Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-30

Schulz, Mass, Claussen and Hamann
There are seventy-four petty officers
and 31S enlisted men.
BRASS BAND.
The ships band with all it's instru-
ments are among the interned men. In
addition, many of the men brought
along violins guitars, ukaleles and other
musical instruments. \ number also
brought cats. dogs and other pets
The Germans spent a quiet night in
their new home and were' up bright
and early Wednesday morning. Many of
them could be seen out in the sunshine
taking exercise.
Members of the company of marines
guarding the informed Germans declared
on their arrival at Fort Mcpherson that
the trip had been uneventful so far as
any excitement was concerned. They
denied the report that some of the sail
ors had made an effort to escape while
entraining at Philadelphia Monday morn
ing and that two. as reported, had been
shot. The sailors. they asserted were
peaceable and orderly on the entire jour
ney.
Members of the marines had been
strictly forbidden carrying on any sort
of a social conversation with the sailors
during the journey.
Inside Of an hour and a half after
the arrival at the fort, the Germans
had been placed in their barracks and
the marine corps had boarded their train
prepared to return to Atlanta. where
after spending a few hours they de-
parted for Pensacola and Philadelphia
AS the long coaches bearing the Ger
man sailors streamed into the terminal
station Tuesday Afternoon at Ais o'clock
a shout went up from the crowd. The
members of Georgia field hospital No. 1,
who had arrived about an hour before
crowded close to the coaches and kid
ded with the foreigners.
Thirty-nine Germans were in each
coach, guared at either end by a ma
rine with a carbinet The Germans had
On their dark uniforms of navy blue;
many of them were big, strapping fell
lows. with sweeping mustachios. One
carload came in singing die Wacht Am
Rhein." Others were playing cards or
leaning out of the open windows, smok-
ing long pipes and looking idly at the
alien landscape.
They were interested in the young
American guardsmen who stared at
them with such curiosity. You SOL
dierv shouted one German in broken
English. "You from Mexico, eh?'
The sailor hats of all the prisoners
bore the golden lettering of the Kron-
prinz Wilhelm.
One blonde young fellow with al
good-natured face talked to a reporter
in slow but very good English.
"Sure we are glad we are coming TO
Atlanta he replied to a question. ut
was very dull on board ship. We want
to be on land again. We have been in
termed since April. 1915
Before that?" he repeated. Before
that we sailed in the south seas and
sunk many ships-fifteen in all. All
that was the life! 1t was fine. Would
like to fight again?--Wen, why not?
would much prefer to be on the 9TH
or side"
Comine down on the train. said the
young German, they had spent their
time singing and telling jokes ana
playing cards. The Germans have a
band of sixteen instruments and Pris-
oner 171-as he called himself-prom-
sed the reporter that they would give
concerts al the fort if allowed to-
The reporter asked him if it was true
that two Germans were shot trying to
escape when they left Philadelphia.
He shook his head. NO. no." he sad
There was one drowned trying to "s-
cape about a month ago, but nobody
thinks of escaping now. OF course We
would like to be free but" He shrug-
ged his shoulders.
We laugh, we are jolly he cont.h-
ued, We do not mind so much"
At this instant one of the guardsmc%
approached. SAY" he called to the salt,
in the window. ARE you a German
Il am" shot back the reply, quick ~
a flash.
The German smiled at the reporter.
Give me a good write-up," he SAID
Il read it in the paper tomorrow"