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The Washington times., 1916-02-06

while on the seaward side night and
day there patrols a naval steamer. In
command of o chief petty officer, cox
swain, and two deck hands
In addition to this. at the foot Of the
shoreward gangways which run from
Doth forward and after decks or the
Prinz Eitel. guard tents have hoen es-
tabllshed. whore marine can Keep
watch over all who leave the ship.
Orders also were PROMULGATED pro-
hlbiting shore leave for any or the Ger
man sailors except Upon one eNcuse-the
necessltysOf visit TO a dentist. w this
way some half dozen Of the interned
men obtain leave every dsy 70 so into
portsmouth or Norfolk. This permls-
sion is granted upon the certificate OF
Or Sohler. the ships surgeon. whlch
10 uniformly approved by Admiral Nc
Lean. comInandant of the navy YARD.
Not long ago, the comn1andant was
asked whether this privilege might not
be the subject of considerable abuse.
and he replied that Or. Sohler, heing a
gentleman. his word was perfectly good
with the navy yard authorities He IN
dicated very plainly that none OF the
officers stationed there have the least
intention of peerng into the mouths OF
applicants for dental shore leave to Ind
out whether they are entitled 70 II.
Between daylight and 4:O O'Clock IN
the afternoon, under certain conditions.
some of the men are permitted to come
from the interned ships to the plot OF
ground. where before the strict disci-
pline was put into effect. they were
wont to indulge in the German eQuiva-
lent of football and baseball. and work
in the' little gardens
Just after the enforcement or the
strict regulations which make the lives
OF the interned Germans little different
from prison routine, the DECKS of the
KrOnprinZ. lying along her seward
side were used for drills and calesthen-
les to keep the men in condition.
The Washington times., 1916-02-06
Liberty Ban Lifted
On Kaiser's Birthday

Only twice since the promulgatlon of
the order which resulted I'm making the
Germans practically prisoners aboard
their ships has the ban been lifted to
any appreciable extent.
One occasion fell upon the KaiseT's
birthday. At that time many of the
ships cutters were lowered. and under
command of responsible officers. the
men were permitted to indulge I'm a sail
ing party, whiOh later was followed by
a parade and an athletic meet ashore,
attended by thousands of Germans from
Norfolk.
The second occasion fell upon Christ
mas Day. Then about 100 interned sail
ors who are Catholics and who had not
been to church In many months. were
permitted to attend services in Norfolk.
They marched to the church and back
under command OF their officers.
Not many months after the two sea
raiders went into internment many of
the wives OF commissioned officers de-
termined to be so far as possible with
their husbands In exile. Several of them
came to the United States. and, find
ing that quarters aboard the Kronprinz
were too crowded to permit of indi-
viduai domestic esta blishments being
set up aboard. established themselves
without the navy yard gate Every
morning. armed with perpetual passes,
they come aboard the erstwhile raider.
spending the day with their husbands.
but going outside the navy yard after
4:30 O'Clock.
Among these women. the girl from
Holland who Is here to become the wife
Of the executive officer. has made her
home here. The man whom she hopes 10
MARI has not set his foot ashore upon
any occasion whatever since the order
confining the men to the raider was
signed, according to one or the sentries
And so, as soon as the gates are ope1,
every morning, the young Holland girl
appears, spending the day with her af-
hanced. and leaving in the evening with
the other officers wives
she has been here many months now
and although official request has heeu
made to the Kaiser that they he allowed
10 marry, the royal consent has not YET
been received
The Washington times., 1916-02-06
AN ARMY PLAN WORTH WHILE

OF all the preparedness plans that
lave claimed consideration, that put
'orth by the Army League of the
United States seems particularly to
deserve serious attention. 1t pro-
poses in effect the enrolment of all
the young men of the country be-
tween eighteen and twenty-one
years, for possible military service.
From these shall be selected about
$4,000 annually. If not a sufficient
lumber shall volunteer each year to
make up this total, then resort can
je had to the rolls and something
ike the draft. 1t is highly prob
lble, however, that the volunteers
would be numerous enough to fill
he quota. Civil war experience
roved that men were far more like
to volunteer if the menace of the
raft were held over them.
Once definitely enlisted, these
young men would get first a round
wear of active service with the regu-
ar army. After that, they would be
required to spend two weeks in each
of the next two years with the col
ors in training; and after that, their
names would be retained for three
years more on the roll of the re-
serve, with no regular service un-
ess in emergency they should be
allied out.
This would give the country a
,rained force of 100000 in three
years, and provide for a genuine re-
'erve, always on the increase. The
llan involves the increase of the
ocular army to about 100000 men,
the number that military experts be-
ieve would be necessary. 1t pro-
yides for the maintenance of a full
luota Of troops at war strength in
he overseas possessions to the mum
DER Of $4,000 men, and the mainten.
ance also Of one complete relief fol-
every sea coast defense station.
There seems no grave objection
that can be urged against this plar
Except from the professional pacif,
SITS, whose objections are not worth
considering. 1t provides specifically
that a young man, once enrolled
IAN take his training in the NAtiona
The Washington times., 1916-02-06
Mustered On Docks
Three Times a Day

