Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 212, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 December 1926 — Page 21

DEC. 10, 1926

GERMAN NOBLES ON SEA TRIP TO • DISPLAY WARES Captain Was ‘Hospitable Pirate’ During World War. By XT’!A Service NEW YORK, Dec. 10.—Peter Pan **"■lt may Interest an admiring- world to discover—has sailed Into New York harbor on a four-masted yacht, hearing the title of count and wearing twenty-one war decorations for valor. But for a workaday world he goes by the name of Count Felix von Luckner. During the war he was a pirate of the type boys like to Imagine themselves, sailing his ‘'Seeadler," around the world, winning the fearsome name of ‘‘Seadevil,’’ sinking thirteen [merchant vessels in two months—but never shedding a drop of blood end never falling to convert his enemies Into personal friends. Only a Larking Boy Now that the war Is over, he refuses still to be anything but a boy i out for a lark. His chosen work show the world what desirable ■fcods Germany can manufacture. In ”ther words, he is a traveling salesman for his conatry. But Is he a brisk and boresome' business man? Well, his Idea was to get this yacht, the "Vaterland,” take hls beautiful countess and a Jolly crew of which all but one are barons and that one is a prince, and unfurl sail to the winds of the world. Incidentally, his ship is a floating exposition of attractive merchandise and the best sort of advertisement. He is not exhibiting in the United States, but just called by to visit

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friends, who formerly were his prisoners of war. Six Hundred Guests At one time there were 600 guests-by-necesslty abroad the “Seeadler,” to say nothing of twelve cats, ten dogs, and parrots innumerable, all rescued from the captured vessels. The captures were made by fitting an extension of tin cans on the mouth of the one old cannon the “Seeadler" boasted. And each time the crew of the captured vessel came aboard, the rest of the prisoners stood around to enjoy their amazement of sight of the sugar-can gun which had scared them into surrender without a shot. When the "Seeadler" got too crowded, Count Felix reluctantly sent his guests ashore In the latest

ship captured and started to accumulate anew house party. In the South Sea Islands, the Seadevil anchored to give his men a vacation. And there! a tidal wave seized the “Seeadler" and crushed It on the rocks. "So we made tents of her sails and set up the first German colony ■on a French Island," says Yon ! Luckner. ‘.‘Later, when we had | lived Robinson Crusoe lives for some ' weeks, five of us set out in an open | boat to find anew ship.” After many exploits, Count Yon ! Luckner was captured by a British ■ officer and made a prisoner of war jin New Zealand. There, one of his j former prisoners found him, and bY Interesting the newspapers, made the count a public favorite, as “Aus- | tralia’s only war prisoner and the ; most hospitable raider on the seas." I From this prison, the count esj raped by a ruse which toppled his guard into the ocean and secured the motor boat and the sword of the very officer who had captured him. War Ended Ad ventures The war ended, and Co’*nt Felix found his adventures cut sho-t. Germany was In dire want and in help less political confusion. And so he set out on a trip through hamlet and city, appealing to the children to work for the fatherland.

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And wherever he found a boy who loved tales of the Jolly Roger and dirks and unknown lands, he took that boy with him for anew cruise around the world, in search of lands as strange as Treasure Island. With copper marks given by the school children of Germany, he fitted up the “Vaterland,” took abord an exhibit of German manufacturers, and assembled his crew. There Is no caste system aboard the “Yaterland.” Baron Siegfried von Oppein peels potatoes and Baron Arnd von Rautenfeld swabs decks. And better potato peelers and deck swabbers and hornpipe dancers never sailed, the count swears. Each young nobleman has brought $50.00 for “potato money,” In case the Yaterland commissary gets low. But that is the least of the Seadevil’s worries. "We make our way as we go," he explains. "We use what money we have apd we fish when that is gone. Perhaps we may find a desert Island and set up housekeeping by our wits. “Our cruise may last a year, or it may last three. So long as we are doing something for Germany, we’ll be satisfied. We are out to show our wares In every country on three continents.”

CHAIR MADE OF HORNS Kansas Judge Rules From Unique ‘Throne.’ Bu United Press DODGE CITY, Kan., Dec. 10.— The probate judge of Dodge City has one of the most unque seats, from which to dispense Justice in the country. The chair, built in 1893, is made entirely from the horns *of steers which at one time ranged plains near here. The horns have been polished to a high degree and reflect shades of rose, lavender and green. Wildcat skins cover the headrest, back and seat of the chair. A silver plate bearing the name Dodge City and the date is on the back. The chair was started by women of Ford County, but was completed by a carpenter whom the women hired. The curio was taken to the World’s Fair In 1893, where its unusualness and striking appearance ereated a great deal of comment. FIND OLD BONES JEROME, Ariz., Dec. 10. —Ancient artifacts and a headless body, almost petrified by the salts, have been found in the sulphate near Camp Yepde. Hundreds of stone hammers, handles, rush matting and other evidences -of an early culture were found nearby.

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