Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-30

ment canteen law. passed fifteen years
ago. would be sufficient 10 exclude intOX'
I icants from the fort.
REFUSES INTERVIEW.
Captain Thierfelder Wednesday stated
positively that he had no statement to
make for publication. At the request
of newspaper men, Captain Henry s.
Wagner. the provost marshal, in COM
mand of the guard at the stockade, con-
veyed A message to Captain Thjerfelder
that newspaper men would like to have
an audience with him. Captain Wagner
returned TO the newspaper men with the
information that Captain Thierfelder
sent his compliments to them, but stated
positively that he did not care to, and
would not, under any conditions, offer
any statement for publication.
Colonel Charles r. Noyes issued an
order Wednesday forbidding anyone to
visit the Germans. Guards have been
stationed at the sidewalk leading TO the
barracks and no one is permitted to walk
there.
Although Captain Wagner has had
only brief. formal conversations with
the German officers. he said Wednesday
that their attitude had been very agree
able. The officers and men. he said,
seemed satisfied with their quarters.
The food given the intemed Germans
is the same administered to the members
of the Seventeenth. The following ra-
tions were turned over Wednesday to the
Germans:
Fresh beef. bacon. flour or bread. bak-
ing powder, beans, rice, potatoes. onions,
fee. Apples and peaches will also be
provided
The rations were turned over i'm bulk
to the German cruisers quartermaster
and will be prepared by the cooks of the
cruiser.
RESERVE ESCAPING RIGHTS.
BY implication at least the officers and
men who were brought TO Fort McPher-
son Tuesday afternoon from Philadel-
phia. reserved the right to effect their
escape from the barbed wire stockade az
the fort If they could.
This attitude was made quite plain
when Captain Thierfelder and his staff
officers were taken to fort headquarters
and introduced to Colonel c. R. Noyss
commander at the fort. After the in
Productions Colonel Moves said to Cap
tain 1hierfelder:
I'VE are pleased TO make your ac-
Qusintance. We are under orders to keen
you in custody but we have provided
you and your men with the best ac-
commodations at our disposal. / hope
We may ESEdNu edtIl OLUeE ITlGnuS.
We shall depend to a large extent upon
your advice and assistance in controll-
my your men"
AS quick as a flash the German cap
tai nreplied:
I'VE make no pledges: we have al
ready refused to make any pledges and
we win continue to refuse. We are
soldiers. too, and we have our orders
from home"
canoe of Captain Thierfelder's repeated
declarations as TO his refusal to give
any pledges Colonel Moves concluded
his brief but polite statement, there was
a formal exchange of salutes and the
German officers. escorted by Captain
Henry s. Wagner. who is in charge Of
the provost guard detailed to guard the
stockade, filed out of the headquarters
offices.
From Captain Thierfelder on down 10
the youngest cabin hoy the Germans
maintained an air of quiet dignity, bor-
dering almost on a polite defiance. TGhey
accepted their lot in philosophical,
stoical sort of fashion, but exhibited no
humility or chagrin.
They realized that they were the vic
tins of an EFFICIENCY and they refused
TO be crestfallen. On the contrary they
held their heads proudly erect and gave
little heed to their surroundings. Even
the good-natured jests of a crowd Of
small boys failed to attract their no
tice
All the officers and most OF the mon
maintained a serious mien and never
relaxed their faces into a show of a
smile. but some few of the sailors laugh
ed and joked with one another occasion
ally and these at times smiled broadly
at the curious crowd which had gather
ed at the fort gates to see them.
An incident which manifested the cor
dial hatred which the Germans enter
tain for the British occurred when Major
winston. of the Seventeenth, approached
a group of the interned officers and re-
marked:
DO you gentlemen speak English >"
One of the senior officers drew him
self erect, saluted aud replied:
We do not speak English, but we
speak American"
The Song special train bringing the
Germans. heavily guarded by United
States marines, drew up at the fort an
trance at 4:4b o'clock and il was an
hour and a half later before they had
all been marched into the stockade and
the marines had turned them over to
the soldiers at the fort and marched
away.
The first TO leave the train were the
German officers who travelled in a spe-
cial Pullman TO themselves. Major r
NJ Wise, in command OF the marine
guard. introduced Captain ThierteIder 70
Captain Wagner and Captain Thierfelder
in turn INTRODUCED his stan officers
These were then escorted 10 post head
quarters to be introduced 10 Colonel
Moves.
In the meantime the process OF IN
loading the Germans and their personal
was emptied A Gordon OF marines
stretched across the street at either side
OF the fort entrance and others took up
their position I'm front and behind each
squad Of Germans.
None were marched into the fort until
Captain Thierfelder and his staff officers
returned. the German Captain having
EXPRESSED a wish TO he present and look