Arizona republican., 1916-02-04
Home" followed with shouts and

Home" followed with shouts and laughter.
 The negroes understood the excite ment to mean that they soon were to be released, so they adjusted their colored scalSs, grasped their canvas sacks of baggage and began to stir. But the boat did not stop alongside, and the official party returned to Lieutenant Berg in the after part of the main saloon.
 A few minutes later the tug drew alongside, and while passengers crowded the rail she carried the of ficial party away.
 It was several hours later when the steamer finally began transferriNg the prisoners ashore to board a ship for New York.
 Collector Hamilton boarded the liner with Prince Hatzfeldt of the German { embassy at Washington, and renewed 1 his request of yesterday for the re- lease of all the British citizens. He presented the following official memo randum from the state department: You will release from the steamship ] Appam all those persons who desire to be released and who came in on the ship, except the prize officers and ! prize crew, including any persons who ] have been incorporated into such prize crew, or acted as part of said prize crew in the navigation of the ship 1 Lieutenant Berg of the prize crew asked whether that was the decision of the state department and when told it was. acquiesced.
 Trouble threatened for a time when ! the collector discussed the handling of the baggage of the prizes prisoners and the mail aboard the vessel. The ! German insisted upon having a thor 1 ough inspection by his own men of | everything carried off the ship. Mr. Hamilton announced that the United l States government would attend to that matter: that the customs officers would see that no property rightfully i belonging to the ship herself was re- moved, but that no mail should be at tached, and that all persons going ashore would carry all their personal belongings.
 The lieutenant said he was afraid the passengers might carry off sou venirs. He insisted that the Appam now was q German ship and that he vas in full command. MT. Hamilton replied that Germany had nothing t0 de with the administration of Ameri- caR customs laws. and, when five uni 1 formed inspectors came alongside, the German officer offered no further ob-
 iection.
 The customs inspectors did their work quickly. Their task was eased
 by a decision to send a large part of
 the baggage to New York to be, loaded
 there for England.
 AftR the prize commander had ac-
 ceded to the demand for the release
 of all his passengers, most of the
 ships company, except the prize crew
 gathered to the main saloon to heal
 Mr Hamilton announce the changed
 situation.
 Prince HatZfeldt had suggested that
 any German who had not participated
 in the handling of the prize communi-
 cate with him in order that arrange
 ments for leaving the vessel could bt
 perfected. So far as could be learned
 none of the 17 Germans who wer, prisoners of war on the Appam at the
 time of her capture. attempted tt , communicate with the prince. It i!
 understood that all of them actual!
 coined the prize crew. Three of then r had their wives aboard and they a least are at liberty to land if the. I desire.
 r Lieutenant Berg has been instructe, by Hamilton to keep his ship at an