▁of ▁its ▁Mic ron esian ▁islands , ▁including ▁the ▁Marshall ▁Islands , ▁under ▁the ▁governor ▁of ▁German ▁New ▁Guinea . ▁ ▁Catholic ▁mission ary ▁Father ▁A . ▁Erd land , ▁from ▁the ▁Mission aries ▁of ▁the ▁Sac red ▁Heart ▁of ▁Hil tr up , ▁Germany , ▁lived ▁on ▁J al uit ▁from ▁around ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁After ▁conduct ing ▁considerable ▁research ▁on ▁Marshall ese ▁culture ▁and ▁language , ▁he ▁published ▁a ▁ 3 7 6 - page ▁mon ograph ▁on ▁the ▁islands ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁Father ▁H . ▁Lin ck ens , ▁another ▁Mission ary ▁of ▁the ▁Sac red ▁Heart , ▁visited ▁the ▁Marshall ▁Islands ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁for ▁several ▁weeks . ▁He ▁published ▁a ▁small ▁work ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁concerning ▁the ▁Catholic ▁mission ▁activities ▁and ▁the ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁Marshall ▁Islands . ▁ ▁The ▁out break ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁passage ▁of ▁time , ▁destroyed ▁all ▁remaining ▁German ▁buildings ▁on ▁the ▁Marshall ▁Islands . ▁The ▁sole ▁surv iving ▁German - era ▁wood ▁building ▁in ▁all ▁of ▁Mic ron esia ▁is ▁the ▁de B rum ▁house ▁on ▁L ik ie p , ▁built ▁by ▁Jo achim ▁de B rum ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 – 0 5 . ▁ ▁Japanese ▁mand ate ▁ ▁Under ▁German ▁control , ▁and ▁even ▁before ▁then , ▁Japanese ▁trad ers ▁and ▁fish erm en ▁from ▁time ▁to