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Show German Escapes. SYRACUSE, Sicily. April 19. via Taris. 12A'. p. m. Lieutenant Fikenlsr-her of the famous German rai jer Emden. whirh wa destroyed bv the Australian rniier Sydney Syd-ney at Coe'os Islands in 1914 after performing per-forming many dannz exploits, has escaped from Si alt a, whither he had been takn as a prisoner by the Brllisii. The lleufnint is now a prisoner here. "I will commit suicide rather than return to the hands of the British," the lieutenant said. He maintains that as Germany is not at war with Italy, the Italian authorities cannot surrender him to the Brkieh. |