The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-21
ADLER MEN KNEW
consul HACRFELD"
Proved They Were From Homo
lulu BY Referring Inquirer To
Mr.. Paul Isenberg

Further details OF the visit to the
Cook Islands Of some of the members
Of the Sea Adler crew are contained
in letter received in the recent mail
from the south by a Honolulan, the
writer being Thomas Duncan, British
Resident at Aitutaki The raiders made
strong effort TO make good their
claim that they had sailed from Homo
lulu in their nj DIR boat, and talked
about Honolulans b a way that almost
persuaded the Brftishers TO take them
at their face value.
The letter, dated September >, While !
has Just reached its addressee, says:
"Dear Mr.. ------ --:--On the
3lst of August we had most mys.
teriOus visit from six Foreigners IN an
,pen motor boat They came right up
o the wharf in their boat, flying no
flag. On my interrogating them, a Mr..
Van Houten informed me that the boat
was named the TCecelie, and that
he had left Honolulu on the 2sth Of
July last in consequence of bet made
IN the Dutch Club in Frisco. That he
and Mr.. Southart, his navigating of.
6cer, had come down from San Francis
co TO Honolulu in a steamer called
the Vancouver, where he had engaged
crew of four--three Of them being
Norweeians and the fourth Dutch
man. That he himself was a Norwe.
yian but an American citizen, and that
Mr. Southart was an American,
"Ther bet was for $500 Stg that they
would not 60 to the Cook islands in ar
,pen boat, and that he was writing an
recount of the trip for Harrod s Maya
ine'. That they had hired the boat
Cecelie' from II. Hackfeld & Co., .
veil known firm in Honolulu. That
hey called at Papeete and were taker
by a French torpedo boat. Some Of
heir crew being able TO talk French
they had c0nversed in French and were
veil received and well treated.
"Said they called at Maupiti Island
lose to Borabora, then proceeded to
Rarotonga. arriving at dark. Saw .
steamer close inshore without light
| presumably the Natal on the reef
anu beelnR uO hknlb ~ thC bO"h uOSiN
I'd not to 60 in. =
Twisted Attn island, well received
there and left same day, eth Of Aug
nst for kitutaki. arriving here at II
a. m. on 31st. Of August, They left the
same, day at 4:30 p. m. for Honolulu
via Maiden and Tanning Island fol-
| water. .. A. q
Their Credentials
sfwhen asked by me to produce ere
4 ientials showing that Honolulu had
been their first port of departure. They
sould produce none, Neither could they
| produce an American flag, log book
Honolulu newspapers or passports from
| sither Honolulu or Papeete. They
stated they had flag but could moi
find Il, same as regards log book, but
shey produced log book of the schoon
1 .r tR. C. .Slade,' Captain Smith, dated
from 3lst of May, 1917 to 2nd Of June
1917, voyage from Eureka, Californi'
70 Sydney, N. s. w. ''.'
"Thev snid this log was given Il
hem at Honolulu by H, Hackfeld q
| Co. as a guide. They referred to Mr.
Yaekfeld as Consul Hackfeld, and wher
asked of which country he was con
sul, said Germany. They made very
little inquiry as to the war and die
not ask for any newspapers.
"They also referred to Mr.. Pau
Isenberg, who I understand is anothe
well known German in your city. al
this appeared most extraordinary, if !
Is correct.
Boat Small and Wet
4 "The boat was only twenty sevei
feet long, eighteen inches free-board
not decked in, but simply new lookinI
canvas that laced up. Everything II
the boat was very wet and she lum
bered right up. They told me that tw
watched while the other four slept
Thew all looked in good health. ha,
Mr.. Southart and one seaman TO Iune
whilst Mn. Van Houten had luncI
with one of the traders. They bough
few neeessaries before proceeding o
their journey.
"Accounts by last mail are to han
of the German Corpse Factory wher
i glyeerine, soap, margarine. pigs foo
aud manure il made. Oh how horTibl
and one would think 1t incredible. sti
Il have in my possession copy of til
advertisements that appeared in til
nhemieher Zeitung of 18th Novembe
1916, which calls, for an engineer FIRE,
from military obligations. to. direc
technically and commercially. our fNt
tory for the destruction and utilizi
ion Of dead bodies, 'AnDlv Tb"rm'
shemiehe Vern. EskbOlsheim, Stra
burg.
"Glad TO see that america has com
50 on the sides Of the Allies. You
} | faithfully. H..