The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-07-11
DECLARE SUB WARSHIP
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This may cause sweeping embargoes
on any sort of goods from Canada or
Great Britain to this country which
might be exported to Germany by the
which are reported on their way to
the United States. Ninety per cent.
of the nickel used in this country
comes from Canada.
Boarded by U. S. Officers.
Baltimore. July 11.-American navy
officers, detailed by the navy depart
ment to determine the status of the
Deutschland, went aboard the craft
today. Capt. Paul KONG, commander
of the Deutchland, was not there to re-
Ceive them, but they were shown
through the vessel by a marine super
intendent of the North German Lloyd
line with her commanders permits
sion.
Declare 1t Frelghter.
Washington, July 11.-State depart
ment officials today expressed belief,
based upon unofficial information
that the Deutschland would be de-
clared a peaceful. unarmed merchant
man and entitled to all privileges of
an ordinary cargo carrier.
The state department, it was Off
cially declared, will not concern itself
with reported objections by Canadian
nickel interests to expectation of
nickel on the Deutschland. Agree
ments of American purchasers of
Canadian nickel not to re-export the
metal, Acting Secretary Polk explain
ed, was purely private and no resort
could be had to the state department
to interfere with nickel shipments on
the German super-submarine.
Begin Unloading Today.
Baltimore, July 1.-THE work of
unloading the cargo of the Deutsch-
land began shortly after 9 o'clock The
cases of dye stuffs were stored inside
the warehouse at the base of the pier.
An emphatic statement was made by
Henry c. Hilken of the firm which
represents the Deutschland's owners
that under no circumstances will any
passengers be carried on the sub
marine on her return trip. Two ap-
plicants for passage are said to have
offered $4,000 each.
The Deutschland is moored within a
quarter of a mile from the place
where the first submergence was
made, nineteen years ago. of the first
boat to successfully navigate under
water. This was the Argonaut, in
vented by Simon Lake, who came to
Baltimore yesterday personally to con-
graduate Captain KONG of the
Deutschland on the feat he had accom-
plished.
Leave in Ten Days.
Captain KONG today made a state
ment to the customs that he expected
to get away within ten days. He had
been told that if he remained longer
than two weeks the Deutschland's
wireless would be sealed up. The
Deutschla nd's commander announced
he was expecting a visit from Count
Won Bernstorff, the German ambassa-
/ dor now in New York.
! The captain settled today the quee-
ton over the spelling of his name.
I ct spell it K-O-N-I-G," he said,
| with the umlaut over the co. To con-
vey the sound correctly in English, it
should be spelled K-O-E-N-I-G."
To Newport News.
| Newport News, Va, July 11.-Plans
were completed today for bringing the
4 German submarine Deutschland here
! to complete loading cargo before re-
turning to Germany. 1t is believed
her departure will be sooner than off,
Gals of the North German-Lloyd line
have indicated.
Was Another One Here?
Amsterdam, July 11.-Another COM
mercial submarine, the Bremen, con-
structed by the same company that
built the Deutschland, now in an
American port, already has left har-
Dor, according to the Berlin Vossische.
! The German ship owners firm of The
Ocean company of Bremen, registered
at Bremen as having been established
by the North German-Lloyd company,
the Deutsche bank and Alfred Lob
mann OF bremen, owns the Subma-
rines, the newspaper says.
The Deutschland, adds the account,
was built in the Germania yard at
Kiel, and several other submarines are
being constructed.
U-Boat Threat.
London, July live are quite
ready to join in the laugh against our
selves ard to applaud the skill and
daring of the captain, who appears to
us as a sportsman and has earned his
laurels cleanly," says The Manchester
/ Guardian, referring to the German
| submarine Deutschland.
cit is unlikely" the Guardian con-
tipues. that the moral of the appear
ance in American waters of a German
/ submarine will be missed after the
threats of Count Won Reventlow and
/ the other Tfrpitz writers last spring.
I They warned America she was not
too far away for Germany's arm to
reach her. Although the Deutschland
may be disarmed. she is none the less
threat to the American navy"
Don't Take 1t Seriously.
Paris July 1.-THE expedition of
the German submarine Deutschland
interests the French as a dramatic in
cident. but is not regarded here as of
real commercial significance, because
of the small cargo carrying capacity
and the hazards of the voyage
Senator Henry Berenger raises the
question whether the United States
can countenance such voyages. He
says the liberty of the seas is based
on the fact that merchant ships are
always subject to control, whereas sub
marines are able to avoid such control