New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-12
WIRELESS MESSAGES
TO GERMANY NOW
Tribune Sends First Aero
gram to Ambassador
James w. Gerard.
MESSAGE FROM
BERLIN TO mitchell
Communication Opened Between
The Tribune and "Taeg-
liSchc Rundschau."

By Telegraph to The Tribune
Sayyille. Long Island, Feb. 1l.-Prac-
tically perfect wireless communication
between the United states and Ger
many. signallizing the beginning OF a
new era, commercially and intellectual
ly. IN tho relationship Of the two na-
tions, was completed late tonight
when The Tribune sent greetings from
this place over 1000 miles OF sea and
land TO Ambassador James ". Gcra.' "A
and 10 the "Tacglische RUndschau' in
Berlin
These were tho messages.
Ambassador Gerard, Berlin:
"Glad to feel you are now closer to
US. Best wishes from your friends at
home.
"The Ncv-YorlI Tribune"
The other was:
" 'Tacglische Rundschau, Berlin
I'VE now greet you as neghbor.
The New-York Tribune.
THE Taeglschc Rundschau" sent
back the following in reply TO The
Tribune:
New York Tribune, New York.
THE TacgliSche Rundschau congrat-
ulates The New-York Tribune on the
bettering Of the communications
through wireless between Germany and
America and sends greetings on be-
half of the German people.
(Signed)
"Taeglische Rundschau,
Berlin.
The flashes came in clear and dis
tinct, so sharply that Bob Prender-
gast, operator. missed only nine words
Of the $50 which came in TO The Tribune
and other newspapers. One Of the re-
turn messages was from Burgomcister
Wermuth.
Mayor Mitchell, "GreNing9 and shake
hards by the new method of coE,muni-
cation between the two great cities of
New and old World. Fermuth, First
Burgomeister, Berlin"
In addition 10 the messages The Trib-
une sent the newspapers of New York
City sent collective good wishes to his
majesty the Emperor. thus marking a
now step in the official relations OF the
countries and emphasizing the cordial
ity which has grown up during the
Kaiser's reign. The message of the
newspapers was:
Newspapers of New York send
greetings 10 his majesty the Emperor
by the new wireless, which has brought
into touch the great German nation and
the United States.
THE Tribune. sun, World, Herald and
Times
The messages were sent from the
,OO-foot tower OF the Atlantic Com
munication Company here. For months
bits Of messages have been transmitted
between this and the sister station at
Nauen, twenty miles west of Berlin.
So closely have all experiments been
guarded that nothing but occasional
..umors Of message transfers across the
Atlantic have rewarded seekers for in
formation. The sending Of to-night's $
communications, however, was official
notice that at last New York, the
greatest German city in the world next
% Berlin. is virtually on speaking terms
with Europe.
There was no more fuss and excite
ment in the sending tower at Sayyille
tonight. despite the significance Of the
occasion. than there would have been
in any telegraph Office. The messages
were turned over to the sender, who sax
down at his key and began ticking off
the letters.
The heavy crash Of the highpowercl
spark Of the instrument and below III
the station the dull roar Of the dyna-
mos told, however. the tremendous
electric energy needed 10 project the
messages across the 4,OOO-mile waste
of water.
The messages were sent under the di-
rection Of II. o. Boehme, the chief in
spector for the Atlantic Communication
Company in the United States, and
were received at Nauen by Paul Pichon,
chief engineer OF the company in Ber-
lin