The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-07-14
Charge Is Made In Washington
That Norwegian, Swedish Or
{ Dutch Vessel Conveyed Sub.
3 marine Deutschland onvoyage,
GOVERNMENT DOES. NOT
CREDIT THIS REPORT
Status Of Commercial Diver Not
Yet Settled and Information
Comes That Bremen Win Garry
Milk For Babies To Germany
tAssOciatsd Press By Federal wirsloss.)

ASSOCIATED Press by Federal wirsIess)
NWy ASHINGToN, July Is. y Ac.
w cording to the information re-
cefved BY the diplomatic re.
representatives. of the Entente ALLIES
here, and communicated by them to the
state department yesterday, the Ger.
man submarine Deutschland, now in
harbor at baltimore, was conveyed
across the Atlantic by neutral n,er-
ehaBtman, presumed to have been a
Norwegian, Swedish or Dutch craft.
Nothing definite has been made pub
lie by the French and British embns-
Size, but il is understood that they
have received reports from sources
which they consider reliable that from
the time the big freight.carrying diver
left Bremen for the United States she
was accompanied by surface steamer
able to supply her needs.
State department officials are inclin.
ed to regard the report of convoy for
the Deutschland with great deal of
skepticism. but are awaiting the proof
which it is declared can be produced
that the statement is the truth.
In the meantime, it is asserted, Bri-
fish and French cruisers on duty in
western Atlantic waters have received
orders to be on a sharp outlook for the
conveying steamers for the German
submarines, which are believed to be
m their way across the ocean.
Lsgal Status Still Ponds
The legal status of the Deutschland
has not yet been settled, although the
report of Captain, Huges, who inves-
ttgated the submarine as she lay at
the wharf in Baltimore, has been re-
ccived by the state department.
1t was announced last night that
there will be n conference of state de-
partmcnt officials with members of the
neutrality board today, and that the
questions of the Divers status will be
thrashcd out and q ruling given out
No Person here appears TO doubt that
the vessel will be declared a merchant.
man, and that the gunJ she carries win
not affect her status III any respect, as
they are admittedly carried for defense
only.
The state department wants to know
why William T. Fee, the American con.
sui in Bremen, did not notify the au-
thOrities of the department of the de.
parture of the deutschland for the Uni
ted States. 1t WAS pointed out that
the matter was one of almost common
knowledge in certain quarters in this
country for weeks before the arrival of
the big undersea boat, and that there
was no reason why official notification
Of her leaving her home port should
have been kept from local officials.
Bremen After Foodstutfs.
The Deutschland and her sister ships
are still the center Of n great deal Of
attention here and abroad. Dispatches
from Holland last night said that the
Bremen, the first of the sister ships of
the Deutschland to leave Bremen,
would carry back to Germany condensed
milk and foodstuif, of which it is ad.
mitted Germany stands in great need
1t is said that she particularly wants
condensed milk for the babies of the
Empire, who are said to be dying N
large numbers for lack of proper nutri-
ment, il being increasingly difficult to
obtain supply of fresh milk for feed
ing them, s.."
Owners of the submarine boats are
said to have declared in interviews in
the German press that they areN actu,
ated largely by humanitarian motives
in constructing and operating these
novel freighters. 1t is also asserted
that Emperor Wilhelm is personally in
terested financially in the venture.
The curious crowds in Baltimore are
still hanging around the Deutschland
wharf, and large guard has to be kept
about her constantly.
Large Sums for Passage.
Scores Of Offers of large sums of
money for passage back to Germany
have been received by the commander,
Captain KONG. One man is said to
have proifered $4,000 for a passage
and another is declared to have guar
anteed any sum the captain might wish
to demand for the trip.
Captain KONG, however, has re.
NAMED firm in his refusal of all offers,
and declared yesterday that he is not
going to take any passengers back
with him.