Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-12

aitnough oilers as high as SOU,OUU nave
been made for passage.
BALTIMORE. july t2.-Germany's sec.
ond step in her commercial submarine cam
paign against he Briush.French blockade
has been taken, and the second commercial
submarine in the worlds history is now on
her way across tho Atlantic.
II became known here today that the
supersubmarine Bremen, sister ship of the
pioneer Deutschland had cleared from a
German port and was now feeling her way
over and through the cnemy.infeCted waters
OF the ocean, bound for an American port.
Paul HilSen local agent of the Deutsche
Ozean-Rhederei the concern which Is or.
gantzing the submarine merchant service,
inadvertently announced that the Bremen
was on her way. After making the an.
nouncement he fatty refused to 20 into de.
tails or to indicate when the Bremen had
started or what American port she might
1--WE cannot talk about the premcn." he
said AN the facts about her are bust.
ness secrets. and II is apparent to any
one that we ought not 70 bstray anything
which might lead to her apprehension by
enemy warships."
BREAKING OF BLOCKADE
The safe arrival of the Bremen is
counted upon by German diplomacy to
give substantial basis for their proposed
contention that regular merchant sea
service has been inaugurated despite the
BritishFrench blockade. Upon this con.
tention the Germans base their hope Of
proving to the satisfaction OF the United
States and other uCutrals that the blockade
being uninforcabie. Is Illegal
The cargo OF the Bremen, Il is under.
stood. consists of drugs and chemicals
which have long been barred from this
country by war conditions She Is also
understood to carry n considerable amount
of mail
Arrangements were completed here today
TO turn over to Count Won Berusturff DER
man Ambassador to the United States, all
OF the facts and figures in connection with
the record-breaking trip of the German
supersubmarDe Deutschland.
Bernstorff win come to Baltimore tumor-
row and viii confer with Captain Paul
koenig, Of the Deutschland; German Con-
sui Leudoritz and the agents OF the
Deutsche Ocean Rhederei
Consul Leuderitz said today that Count
Won BernstorHs visit would be brief and
that he would spend most Cs his time in
Baltimore in consultation With the local
German agents Mt the Germana Club He
Will however, make an inspection of the |
submarine and her cargo.
DIPLOMATIC BATTLE on.
The Ambassador win get. at first hand, |
all of the information necessary to carry |
on the diplomatic struggle based on the !
Deutschland's trip, by means Of which |
Germany hopes TO prove the illegality of |
the blockade OF German ports.
The apparent determination of the |
French and British Governments to treat |
the Deutschland as warshp to be de-
stroyed on sight evoked Indignant conf |
ment from Consul Leuderitz.
Ut seems TO me that we have proved /
that the Deutschland is a merchant ship"
he said, "and that she was built for that
purpose and that purpose alone. Surely
Great Britain and France cannot deny
that for which they have so long contorded
as the right Of all merchantmen, the right
TO peaceful visit and search"
Three great obstacles confronted the
German dipiomntist in his fight to gain the
acqulescence OF the United States to the
proposition that the trip OF the Deutsch-
land marked the end Of a legal blockade
OF Germany They We're;
The fact that only one boat has
evaded the bloctading fleets and that
one blockade runner cannot be consid-
cred 70 have broken" a blockade.
The contention that the suparsub-
marine In its very nature cannot be
compelled TO comply with the provisions
OF international lnw governing mer-
chant ships, especially the provision
which forces warahips 20 visit and
search" suspected merchantmen.
The contention that the Deutschland
rs a submarine. even II admitted 70 he
q merchant vessel is under the German
view OF international law, available to
be converted into war vessel on the
high seas.
RIG FLEET READY.
"a complete fleet of merchant submarines
Is now nearing completion" said Mr.. Hill
ken. Just as soon as they can be COM
manded and manned they will begin regular
sailings for this country. We propose to
establish a service comparatively as COM
plete as that now maintained by the British
and French liners
To indicate the feasibility of their scheme, ! !
the Germans planned 10 start the Deutsch- ,
av.T hays V-Fv, Oh.
can be made ready and loaded and the legal
formallties complied with. Captain Koenig |
today said that unless Unforeseen conditions
arose the submarine would leave Baltimore
within ten days.
NONCoNYERTIBLE CRAFT.
AS TO the contentious raised BY the Brit
ish and French Embassies that the sub
marine cannot comply with the interna-
tional law governing merchantmen. the Ger ,
mans Will declare that an unarmed sub
marine seeking 10 evade the right Of a war
ship 20 visit and search" would, like any
other merchantmen. risk destruction by |
the guns Of the warshlp.
on this point and 10 refuts the declara-
ton that the merchant submarine could
quickly be converted into a warship on the ,
high seas, the Germans viii cite the reports
made By Federal port officials. and Captain
Z. C. Hughes and the naval experts, who
yesterday inspected the Deutschland. These
eports. the Germans declare. make Il clear
nat the construction Of the submarine .
Tould make il impossible 70 convert her
nto war vessel without virtually re-
building the entire ship.
The German agents here took il for
granted that the state Department would I
ollow the recommendation Of the Treasury r
Department ana the naval experts who ex- J
lmined the Deutschland and would prompt t
= recognise her as a merchant vessel All q
4 the future diplomatic contentious from n
he German side VIII be based on this rec =
gHition. which was accepted as already I
firtualiy given /
UNLOADING WORK RUSHED.
Forty husky negro steyedoTes rushed the !
Fork 81 unloading the Deutschland al the h
lafded docks today. Thousands OF cases
( d9esIaffs were taken from the interior
s me vessel ana stored la the nearby
sarehouse ~ loaded on freight cars cap
zIa kaenig personally supervised the un- :
aadHE ~ the cargo. ana q group Of Ger ,
78n ~4tehmen kept throRg ~ curious OBJ 4
arxafs Al 2 SAKE distance. The unloading :
IqtahiE VIII take anotEer 2f hours. and 4
saf.t usII1 then ta heaun nuftfra afioara the I \