Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-04
Twenty English Sailors Be-
ieved to- Be With German
Sea Raiders Are Almost
sCertain to Be Executed.
AMERICAN OFFICIALS
CONDUCT INSPECTION
TeutonS Treated Passengers
Well; All Persons Who Ar
rived on Liner Released
Except Actual Prize Grew,

tsY nosnise JouhsAL SPECIAL LsAsGp wiaE
Newport News. Va, Feb. 3.--An
Associated Press representative, the
first person besides officials 60 board
the former British liner Appam, walk
decks of the prize ship chatting with
members OF the German prize crew
and their captives.
Being moving day on the boat,
| things were in rather untidy condi-
tion. The decks were Uttered with
sage. including fishing poles. portable
bath tubs, talking machines, bicycles,
and piles Of trunks.
a crowd Of West African negroes
whose arrival here marked their
farthcst north journey, were on the
upper deck behind the forecastle fur
nshing amusement for the idllng pas
sengers. a crowd of women who
watched their antics from the main
saloon above appeared the least con-
cerned over their long detention OF
any one on the boat Several were
smoking cigarettes, few reading and
the rest were calmly awaiting the
coming OF the steamer 10 carry them
ashore.
African Negroes See "White Rain"
Punch" white cat, and q light
snow. which the negroes called "white
rain" furnished the Africans with
plenty to Keep their minds off their
captivity They rubbed the snow In
their faces and laughed sleefully.
Occasionally one would break into a
wierd chant.
Nothing that the negroes did. how
ever. interested Charles Johnson, the
Russian quartermaster of the Appam.
so much as the probable fate OF
Punch Johnson came into pos
session of the cat when it was Il
kitten and today he saw possibilities
Of having to leave 1t in strange
hands.
The fact that he was far from
home, and had not had a square meal
in many days apparently did not
worry the quartermastcr. He was
loud in praise of the German treat
ment Of all He speaks five Ian
guages and one of his assignments
was to talk with the prize crew when
passengers could not make themselves
understood. They nicknamcd him the
consul
Prisoners Praise Germans.
1T is not bad to be held prisoner
by this crew" Johnson said "Thc
food has been poor, it is true, but
that could not be helped I haven't
heard a single complaint. We knew
we should have to behave and We
did"
A husky member OF the Appam
crew. dressed in civilian clothing,
came BY He looked worried. #
can't help thinking of the poor navies
aboard that German raider" he said
Twenty of them were taken from
the Appam. They were on their way
to England to Join some dreadnaught
crews. Death is almost certain toI
come to them. raider Ike that
never stops until she is overpowered.
He continued
THE Germans are smart but some
of the fellows got the best Of them. Il
am certain that we have some English
army officers on here who have es-
capped detection by being In civilian
attire Some OF them, have heard.
changed their clothing when they saw
we were caught.
Raider Converted Merchantmen.
The sailor spent three days aboard
she is merchantmen overhaulod. /
Through an accident he said. a pho
Iograph of the raider was lost.
One Of the passengers snapped a.
picture Of her as she approached. he i
said. 'and then slipped the kodak, 1
the film into q coat pocket. /
In the excitement following the cap I
lure someone kicked the coat into The (
sea"
While the sailor was talking Col I
ector Hamilton, German Vice Consul
ton Schilling and others whc had been
in a conference with
Berg appeared on the main
ialoon deck A boat whistled, and
many of the passengers thought the
ime of their deliverance from the
ippam was at hand. From far down
n the bottom of the ship floated up
i snatch Of ITS a Long Way TO Tip
lerary,n and then came Home,
sweet Home" followed with shouts
md laughter
The negroes understood the excite
nent TO mean thai they soon were to
,e released SO they adjusted their col
,red scarfs grasped their canvas
acks OF baggafe and began to stir.
3ut the boat dld not stop alongside
md the offieiaA party returned to
lieutenant Berg ia the after part OF
he main saloon. |;
a few minutes later the tug drew /