Show SHIP OFFICERS DENY CHARGES Declare Beer Concession Is Held By Wai-Ve Wai Veteran LOS A ANGELES GErIS May 1 B 9 The Associated Press Press Denial that of or the German cruiser cruise Hamburg now In port at San Pedro had been guilty of a breach or of International etiquette has been made aboard the war craft Refusing to permit his name nam or o his rank to b be made public an on of- of officer officer of ot the vessel essel declared that It if beer testing more mor than 4 per por cent cant was sold aboard tho ship as a charged by federal prohibition agents It was sold I 1 the canteen which Is a private concession held for tor th the last 10 years by a war veteran vet vet- veteran et eran The officer held that the matter matteIs Is one on between the United States State government and the owner of ot the th canteen the th German government having no jurisdiction over the can canteen teen except In the letting of ot th the concession Regarding th the Iho remainder of or th the ship ehll the tho officer said ald that It Is the th same came as a an embassy and that liquor can be b served or given elven away there the but not sold The federal prohibition officer here declined to discuss the epi episode epi- epi sode saying that the case caso had been placed In the th hands of ot the th United StateS attorney The latter latler In turn said Bald aid that the matter maller had been re- re referred re referred to the state department at Washington Federal agents as allege that they bought beer aboard the warship at 1 a bottle The Hamburg which haa hu ha been In port since sine May I 17 Is to depart for tor forSan torS San n Francisco today nn 0 |