Show SEEKS SANCTUARY IN PORT WILHELM flipi SUPS PAST BRITISH CRUISERS INTO NEWPORT NEWS converted cruiser which has sunk fifteen vessels in past eight months seeks in american harbor newport news va the german converted inverted cruiser wilhelm the elusive raider of commerce in the south atlantic slipped into this port pori sunday and asked for fuel and provisions in many times reported destroyed the former north german lloyd liner had evaded hostile warships for eight months while she sent many mer chantlen chant men to the bottom her officers said she was forced to steal her way past four allied cruisers oft off the virginia capes to reach this refuge the auxiliary creuser had been at sea days during which time she sank fifteen merchantmen merchantman merchant men twelve of these were british two french and one norwegian her last victims were the british royal mail steamship tamar and the british steamer coleby commander on his arrival in port explained that his ship was badly in need of repairs her bottom ho he said was foul and her boller boiler needed overhauling lie he stated he would request permission to have ho he repairs made here the appearance of the Kron prina wilhelm just one day after the interment of the prinz eitel friedrich ledrich Pr created great surprise when last beard eard from the Kron prinz was in the south fouth atlantic she had been reported e d sunk halt half a dozen times norman R hamilton collected col lecter ot of customs pu reached new pl port ort news from norfolk early in the day after the wilhelm had anchored in the james jamea river in almost the same place b by the prinz eitel when she reached here 10 the collector went aboard instructing the commander conn uander he must leave port within twenty four hours unless lie he needed coal and provisions and cd time T alme t to m me make r repairs e i i |