Show ENGLAND DEMANDS RETURN OF APPAM j TO OWNERS 1 X J-j J G b- b Si I Cecil ecil Rice Spring th the British ambassador ambassador ambassador am am- today presented a formal formal for for- mal Imal demand on n behalf of his gov government ov- ov ovI I for the me return fo to British i owners of the liner Appam taken by a German prize crew A new diplomatic controversy with Great Britain is foreshadowed as the United States practically has decided to hold the prize is Germanys Germanys Ger Ger- Secretary Lansing Lansing- indicated to today today today to- to day that the United States States' had dec decided ded to hold that the Prussian- Prussian American treaty governs the case of the Appam as Germany contends and all that remained to be decided was the interpretation of the application application tion of the treaty's terms I The secretary disclosed e further that the sole question to be he decided by bythe bythe bythe the Interpretation was how long the Appam should be permitted to remain remain remain re re- re- re main in American waters The treaty guarantees to a German prize the right to lo come and go freely If It forced to lo depart German officials have Stated the Appam would be sunk to her recapture by the British Germany is expected to contend that the treaty guarantees the Appam the right to remain safe in Hampton Roads until the case goes before bufore a prize court for adjudication Technically Tech Tech- the ship does not become Germanys Germanys Germanys Germany's Ger many's prize until such a court stab stab- establishes lishes the vall validity of her er capture NEWPORT NEWS Va Feb 4 Only Lieutenant Berg and his small prize crew remained today aboard the former British passenger steamer Appam Appam Appam Ap Ap- Ap- Ap pam brought into these neutral waters last Tuesday as a prize of war The liners liner's passengers and original ships ship's company taken prisoners when the steamer was captured by a mysterious mysterious rious German raider ot off the Canary Islands January 1 15 were liberated last night by order of the United States government The passengers today were aboard the Old Dominion liner Jefferson en route for tor New York where they are ae expected ted to arrive early t tonight The I members of the crew with tile the gun pointers taken from other British I steamers which the raider sank before before be be- fore the Appam was overhauled were in Norfolk awaiting the sailing of another another an an- i iother other New York steamer tonight I The Appam is to remain at this port until the Washington government govern govern- ment meat decides what disposition of her hershall hershall shall be made whether she shall be beheld beheld beheld I held a fair prize of her German captors captors cap cap- tors under the Prussian Prussian American American treaty or be returned to her British owners under under- The Hague convention |