The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-10-08
And Makes Its Way Out again
Before the American Fleet
Gets over Its Surprise.
DELIVERS MAIL QUICKLY
Captain Hans Rose Hangs Up a
New Worlds Record in
Bringing Ship Across.

teen, days from Wilhelmshaven. the
Imperial German, submarine U-53,
dropped anchor in Newport Harbor
today. Almost before the officers OF
the American feet of warshlps
through which the stranger had nosed
its way had recovered from their as
tonishment, the undersea fighter had
delivered a message from the German
ambassador. and, Weighing anchor,
turned Brenton's reef lightship and
disappeared beneath the waves just
inside the three-mile limit.
AS It came and went, 1t flew the
black and white colors of the Ger
man navy, a gun was mounted on the
foreward deck and another aft, while
eight torpedoes plainly visible under
the forward deck gave mute assur-
ance that the warship was ready for
fight II necessary.
New Worlds Record.
Lieutenant Captain Hans Rose. who
hung up a new worlds record in
bringing an armed submarine In bat
tie array across the Atlantic, said
that he had called at Newport sim
ply to mail letter to Count Won
Bernstortf. He required neither pro-
Visions nor fuel and would be on his
way, he said, long before the twenty
four hours, during which belligerent
ship may remain within a neutral
harbor, had expired.
The submarine was in American
waters little more than three hours,
assuming that 1t continued to sea af-
ter submerging. Within that time
the German commander paid official
visits to Rear Admiral Austin NJ.
Knight, commandant OF the Second
naval district, and Rear Admiral
Gleaves, commander of the destroyer
force OF the Atlantic feet, who was
on board the flagship, the scout cruis-
er Birmingham.
Both American officers returned
the brief call promptly.
Allies Are Warned.
While these formallties were be-
ing exchanged, wireless messages
were carrying to the ships Of the
British and French patrol feet off the
coast that hostile submarine had
slipped through their net and might
be expected in the open sea soon. At
the forts and the naval stations. the
feat of Captain Hans Rose, which had
taken everyone by surprise, was the
one subject of conversation tonight,
and there was much speculation as
to its mission and whether 1t was con-
fined to the postage of a letter to the
German embassy.
There were rumors, without appar-
ent basis, that tho German merchant
submarine Bremen long over due
might be expected in the wake of the
warship. Some naval officers ex-
pressed the opinion that the fighter
had escorted the Bremen across the
ocean, and others that It was search
ing for the merchant ship.
Inquiries about Bremen.
The first question asked by Captain
Rose, when a motor boat came along
side was: Have you heard from the
Bremen?" When he was told that
there was no news Of the missing
craft, his face became grave, but he
made no comment.
To the naval men generally the
most interesting fact disclosed by
Captain Rose, was that he had been
at sea seventeen days and still had
provisions for three months, abun-
dant fuel, and needed no repairs. Not
SO much as a bottle OF water was
taken aboard. and the ship was spick
and span.
Escorted In.
The U-53 was first sighted from
land at 1:45 o'clock this afternoon as
1t was entering the inner harbor es-
corted by the United States subma-
rine DE-. The American boat had
been outside for maneuvers since
morning and was returning when 1t
came up with the German. The DE-
drawing near the stranger and max
ing out its type sent wireless mes
sage to the shore headquarters OF Ad-
miral knight who relayed word Of the
appearance Of the U-53 to the navy
department at Washington.
Bremen, First Report.
The American submarine preceded
the visitor into the harbor. The first
report had It that It was the Bremen
which was coming in. A newspaper
man, who had watched for weeks for
the merchant submarine, climbed to
the tower of the United States engi-
neers' ofice and with the aid OF pow
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