THE MOEWE.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 8, Issue 41, 18 February 1916, Page 3

THE MOEWE.

CHANCES OF CAPTURING HER

LONDON, February 12

Rear-Admiral Poss discusses, in the "Dresdener Anzeiger," the chances of capturing the Moewe. He says that the moment to start her activity was well chosen. The British Fleet had taken it for granted that German foreign cruisers had been finally banished from the sea, and that Allied ships could sail in absolute security. This rosy confidence, for the time being, has been lest, causing scaring freights and insurances. No doubt a colossal hunt for the seagull has been now organised, and perhaps the raider's chances of escape are not extensive; but if, before she is sent to her doom, or compelled to accept internment in ft

neutral harbour, she contrives to wreck heavy damage on enemy commerce, let her, in Heaven's name, go to the bottom. She will, at least, have served her purpose. May Fortune smile on her daring comm'ander and gallant crew!

(New York reports on February 2nd stated that Lieutenant Berg told Mr. Hamilton, the Collector of Customs, that the Moevve sank the Farringford, win 5000 tons of copper, on January 10th, and also captured and put a 'prize crew on r the Corbridge, which was carrying 6000 tons of coal, of which 600 tons Avere transferred to the Moewe, to fill her bunkers. The Moewe subsequently encountered the Dromcnby, carrying 5000 tons of coal. She did not offer any resistance, and was sunk with another vessel loaded with 5000 tons of wheat, >and the Trader, carrying 6000 tons of sugar. The Moewe sank the Ariadne (with 5000 tons of wheat) on January 15th. The Moewe approached the Appam on January 16th, sixty miles north of Ma. deir'a, and flying the British flag, exchanged salutes. When near enough to cross the Appam's bows the enemy hoisted the German flag. The Moewe engaged the Clan McTavish, which sank after an exciting fight. The Ap- ' pam was then miles 'away, but retui*ned to the scene, and rescued four men from the Clan McTavish, Avho Avere struggling in the Avater. Lieutenant Berg then ordered the head of the Appam to be turned towards America. He used an unfrequented route, and Abav the British flag till the three-mile limit av'.is reached. Lieutenant Berg stated that as a mercantile captain he visited Norfolk several times as a subordinate officer of the Moewe).