Nowadays, however, with the strict
compliance with the original rules a
bit relaxed. the interned sailors are
permitted en- masse upon the docks three
times a day for muster--once In the
morning, again at 1880, and a third time
at 1880.
But after 4:9O o'clock. and until the
following mornings muster, not man OF
them may set foot ashore. Through the
night, under additional guard, the
Prinz Eitel looms dark and grim, save
for two cluster lights on her promenade
deck. where the men must get any er-
ercise they want in the evening
Within the big interned liner which
is still considered German territory,
and over whose taffrail still floats the
naval ensign OF the Kaiser, all Is light
and gayety.
The big saloons. which made the Prinz
Eltel Friedrich one of the palace liners
OF the North Atlantic, have all been
done over. When she arrived in port
| these magnificent rooms were being
used for the storage OF coal
These and the upper deck state rooms
which aforetime had demanded a price
| for occupancy which only a millionaire
could afford, are the ward room FOR
state rooms and the steerage, which on
the PrinZ Eitel is in every way modern
and sanitary, are occupied by the petty
OFFICERS the gun crews and the sailors
There are many forms OF amusement
! aboard which the men may utilize 10
while away their evenings. The bowl
ing alley which they built while on their
long cruise, and the moving picture
theater are still in operation. as well az
the ships reading rooms
On Thursday nights, too the biz
liners portfolios blaze like the windows
or fashionable hotel, and the strains
| OF the ships band float out over Rot.
ten Row" where the sentries OF Uncle
Sam stand on lonely guard-on these
nights entertainments for the men are
| in progress.
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Restrictions Followed
Sailors' Disappearance

Then some of the German sailors not
understanding. 1t is believed. that the
parole given by their officers pledged
the honor OF every man aboard the
ship, began to disappear.
StralRhtway the navy yard authori-
ties began to hedge the men about with
greater restrictions, especially when
DR. Kruger. ships surgeon. and Lieu
tenant Koch broke their parole. These
officers, given permission to leave the
navy yard for a trip. it is said re-
turned to Norfolk at the expiration OF
theirs leave, but learning that confine-
ment OF all the interned men to their
ships was being contemplated, disap-
peared.
Then came the escape Of six petty Of
hcers. in small yacht. the Eclipse,
which they boarded in the harboT. and
with which they put to sea. These men
have not been heard from since. al
though report has come recently from
Jamaica that they were picked up at
sea by British merchantmen and con-
veyed there prisoners OF war. Another
rumor has II that they were drowned
In the storm which swept up the At
lantc coast Immediately after their es-
cape. Some support is given this be-
lief in report which came from n
coastwlse steamer that small craft
the description OF which generally fits
the Eclipse. was seen bottom upward
a hoF oAANl Alt NdSu " sea WdS
mode.
After this experience. tho navy ward
authorities began in earnest to take
steps to prevent the recurrence of such
escapes.
! II is said on good authority. however,
that a proposal was made to the com
| manders of tho German raiders that II
they would permit the phOtOgraphins
and fnger-printinG Of their men so
that their recapturN would he easier IN
case OF other attempts to break intern
ment. little OF III" liberty they pre.
viously enJhvNd would be curtailed.
CAPTAIN Thierichcns OF the Prince
| Fitcl Friedrich. who by reason OF Sc
! nioritv. IS IN command. seconded nv
! CAPTAIN Tn 'erfeliCr. however would NOT
/ acCNdN 10 the suggestion. hintnv. II Is
understood. that such procedure
+ smacked too much Of the methods with
which criminals ar" dealt nowadays.
So long and tedious routine began
for sthe jnterned men or the Eitel and
ETonprinz.
/ From the IH'lo plot fpround. the
: uTO EOTUIUTVITTSVN VJQIJ >
{ ten Row" narrow Causewqv leads
! across the ton Of IN" caissOn Of No. 3
I drvd0cE. and this Is the only ulace
/ where stretch NJ 800 wards the
navy Il propCr can be gained on
, terra 1rTUR
The Washington times., 1916-02-06
What's on Weeks Program
Today.

