Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-14

FOUR GERMAN SAILORS
ARRESTED AT DU POINTS
Continued from Page One

tontinueu from rage one
were arrested by Immigration Inspector
Harry Y. Davis while working in the Ban
croft cloth mills, Wilmington, from which
plant they .could overlook the du Pont
powder works.
They were arrested so quietly that moth
Ing was known about II in Wilmington or
in this city until today. Warrants for
their arrest had been issued by the De-
partment of Labor, and at their hearing
today. before Commissioner Greenawalt
they were held to await the action of the
department on the cases
/. What is considered of the greatest
Significance in regard to the case among
Government officials in this city Is the
fact that the Department of Labor is
evidently keeping a close tab on the
whereabouts and activities of all the
Germans who have come to this country
on ships since the outbreak of the war.
IL was intimated today that the Govern
ment would not have gone to the infinite
pains of running down these men unless
(, there was more In it, than a mere
breach of the immigration rules.
One theory is that the Government be-
lieves the Germans now in custody at
-Gioucester know something OF the where
abouts or the officers and certain mem
bers of the crew of the Eitel Friedrich,
who left that German auxiliary cruiser
before II was interned at Norfolk. Ques-
tioning OF the detained seamen may bring
out this information, 1t is thought,
MEN SPEAK ONLY GERMAN
The four men were asked today why
they left their ships without permission.
They indicated that they knew only
German. and SO were addressed in that
language. "Oh. ! don't know" said
Altman. Struggling his shoulders. II sup
pose because we were tired of staying
on board ship locked up in port in
definitely. We wanted to see something
of the world and get to work. It's no
fun being idle"
'>.pid you try to get work in the du Pont
powder works?''
what would have been the use of
trying tbat?" was his retort. "Our Ger
man names would have prevented us
from getting Jobs there"
Interned German sailors, or sailors
from any country for that matter, who
are allowed TO leave their ships have TO
give their word 70 return. and are not
supposed to take positions as residents OF
his country, unless they have left the
service of their ships and passed the
immigration examinations TO
lstermine their fitness to remain in this
country. W
there Is considerable mystery about
he case OF the four men now at Glouces-
er Immigration station as to whether
hey are held as aliens who have not
,assed Immigration examinations or as
.aspicious persons because OF the posi- |
lens they are said TO have taken while
n parola NJ s9
II the men on the dBedge were after gem
RAJ information concerning the condition |
n the Delaware River and it's fortihea- |
ions ahaut Delaware City, they were in |
.~eelient position to obtain IL on board the |
I1Inouas. as that dredge has been al /
gork near Fort du Pont.
On the snpposition that six German |
aIlors who broke their parole with the /
ile pecIs. are employed in the dupont |
forks a Carney's Point and at the Hag- /
ey yard OF the company, and in view |
n the explosions at Carneys Point last |
4onday, a thorough Investigation was /
made al both plants today for the pur-
'oss OF learning whether any German
aiIors had obtained Jobs at the plants
eeently. ftH
REFoRTs ARE CONFLICTING.
Thefe weue eenfiicting reports as 10 the
tssels en which the interned sailors
snae to this country. II was declared at
after IL was learned secret
etzIee men bad arrested the four aliens
- nIzht. that they had run away from
IS <.zHEfsan auElliafy cruiser Prinz Eitel
rIzdrieh. which put IN at Newport News
i March 40 apd vas interned April :.
Is LfeatenanI Brauer, xith certain
||sabeFs 81 the ereW, afsa pDeared before
rtssel H4s intezned- aro the aecoad
ana oz hef members q the crew
3 zz1e4tea f4Esn on The ste4ushIp
E&az zaHzsE ffaU Nea 4Qrk cn
- zat ~. 2 eQpeQha8en.