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fohn Sawyer, Jr . f leld lt;iptivrSomrwhere in (irrm.myParents \ Irrr,STARTED ON BRITISH SHIPDubuque S outh I akrn W henGerman Raider ( apturrs Bri-l.sh Steamer3P* IntIIn a letter received on Thursday, |{Mr. and Mrs. John T Pawyer, of Seminary street. learned that the| son* John, was being held a prisoneryP g ggjgfim, - vj raq g S jg|p ?|8 KgS'AlK a Eft:'.-- W B^ I of war Home place in Germany. The letter stated that he was a sailor on I one of the Grftiiti ships captured by ; the German iaiders some time during ’ January, and that he was being held I captive with the other members of crew * Although the letter brings nor-1 row to the parents of the bubuqiie I young man* it still carries relief, they feared that he had met his deaf! as i result of the German submarine j campaign.. HH|LIFE RESIDENT HERE. I fThe German prisoner of war is well J 1 known in Dubuque, as are his parent j I His father is an employe of the lt;’rr#{ Ryder A Adams company, and the * younger Sawver was a resident of this! 1itw I| city until a few years ago, when he j took up a life on the sea. Because off**9‘ the German censorship neither h parents nor any of hts relatives ha M htard front him since last January, when he wan In America preparing fori * a trip across the sea. j ** j Set era! days ago his parents, fee* M‘ coiui?ig alarmed at not hearing from their son, wrote to the treasury de* partment at Newport News to ask re*I garding the whereabouts of their son.I Thursday they received their reply, 11' i : * ' i 1i ; According to the let* *rc «po * \lt;-w ^ * ,;ng Si * ycr' *lt; ,t: ‘'UH ! 1state is 24 vears old, left Newport * News as a seaman on the British ship ? j Esmeralda January 26, The ship was \ t i carrying a cargo for some European I port, which is not known. The New • 11 port News treasury department stated j i that they have learned that the Es mem Ida, including Its entire crew andt-... ..j cargo, was captured by a German j \ I raider off the European coast, shortly j t 1 before it was scheduled to land.TAKEN TO PRISON CAMPThe letter states that they have learned that ship was not sunk, but that it was taken as a prise and thatt* the entire crew* were made prisoners. No further information was in the etter for the heart-broken mother and father* and they are at a loss to know' where their son is at or when they will be able to see him. They know*. however* that he Is alive 4i8omew|iere In Germany** In a prison camp. It is doubtful whether the parents will be able to hear from their son direct until after the war.
Newspaper Details
Dubuque Times Journal
Dubuque, Iowa, US
Sat, Apr 21, 1917
Page 10
Full Page
Clipped by
Lyn B.
USA 11 Nov 2019
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