Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-02
GERMAN SAILORS
REPORTED SAILED
in ENURNBERG
Officers and Men from Pom
mern and SetoS Believed to
Have Joined WarShip
CONSUL GE0RG R0DIEK
HE DOES NOT KNOW
Officers of Visiting Cruiser Re-
ported to Have Executed
Wills in Honolulu !

Facing what may prove to be COM
plete humiliation and death, more than
80 loyal German subjects joined the
colors of the fatherland in the spec
tacular departure last night Of the lit
tie second-class cruiser Nurnberg when
that vessel steamed through the
channel, with all lights obscured, and
headed in southerly direction, after
having secured about $50 tons of coal,
during stay of IA hours at the neutral
port of Honolulu
Fifteen officers and men who arrived
here August z, in the Kosmos, line
freighter Setos, are said to have Joined
forces with their countrymen in the
navigating officers, engineers and cleo
trical experts who made up the COM
plement of the crew OF the cargo car.
rier flying the German colors that
sought refuge at Honolulu after a
speedy trip from Puget Sound with
3,500,O00 feet of lumber
The North German Lloyd steamer
Pommern. which for the past two
weeks has been moored at 80 berth OPP.
posite that assigned TO the Nurnberg
yesterday, is understood to have con.
tributed about dozen men of high
rating to the little commerce destroy
ing cruiser which may within short
time meet in deadly conflict with
war vessel of the British or Japanese
navy.
The transfer of these men was
speedily and quietly effected.
Asked this morning regarding the
report that number of men from the
interned steamers had joined the Nurn.
berg, Consul Georg Rodiek, represent
ing the German government at this
port, declared that he knew nothing
about any such move.
Its all news to me-" stated Mr..
Rodiek at may have been done, vet
I would not have heard of 1t. The
men from three German steamers
considerably while the Nurn
berg was in port"
Were Needed.
There was keen demand for men
familiar with machinery and electrical
equipment on board the Nurnberg. was
the statement freely circulated along
the waterfront late yesterday after
noon. 1t was stated that as high as
$500 month gold was offered for COM
petent men along these lines.
During the coaling of the Nurnberg,
ali men from the Setos and the Pom
nern that could be spared were rushed |
20 pier to assist in the loading of the |
iuel. That these men had every op-
of departing from the islands |
n the Nurnberg, is undisputed.
The departure of about 80 men from |
he two German commercial steamers
n the cruiser is announced by federal
today as constituting no
of the existing neutrality
regulations governing the port
The men are German subjects and |
belong to the merchant marine, at |
present waiting here for an opportun-
ty to return to their native land. II |
hey are willing to take the long
nance of gaining German territory by I
he Nurnberg, it is matter that con-
,erns the interested party only, it was
,ointed out today. "
While the Setos is left decidedly
enough men remain with
he freighter to handle 1t should the
cSSSl US ESQulT0u " NdCdCc Tic UcIJH
t the Waikiki side of Pier 16, by order
f the harbor authorities. If in event
f the termination of hostilities the
'etos should be ordered to proceed on
he voyage to Australia, Captain Cars
ems would be obliged to attempt to
ign on crew at Honolulu or await
he arrival of men from the mainland.
A crowd of spectators awaited the
eparture of the Nurnberg last night
he singing of patriotic German songs
Tas a unique feature attending the
teaming of the vessel for the open
ca. Captain Won Schoenberg de-
lined the services of a pilot in leay-
1g the harbor, stating that he would
axe chances in passing through the
hannel. AS the cruiser sped past the
ghthouse, every light on board the
essel was extinguished. IT.. p +
A rumor current around the streets
his morning was to the effect that
he officers on the Nurnberg had exec.
ted their wills while in Honolulu yes.
erday and had left the same in charge
( the German consul. I
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