The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-03
ARRAM
MOVESDPD TO
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Herr Lieutenant Berg Is
Still in supreme Com {
mand.
As SEGRETIV ! ]. EVER
Two Hundred and Fifty
AS SEGRETIVEES HER
Two Hundred and
Five of Her 2 asseng
Go Ashore.

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CBy AssocIateIti 8Prie,ss,S

@ (By sSocIatedh Pres
NEWPORT NEWS: Va E|ehs g.
With her German prize commander on
the bridge the British liner Appam
moved up from Old Point early to-
day and anchored on this port to dis
charge the 245 persons on board CIV
en- liberty to land I'M the United States.
The ships legal status III III rs under
termined. Lieutenant BERG, the Ger
man officer, moved his craft only on
orders through collector Hamilton
I'VE are treating her as o. Hngiish
ship which has put into an American
port flying the German naval enHiEn
and under charge Of afmans who sny
he Is an officer OF the German navy
Mr.. HamiIton's texpianati ton Or pres-
ent attitude Of the United States.
/. Some of those who were passenEers
on the Appam when she was eaptpr-
ed by the German raider; XarfousIy
described as the gPonga8 or MoeWe.
prepared to land in Newport News, hut
most Of them will be TRANSIT rred with
the crews of other captured British
vessels to Norfolk there to board 4
steamer to New Y rk on their WY 70
England. Sir Edward MeEewether aud
other British colonial officers, with
large quantities OF baggage, have ar
ranged to place their property Ia GUS
toms bond here and proceed direct
~. TO New York to take the first avail
able ship for home,
I Lieutenant Berg still $matntains his
determination oispermit no one ON
board the liner, except those WHO have
Official business. Y SoaetIdl 81 polite,
he extends no. undue court estes even
to American officials and Insists nppn
recognition, of i hiss absolute authority
over the ship and her COMPANY He
is holding more than 200 people
aboard, including his own prize crew
of % men, some 20 Germans who were
prisoners Of war on the Appatn. Clip
tain Harrison, i ana the entire crew Of
1855 Of the 5Appam, and y 2Sot her pass
sengcrs, who he claims belong to the
British army orsnayy: Until the Wash
ington government passes upon the
German contention ia1lS these persons
will remain on the liner.
Prince Won Hatfield, Counselor Of
the German embassy Of Washin gtou.
and Captain Gaunt, the Hritish naval
attache, reached here from Old Point
soon after the ship anchored. The
Prince is urging his claim that che
Appam is a fair prize OF war entitled
under an old gPrussiansAmerican treaty
to remain in an Americanlport IS long
as the prize crew desires. Captain
assisted by the British vice consul IS
managing the removal % English sub
jects and waiting the outeome OF his
embassy's demand that dill those held
on the liner be released There werc
Is women including Lady Afetewe her
and a number of children aboard.
I. It was. shortly after . This morn
ing when the Appanl got up anchor
and steamed away from Old Point
Comfort where she had been lined
under the guns of Fort MunToe since
the Germans brought Ter ihto Virginia
waters Tuesday. She passed several
British merchantmen as Che neered
Point Breeze, famous as the point
marking the scene of the Merriuiac
and Monitor fight. tGour cheers were
exchanged by screWs % the freighter
and the EngIishmen on the Appem.
The treighters gsa1uteds Will three re-
sounding blasts OF theirRhistl Lieu-
tenant Berg on s the bridge made no
response. Rounding Point Breeze he
turned into the James ElYer and In
a few minutes let so ancIior near the
great stiipbuildings plant and almost
within a stone throw of'the German
trader "Arcadialf ana the AudLII1n
"Budapests which has been laid or
here since the WaF began
Immlgration0 fleer Williams hoao.-
ed the vessel TO pass upon the per
sons desiring to- land. He was ac-
.companied by British wee Council
Kenworthy, prepared to guarantee
ttranspo ana sub istance for al
the British. subjects Whose financial
troubles might otlierwise prevent them
from landing!