Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1841-1918, 1916-09-18
A GENUINE FISW sTORy

n GENOlNE FISH STORY.
Under the caption: "A New
Triumph for Prussanism the New
York Herald prints "Fish Story"
which would create the envy of the
celebrated Baron Muenchhausen if
that gentleman were with US today
AFitzNigle whe claims to possess in
side" information from Germany is
purported to be the writer The very
interesting Fish Story" reads:
Although l am not Pro-German, /
cannot but admit the truth Of the
statements made by one of the dig
nitaries Of the Church at the recent
Catholic convention in this city, viz:
There is something that is
wonderful, that is simply mar
yelous, in the German charac-
ter, in its remarkable capacity
for organization. They know
how to organize so that ehlcien-
cy results, and such efficiency
that nothing can resist them
1t was the German head, the
German brain, that has made il
possible for the Central Powers
TO maintain themselves against
a territory ten times the size of
their own. There is on one side
the British world empire. with
its fleet and It's money; Russia,
with its inexhaustible numbers
of men; France, with q large,
well trained army, and several
more States. Against all this
German brains have triumphed.
which leads me to say that from time
to time during the war / have re-
ceived from an old friend, a class
mate at Goettingen University, who
holds high position in the German
government, advance information
regarding military matters, and knew
all about the despatch of theDeutsch-
land and when she would probably
arrive here, but was not permitted
to divulge the fact, but now that she
has safely completed the round trip,
and it is matter OF general know
ledge that she will soon makeanother
voyage, ! am permitted to tell your
readers something about her new
method Of propulsion, which will be
electrically produced by electric cells.
Where They Get the Feels.
1t has ben known from the most
ancient times that the Caspian Sea
Is the natural habitant OF this gym
nanOtonous FISH (Astroscopus ano-
plus), and Polyblus tells us that
when Alexander attempted to ford
the Volga, at the northern end Of the
sea, his horses were attacked by them
and thousands of them killed Again.
the great traveller, Marc Polo, tells
us that while visiting Astraxan in
the thirteenth century he was espe-
cially warned about bathing in the
salt water of the sea, as the eels are
especially fond OF human flesh
This Caspian Sea eel is in weight
and size much like the English con
ger eel (Leptocepholus conger) and
is from five to ten feet long and
weighs from ten to thirty pounds
each. and the amount of electric
energy given Off by each varies from
$50 to 250 kilowats OF very high
voltage Zone horse power being equal
to about $50 kilowats).
A sufficient number of these cells
to propel the Deutschland were cap
tured in the sea near the mouth Of
the Aras River and taken in tank
boats via the river and Biskab Canal
to Trebizond on the Black Sea, and
thence along its shore to CONSTANT
nople, whore they were transferred
to specially constructed tank cars
and despatched by the celebrated
"Balkanzug," or Constantine
pic Express, and by the time your
readers see this article, will have ar
rived safely at Bremen and installed
aboard the famous submarine, which
we may say has been made ready by
the removal Of the Diesel engine and
boiler equipment.
A GPCaf SaViur az NNpfohf
The advantage of the electric
method will be the great saving in
weight and the consumption Of coal
and oil and compressed air and
oxygen. The details OF the power
attachment, as figured out by the
great German engineer Professor
Knyphousen, arc about as Follows
A copper tank will be installed in
which the cells will be placed and
copper wire will be fastened around
the neck Of each FISH just behind the
ears, which be connected directly
with the motor and screw. The food
Of the cells to keep them charged with
electricity will be the marine algae
(macrocystis), SO abundant in the
Caspian, which is a composition OF
sodium. iodine and calcium, which
Is highly imprognated with electrici-
ty absorbed from the magnetic iron
ore and manganese with which the
sea Is surrounded.
Just how the electric energy Is de-
veloped and sustained is like trying
to find out how the nreny produces