Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-05
PRISONERS ABOARD
APPAM ARE LANDED
over -Four Hundred Captives Given
Liberty and Csptors' Long
Vigil is at an End.
GERMANS SLEEP PEACEFULLY

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. Feb. A.
Fifteen days Of oeaseless vigilance
for the bounded German prize crew
aboard the former British liner
Appam. ended last night, when the
last of more than 400 British
prisoners climbed over the ships
side TO liberty On American SOL.
And for the first time since Lieu
tenant Berge and his twenty-five
men boarded the liner from the
raider. which captured II on the
night OF January Is. most OF the
Germans slept peacefully with but
few Of their number on watch.
All British subjects and the' one
nationalized American, g. A. TRglia-
ferrl, quit the ship. leaving the prize
commander with his crew and the
twenty Germans, who had been
prisoners on the Appam, including
three women.
Have sharp Dispute.
Captain Harrison and the Appams
British crew left their vessel only after
a sharp controversy between agents OF
tho owners, Elder Dempster company
and the British embassy. AZ washing
ton. The company desired its men to
remain on the liner TO support the claim
that the Germans forfeit their prize By
remaining in neutral waters. But the
embassy insisted that every British sub
mai VtNla ulnF haf
been granted by the prize commander or
the demand OF the United States.
Plans were changed every hour dur
ing the afternoon and evening. but the
embassys authority prevailed. and spe'
cial boat was provided to take the Ap
pans crew OF iss to Norfolk 70 avail
the sailing OF a steamer for New York
tomorrow night. Meanwhile the "a
passengers and the 1856 British seamer
captured with the other seven ships
taken by the raider Ponga or Moewe
had been transferred ashore by steamers
Five OF the seamen, one Englishmon and
four Lascars. OF the crew Of the Clar
Mac lavish ali wounded. were removed
10 a hospital All the others with most
Of the passengers we're placed aboard
river steamers for Norfolk. An Old DO
minlon liner was being held AZ its doch
to take them TO New York.
Cares ser Passengers.
The British government Ia caring fol
all passengers and crews OF the captured
freighter and will send them on to Eng
land, aboard the first available ship. Thu
Elder Dempsier company will arrang'
for the return OF the Appams crew.
The Appam. which had been at OH
Point since IL appeared In Hampton
Roads Tuesday morning. moved up 4
this port early today. Il anchor hardly
was on the bottom before small boat
were alongside. and conferences sool
began. which lasted all day. and int
the night.
II was a. happy crowd that. dlsem
barked from the liner There were q
kinds OF people ranging from Sir Edwi
Merewethcr. the English governor Of a
African province. TO black tribeaner
with faces silt and Scared BY savage
rites. There were British marchan
skippers with their crews. whose ship
were captured by the raider. twelve me
tho Germans had claimed we're membeI
Of the British army or navy and
dozen women.
As soon as the English passengers b
gan to land. Vice Consul Kenworth
opened headquarters In q hotel and b
gan making loans. Almost everybody WI
badly in mead OF funds, and All VII
asked for money received Il.