Neetlng. Kate Gordon Chapter OF Southern
States Woman Suffrage Conference. New
Meeting, Washington Secular League. Pyth-
ian Temple. $3.50 p. m.
Lecture, Browning. by Prof Samuel J.
MscWatters. Paul Institute, 2lO7 street
Travel Talk. Newman. BeIascO Theater. Sis
p.
Conception Church.
Annual election, Crescent Benevolent AssoCiA- =
tlon, Eleventh and E streets northwest, all
Union, District OF Columbia Christian Eau
deaVor. First Congregational Church, Tenth
:. and G streets northwest; : p. m -.,.
Association. 4:30 p. m.
Lecture. ]. Il. Mcintyre, before Socialist
party. Sll E street northwest S;B p. m. -
Meeting. Jewish branch, Y. p. S. L. bii E
street northwest. Bp. m.
Tomorrow.
Meeting, stonewall jackson Chapter. No. 20,
United Daughters OF the ConiederHOy. In
hail. y. m.
Blind, 1929 II street northwest, s p. m.
Meeting Petworth WOman's Club. PStworth
M. f. Church. p. m.
Meeting. North washington CitizenH' AssOcia-
ton, Gage school, Second street, near u
street northwest, s p. m.
Concert. L. s. Marine Band Orchestra, Ma
Lecture. IS ' DT. Harvey Sy = W. Wiley. before Pa.
rents League OF the third division, Wilson
Normal School, $3.50 y. IN.
Meeting. to discuss the Sheppard prohibit On
bill Retail Merchants Association, New
Willard, 8 y. m.
Meeting. TO form legion for United States
defense National Guard ArmOry, +4b j.
street northwest. p. m.
Christian EndeavOr rally, Vermont Avenue
Christian Church, with address 10y DR..
William Shaw, p. m,
Annual Fools Session" or 'Nsrren SCt
sung" OF the Washington Saengeround,
club house, 3l4 c street northwest, ., ~.
banquet, Washington alumni or Michigan
University. Rauscher's, 1880 p. IN.
Recital tracing development OF song HoTn
the earliest 10 the most modern composers.
Nicholas DOuty under auspices OF the wash
mgJon Society OF the Fine Arts audi
turium National Museum, S.lJ p. m.
Masonic BENJAMIN y. French, No. 10; Ana
costa, No. 2l;' Pentalpha. No. q; Orient
No. .; knights -Templar; Ruth, No. J.
Eastern Star.
knights OF Pythias-Amarantha, No. Is; Cen
tury, No. 30.
Odd FellOws-Langdon, No. 2Si Cnloh' NO III
Reacon. No 10.
Ma cca abees-Nat tional Tent degree work.
Guardians of Liberty-Perpetual bulidAhg
y. m.
sociaiists-Tailor's Union, Y. p. s, l.. study
Glass
Lecture Miss Isabel Holbrook, under auspices
NJ the National Philosophical Society ole
Masonic Tnulple. S:l5 p. m.
Lecture THE Worlds Work for the, fsel
Week" Miss Janet Richards, auditorium
woodward & LothroP's, 1918 a. m
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BRANDRIS AND THE SENATE

Speaking of Senators who will
oppose the appointment of Louis d.
Brandeis to the Supreme Court, a
newspaper makes this false argu-
ment:
Some Of them are narrow-minded,
relslous' out-of-date fanatics, oppos-
ing Brandeis because he is a Jew
More of them are gentlemen owned
ny the corporations and especially
by the railroads. opposing Brandeis
because he has put the interests of
the, people above the interests OF the
corporations and of the railroads.
If there is any Senator who
opposes Mr.. Brandeis because he is
"a Jew, that Senator ought to be
whipped out of Congress; and if
there is any party leader who would
oppose Mr.. Brandeis because he is a
Jew, undoubtedly that leader would
be driven out of public life.
AS for the second allegation, Mr..
Brandeis has, on occasions, served
the corporations, especially the rail-
roads, with all the ability, all the
fervor, and all the success which he
ever used in serving the interests of
the people.
1t is dishonest. vicious, and dis
graceful for any thinking mind to
make an argument such as is con-
veyed in those allegations. The
question is, and can only be, has
the professional conduct of Mr.
Brandeis, either when he was a law
yer putting the interests of the cor
porations above the interests of the
people or when he was lawyer put
ting the interests of the people
above the interests of the corpora
tions, been such as to justify the
conclusion that he could be fair, an
impartial, and trustworthy Justice
of the Supreme Court?
Or, has the career of Mr.. Bran
deis, with his tempestuous, passion.
ate, vindictive personal attitude
wholly against anything and every
thing, bad or good, on the side op-
posed to him, and his enthusiastic
fiery, and unqualified personal atti.
tude, wholly in favor of his own side
to the inclusion of anything anG
everything, the bad as we'll as the
good-has that career proved his un,
fitness to. sit in the highest tribuna
of the land?
That's the question about Mr.
Brandeis and his qualifications. Car
he see thing straight, or can hi
see a thing only with the eyes OF
personal prejudice, antagonism. anc
hatred? ? If he cannot see a thinq
except as he wants to see il, what
ever the facts and the merits, h,
ought not to be a Judge for capita
or for labor, for the corporations ol
for the public, for any cause which
calls for a dispassionate WEIGHING
of the facts and a sure determine
tion of the right.
Nobody who has studied the careel
of this man thinks there is any sucl
judge or the possibility Of any sucl
Judge in Louis D. Brandsis.
The Washington times., 1916-02-06
Sunday Is Receiving
Day On Prinz Eitel

