New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-02-04
Collector Braves Ger
man Rifle and
Berg Gives In.
rApTINES SAIL
FOR NEW YORK
None but Prize Crew
Barred from Landing
Apology Ends Row.
By JOHN J. LEARY, Jr.


Newport News. Va, Feb. 9.-"for
will release from the steamship
Appsn all those persons VINO desire
70 be released. and who came in or
he ship. except the prize officer anc
pri,e crew. including any persons
who have been incorporated into
such prize crew or acted as a part
d; said prize crew in the navigation
q the ship"
This order-for order 1t was-de-
g7ered by Norman Z. Hamilton, Col
le,,or Of the Port, TO Prince Hatz-
,eld,, counsellor Of the Imperial Ger
man Embassy, and Lieutenant Berg,
IN command Of the Appam. this af-
,enoon, disposed Of the German con-
tention that they had the right TO say
who should and who should not leave
the ship.
rs that the decision of the State
Department asked Prince Hatz-
feldt.
1T is the decision Of the govern
ment in Washington" answered the
Collector. -
They will be released" said the
prince.
yes. they win be released" 4"
echoed Lieutenant Berg.
Germans Rude, Says Collector.
The submission Of the carefully
phrased statement Of the Collector
vas the climax Of a conference Of
almost an hour, which began with a
arm protest against what Mr.. Ham
ltG told Prince Hatzfeldt and Lieu
tenant Berg was positive rudeness on
the part Of the German officers and
ended with a declaration by Prince
Hatzfeldt that he and Lieutenant
Berg regretted anything that may
have seemed Ike dicourtesy on the
part Of any one OIL the Appam.
He was quite sure. he said that the
Collector had handled r difficult stu
alton very nicely.
This expression Of appreciation
W. Hamilton would not call il an
swlogy-came after he had ruled
against Prince Hatzfeldt on every
pn' raised except one, which was
at undecided. That point was the
aiposition Of the Appam itself, and
us Is still in debate in Washington.
lie Germans Insisted on retaining
prisoners twelve Of those on the
ApIam who We're either English sol
ae'S inyalided home or Englishmen
WIN military status, and all Of the
usS Of the Appam; they also in
~Nd on the righ, TO search the bag
Hse Of al persons on the ship and
@s night 10 search the mails still on
"sTd' To make sure that these re-
-sh intact customs officer is
aching over them tonight.
iva - vas a hungry but a happy crowd
-? britisners. released az last from
:, .Aappem, that sat down to supper
,.Ianlgh, aboard the Old Diminior
,ei Jefferson az Norfolk just as
Nied for New York. They had
g"sa from Newport News there or
'tlock. D'' N''eS S"o''iy A''eI
Rife Halts Collector.
''e friction between the representa-
| "' Of the United States Government,
~. ne Germans began almost imrne.
,sSy y after the Appam dropped her
cHOoss on arriving from Old Point
mort this morning. Accompanied by
J Aendler. his secretary; Captain
psr, andrews, aaS acting appraiser Of the
ls,o, 'uu v TWO customs inspectors, Col
II h, hamilton went 20 the ship short.
s,r, y'e II o'clock. As the govern
Ao,,r 'sgneh nesred the side Of the
s.fs sg AIM, me mooring lines at the ladder
Lv,,Se Se'awn in. After some delay the
,lirbsa was made fast and Hamilton
w,b'.o 70 the rail. There a German
@Yon tlhe he barred further progress.
.nssSr Stshnot come on this ship" chal.
nplisSOuIy viii throw me or" Hamilton
ruis lieutenant Berg came forward
kr,sr, !uheturc. When seen By the re-
'S'er IN the day Mr.. Hamilton
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