Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-10
NO SHIPS QUIT PORT;
CREWS DEFY U-BOATS
,.nsnese Craft Takes Powder
for Russians-Other Vessel
off to Gibraltar
tAppAM SAILORS GUARDED
c.rrsn Raiders Interned at League
Island-Recruiting Gets
Boost

u.,ns sailed from this port today
W. ..n,,na nders and crews who believe
~ thew can dodge the terrible U-boats'
~. patsuno Maru, a Japanese ship, left
nsv,s Point with 100000 pounds or
.,dsr for the Russian Government. Her
kostination is said to be Vladivostock. AS
ne ~ steamed down the river the sailors
tne ns..S ,rere singing and shouting in happy
ssd aov The skipper said he was confident OF
delivering his cargo.
charity after the departure of the
,.asnese ship. the steamship Anberton left
S,rsrd Point with a cargo OF grain. Her
sr., stop. IL is said. will be Gibraltar. but
-. ,s scheduled TO visit other places to dis
tribute her cargo
An workmen in the employ of the Gov
srnment will be asked TO enlist.
This step will be taken as a precaution-
.rv measure, II was learned this afternoon,
A. that Uncle Sam will be able TO depend
,,nor an army Of mechanics, as well as an
adsouate fighting force
petrjons requesting the men to enlist are
NOW being circulated lin the shops of the
philadelphia Navy Yard The men will en-
i,st with the understa nding that they are
NOT TO be assigned TO ship duty; also that
the Scale of wages will remain the same
By such action Uncle Sam thus. keeps his
building forces intact. Should the marine
vortmen who enlist would be expected to
do guard duty.
At present the worlSmen at the yard work
from A. nj. until p. m. Beginning
next week there will be change to the
three-shift basis the different shifts work.
ing from to 4, to IL and 12 to 3.
The shops will be running night and day,
with many hundreds of additional men to
meet the pressure OF work.
TODAY about 2h0 blueiaPl<ets wera faI<en
from the various ships for patrol duty.
Every shop Is closely guarded.
Members of the Appam prize crew, who
arrived in this city last night for nternment
at the navy yard, passed the first night in
their new quarters with comfort.
After their arrival from Norfolk. where
they had been interned for a year. they
hurried down to the navy yard for sleep.
There were twenty-seven-twenty- six sea-
men and officer, Lieutenant Hans Berg
IN the batch brought here under special
guard from the South.
The crew were former sailors on the
famous raider Moewe and were placed on
the British steamship Appsm when it was
captured by the Germans All of them were
In the best of health as they stretched their
legs after the long trip and walked up and
down the trainshed at Broad Street Sta
tion before boarding trolley car for their
destination.
The crew was met at the navy yard by n
marine guard and escorted to the Prinz
Eitel Friedrich, where for time they will
be kept under strict guard.
Several hours before the arrival of the
crew dozen shots were heard coming from
the direction of the German village. No
explanation was given by the guards on
their return from the spot where the sounds
were heard. The disqueting noises that
have filtered out through the gates have
been mainly responsible for the installation
Of searchlights in almost every section of
the yard Extra precautions are also being
taken TO guard the back channel.
The dreadnousht North Dakota. which is
to do scout duty around the Delaware
Capes, went into drydoci this morning to
have the barnacles removed from her hull
A force of 10 marines arrived from Port
Royal, S. c., and are awaiting the sailing
Of the battleship.