New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-09
Sacramento, with Sup
plies, Sought KaiSer's
Fleet, II Is Charged.
BRITAIN TO PROTEST
ARREST OF OFFICERS
Spring.Rice Asks Definition of
Neutrality-25 Indicted for
Recruiting.
IRON Tn, Trhun, nurean. ]

Washington. July Slow ship was
loaded at san Francisco with supplies
for the German fleet which nGu been
operating in South American waters;
how she got in touch with the Kalser's
vessels by wireless. transferred her
cargo and then sailed back and an
nounccd she had been captured are
told in evidence said TO be in the hands
Of the Department of Justice. II was
CathereG in connection with the case
of the Sacramento, in which the Fed
eral grand jury found several indict-
ments o-day for violation Of the neu-
trality laws.
According to this evidence, the ship
put 10 sea, after being detained at the
Golden Gate by Federal authorities.
Her destination was given as Napa-
raiso When she got TO sea, however
according 20 this evidence, stowaway
appeared who announced that he was
a wireless operator. He took charge
Of the vessels wireless and actually
directed her movements from that
time on.
When the ship was we'll down off the
coast of South America. it is declared,
the operator got in touch with the
German feet, which was later ami
lilated by the British warships. Then
he ordered the course OF the Sacra-
mento changed 20 make coward the
Germans. 4 little later they came IN
sight and captured" the Sacramento,
taking off all her supplies.
These supplies were assorted 10 such
a nicely to fit their needs, including a
large supply Of beer and food sucn as
would he most desirable to men VINO
So n-
out fresh supplies, that II had aroused
The suspicion of the departments
agents before she left San Francisco.
The whole cargo was put on board the
German warships. and then the Sacra-
mento steamed quietly into Valparaiso
harbor. Her officers announced that
she had been "capturcd' and looted
by the Germans.
The department also has evidence
il was admitted today, to show that
the mysterious stowaway who was &C
corded such royal treatment was
German naval officer. ~
Sir Cecil Spring Rice, the Brush
Ambassador. formally applied TO the
State Department to-day for dehnl
ton Of the American governments
view as to whether English patriotic
societies or other unofficial agencies
violate neutrality laws IN sending sun
iects Of Great Britain from the United
States TO volunteer in the British
army.
Conferences between the Depart.
ments of State and Justice Will be held
before an answer is given to this ques-
ton. from which serious diplomatic
controversy may develop. The prac-
tice of returning volunteers to Eng
land has prevailed since the beginning
Of the European war, and it is said
that the British government is pre-
pared to register an emphatic protest
If the United States takes he position
that il is Illegal The return of in
dictnents at San Francisco against FIVE
persons charged with enlisting recruits
for the British army is understood TO
have caused the Ambassadors action.
According 70 the British contention,
il is uniustly discriminatory to inter
fere with the transportation Of vo lun-
teers who are not actually enlisted on
American soil when no objection has
been made to notifications by consuls
20 reservists Of other countries in the
United States. In this connection en-
phasis is laid upon the fact that Great
Britain has no reservists in the same
sense as Germany, France, Italy ana
other Continental powers.