South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-11
BERNSTORFF FINALLY
ENDS CONTROVERSY BY
DIRECTING OWNERS

UIheC INU UWNEhS
/ CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE.)
! plete federal recognition OF the sub
marine as a merchant vessel with
all the rights and privileges OF a
peaceful trader While the diplO-
matte agents of the German govern
ment did not personally appear. the
/ local Germans in charge of the sub
. marine we're in touch with them by
/ telegraph and telephone
Speculation as to- Dispatches.
| There was much speculation as to
/ the nature Of the dispatches brought
I from Germany by the Deutschland,
and delivered direct to Counsellor
I lIaniel Won Haimhausen, who hur-
ried them to Ambassador Won Bern
storff. Some of these dispatches I'M
/ dOubtedly bear upon the German dip
/ lomatic contentious as 10 the
I Deutschland. Some indication of
the contents of the dispatches is ex-
/ pected from Count Won Bernstor1
soon.
The German interests here today
conferred all their efforts on the task
Z of establishing the merchant status
of the new ship. Encouraged by the
| temporary acceptance by the GUS
I toms officials and the treasury de-
! partment Of their contention, they
I prepared 10 convince the state de-
| partment that the submarine can in
no way be clasSed as a warship. On
this contention is based the whole
/ German diplomatic hope of making
conditions such that the United
States and other neutrals shall be
forced to break the British blockade.
Arrange Inspection.
Capt. KOenig and officials of the
Deutsch Ocean Rhegeri, owners Of
the Deutschland, prepared to dem
onstrate to Capt. Hughes OF the
navy designated by the state depart
ment to examine the submarine that
the vessel was fitted out only for
the purpose of peace. An inspection
of the vessel by Capt. Hughes was
arranged. Meantime all the re-
quirements of the customs regula-
tons were scrupulOusly complied
with and preparations made for the
$1,0O0,000 worth of dyestuffs. con-
signed 10 American firms.
Cargo Least Important.
The cargo of the Deutschland was
the least important part of her trip,
German agents declared here today.
They made il clear that the voyage
/ of the submarine was a diplomatic
test case" and that succeeding voy-
/ ages would develop the commercial
possibilities Of the submarine trade.
Capt. KOenig declared today that the
! Deutschland would be in port about
eight weeks before making a start on
| the RETURN trip. She VIII be
thoroughly Overhauled and reftted.
4 will go as 1 came" said the lit
tie merchant skipper. When We are
ready TO return to Germany we will
steam out of the capes like any other
ship. If the enemy fleet observe the
rules of the game and stay outside
of the three-mile limit we Will
evade them without trouble"
Bremen Will BE ON Way.
Before the Deutschland starts for
Germany. her sister ship. the Brem-
en-. viii be on her way to the United
States, German agents here declared
today. They were unable to say
I what the cargo of the Bremen will
be, but il was surmised that she
would have on board American Sc
curities to a large amount for sale
in this country.
The agents of the submarine line
We're bombarded today with de-
mands for parts of the cargo Of dye
stuffs. They declared that the en-
tire amount had been consigned TO
the a. schumacher Co, which would
distribute it, and that all of the dyes
already had been allotted. Half a
dozen demands for passage to Ger
many on the submarines return
trip were likewise filed with the
agents. two applicants offering TO pay
$4,000 each for the privilege of max
ing the trip. All applications were
rejected. The Deutschland will car
ry home a 100000 cargo of nickel
and rubber consigned 10 German
concerns.
German agents in Baltimore were
enthusiastic over the prospects of
securing recognition of the federal
/ government that the Deutschland is
a merchant submarine.
we have complied with every
possible Formally" said Paul G.. L.
Hnken, OF A. Schumacher Il Co.
Every customs regulation and every
navigation law Of the United States
has been fully met. The collector of
the port of Baltimore has recogniz-
ed the Deutschland as a merchant
ship and officials Of the treasury de-
partment at Washington have &C
copied his statement. Surely there
can be no reason why the state de-
!. partment should take a different
view.
4 am sure that a careful inspec-
ton will satisfy the state depart
ment officials that the Deutschland
is a merchant vessel built and
equipped for peaceful trading"