The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1917-10-26
|NTERNED GERMANS
y DIG UNDER WALLS
GERMAN PRISONERS MAKE
their ESCAPE
RIoodhounds Trailing Men
Are Thrown Off Track at
Stream.

Are Thrown UT Track aI
Stream.
Atlanta, Ca, Oct. 25.-Secret ser
vice agents Wednesday afternoon
were working on the theory that the
ten German prisoners, members OF
interned German ships crews, who
escaped from the war prison barrac S
st Fort Mcpherson, some time Tues
day night through tunnel they hao
dug. are secreted in the homes of
friends in Atlanta.
Just what steps will be taken to
ascertain whether this is true and
inst what houses are under suspicion
could not, of course, be divulged.
The department of justice opera
tives are confident, however, that
persons "on the outside" are aiding
in the concealment of the men.
The men who escaped were two Of
fcers and eight seamen who were
among the men brought to Fort Nc
Pherson two weeks ago from the war
prison barracks at Fort Oglethorpe.
They are members of the crews OF
the Prince Eitel Friedrich. and the
Appam, two members of whose crews
escaped from Fort Oglethorpe sever
al months ago.
Discovered After Daylight.
The escape was discovered shortly
after daylight Wednesday when re-
yeille was sounded. Investigation
developed the fact that a tunnel had
been started under one of the houses
and dug for a hundred feet or more
to an opening outside the camp.
Evidently the prisoners had been
working on the tunnel ever since
their arrival, digging at night and
scattering the earth along sidewalks
that are being constructed.
Bloodhounds trailed the men in a
southwesterly direction from the fort
Nearly a mile from the camp they
took to a stream with view, it is
believed, of throwing dogs off their
trail.
At the edge of the branch the re-
tugees had discarded their socks.
Near the place where the socks
were found the searchers discovered
two pairs of overalls, an old over
coat, a pair of corduroy trousers and
other articles of clothing, all OF
which are said to have been discard
ed by the escaped prisoners.
Seferal squads of soldiers are
securing the country near the fort
with orders to get the fleeing men
".dead or alive"
Wires have been sent to every part
Of the country asking officers to be
on the lookout for the men, whose
descriptions were detailed in the
kilograms.
That the war prison barracks have
been in need of more guards for
some time has been generally known.
Colonel Van Orsdale having asked
the recruiting officer to enlist sixteen
men for that duty.
The men who escaped and their
descriptions follow:
Hans Berg, No. 1902, officer Ger
man navy; nationality German; age
forty, height 5 feet, inches, light
brown hair, light gray eyes, complex
ion fair.
Paul Falg, No. 1852, sailor Ger
man navy; nationality German, age
twenty-five, height 5 feet, 9 1-2 in
ches, complexion fair, color of eyes
gray, color of hair blonde.
Alfred Loescher, No. 6-2, officer
German navy, nationality German,
age thirty-nine, height 5 feet, 8 in.
complexion fair, color of eyes blue,
hair light brown.
Max MILAN Menzinger, No. 1902,
sailor German navy, nationality Ger
man, age twenty-five, height 5 feet
10 inches, complexion dark, color of
eyes brown, hair brown.
Carl Schultze, sailor German navy
nationality German, age twenty
three, height feet 6 1-2 inches,
complexion fair, color of eyes blue,
color of hair blonde.
Paul Eisner, No. 1882, sailor, ma
tionality German, age twenty-nine,
height S feet, 6 inches complexion
fair, color eyes brown, color of hair
dark.
Johann Adelhardt, No. 1912, sail
or, German navy, nationality German
ace twenty-four, height 5 feet, in.