The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-16
FRENCH GERMAN WAR
FOR JERSEY WIRELESS
Control of Station at Tuckcrton
Is Involved i'm Suit on
Contract.
ACCOUNTING Is DEMANDED

TRENTON. y. j.. Jan. 1j.--Whethcr
France or Germany shall control the
wireless telegraph station at Tuckerton,
y. j., is the international question In
volved In a suit Instituted in the Court II
Chancery to-day by a French corporation
against the German company and the
United States Service Corporation. whicn
now control the station.
In addition to seeking immediate posses
sion OF the Tuckerton station the French
company asks that after the conclusion
OF the present var 1t shall also acquire
the wireless station at Eilvese, Prussia.
The suit Is based upon contract entered
into In 1912. under which the French
company claims the right to control the
property OF the German company and the
transmission of all wireless messages. ex-
cept between Germany and It's possessions.
The suit az officially designated in the
chancery papers is that of the Com
pagne Unversclle de Telegraphie ct de
Telephone Sans FIJI against the United
states Service Corporation and Hoch
Frequenze Maschnen Aktiengesellschaft
Fur Drahilose Telcgraphie. Rudolph Gold
schmidt aud Emil f. Mayer. The abbrc.
Waited term "Homag' is used throughout
the bill as referring 20 the German COM
pany. Goldschmdt is native OF Char
Gutenberg. Prussia. and Mayer. also
subject Of Prussia, Is n resident Of
Tuckerton.
The Campagne Univcrscle IL French
! corporation having its principal place Of
business In Paris. The United States Ser
vice Corporation is chartered under the
laws OF New Jersey. while "IIomag' IL n
corporation OF PRUSSIA, having its prin-
cipal place OF business at Berlin.
According to the bill the French com
pnny and "Homag" entered INFO an
agreement IN 1912 under which "Homag'
condluoually conveyed to the French
company all It's patents for the produce
/ ton OF high frequency currents I'm the
. United States together with those which
might subsequently be secured.
| The consideration OF this agreement
was the payment OF $4,000 francs by
( the French company. OF this sum l.000.-
600 francs was to be paid in cash. 1000
600 francs within q year and tie re-
manning 500. 600 francs six months after
the time fixed for the second payment
Homag" agreed to furnish all nec"S-
ltary cooperation TO effect the ass .gumcrt
and to deliver the properties involved free
and clear Of all debt and charges.
The French company claims that Il
has already paid to "Homag" the o.
/ 100000 francs provided for in the agree
ment. and has also issued to tn" Ger
many company 10000 founders shares
OF It's capital stock, this being another
provision in the agreement.
Since the execution o. the agreement
various patents have been issued to Gold
schmidt relating TO wireless telesraphy
and "Homag" has completed the work
on the station at Tuckerton. The Ger
| man company has nevertheless refused
OF failed to make any accounting 20 The
French company notwithstanding that the
Tuckerton station was put in full oper'
alton about May 80 last
On July 80 Immediately preceding TN
outbreak Of the war, II s. said that th'
French company requested "Homag' e
continue the working Of the Tuckertor
station. suggesting that the situation al
between the two companies should re
main as IL was until "the political con
dltons' should be cleared. "Homag'
continued to operate the Tuckerton sta
ton until September :. about two day
after which the United States Navy, by
direction OF Secretary Daniels, undertook
TO operate the station.
Since the outbreak Of the war, tn,
bill alleges. the French company Ia,
been unable TO obtain any accountin.
from the German corporation. Whic.
transferred its interests In the Tuckertol
plant TO the United States Service Cor
poratiOn