Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1915-04-12 | Page 1 | Treat Wilhelm Same as Eitel

TREAT WILHELM SAME AS EITEL Expected to Intern at Newport News Until End of War Washington April 11 The The arrival of or orthe the Wilhelm at Newport News was reported to the tho navy department department depart depart- ment b by Rear Admiral Fletcher commander commander com corn mander In chief of or the Atlantic fleet at Hampton Roads Roade Secretary Daniels Immediately conferred with Assistant Secretary Peters of the treasury de department department de- de and a n. course of or action Identical identical Iden iden- with that followed In the recent case ease of ot the tho Prinz Prin was determined upon r aval aval men here were cre keenly Interested interested Inter Inter- ested In the coincidence of or the prinz Wilhelms Wilhelm's arrival with the de- de from the Virginia Capes of oC the British and French cruisers which have been waiting for tor the Prinz Eitel to leave The lohe suggestion generally ad adVanced advanced ad- ad was that the Wll- Wll wa Wan apparently informed that the Eitel had been interned and learned of ot It either cither through the orders sent by b wireless to tho the British fleet to withdraw withdraw withdraw with with- draw reading the British code or through other sent gent out lJ by wireless recording the tho decision in the case of or tho the EiteL y Official PI Satisfaction was WM manifested at the German embassy when It uns learned that tho the cruiser had succeeded in making her wa way to port pore satel safely The embassy officials considered it apiece n n. piece of or marvelous good luck that the tile big bl vessel vess l had not encountered ono one of or the tho hostile hostle cruisers which for fot tho the past weeks were lying In wait vait for fur the to make u u. dash ash to t sea ea No o comment was wait at the emb b fl UK af to whether r the would intern or 01 mako make an attempt to get et away av again In view vie of or the value of ot the ship tho the fact that she Kho already has destroyed enemy vessels and that flint she Is armed only with small amaH guns uns the belief beBer in Iii German quarters was as that she bhe he too would Intern