Ogden Daily Standard | 1915-04-03 | Page 6 | Howling Gale Favors Eitel

HOWLING OALE FAVORS EITEL I Washington. April Screened from her enemies by a howling gale thai drove : blinding snowstorm OVOI the Virginia ( apes the German auxiliary aux-iliary cruiser Prin.: Bltel Friederich toda had her first real opportunitj U dasli lo s. ,-i si no she took refuge in the neutral waters of Hampton Roads three weeks ago, although it. still remained a mystery whether she would accept the opportunity or intern. The storm which BWllfled from Halteras northward bad ripped down telephone and telegraph wires until early today Newport News, Norfolk, the Virginia Capes and the surround ing country were entirely cut off from communication except by wireless, wire-less, whbh was entirely In the hands of the nav department And in Ihe interest of American neutrality the navv department drew the curtain tight (oiiled provisioned and repaired, the Prinz Eltel has been lying at her wharf from day to day a myster leaving unanswered the question of whether Commander Thlerichena would finally elect to Intern his ship and men for the war. or attempt a dash through the fan of allied etuis ers which have hovered outside the three-mile limit beyond the capes The chance of an unarmored shin breaking through that cordon was Regarded Re-garded as so small by naval officers that it had been the almost general opinion that the Kltel would be in terned whpn the last moment of her time expired But such a storm as today's makes every lane out to sea a comparatively safe route and many admlrerB of the Germau commander, recalling his daring exploits in seven months of sea roving, before he came to Newport News, would not be surprised sur-prised If he accepted the fortunate opportunity op-portunity tho elements afforded.