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Ordeal of Dutch
Ship in Escaping
From Japs Told
SEATTLE, Feb. 25 (AP) A
stirring saga of the sea, the one
stop cross-Pacific flight of a
Dutch freighter, from Japanese
coastal waters, has come to an
end in the safety of the water
front here. -
The ship wasthe Wilhelmina,
which carried on through rough
north Pacific seas with oft-ailing
engines.
The crew was composed of
three whites, 33 Chinese and two
Japanese. The latter pair made
the trip to an Alaskan port under
guard.
False radio reports of Its posi
tion helped the pounding freight
er 10 evade the Japanese while
me crew plugged hopefully on
ward on half ration.
The dramatic flight started
promptly after the radio operator,
iMcoias (Jstrooumoff, a Russian,
reported to Capt. Jan. Vollers, 33-year-old
Dutchman with his first
command, that the Japanese had
attacked Pearl harbor. The Odys
sey started from a few miles off
shore. Diary Reveals Ordeal
The hardships of the northern
leg of the voyage were reflected
partially in these entries In the
diary of William R. Davies, 20-year-old
ship's apprentice:
"Engine oil running low, chief
engineer distilling exhaust oil for
further use. Two Japanese on
board worried . . . water tank
leak, fresh water tasted salt;
chaos among - crew . . . one of
steampipes cracked, slowed down
engine for welding purposes . . .
left ove rfrom Christmas dinner,
five apples, two pounds spaghetti,
four slices bread, two tins mush
rooms, three pounds rive." (Crew
members explained that It was'
the total of the food remaning
aboard the ship.)
F,or food the latter pnrtlun of
the voyage, the crew killed a no
pig. The 35-pour. l pet hid to be
divided 56 ways.
A few turns of wire around a
cardboard cylinder, added to an
ancient radio, were what enabled
Ostrooumoff to Dick up the at
tack report He had perfected ibe
addition to pick up Dutch Eat-t
Indies broadcasts. j
The freighter waj carrying a j
cargo of coal from a northern
Japanese island to a port near
Yokohama
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Ray Parker of Roseburg was a
business visitor here on Friday.
Mrs. Paul Trozellc shopped and
attended to business in Roseburg
Friday. - . i
Mr,' and Mrs. J. L. Hecalhorn,
who have been in southern Cali
fornia for the past 18 months, re
turned to their home here Friday.
E. H. Randall transacted busi
ness and visited friends In Port
land and Salem this week.
Mrs. Phil Vord, nee Dorothy
Chamberlain, is. visiting her pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. ' Clarence
Chamberlain for a couple of
weeks. Mrs. Verd's home ia in
Arlington, Wash. - .
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Sr.'hier.,an
were week-end visitors in Port
land attending to business mat
ters.
Mrs. Edith Bond of Coles Val
ley visited friends and relatives
here Wednesday.
Mrs. Roy Bowers and daughter
and Rev. L. G. Weaver, returned
Tuesday night from Portland,
where Mr. Weaver had been re
ceiving medical care and Mrs.
Bowers visited her parents at
Vancouver, Wash. They were ac
companied home by Mrs. Bowers
mother, Mrs. Roberts, who will
continue on to Grants Pass Thurs
day to visit relatives there.
Captain Vollers said he put
guards over the Japanese radio
operator and the Japanese super
cargo, after the Russian radio
man got the war report, but "we
didn't lock them up because at
any moment we might have been
captured by a Japanese cruiser
or destroyer."
He said he gave orders to paint
the ship's white superstructure
and had the Chinese engineer
make all preparations for scuttl
ing the ship. He said the Wil
helmina evaded a Jap patrol ship
the first night of flight.
Mrs. Robert Bratton, Thursday
evening. Dr. I. A. Dunlap attend
ed the case.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Adam
son of Coqullle visited with the
former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E.
Adamson, at the camp ground
last Sunday.
Miss Miriam Claypoole of Rose
burg has accepted a position as
- PONCE, Puerto Rico, Feb. 25
(AP) Twenty-five survivors
of a U. S. freighter, sunk by a
submarine 30 miles off Puerto
Rico, were landed today at Gua
nica. ,.,
The ship was attacked twice, at
S p. ni., last night and at 2 a. m.,
today, oelore she sank. -Other
survivors were believed
to be adrift in lifeboats.
Sutherfin
SUTHERLIN, Feb. 26. A pie
social will be given In the school
gymnasium Saturday night, Feb
ruary 28 to raise money to be
used to obtain electricity for ob
servation post number 130, east
of town.
A boy weighing 9J pounds was
born to Mrs. Nora Carsens at the
home of her parents, Mr. and
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