In January 1917, Captain Rostand was ordered to detain Albert and Helene Schweitzer and escort them back to Port-Gentil under the general order that German nationals in French territory were to be deported back to Europe. When he arrived at Lambaréné in a patrol boat, Dr. Schweitzer was returning from a medical call, with Indiana Jones. Despite Schweitzer's and Jones' pleas that Schweitzer had done nothing but treat the sick, Rostand was firm in his orders.