The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-03
WIRELESS SEIZED AS
GERMAN WAR MOVE
Kaiser Holds Two Great sta
tions-Stops Messages
Over Ocean.
ENGLISH LINES ARE OPEN
shut OFF il Britain Enters Con-
flict-Stratcgic Value
Of Service.
ENGLISH LINES ARE OPEN

n was conceded by authorities IN New
York yesterday that Germany has taken
over the twn great transatlantic wireless
stations IN the empire, ono ut Nauen. sew
cnteen miles wcst.northwest OF Potsdam,
the other on the outskirts of Hanover.
The Nauen station is the Tclefunken's
principal tower. The Hanover station is
the biggest station ~ the Godschmidt
system
Wireless messages between Nauen and
sayvillc. l.. l.. have ceased and there Is
no communication at present between
Hanover and the great wireless tower at
Tuckcrtou. y. J.
In tho absence 81 any word from Ger
many 1t is thought certain that the Ger
man Government has seized and is opcr-
ating the Telcfunkcn tower at Nauen for
It's own purposes.
Tho Tuckcrton radio station has been
cut off from communication with Hanover
for more than a week owing 10 repairs
These have been completed and the ex
change OF transatlantic messages would
he possible from now on were II not prac-
ticslly certain that the German Govern
mont has taken over the n mover station.
Gable despa tches telling Of the seizure by
Germany OF the Hanover station are ex-
pected on this side to-day.
The only remaining transatlantic wire
less is tho Mirconi system and the Mar
conf service viii he almost entirely ended
= England goes TO war. England will IN
ease OF war take over the Marconi sta
tons in ireland and Wales and those In
America in British territory-Cape Race,
Glaze Ray. Lou sburg. Nova Scotia and
Sable Island. The English stations arc
at Carnsrvon Wales Towyn, Wales
Clfdcn. ireland. and al Leterfrack, on the
estate OF the Duke ot Manchester
would Cut on All wireless.
Engiands seizure OF Marconi stations
would cut on all present transatlantic
wireless communication. The Marconi
company has however. stations building
at Boston and At Bemar and New
Brunswick. y. j.. which could be whipped
into shape for transatlantic communca-
ton with new tower at Stavsngar. Nor
way. Thus IT may soon be possible to
send wireless messages across the Atlantic
only from Boston or NV Jersey TO
ndnavia.
Smaller Marconi stations at Siasconset.
toncy Island and other coast points Will
remain available for communication with
ships at sea. The towers at Belmar and
New Brunswick. y. j.. lack only some Of
the finer apparatus to he in readiness for
tTansocsaniC work. The Marcon station
NJ san Francisco is not IN SHAPE. nor Is
The one in Japan ready, although the
tower at Honolulu II operating at full
range: SO it will not he possible to send
wireless messages to Europe by a trans
Pacific course.
The United States Government tower at
Arlington. near Washington. il not power
iul enough for transatlantic messages.
How far Germany can go in controlling
the operation OF the German systems Mt
Sayville l.. l., and Tuckerton. y. J., is a
question.
The SayVillc tower Is still in constant
touch with ships at sea. 1t has not been
kTonprinZC ssin Cecilie nor the Carmanla.
which also has Sl0.000.000 OF gold on
board
The Sayville tower uses the Telefunken
Instruments. The tower at Nauen Is
owned by the Telcfunken company OF Ger
many. II has long ben rumored that the
German Government has acquired con-
t-ol OF the Nauen tower.
The Atlantic Communication Company
OF ~ West street owns the Sayville wire
less station. Control of the Hanover
Tuckerton wireless Is. curlous'y enough
held by the French Marconi company
The Goldschmidt towers at Hanover and
Tuckerton are actually owned by the
liochfrequenz Maschnen Akticngesell-
schaft fuer Drahtlose Telegraphic (the
High Frequency Machine Joint Stock
Company for Wireless Telegraphy), but
control In this concern was acquired by
French investors In the French Marconi
company. Nevertheless Germany and
England are the only European countries
with completed and working transatlantic
wireless systems. France has none