New York, Jan. 15.
A total of 513 men of military age from the scuttled German 32,565-ton liner Columbus left here today for the Pacific Coast en route to Germany. They will travel via Japan and the Soviet Union.
The United States recently decided that the crew of the liner was not liable to internment.
Over 100 members of the crew not of military age are remaining at Ellis Island until accommodation is available on neutral ships returning across the Atlantic.
The Columbus, third largest liner of the German mercantile fleet, was scuttled off Cape Henry, Virginia, un December 19 to avoid the risk of seizure.—Reuter,
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