The sun., 1916-11-12
ARMY SURGEON HERE
AS SHIP STOWAWAY
German Escapes From British
Prison Camp to Beg Asy-
lum in America.
BIG SECURITIES SEIZURE
Mysterious Bag Said to Con-
tain Many Millions Worth Is
Removed With Mail.

The Norwegian-American liner KRIS
tianiafjord arrived In port yesterday with
ste passengers. thirteen bags Of mail AM
a s,owaway. AZ Kirkwall the British
authorities removed b55 sacks Of mail
and a mysterious leather bag. which fur
nished the passengers with unlimited op-
portunity for gossip and speculation on
the voyage.
The ships officers were extremely un-
communicative concerning the bag.
which was brought aboard at BerEen.
and, according to @. Il. Nilsson. was the
property Of a man who was not on board
and whose name is not on the passenger
list. II is said IL contained German
owned American securities. the value OF
which was placed by one officer at
Sl0O. 900. 900. One passenger placed its
value as low as 100000.
Mail for Canada Passed.
At Kirkwall the British officers came
aboard and ordered the removal OF all
the mail except thirteen sacks directed
to canada. the Norwegian Legation and
the office OF the steamship line. They
then descended to the baggage room and
took the mysterious handbag. apparently
having known of its presence before
boarding the ship.
A good deal OF mystery surrounds
the stowaway also. One OF the cooks saw
on Friday a mar fit trough the galley
and disappear. First Officer Thoen In
stituted a search which covered every
part OF the ship and occupied hours.
Finally a sailor. peer'ng down a venti-
lator on the boat deck leading to the
bakery. saw a man curled tightly up into
. bali In a bend In the big pipe. Hc
was ordered to ont out and slid down
forty feet to the bakery.
Was German Army Surgeon.
When taken before the ciptain hi
said he was Arnold Won Teulen. - years
Old. Won Teu!en said he was a native OF
East Prussia ard that he had served a
surgeon IN the Germany army until cap.
tured and taken 90 = British prison
camp. He said he managed to escape
to Norway by slowing aboard n shil
and then 10 rded the Krist.aniafjord 4.
order 70 get the United States. Or. voi
Teulen gave no reason for not tryinA
TO get back to Germany instead OF com
ing to America. He speaks good Eng
lish and gave evidences of culture. II
drst said he was a nlturalized either
OF the United States. hut later admitted
that he had never been to this country
Capt. Hiortdahl had not decided las
night whether to send the stowa way Il
Ellis Island or to take him back on the
next voyage. He mas the privilege oI
carrying out either alternative. II Vol
Teulen is sent back IL Is certain tn
British viii Ike him on at klrkwaii
where the ~Kris;ianiaftord In compelled
to put In or SIX British d.sp' easure.
DR.. Won Teulen said he had lived Of
bread and water. which he had taken a
night in the bakery. lie spent his day
in the cramped hiding place in the ven
tilator.
New blacklist Threat.
r. Clement Brooberg. secretary OF tn
Western Importing Company OF Mime
apolis. who returned to this country o.
the Krist!aniaftord. said that after ian
uary ! nothing, whether contraband q
otherwise. Will be sent from the Scandi
navian countries into Germ nv. He as
serted the British have notified the mer
chants in Norway. Sweden and Den
mark that they will blacklist them
they export anything to Germany. Thi
threat will prevent merchandise fror
being sent to Germany. Mr.. Broober
said.
The war will last at least anothc
year. in the opinion OF Carl O. Nielser
representative in Norway Of the Unite
States Steel Corporation. Mr.. Nielse
came to the United States to confer wit
the officers Of the corporation concern
Ing the coming years trade with MOI
way under war conditions.
Another passenger was oscar Math'
son. a Norwegian champion skater. VIII
Ia here to give exhibitions Mr.. Math
sen has skated 1000 yards, more tina
six miles. In II minutes 22 seconds. an
claims the worlds championship.
Miss June A.. SHELTON. ar America
DR. matte soprano n pupil OF Nm
Frieda Hempel. came to sing in cor
certs.