The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-02-04
Steamer Appam, Believed Sunk,
Captured BY Submarine Or
Cruiser OF Canary Islands and
Sailed To Newports News
hodges BRlTAlN's WAR
DOGS PATRoLING SEAS
American officers Doubt Report
Diver Accompanied Prize m
Voyage and Is Operating
On Seaboard Of United States
tAsiSciatsd Pres. by Federal wir.lsss,

(Assaciatsd Presssf,y Federal wirsloss,
XVyAsHIKGT6N, February p with
NJ the receipt by the treasury au-
thorities of despatch from the
cpllect9S Of the port attNewport News,
that the missing British steamer, APP
pam, had sbegn, brought Into Hampton
Roads by a prize crew from . German
submarine, came the first official inform
alton regarding one Of the most re-
markable naval exploits of the present
war. F y
The Appam, az reported Overdue at
Plymouth, england, and believed to
have been sunk by German torpedo
or floating nline, was captured by a
submarine or light cruiser, when of
the Canary Island, January Is, prize
crew, commanded by a Lieutenant Berg,
placed on board and started on the
long slant across the steamer lines for
Newport News, where two German com.
meree destroyers are already informed.
Carried Teuton Prisoners
The Appam sailed from Dakar, West
Afriea, early last month, having on
board ll6 passengers, among whom
were many prominent British African
officials, a crew of lis and twenty Ger.
man prisoners caught in South Africa,
and on their way to British detention
camps in England .,A g ~
y When she reached Newport News YES.
terday she also carried 1873 persons, sur.
vivOrs Of German sea raids off the. coast
Of Africa and prize crew CT twenty;
two. VT y. s.G ,f,M ~ = ~
AS she steamed past Frying Pan
Shoals light and turned to reach the
Roads she presented q battered appear
anee, as though sba. had. been ronghly,
handled by her captors or by the seas
during Ter trip across the Atlantic.
From her tafrail pole she flew the Cor
man naval flag sign that was aprize
captured on the high seas. ,I...1 4,
Wants To KNOW Status q. .r.@'t. s..
Collector Of Customs Hamilton, whose
men are the only persons save the doc.
tor, who have been allowed on board
of her, Immediately raised the question
of her legal status, and asked the dc
parCment here to notify him how to
treat tho steamer. His request has
been referred to the state department,
and II was Announced late last night
that the government is as yet undecid-
ed whether the Appam is a prize or a
Inverted naval auxiliary cruiser, un-
der the laws Of war.
Another report that reached here,
concerning the arrival of the Appam,
Is TO the effect that she was accom-.
panied across the ocean by the sub
marine that captured her. Color has
been added to this report by an an
nouHcement from the office of the Brit.
ish consul in New York, warning Brit.
ish shipping that o German. submarine
il believed to be operating on the AT.
lantic seaboard of the United States.
Naval ofiicers Doubtful W. "a
American naval auth rites are, how.
ever, inclined to scout the idea that a
Teutonic diver came with the Appam,
on Ii remaining in American waters as
there Is no base on this side of the ocean
upon which she could rely for repairs
and supplies ~ $50
The same authorities are inclined 10
believe that the Appam was captured
not by German submarine, but by
the scout cruiser Moewe, known to be
operating in African waters, as thew
hold the opinion that submarine, even
one of the latest models and largest
size could not spare prize crew of
twenty-five to navigate the Appam
across the Atlantic. The Moewe is re-
ported TO have sunk the Arthur, the
corbridge, the Brememby, the Earring
ford, and the Clan Mactavish. "',
Lieutenant Berg, reported Ia com
rand Of the prize crew, is believed to
have been in the German mercantile
marine prior to the as this name
does notgappeaIf on any of the German
naval lists available. ~ ~