The Washington herald., 1916-10-08
TEUT0N U-BOAT
STAYS Z HOURS
Undersea Fighter Pays Mys-
ferrous Visit to Newport.

tBy the international News servfesl
| Newport R. l.. Oct. 1.-THE German
war submarine U-53, mounting a three
/ inch gun forward and Tying the Ger
man naval nag aft came into Newport
outer harbor at z:so .. m, today, dropped
anchor In the midst Of the United States
torpedo boat oestropers and submarine
! flotna, received a group Of Newport
naval officers and society persons aboard
for half hour visit then slipped out
TO sea again at b:17, leaving the real
object Of its visit deep mystery.
From the first question asked by Lieut..
| Hans Rose. commander Of the sea diver.
I through Miss Margaret Fahnestock Of
/ Washington and Newport society, who
( served as interpreter, II was inferred by
many that the U-55 came across as con
voy 10 the U-liner or merchant sub
marine Bremen. lost the Bremen and put
in here TO make inquiries.
{ From the fact that Lieut. Rose sent
ashore batch OF oficisl mail for Count
Won Bernstorn, the German Ambassador,
and also scrt . personal letter and a
code message TO the Ambassador Il vasf
! inferred that the submarine had brought
some message from Berlin. possibly re-
lating TO peace proposals.
The report Of peace initiative by
/ Germany is due TO the statement made
I by President Charles NJ Sabin, OF the
Guaranty Trust Company Of New York.
powerful financial institution, that
] Ambassador Gerard. now on his way
home from Berlin is bringing peace pro
possls from Germany.
Speculation Rife.
Speculation here after the departure Of
the U-53 came back repeatedly to the
theory that the submarine-the first Of
! its kind to put in an American port
since the war began-brouEht some
for UT1s k,s ~.
did not wish 70 put TO the risk Of steamer
travel and possible interception by the
British authorities
Dispatches from New London said that
an observer al StoninEton had reported
a submarine on that port. heading for
New London But the Watch Hi OBJ
server said that UP TO 5:45 .. m. he had
seen no submarine. The destination Of
! the sea-diver, so far as Newport went.
was as much Of q mystery as the purpose
Of the vessel in coming IN here.
The first known Of the German visitor
being on the way was when the naval
radio office received from a source not
stated, wireless message TO the effect
that a German submarine was coming
up Narrsgsnsett Bay. The news startled
the naval authorities
Read Admiral Austin NJ knight, COM
| nander OF the Narragansett Bay naval
district, notified Hsrbor Master Thomas
Shea and Deputy Collector Of the Port
I ". H Walcutt The harbor ma ster
started down the hzroor IN a launch.
| Meanwhile. the visitor was cotnlne into
the outer harbor. II Travelled on the
surface. looking spiCk and span as
though just starting out for msnOeuvrss.
7 Il came up into the deep water Just
4 back Of Goat Island, about two miles
! from the mainland. The torpedo station
! is on the island.
Destroyer Had Returned.
| The destroyer and submarine notiIIa.
! which had been maneuverinE outside the
past few days had returned and anchored
back Of the torpedo station for over Sun
day.
While the officers and men Of the
American iotills and every one at the
! torpedo station fairly rubbed their eyes,
the stranger from across the seas drew
into the midst OF the other vessels slid
between the destroyer Birmingham and
| the submarine D-2 and came 70 anchor.
| II was reported that Admiral knight
was told that the us sailed from VII
helmshaven seventeen days ago. and that
| IL was provisioned and fueled for three
months longer.
Lieut. Rose also informed the admiral
| that he merely put in here TO pay his re-
spects. The German oficer said he had
four officers and q crew Of thirty-hve
! aboard and that he had not sighted any
hostile craft on his voyage.
Society Folk Are Guests.
The visit Of the society and naval
/ guests was hastily arranged and was
\ tremendously interesting TO those who
were privileged TO participate.
1t came about in this way: When Lieut..
| Rose started to return 70 his vessel Ad-
/ miral knight sent one Of his aides along
| tn return the call. According 70 naval
etiquette the aid could officially represent
! the admiral on a duty like this.
| The aide took down, with Lieut. Roses
permission, a number OF naval officers
and civilian guests. Among the latter
were Miss Margaret Fahnestock. dauEh-
! ter of Gibson Fshnestock: Miss Mar
guerite Caperton. daughter OF Rear Ad-
miral William f. Caperton: Arthur Cur
! tbs James. Walker Breese Smith and Mrs.
Charles d. Easton. the Titanic survivor
These were taken aboard the us and
were shown some Of the interior. When
! the guests had been presented 20 Lieut..
/ Rose there was brief conversation in
which Miss Fshnestook served as in
+ terpreter.
The first question the lieutenant asked
was:
Has anything been heard recently from
4 the Bremen
! He was told Of the repeated reports
but lack OF definite news. He Was un-
able. despite his rigid naval training. to
conceal the disappointment that he felt.
New York, Oct. 7.-Undeterred by the
presence at Newport R. l.. Of the Ger
man fighting submarine U-5S, the Cunsrd
liner Alaunis sailed at O'Clock tonight
4 with passengers for England