser’s coming to port was to land those taken from the ships sent to the bottom by the cruis- er. He is reported to have stated that the cruiser had enough fuel and pro- visions to last two months. Within an hour after the Prinz Eitel Friedrich had arrived in Hamp- ton Roads a request was made to the | Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock company for information wheth- er the concern could at once hegin work on repairs. The shipbuilding company immediately communicated the request to the navy department at Washington and asked whether the United States would have any objec- tions. | SURPRISE AT FRYE’S FATE Had Non-Contraband Cargo Aboard and Sinking Called Unjustified. The news of the sinking of the American ship William P. Frye in the ! South Atlantic on Jan. 27 by the Prinz Eitel Friedrich caused a sensa-' tion in official and diplomatic circles in Washington. Without having a full report and some consideration of the subject, of- ficials were reserving their comment. It is a well-established principle of in- ternational = law, however, that the Prinz Eitel Friedrich had no right to destroy the Frye if she were carrying a-- nou-contraband . cargo, - such - as wheat, with which she sailed from Seattle. If she were carrying contraband of war the Eitel had a right to seize her and probably, under certain circum- stances, the law of military necessity warrants the destruction of such a ship and compels reparation to the owners. The Frye carried a policy for $11, 6550 on her hull with the government war risk insurance bureau in addition to other insurance written by private companies. The figures at the govern- ment bureau give the value of the Frye at about $90,000. The disposition of any prisoners of war the German ship may have on board will raise another question. It is possible that they may be paroled. American officials were awaiting offi- cial information before announcing any action. ALLIES WRECK 30 GUNS Turkish Cannon on Motor Trucks on Dardanelles Disabled. A London Central News agency dis- patch from Athens says that dur- ing the bombardment of the Darda- nelles on Monday thirty guns mount- ed on motor trucks were destroyed by the fire of the warships. A dispatch from Rome says that a steamer arriving at an Italian port reports having met twenty-two French transports near the Island of Malta, heading toward the Dardanelles. Troops landed by the allies to at- tack the Dardanelles forts have been driven back to their ships by the Turks after suffering heavy losses, according to Constantinople dispatch- es received by the official German news agency. The German press asserts that the British admiralty’s announcement of success in the Dardanelles operations are untrue and are designed to in fluence the Balkan countries in favor of teh allies. British Air Scout Killed. Flight Sub-Lieutenant Shepherd, of the British Royal Navy, fell into (the sea with an aeroplane while scoutin off Osborne. He was killed. , British Bombs on Civilians. Three Belgian civilians were killed by English aviators, who threw bombs upon Ostend, the war office in Berlin announced. Italian Fleet at Sea. According to the Geneva Tribune an Italian squadron, consisting of twa battleships and several cruisers, has put to sea, and is probably going ta the Dardanelles. It says this infor mation has come from a reliable source in Vienna. 14 Killed In Antwerp Explosion. Fourteen persons were killed and seventy were wounded by an explo gion in the arsenal at Antwerp. Mos of the dead and injured are Germans MEXICAN CAPITAL ASKS U. S. FOR FOOD. Wilson Fears Outbreaks of Mobs Made Desperate by Hunger and Urges Americans to Leave. The Mexican Red Cross appealed to | the American Red Cross, through Secretary of State Bryan, for food for the starving populace in Mexico City. The appeal of the Mexican society stated that the famine in the Mexican capital was growing worse. Miss Mabel T. Boardman, of the American Red Cross, consulted with Secretary ‘Bryan and Counsellor Lan- sing, of the state department, in re- gard to the Mexican relief. It was de- cided to await further steps. The advisability of inviting some other American countries, especially Argentina, Brizil and Chile, to join the United States in the Mexican re- lief work, was suggested. The greatest fear of government of- ficials, as stated by President Wilson and Secretary Bryan, is of otubreaks of mobs driven desperate by hunger, and it is to escape these consequences that the state department is trying to ' get out all of the Americans still in Mexico City who desire to leave the capital. There was a-tendency on the part of the officials generally, however, to believe that the change in control of- Mexico City would serve to improve the situation there. ! Plans have been formulated, it is understood, to urge Carranza to re- open the railroad from Vera Cruz to Mexico City, which recently has been used only for military purposes, so that Americans can take ships for the United States. Gibbons Confers on Mexico. Cardinal Gibbons has been given a personal report on the conditions in Mexico as regards the Catholic church by Archbishop Mora y del Rio, head of the church in the southern republic, who recently came to New Orleans from Vera Cruz. 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