Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-05-08
3LNITOWOC IS HELD
.AT VIRGIN ISLANDS
I ON,NAvY ORDERS
Crew, Which Had Trouble
. With Captain, Tells of
Activities.
{ ROOD WAS BURIED
UNDER THE COAL
Ships Were at St. Thomas
When Virgin Islands
8s i5S% Were Transferred.

Y May 8.-Tho govern
nent is investigating the activities OF
stks steamer Manitowoc and other yes
sels Of the American Transatlantic
ioSmpany, which are said to have car
srtsd supplies to German submarines
ih the Atlantic. This was disclosed at
tie navy department today. but no
dotails Of tho steps taken were given
ont .5ls
t5l The American Transatlantic COM
pany has offices at New York and
Boston and It's ships fly the American
nag. Officials here will not say what
has aroused the suspicious, but admit
ted that the ships had been held for
investigation at st. Thomas, Virgin
Islands, by order Of the navy depart
ment. Both the state and Justice de-
partments have been taking part in
the investigation.
Crow Tells Of Activities.
San Juan. Porto Rico, May g.
There are German submarines In the
Atlantic and until very recently they
have been supplied from the United
States by ships flying the American
nag. according to statements by mem
bers Of tho crew .ID Of the. the steamer s.,snsr
was detained in the harbor at st.
Thomas. Twenty-one Of the crew are
returning to the United States after
difficulties with Captain Hogstead,
master Of the ship.
Carried Supplies.
The Manitowoc, Muskegon and
Allaguash. all belonging to the same
line, shortly before the Danish Islands
became the Virgin Islands. U. 8. A.,
put into the harbor at st. Thomas
bound from Buenos Aires to New
York. They were still waiting for or
ders when the islands were trans
ferred to the United States. According
to their manifests all three ships car
ried coal and other fuel supplies.
Members Of the crew Of the Manito-
voc say all the vessels were loaded
with contraband for German subma-
rines.
Coal Covered Food Supplies.
All took on general food cargoes
oil and other fuel supplies, which
wers covered over with several hun.
.drsd tons e ccsa; Z r tes
ls Two ssSh sshs2ts Iiisd WITH soid. each
ssuppoted to contain $260.000. These
according to the men, also were hid
den under the coal. I'd
Islands Transferred.
While waiting in St. Thomas fol-
orders, the Danish Islands were trans
ferred to the United States, and the
ships were not permitted to sail. The
crew Of the Manitowoc tried to gel
some Of their pay while idle in the
harbor, but Captain Hosstead refused
to mako any payments. The men
then, made q complaint to Rear Ad.
miral Oliver, governor Of the islands
who required Captain HogStead jtc
guarantee that he would not supply
any more enemy ships before being
permitted to leave the harbor, pre-.
+ sumably for Buenos Aires. Captain
Hogytead sAid he was unable to 20
any instructions from the owners II
New York.
Ono morning. according to the crew
the captain Sordered the ships ha(
hostsd upside down, indicating theri
was nutiny aboard. When officiali
from ashore came on board, the mer
inastad there was nothing wrong, ex
cept that they had refused to worl
unless their pay was guaranteed.
Finally, they said here. Captain
Ho1stead signed such a guarantee
Shorty afterwards 1t had been learn
ID the sManitowoc had been ordered
to rsturn to Buenos Aires, and the,
were preparing to sail with her wliei
the captain rspudiated his guarantee
Tho msn. then, demanded that the,
be returned to, New York and the!
arrived here Tuesday, enroute to tn,
states.