And on every Sunday throngs of men
and wOmen-Germans and friends Of the
interned men-swarm the decks OF the
Prinz Eitel, admission being accorded
anyone who has a pass signed by Com
mander Thierichens or Captain ThierS
fielder.
During the summer these Sunday re-
ceptions are invariably held on the
liners decks to the accompaniment OF
n band concert. All visitors, however,
are required to be ashore by 4:30
o'clock.
The luncheons served at these recep-
tions have become famous among the
The Washington times., 1916-02-06
Tuesday.

Masonic-Federal. No. /, Acacia; No. Is. ia
koma, No. -: Mount HOrep. No. :; Po-
tomac, No. s. Royal Arch Chapters; Electa
No. ?: Bethlehem, No. !; Friendship No.
IL. Eastern star.
knights OF Pythias-Capital. NO "a; Webster,
No. Z: Excelsior. No. IL. Myrtle No. "a.
ODD f'ellOws-(iolden Rule No. p, Amity.
No. q; Washington, No. 6; Columbia, No.
l. encampment.
National Union-Headquart open.
Sons OF Confederate Veterans Washington
amp No. 80. Confederate Hall.
Crescent Benevolent AssoCiatlOn-Da Dance Sa-
engerbund Hall.
knights OF COlumbus-Washington ton Council.
Socialist Party-Lecture, Socialism and the
Woman Movement" Juliet stuart POyntz,
Pythian Temple, S:l5 p. IN.
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ocontlnued from FIrst Parc.l

CONTINUED from First Pagc.D
ally had accumulated an odd assort-
tnent OF craft. the davs Of their useful
rsss over condemned to lie illa along
Rotten Row out In the stream was
anth hored the condemned Franklin. once
tho flagship on which Admiral Farragut
made hts memorable VOYAGE to Europe
at the. close Of the civT war. The
Franklin was sold but few davs ago.
Farther along the sea wall the old
monitor Puritan. tuRged at rust-eaten
muoring chains kept COMPANY by an
obsolete tornedo boat and q MOSQUITO
fleet of nameless hulks. battered barges.
and dccrcpit scows.
SO when tho order came from Wash
inaton tnterning the Prinz Eitel Fried
erich. with her company OF coo AT the
Portsmouth navy yard. the authorities
Ihrre nictcd out berth for her on
'Rotten Row" because IL was the only
SPOT IN the yard where she could be
out Of the way OF the ships OF the
United States navy and still be guarded
TO prevent the escape of prisoners.
And 10. moored stem. stern. and amid
ships to huge bits along the sea wall.
the late. scourgc of the British seas the
Prinz Eitel Friedrich, after her nine
moi4ths voyage around the globe, came
10 rest, and formed the nucleus OF the
colony which today fourishes there.
Just one month later the Kronprinz.
battered and sea-scarred. was con-
dCnned under a similar order. and
lowed across Hampton Roads from
Newport News to he lashed fast along
the seaside of her late compatriot
To the 900 men and officers of the in
termed raiders was given the use OF the
plot Of ground which lies directly be-
mind Rotten Row" In the beginning II
was theirs TO do with as they pleased.
The Washington times., 1916-02-06
THAT HEATING PLANT

