New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-02-06
men ON informed
Ships immigrants
Nineteen Apply for Admission to
United States

New York, Feb. 6.-Out of the hun
dreds on board the German steam
ships at Hoboken, N. T., nineteen yes
terday availed themselves of the OPP
portunity to become immigrants to
this country. They were taken from
the ships where the other seamen are
virtual prisoners to Ellis Island
There special board of inquiry be-
gan an investigation into their cases
and they probably will walk forth free
paid the 81 per capita tax imposed by
the government.
The other seamen are said to have
treated them with disdain and to have
jeered them when they deserted the
"Fatherland" for America. Most of
the men have wives and families in
Hoboken, and in addition to the half
pay given to them by the steamship
lines since the outbreak Of the Euro
pean war did odd tasks which netted
them enough to live on.
At the instance of Robert S. Huds-
peth, county prosecutor of Hudson
county, the mayors and police heads
municipalities and townships in Hud-
son county held a meeting yesterday
to formulate measures of protecting
residents Of that section, They or
dered the railroads to make sure that
all war supplies containing explo-
sives should be taken through the
county as quickly as possible and load
ed on board lighters at once
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railroads have doubled their guards
around the yards and ferries Mayor
Patrick r. Griffin, of Hoboken, or
dered additional police guards in the
Hoboken railroad yards. Ten men un-
der a lieutenant of detectives were Or
dered to see to it that the railroads
obey the municipal instructions. Po-
lice chiefs of other communities took
similar action.
Tons of Explosives a Menace.
The mayors and public prosecutors
felt that with SO many tons of ex-
plosives constantly passing through
Hoboken, Jersey City and other sec
tons some Prussian spy or fanatic
might be tempted to cause an explo-
sion.
Extra guards have been put on in
haitian tubes, two extra men being on
each train and In each station. They
are not in uniform but are heavily
armed.
Colonel George T. Vickers, of the
Fourth New Jersey Infantry, who is
an assistant to Mr.. Hudspeth, ordered
all the armories guarded yesterday
and has promised the municipal au-
thorities that militiamen. will be avail
able for guard duty at any time. He
assigned a squad of men to guard the
Hoboken armory under Lieutenant
Esterly. Colonel Vickers said that
under the law the mayors may call on
the militia to quell uprisings and can
place the rioters in concentration
camps.
Word was received in Hoboken yes
terday along the waterfront that the
United States marshal at Trenton had
sworn In 100 additional deputies, who
would be available at any time for
service.
One Interesting feature of the day in
Hoboken was the arrival there of a
part of the cargo intended for the
merchant submarine Deutschland at
New London, Conn. Twenty five tons
OF copper we're placed on pier OF
the North German Lloyd line for stor-
age. That was taken to mean that the
merchant submarine, long overdue in
New London, would not arrive and in
the event that she did the officials dc
not expect that she would make an
other trip.
The incident aroused much specula-
ton in Hoboken among the German
population over the fate of the
Deutschland. Most of them expressed
the belief that the German govern
ment knew of it's intention to resume
the campaign of frightfulness long be.
fore she was scheduled to leave Brem
en-, and that, as consequence she
never left.