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1941NUMBER 30afFirst Contingent of German Sailors Arrive WednesdayLEFT AT ONCE FOR FORT STANTONINTERNMENT QUARTERS3II1rNews of National and inlera-al importance is taking place at our very door and we go caliny about our bus'ness as if nothing unusual were taking place---and with an attitude of “let the government take care of that. ’ The average citizen of the county knew some Germans were to be here, but the majority didn't seem to know or to care when, and that lack of interest in public alfairs( by the way, is one reason that the fifth column and all sorts of propagandists get such a foothold before any one realizes what is tak mg place. The German special we have been looking for was No 44 with two special coaches, c m taining around 40 Germans. It arrived about mid-night. 1 he crowd who was present to see them detrain was small, probably55 or 60 of the local townsp ople.All stood silently dnd quietly as the Germans unloaded their bag gage--much of it, was expensive looking leather goods, a lot of heavy canvas sacks and other articles. After the luggage whs put in trucks the men were pt r-. mitted to get olF; a few low voic d | orders in German,and some orders j in English were the only sour-is' we heard, except the cl.ck of tincameras as the lights Hashed f r the different news scenes. Among the newspaper and magazine representatives was a camera man from “Life” magazine.The Germans were wearing ci vilian clothe, were well drtssed, clean shaven and husky in ap pearance. We saw only one Hitler moustache”; government CCC trucks met them at the trainand transported them to the seamens’ leservation. Immigration officials and border patrolmen were in evidence, and escorted them to Fort Stanton Sailors were in charge of Captain WilhelmDaehne.The number has shrunk fromthe original 577 to 430.Reports have it that it wascosting the German government $1000 per day to take care of these sailors in San Francisco,but that it will be much cheaper in Ft. StaDton, [We hope it won’t be a penny cheaper there.]In September, a year ago, at the outbreak of the war th# Captain of the Columbus had his passengers to disembark on thelsland of Cuba and the steamer went on to Vtra Cruz where she awaited-further orders. Shortly they received orders to sail for the Vater-land, and this they prepared to do, although they realized the difficulties. Under escort of lone United States destroyers the Columbus sailed out of the Gulf of Mexico and got as far as Charleston, South Carolina where the Tusealooca, ancther heavy cruiser took up the convoy of the vessel. 320 miles from Bermuda, a British destroyer fired two shots a-cross the ship’s bow and gave orders for the Columbus to stop but her scuttling crew had drilled for an occasion of this kind, they opened valves, set fire to the oilstores and entered life boats. The 1’uscalooca, the ship which was acting as convoy, stood by and picked up the 577 survivors who were sent first to Ellis Island in New York harbor. Then they were sent to Angel Island, at San Francisco, and due to complaints of the citizens t h e i o, it was thought advisable to bring them to this less thickly populatedcountry, and here they are; at least the first contingent of them. They are said to be highly trained in their lines, each man a specialist. They want to convertthe CCC barracks into a moreluxurious abode and while NewMexicans in general and Lincolncountians in particular are looking askance and making up Iheir minds whether to be friendly, or tin opposite, they at least won’t start anything unless the internedGermans, who are not all “Nat-sies” prove themselves to be dissemblers.
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Carrizozo Lincoln County News
Carrizozo, New Mexico, US
Fri, Jan 31, 1941
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