In ali discussion CONCERNING the To-
cation of the proposed heating and
lighting plant to supply Government
buildings, it must not be overlooked
that the chief beneficiary of any de-
lay in the construction of the plant,
as well as the real gamer by deci-
sion not to build the plant at all,
would be the Potomac Electric Light
. and Power Company.
This concern now receives from
the Government many thousands of
dollars a year for current supplied
for light and power purposes and it's
income from this source would be
so, curtailed if the proposed power
plant were built.
The Potomac company's opposi-
ion to the proposed Government
ighting plant has been in evidence
for some time. In an effort to halt
he plans it offered the Government
all the electric light it needed for 2
cents a kilowatt hour, while the
ordinary consumer in Washington is
paying 10 cents for exactly the same
hing.
Why should this company be per-
initted to continue charging private
consumers 10 cents for what it Of
fcrs to sell, presumably at a profit,
to the Government for 2 cents?
And again, according to respon-
sible officials of the Treasury, the
company offered also to go into the
heating business and furnish steam
for heating public buildings accord
ing to the plans outlined for the
proposed Government plant. To do
this the company would have been
forced to reopen its plant at Four
teenth and B streets northwest. The
smoke nuisance from this plant GER
tainly would be more Objectionable
than in the case of the proposed
Government plant; for the Potomac
plant is right in the heart of the
city, while the Government plant is
20 be located on the water front and
in much more secluded locality.
The proposed Government plant is
Dnly : starter in the movement to
upply cheaper electricity for Wash
ngton. In the minds of the men who
"oRceived the power plant there, is
'ictured the day when the Potomac
YiH be harnessed and current sup
plied to everybody in Washington at
rot over 3 cents as against the pres
mt 10-cent rate.
The opposition to the site chosen
or the proposed power Government
Dlant, on esthetic grounds, has en-
listed many able men who honestly
believe that the plant will spoil the
beauty of the Nations Capital
City; but the situation brought about
~ the opposition is clearly one
which works to the immediate finan-
,ial benefit of the Potomac company
md to the men whose dividends de-
pend directly or indirectly upon the
eaUnings of that corporation.
The Washington times., 1916-02-06
Pigs and Chickens
Not Neglected

The establishment OF the strict regu-
lations which today control the infre-
Guent goings ashore Of the men on the
Prinz Eitel naturally interfered con-
siderably with their use of the five
acre plot of ground upon which the
chicken farm and the pig pen had been
erected.
But still the interned sailors were
lcath to neglect their pigs and chickens,
or to get rid OF them. Also In one of
tho larger OF tn" Erick structures a
wash house where the sailors could
lAInder their clothes more conveniently
The Washington times., 1916-02-06
Sailors Soon Began
To Cultivate Gardens

Soon after their establishment In in
ternment many of the German sailors,
who, in spite Ci their years at sea, still
loved TO Till tie soil. set about cuitivat-
ing gardens Others, concerned over
the fate OF considerable live stock which
had come 10 them from prizes which
rad fallen prey tn their guns, 'urhed
to the construction Il suitable shelters
for both tcwl and beast, being unwilling
to see their late mascots summarily dis
posed of ard 1t being cut OF the uues
tion to keep them aboard ship.
ana so tiny houses s1On began to rise
on the iar side Il Rotten Row" build
ed of the condemned brick, and timber
from old ships, until now there are "A
score or mCrC of Tia" structures i'm the
center OF which stands one of more
Irctentious pro- oTtlons--a garage con-
structed w In. E,urger, who hal tcrn
ships surgeon OH one of the raiders,
and who later disappeared from the
ship.
One of the larger buildings now de-
voted to the housing tr stock Is aLcut
with tWo floors. rnC lower is the home
Of half CoZen red pigs, who occupied
the forward main deck of the PrinZ
Eitel In company with hundred or
more immigrants. when the raider came
to port. The top floor has been given
over 70 tiock Of ducks. The birds
reach their Quarters by means OF a
runway.
When the German raiders irst were
sent TO the Portsmouth yard. both we're
badly In need OF repairs, but the Eitel
had consumed the days of grHce per
nlitted any EClllgerent warship. before
internment. by being overhauled and
dry -docked. The Hronprinz. on rhc
other hand. when she arrived in port
q month. TO the day, later. was In bad
repair.
therefore. II was necessary TO house
all S0n OF the Germans aboard one ship,
and, although the Frlnz Eitel Is the
smaller. she WAS chosen as the head
quarters for the prisoners, and the
liv vestock had 10 be gotten out Of the
way.
When they began their internment.
the German sailors and their officers
were permitted every liberty. They
were allowed at will upon the five-acre
plot and their goings and comings were
restricted but little. the United states
Government being content to leave the
disciplininG OF its guests" to the Of
ficers OF the ship. An almost perfume
tory guard was maintained by the ma
rines of the yard, who, practically un-
armed. watched over the wards Of the
Government Officers we're permitted
not only "shore liberty" hut were AL
lowed to 20 anywhere they pleased
within the United States. and the men
were allowed to go around Portsmouth
and Norfolk as freely as their com
manders desired them