The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-08-25
GETTING READY
FOR THE BREMEN
Activity at New London, Conn.
Seems to Assure Arrival Of
Submarine There
Soon.
LINER AS PROTECTOR
oermany's Second Undsrsea FreIshter
10 Expected to Arrive on
This Side It Any
Time.
LINER AS PROTECTOR

NEW LONDON Conn. Aug. 25.-
Nosing her way through a fog. while
a little tug puffed and snorted along.
side, the North German Lloyd liner
Wtllehad swung into the pier Of the
State Ocean Steamship company here
today, adding another chapter to Ger
man defiance Of the allied warshtp
patrol OF the Atlantic coast.
Customs officials and all New Lon
don believe the coming of the WILLIE
had forecasts the early arrival Of the
merchant submarine Bremen from the
German port Of that name. The
Willehad made the trip from Boston
without escort. Coming through the
Cape Cod canal and thence out to
open sea, the liner traversed more
than fifty miles OF her journey through
zone in which she was subject to
attack or capture, had enemy ships
the three mile limit, but was not
molested.
1t is believed the Willehad is to
Bremen as the Neckar In Baltimore
did for the Deutschland. The Bre.
mems cargo will probably be trans.
ferred to the Willehad which will act
as mother ship for the subma-
rine, housing her crew while they are
in port, and also protecting the sub
mersible from enemy eyes. AS the
Deutschland was nestled close to the
Neckar with a protecting tug on tho
opposite side, and wall and a barge
acting as barriers at either end, so
is the Bremen expected to be warped
snugly into the pier alongside the
Willehad here.
Interest was increased here today
by reports from Baltimore that the
tug Hansa, formerly the Timmins Of
Deutschland fame, was to leave that
port towing a barge loaded with rub
Der and nickle. There is as yet NJ
positive information as to when thu
Bremen will arrive, but all indications
are that she will put in ut this port.
OF Manomet Point, the Willehad
sighted suspicious looking croft
be aiding toward her and she chose a
course near the shore. The Willie
had's pilot had received orders that,
If approached by hostile craft she
should be beached. The Willehad is
the first interned German steam ship
to leave voluntarily the friendly
refuge Of a harbor. The steamship
will not only be used to house the
Bremen's crew, but also to lay along
side and give protection II need be.
The Willehad flew the German en-
sign as she came into the harbor and
was warped into her berth on the
east side of the pier, headed down
stream.
Captain Hinsch Of the Eastern For
warding company, which represents
the firm operating the giant sub
marines Deutschland and Bremen,
was the first man aboard the Ger
man liner when she had docked. He
was accompanied by j. F. McGovern,
of Bridgeport, collector for the Long
Island Sound district, and Deputies
Joseph Con,stock and jeremiah Dill
lon. They went into conference i'm
mediately with Captain Gatchens,
who brought the liner here from Bos-
ton.
McGovern has been here for two
weeks, expecting the arrival Of the
secoSd undersea voyager, the Bre-
men.
The Wil1ehad was delayed in the
trip from Boston by the heavy fog
hanging over the sound and anchored
during the night in Buzzards Bay.
Reported Captured.
NEW YORK, Aug. 25-The report
that the submarine Bremen had been
captured by the British, was repeated
today by the captain OF a British mer.
chant steamer who arrived aboard
the liner Baltic.
The skipper, who asked that his
name be withheld, said the Bremen
was caught in a steel net in the North
sea and swung helpless for four days
until British patrol boat discovered
her. Four of the submarines crew
died from the foul air, he said. before
the submersible was towed into
Dover.
The British admiralty kept the fact
secret, he said, fearing the Germans
would not start third submarine for
America If they learned of the mishap
to the Bremen. Captain Finch Of the
Baltic said he had heard the story,
bat knew nothing of its authenticity.
DeutschIands Second Trip.
BERLIN, Aug. 25.-Preparations for