The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-02-06

y = move was next made 10 Pier 10,
where the German steamer Prinz Wal.
demar was berthed. Captain Jurany
and tgenty-one of the officers and crew
were placed under arrest and later
taken uptown to the marshal q Office.
Find seacoek Opened
On the Prinz Waldemar n seacock
was found open and this was at once
ordered closed, the order being obeyed
by the sergeant OF the guard under the
direction of Deputy Marshal Heine. The
engines and boilers Of the steamer were
round to be damaged badly. These two
steamers have been watched closely
by the United States federal authorities
for week past. They have both been
lying pointed to sea, and IL was sus-
peeted that an attempt might be made
to sink ono or both of them at Me
entrance TO the channel.
After consultation between Mar.
stal Smiddy and United States District
Attorney Huber, bail in the case Of The
cheers was fixed at $500 and in the
case of the members of the crew at
$1,000. Representatives of H. Hack.
field & Co, local agents for the refugee
vessels, quickly put in an appearance
and the matter Of furnishing the bonds
necessary TO secure the release of the
arrested men was the SUBJECT of a
lengthy discussion.
At q quarter to three clock yester,
day afternoon, while Marshal Smiddy,
Acting Collector of Customs Raymer
sharp and District Attorney Huber
were IN conference with General Strong,
commander of the Hawaiian Depart.
mont, at Army headquarters in the AL.
exander Young building, information
was received that the German steamer
Setos, berthCd at Pier l6, was sinking.
The three officials proceeded immetii.
ately to Pier IS, and Marshal Smiddy
made personal investigation of the
condition of the steamer. The vessel
had decided list to starboard, but the
poor light made it impossible for
Smiddy properly 10 inspect the sea.
cocks OF the condition of the boilers
and engines.
inspection Ordered
Smiddy then got in connection with
Inspector of Hulls J. J. Meany and In
spector of Boilers Thomas j. Heeney.
and they took the matter in hand and
reported their findings to Collector of
Customs Sharpe yesterday afternoon.
The collector declared his inability to
announce the result Of the investiGa-
ton until il had reached Washington.
Yesterday afternoon Marshal Smiddy
was in possession of warrants calling
for the arrest of the officers and crews
Of every one of the warbound German
craft in the harbor. -.
a At half. past three o'clock yesterday
afternoon Marshal Smiddy stated that
bail for the arrested men was not forth.
coming, and that unless such was fur
nishod in the course Of the next hour
the men would be sent over to Oahu
jail. a ,-., III. .s 4. ~. :
Shortly before four clock Richard
l.. Halsey, inspector in charge Of the
United States immigration service, re.
ceiyed eablegram from Secretary OF
Labor Wilson, instructing him to take
charge Of the officers and crews of all
German merchant steamers in port, sub.
ject to action on the part of the judisi-
airy and treasury departments. This
solved the question of finding bail for
the forty-three men already under ar,
rest and who were still in the mar.
shal's Office, and steps were immedi.
ately taken to arrange for the transfer
of the men of the steamers Setes,
Honeymoon, Gouyerneur Jaechke,
Staatssekretar Kraetke, Holstatia and
the schooner Hermes to the immigfa-
ton station. .-s...
+. W. Klebahn, in charge of the ship,
ping department Of Hackfeld q Co.,
volunteered to accompany the federal
officers aboard al! the ships to advise
the men to submit themselves to the
orders of the immigration men. T.
About five O'Clock the contingent
from the Pommefn was taken TO dinner
at a nearby restaurant, In charge of
Deputy Marshal Heine, and later on the
Prinz Waldemar men followed suit.
H "A At the Station e.. ..
During the evening the men of the
two steamers were transferred TO the
United States immigration station, and
there spent the night, in company with
the officers and members of the crews
of the German merchantmen, the total
number of men cared for at the station
being seventy-nine, H. t..
me boarding OF the remaining steam
ers was done in the presence of repre-
of the United States mar.
shall Is Office, the treasury department,
the internal revenue department and, a
representative of the German consulate
Five Filipinos who were arrested
aboard the Pommern and who had been
employed ia mental capacities on that
vessel were released on their own re-
coelliNnnces although they were named
in the warrant of arrest. They were
employed here and as their names do
not appear on the shin 3 articles, they
do not come within the perview of the
vibrant, neither are. they amsnable to
rules and regulations.
When the federal authorities notified
Consul Georg Rndiek that the men of
the German vessels would he taken
to the immigration station, he at first
demurred to this course of action be,
ing taken, stating that the crews of
merchant vessels were under the con.
troll OF their consul. r.stt
When Consul Rodiek was informed
that II he persisted in this view every
man aboard the German boats would be
placed under arrest, he decided to &C.
cept the situation without further dis.
eussion. b, -,
Similar action to that taken in the
matter of the German steamers here
will be taken in the case of the steam