Evening star., 1915-06-11
Report to Officials Here Says
Lieut.. Brauer and Others
Not Aboard Prinz EiteI.
DEPARTED, 1T is SAID,
BEFORE MTERNMENT
Commander of Raider Gave Word He
Would Hold Crew, Norfolk
Collector Asserts.

Lieut.. Brauer and certain men of the
Prime Eitel Friedrich. who left the
ship before she was formally interned,
and have not returned to the Norfolk
navy yard. are believed to have left the
country. Customs Collector Hamilton
at Norfolk made this report today to
the Treasury Department.
Special agents Of the Department Of
Justice now are conducting an inveStiga
ton at the instance of the State Depart
ment, to which Collector Hamilton's re-
port was referred 1t appears that
Brauer and the men were not on parole
because the ship had not been interned,
but Collector Hamilton understood he had
the word OF Capt Thierichens that none
of his officers or men would leave the
vicinity Of Newport News while the
status of the cruiser was in suspense.
1T has come to my attention. Col
lector Hamilton reported today. that
one Lieut. Brauer, who was either the
first officer or the executive officer of
the Prfnz Eitel Friedrich when she ar
rived at Newport News, Va, March 10.
1915, has left the ship and Is not now
aboard.
There is also reason to believe that
Lieut.. Brauer may have left the United
States and that certain other mem
bers of the crew of the Prinz Eitel
VINO were ABOARD the snip
when she arrived March 10, are not
now aboard and may possible have also
left the United States with Brauer.
Admits Brauer Not Aboard.
The commander of the Prinz Eitel
Friedrich admits that Lieut.. Brauer is
not now aboard. nor at the present time
of the Prinz Eitel Friedrich's crew. He
states that Lieut.. Brauer left the Prinz
Eitel soon after her arrival at New
port News, as did also any members of
the crew who may not now be aboard.
and asserts that since the internment
of the Prinz Eitel and the giving of
his written parole no officers or men
have been severed from the ship.
THE commanders assertion that Lieut.
Brauer and any others who may not now
be of the crew Of the Prinz Eitel Fried
rich left the ship before her internment
and while the Prinz Eitel was at New
port News suggests two interviews which
had with the commander of the Prinz
Eitel shortly after the ship arrived at
Newport News. which should be here
stated.
The commander when offered by me
the privilege of landing at Newport
News for any personal business he
might have ashore after having been
at sea for seven months, said he could
not leave his ship, asserting that this
not only applied to himself but also
to his officers and men, who must re-
main on board.
Two days later the commander vol
unteered to me the information that
he had received from the proper United
States naval authorities. through Rear
Admiral Beatty. commanding the Nor
folk navy yard. permission for his Off
GERS to go ashore at Newport News,
Norfolk, Portsmouth, Old Point Conn
fort, Va
Permission Given to Land.
II was advised by Rear Admiral
Beatty that he had transmitted per-
mission to the commander of the Prinz
Eitel Friedrich for the visiting ashore
In restricted territory of the Prinz Ell
tel officers, and that permission had
been given for the landing of men from
the Prinz Eitel when accompanied by
a guard either from Fort Monroe or
,,n ,ne navy these guards to be furnished
upon the application Of the command
er OF the Prfnz Eitel Friedrich
Under these conditions officers and
men from the Prinz Eitel Friedrich
landed and were ashore prior to the
frlnz E1teFs fnterment and the giving
py the commander of his written pa
role to Rear Admiral Beatty at the
Norfolk navy yard"
In connection with Collector Hamil-
tons report it became known, although
It was not announced. that he made il
May l3 No explanation was made of
why it was made public at this time
IL was believed, however, that ca BILE
dispatches telling of the arrest on an
Italian steamer of a man said to be
Capt Thierchens, and subsequently
conflicting reports that other officers Of
the Prinz Eitel were absent. led to the
publishing of the report Capt Thieri-
chens is aboard the PrinZ Eitel Third
Curgeon Nolte is said to be away from
the ship. and an oinvestigation is being
made.