was the career of the _Emden_, a third-class cruiser,
which sailed from Japanese waters at the same time as the _Koenigsberg_.
Through the ability of her commander, Captain Karl von Mueller, she
earned the soubriquet "Terror of the East," for by using a clever
system of supply ships she was able to raid eastern waters for
ten weeks without making a port or otherwise running the risk of
leaving a clue by which British ships might find her. Her favorite
occupation was that of stopping enemy merchantmen which she sank.
But her captain always allowed one--the last one--of her prizes to
remain afloat, and in this he sent to the nearest port the officers,
passengers, and crews of those that were destroyed. At times he
used prizes as colliers, putting them under command of his petty
officers.

By way of diversion, Captain von Mueller steamed into the harbor
of Madras in the Bay of Bengal and opened with his guns on the
suburbs of the town, setting on fire two huge oil tanks there.
The fort there returned the fire, but the _Emden_ after half an
hour sailed away unharmed. She had been enabled to come near the
British guns on shore by flying the French flag, which she continued
to display until her guns began to boom. She then left the waters of
Bengal Bay, but not before she had ended the journey of $30,000,000
worth of exports to India, and had sent to the bottom of the sea
some $15,000,000 worth of imports. Twenty-one steamers had been
her victims, their total value having been about $3,250,000, and
their cargoes were worth at least $15,000,000. Very expensive the
British found her, and they were willing to go to any length to
end her career. They curtailed her activities somewhat when the
_Yarmouth_ captured the converted liner _Markomannia_, which was one
of her colliers, and recaptured the Greek freighter _Pontoporos_,
which had been doing the same duty. This took place off the coast
of Sumatra.

But Von Mueller was undaunted, even though his coal problem was
becoming serious. He knew that the _Yarmouth_ had sailed from Penang
near Malacca and that she was not at that base, since she was searching
for his own vessel. He therefore conceived the daring exploit of
making a visit to Penang while the _Yarmouth_ was still away. He
came within ten miles of the harbor on the 28th of October, and
disguised his ship by erecting a false funnel made of canvas upheld
by a wooden frame, much like theatrical scenery. This gave the
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