The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-30
Claims American Citixenship.

The second stowaway Is more fortu-
nate, IL his story be true, for he claims
American citizenship in spite of the fact
that he spent most of the war years In
Germany. According to his tale his
father was Irish and his mother was a
German woman employed as a steward
ess aboard the Vaterland of the Hapn-
ours-American Line. He was born. he
says. in Hoboken.
Just before the war his mother sent
him to live with friends in Hamburg
after nc had crossed the ocean with
her. but when the United States declared
war and the remittances from America
stopped the family with which he had
been living turned him out. He has had
no word of his mother since. For the
remaining years of the war the lad, then
10, lived as best he could. and just be-
fore the armistice was signed he found
himself in KEEL. The crew OF an Amer
lean destroyer which was sent there in
connection with the surrender Of the
German fleet picked him up and took
him to Liverpool, where he managed to
get aboard the Plattsburg. His story
that he was born in Hoboken will be in
vestigated. and II 1t is substantiated he
will be set free.
The Plattsburg landed 400 navy men
who served at Bsse IL Inverness SCOT
iohu' oH lIiS mime sweeping meet. IneN
said that the North Sea is now pretty
we'll swept up but that there are still
mines floating in certain areas. and the
British mine sweeping fleet Is expected
10 be at work until late In the year.
A number of brides arrived on the
ship. Capt. L. b. Farrior of Clayton,
Ohio. brought his wHe, formerly Miss
Frances Goge OF Bradford, Yorkshire,
with him. The Captain was attached to
the Royal Army Medical Corps and
wears the military medal His wife was
an A-ray operator In the British medical
service.
One Bride Comes From Russia.
Lieut.. p. 7. Bukowski OF Chicago also
returned with his wife. who was Miss
Gertrude Edna Hall, daughter of the
British Consul-General at Murmansk
lie was n member of the 339th Infantry
The wife of Lieut.. F. F. Holander. Air
Service, was a native of AYR, Scotland
One OF the arriving brides who ex-
pected to meet her husband at the pier
failed to find him and was taken in
charge by Red Cross workers. She was
Kitty Taylor of Holyhead. North Wales,
and she married an American sailor
Gus Wellinbring OF 421 West 121st street,
New York, while he was serving on the
8. c. 32s Welfare workers said that
probably he had failed to receive word
that his wife was on her way to Amer
lea and made arrangements to get in
touch with him at once.
Ferdinand w. Hauschild arrived on
the Plattsburg In charge Of the senior
medical officer, He became insane after
being informed by the British early in
the war when he was in England as a
merchant sailor. He is said to be an
American citizen through the naturali-
zation OF his father, who was born in
Germany.
The ship also brought the body OF
Roscoe r. Timer. commander of the
base at Inverness, who was killed in
an automobile accident on August T. His
home was In Virginia City. New.
The other transport which arrived YES
terday was the Panaman, also from
3rest, with AL men from Evacuation
Hospital No. 40 and 159 men from the
First Heavy Artillery Mobile Ordnance
Repair Shop, the formidable title of
which was shortened by usage to the
Heavy Hammers"