Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1917-02-05
GERMAN CREWS
TOLD TO STAY
ABOARD SHIPS
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NEW YORK, Feb. 4.-Officers and
crew of the twenty five German steam
ships which have been elf-detained
here since the outbreak of the Euro
pean war We're ordered late today to
remain on board their vessels. At the
same time the guard of custom Off
Gals about the piers virtually was
doubled, while police ordered visitors
to keep away from the approach of
the docks
Reports that the government author
tiles contemplated selling the German
ships, the total tonnage of which is
261,000, were denied tonight by Dud-
ley Field Malone. collector of the port,
as absolutely false and without the
slightest foundation"
Mr. Malone issued the following
statement from Hoboken, where most
of the North German Lloyd and Ham
burg American steamships are locked
q have come here in accordance
with orders from the treasury depart
ment at Washington to lend assistance
to and cooperate with the department
OF immigration in passing upon the
status of the officers and crews of all
self-detalned ships in the port of New
York. | am here for no other pur-
pose. In order that there may be CO.
operation, | have been in consultation
with the representatives of the North
German Lloyd and Hamburg American
| Steamship companies"
The collector asserted that the off
GERS and crews of the German vessels
had not been ordered "forcibly de-
tained," but that they were simply
requested" to remain on their ships
He refused to discuss the instructions
/ he had received from the treasury de-
/ partment, or the plan of procedure to
/ be pursued by the department of i'm
migration. 1t was learned, however
that Mr.. Malone was cordially re-
| ceived" by the representatives of the
! two German steamship lines with
whom he conferred concerning his or
ders from Washington
Shortly before the doubling of the
guards on the steamship piers, a re-
port was circulated to the effect that
that the crews of the German vessels
tied up at HobOken had put the en-
zines of the ships out of commission
A sailor from the Kaiser Wilhelm II
was said to have asserted. as he and
others abandoned the vessel after the
detention was issued, that the engines
on his own and other ships had beer
| damaged beyond repairs. 40 confirna
ton of this report could be obtained
however, from the United States oil
ficials.
While Collector Malone was in Ho.
hoken a phantom of 100 police wa,
hurriedly sent to the Hudson rive
piers at l35th street. where five Ger
man liners are locked. Upon their ar
rival it was announced that the off
GERS and crews of the vessels had beer
forbidden to come ashore. The polio
asserted they were ordered to avail
the arrival of Collector Malone
No explanation of the hurried move
ment of customs officials and polio
was forthcoming from those in charge
The guard on the piers at Hohokel
was doubled in less than an hour. Wit
the tightening of the regulations atou
MO piers. a number Of persons, friend
Of the officers and crews Of the Ger
man liners, who went aboard the yes
els earlier in the day. found it diff
Dult to leave in the evening The
were compelled to identify themselve
aud satisfy the customs inspectors OF
guard that they We're not members 0
any of the crews of the self-interne
ships. 1t was learned tonight that tn
guards on the piers had received stric
orders not to permit any of the me
connected with the ships to depart.
Heads of departments and employe
at the government immigration static
at Ellis Island We're ordered by Wash
ington to remain at their posts unit
4 30 p. N. Ordinarily on Sundays the
, are supposed to leave the island a
noon. II was reported that the officer
: aud crews from the German ship
would be removed to the immiEratio
SO ton. This. however. could not b
verified.
Collector Malone announced tonigN
hat he had increased the guard o
t piers at which the German ships al
] noored TO about 1000 men in accord
ance with orders from Washington
t There are approximately 1000 Germa
3 sailors on the ships here.