The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-12-22
KEEL IS GUARDED
! WITH GREAT CARE
Great German Naval Base Care
fully Watched and Fortified
Against Possible Attack

NJ KEEL, Germany (Via Berlin, The
Hague and London), December "A
pair CT grey submarines lie alongside
the dock where the American yachts
were moored during their last visit to-
Kiel The wurships anchored In the
lord wear war paint and have their.
torpedo nets bigger. 3. eA.k3
M A Red Cross dag flies from the Im.,
perial Yacht Club The slSylights in
the shipyard buildings have been black
encd TO prevent lights from within bes
ing seen by hostile aviators, and for a
similar eabon plaeards In hotel rooms
Fear The request that the shutters to-
the windows be CLOSED before any light
is displayed. z
Guarding Against Aerial Attack
As a further precaution against at;
tack by7aircraft, machine guns, have
teen posted IN inconspicuous positions
on the roofs Of the higher Buildings
and occasionally sentinels may be seen
on the tops OF the high stfuctures A.
broad expanse OF Notifications and
larbed wire entanglements is tFaversed
here ana there when one Is driving on
the outskirts. 80 IA
These precautiens have been taken.
against Any possible attacks on the all
important aKiel Canal 'hy3air or land,
Otherwise the Kiel OF these days Of
warfASs appears little different from
the Kiel of Ordinary times.
N In the hatbOrs steamers and tugs
with long tows 90 about their custom
airy work, and in town, although there
naturally is more activity, the people
seem 70 be, pursuing their ordinary
eonrse Of life. ts8 sl
Correspondent Inspects Factory
/ The saiiormen did not maintain an
attitude OF undue secrecy or mystery
toward the Associated Press CORE
ponGent, who was visiting Kiel for the
.nrst time since the outbreak Of the war.
He was taken everywhere cheerfully,
ne was shown through every depart
1ent Of the government torpedo fac
tory, into which in ordinary times those
not connected with the service are nev,
or allowed 70 enter; he was taken into
the newest submarines, abroad the big.
gest battIeship to watch battle practice,
with heavy guns and tOrpedoes, and
| Through the docks where torpedo boats
and submarines are being reftted or are
Undergoing their customary cleaning
All reasonable questions were answered
\ readily. ta X,
Many submarines Building
Aplarge number of submarines are
! approaching completion or are In an
advanced stage Of construction. Sew
4 oral have been put into commission
since the outbreak Of Nthe.. war. an
of these are Of the largest sea-goine
type! s'' re
The Germans claim that already they
have more Of the big cruising type o.
shbmsrines than have the British. ~
| inlnhee also is to be seen that Ger
4 niany's mosquito feet Of torpedo-boal
destroyers has been considerably
/ strenqtbeped since the outbreak Of ths
war in boats having speed Of thirty
six knots. f.
y Details are not given for obvious rea
sons There have been consideraDis
l.rumber Of additions to the capita
ships also Ges flt
! VISITS Famous U-ois
i An Interesting feature OF the CORE
spondent's visit was the inspection o.
two submarines, one of these, Lieut.
4 Weddlgen = famous U-9, was Of the OLE
type. The other was of the latest type
L 'ul hHu lNot ittNH Het tfffS :. N"'sss
i This latter style Of submarine Is ani'
TO keep to the sea about as long as tn
icrew can stand the strain.
\ The problem Of rescue In the case O.
gccident is solved by buoys fore AM
aft, to which chains can be attache'
and smaller buoy carrying tele
,hone and an electric light. A com
4 plete system lgf water-tight compart
meuts give the crew chance Of NJ
even when quite hole has been open
ed IN the shell.
Torpedo Works Are Doubled
The torpedo works have been almos
4 doubled 80 capacity since the beginnin
OF the war. and they are now tunin
out. more torpedoes than are used,
that the large war reserve Is inerea'
ing. #c'
Tho Ironclad, formerly called th
Odenburg, was the only warship 10 b
seen an the harbor whose paint ba
been married. She had been used e
| target practice and now, a battle-sca
n red wreck, Is in drydoek, whore she
/, being patched mp 10 give the jackie
/ enothsr ehanee to test their skill vii
I gus while they are waiting for an o.
Tortunity TO attack a British warshi