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Show RAIDER 10 UP UNTIL WAR ENDS COMMANDER OF GERMAN VESSEL GIVES NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTERN IN AMERICAN PORT. Had Intended to Make Dash for Liberty Lib-erty in Spite of Warships Standing Guard, But Sickness of Sailors Prevented. Newport News, Va. The German auxiliary cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm, which put into Hampton roads on April 11 after a notable commerce destroying de-stroying cruise, will be interned for the war at the Norfolk navy yard near her sister raider, the Prinz Eitel Fried-rich, Fried-rich, interned several weeks ago. Lieutenant Captain Thierfelder of the Wilhelm notified Collector Hamilton Hamil-ton late Monday of his intention to intern in-tern in this laconic message: "Herewith I have to officially inform in-form you that I intern." No explanation accompanied the communication, but the German commander com-mander said he had intended to attempt at-tempt a dash past the allied warships off the Virginia capes, but that - the illness of more than sixty of . his sailors sail-ors with beriberi would make that impossible im-possible before the expiration of the time that the United States government govern-ment granted to make his cruiser seaworthy. sea-worthy. It was understood the limit on that time was midnight of April 30. The commander told Collector Hamilton Ham-ilton that his surgeons had informed him there was no prospect for the early recovery of his sailors, and added add-ed that his ship could not be properly manned with so many of her crew Incapacitated. In-capacitated. The United States government will maintain a naval and military patrol around the Wilhelm until she is taken to Norfolk. |