Show r L Damaged y g A d British A it s. s War ar Vessel Ge Gets is f Ready eady w to Fig Fight t Again j J 4 g i F Yr y t 5 S 'S SI f. f IF A M I W t 4 if 27 F Ji z wr 1 CIRCLE MARKS SHELL HOLES BOLES ON AUXILIARY CRUISER CARNARVON CASTLE Photo was taken at Montevideo where conver converted ted liner put in for repairs after battle with German raider in South Atlantic British Seize Nazi Ship In Dash Off Cuba WASHINGTON Dec 9 The UP-The The navy department said Monday the ton German freighter Idar- Idar wald was in the possession of the British cruiser Diomede after an unsuccessful attempt to run the British blockade from Mexico Navy sources said the British warship seized the after the crew of the German vessel had attempted to scuttle her HAVANA Cuba Dec 9 A UPI m A British cruiser possibly the ton Diomede which was reported in those waters intercepted the German freighter off the south Cuban coast Sunday Conflicting reports however left in the doubt the ultimate fate of the vessel which sailed from Tampico Mexico November 29 en route to Spain The Cuban navy nary said the ship was reported sinking after being torpedoed the crew escaping in small boats In Washington however the navy department said the crew of the attempted to scuttle her and set her afire when the cruiser approached but added British tars boarded her and put putdown putdown putdown down the flames In London British official circles circles circles cir cir- cles declined comment on the incident but one informed informed informed in in- in- in formed observer said a United States navy department report that the German merchantman I had been captured appeared I more likely than the Cuban report report report re re- port she had been torpedoed Fate of the crew was not known The Cuban molasses tanker Mambi south of the Isle of Pines said she was en route to help if possible The cruiser intercepted the freighter about 75 miles from the south coast of Port of Cienfuegos between the Isle of Pines and Grand Cayman island officials of the Cuban department of communications communications communications com com- radio bureau said This is well within the American neutrality belt The distress signal from the Idar Idar- I wald waId picked up by Jose a radio operator in Oriente province province province ince said Being attacked by English warship off coast of Cuba Ship sinking south of Cuba No time now 0 In M Monte 0 n t e video Uruguay meanwhile the ton British a u x i cruiser Carnarvon Castle was g getting new plates to close shell shelf holes inflicted by a aGerman aGerman aGerman German raider in a battle last Thursday Two British warships were reported pursuing the raider I which the crew of the Carnarvon Castle said had been damaged badly It was announced officially there that the Carnarvon Castle would leave before 6 p. p m m. tomorrow tomorrow tomorrow to to- to- to morrow which would be exactly 72 hours after her arrival British British British Brit Brit- ish sources said the repair work was proceeding rapidly |