Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-12
IDzUM0 GIVES
SlOO FOR F-4
RELIEF FUNDS
Continued rom page one)

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near Codr,,s island. ufr tie coast ol
Mexico.
The ccII,er Eamakura Maru last
called a. Honolulu il December with
a large shipment OF hriQuetS to supply
the batlc-Crri%rr Hiz"n and other
japanese War vessels then stationed
in the Pacific to watch the move
mCnts OF the German fleet. The Ia,
makura has kept pretty close TO the
cruisers since leaving the Hawaiian
| islands. III" vessel today carr .cs a
considerable quantity of fuel.
| Officers in the JAPANESE vessels are
| lot inclined to say much concerning
their cruise The ldZumO is said to
| have remained near Turtle bay for
some weeks until n California salvage
| company began its work in attempting
to raise the sunken vessel The re
| lroval of the guns and hcavy fittings
has been completed
The ldZumO was alleged by report
/ from Japan and China to have had
| spirited engagement with the German
cruiser Leipzig off the coast of Lower
| California during the early part of
December At that time the press at
Shanghai carried cables purpOrtjng to
have been filed al Vancouver telling
Of the arrival Of the idZUmO in a Grip
pied condition. One funnel was re-
ported shot away, while tie marks
manship Of the Germans is alleged to
have taken effect in SeI eral vital pOr-
lions OF the Japanese cruiser.
The ldzumO disappeared from the
spotlight for some time. 1t was sight
ed by shippers of neutral merchant
men doing patrol duty off Mexico and
Central America. When the Asama
piled en- the rocks III Turtle bay the
ldZumO was not far away.
The vessel attracted hundreds of To-
cal Japanese to the harDOr- front to-
day. 1t will remain here to take pro-
visions and water. The Idzumo will
probably steam to Japan late this aft
ernoon. The Yamakura Maru, now
Japanese naval collier, will accom- !
pany the cruiser.
During the cruise the IdzumO lost
eight men through accident and sick '
ness.
waters since December %, 1914. on !
which date they arrived in San SAM !
CO bay, on the Mexican coast. Inter
viewed by a representative of the '
Star-Bulletin, Chief Staff Officer va
magata efthe Idzumo said:
1--WE have been in Mexican, waters
since December %. In those waters
we have been treated very friendly |
by the officers and men of the Ameri-
can squadron. We often received
large quantities Of coal from Ameri- :,
can transports which brought coal for
their cruisers. Our officers and those
of the American ships often called
en- each other, and ON several Occa-
sions we got supplies of food from
them.
I'VE felt at home all the time, as
the American officers brought moving
pictures aboard our boats and gave
shows. To the American ships we
sent fencing party and jiu-jitsu eX.
perts. Before the beginning of the
war we were called on by the officers
Of the Nurnberg and Leipsiz. When
one of our seamen fell into the water
and was drowned the Nurnberg sent
divers and assisted Us to recover the
body.
Asama May Be FIoated.
'"The Asama may be floated. but we
do not know just when. We must
thank our American cousins whOt
came to our assistance as soon as the
Asama went aground. None of the
members of the crew of the Asama
we're killed or injured when it went
aground"
Chief Surgeon Makamura of the Id
lumO said:
Through your paper would like to
thank DR.. Pratt of Honolulu. He was
very kind to me when we called at
your city the last time He took me
all around the city. We visited sever 6
II hospitals and other interesting pla- |
,es.
The physical condition of the crew |
If the Idzumo is good While we !
we're in Mexican waters we lost eight Is
men through sickness and injury
The officers of the cruisers declin'
ID to discuss the war situation today,
icing noncommittal on what further
)art, if any, Japan may take in the .
present war. They do not know the
lature of the orders they will receive
lpOn their return home.