Show German Crews I Held Prisoners 87 By Pr j to t Tt 75 nit NEW YORK Feb 5 Nearly S.-Nearly Nearly two j thousand thou and officers and men remnants of ot the crews of ot the twenty jive German merchant shIps chips which were laid up I hero at the beginning of ot the war are virtually prisoners today on board their vessels The Tue federal authorities explained e ex cx- 1 that the German seamen n were not forcibly detained but simply re requested re- re quested to remain on their ships Members of ot the tha crews however hawe who returned from shore shoo leave last night and today were notified that If they went aboard they would hav hay have to stay there |