Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-04-10
HILO GUESSES AT
=. WAR NEWS after
WIRELESS CLOSES
Arrest of Crew of Alters, Refu.
gee Ship, Gives Certain Tip
to Crescent City; Men Are
Brought to Honolulu Today

HIL0, Hawaii, April 9. =
When the censorship shut down
tight on all news from Honolulu on
Friday morning last IL was dt once
guessed that war had been declared
by the United States upon Germany.
When, at 3 o'clock in the morning.
several automobiles filled with nation
al guardsmen were seen making their
way down to the Waiakea boat land
ing II was a pretty good bet that they
were on their way 10 the interned
German steamer o. J. ID. Alters. and
so II turned out ......
Deputy Collector OF Customs Byron
X. Baird had received a wireless or
dering him 20 take over the Alters
and to arrest the crew. He was given
assistance by Col Easton Of the Ma
tional Guard The militiamen board
ed the vessel and the officers and cook
Of the vessel we're ordered TO their
rooms by Baird. Then ensued a long
wait until very definite instructions
were received from Honolulu to haul
down the German flag and take the
crew ashore This was done on Fri
day afternoon and the men were
placed in very comfortable quarters
in the Hilo jail.
One member OF the crew of the
sAhlers was working ON d plantation
in the country. He was brought to
lilo also and placed with the rest OF
the Germans. Food for the prisoners
OF war was sent in from the outside
and they Jared very we'll
a guard OF ten men still remains on
board the Alters and they will be kept
t..ere for some time. When the Ger.
mans were taken from their ship they
gave three cheers for her There was
no trouble at all In getting the men
20 leave the vessel.
In and around Hilo there is estab-
lislled guard Of special officers, who
are watching the waterworks, the fed
eral building and other places These
men have been sworn In as special
police officers and fiey are being paid
by the county. When the appropria-
lion was asked for by the committee
OF safety only one supervisor bucked
the proposition, He wanted TO know.
what ne nnpfoprlsl 1Eled Tor was
intended for He was told that an
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