The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-07-13
DIVER is GIVEN
OFFICIAL 0. K.
Treasury Department Acts on
Experts Report.
ENTENTE ALLIES IN PROTEST

British and French Ambassadors Make
Representations That U-Boat Is Pc
tentialIy Naval craft--Another Dl
yer Is Reported Sailing VESTS
Built Like Deutschland.
Washington, July 12.--On the
strength of advice from navy experts
who inspected the Deutschland at Bal
timore, the treasury department in
formed the state department that the
German merchant submarine is an un.
armed freight carrier which could not
be converted for offensive use without
Sextensive structural changes"
Treasury Department Acts.
The treasury department acted aft.
err receiving the following telegram
from Collector Ryan at Baltimore
I'm company with Captain Hughes
/ have made a thorough inspection OF
the Deutschland All spaces except
those occupied by cargo and oils were
visited. There is no evidence that
this ship is armed or can be armed
without extensive structural changes
Z reafirm my statement that this ship
is merchant vessel. A complete and
detailed report will be mailed at
once"
Claim Submarine Is Warship.
Representations have been made tc
fhn fnt v.fr 3,xsA 81,
and French embassies setting up the
claim that the German merchant sub
marine Deutschland is potentially a
warship, even though resigned and
used as a merchantmen.
The department will take the EN-
bassies' views under consideration in
connection with the report of Captain
Hughes, the American naval expert
who is making physical examination
Of the big submarine in search of any
warlike equipment.
Tells Britain's Position.
Before the arrival Of the Deutsch
land, acting upon the basis of reports
hin the press that submarine was due
at an American port Colville Barclay
the British counselor and charge
daffaires in the temporary absence d
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice communicated
to Secretary Lansing the position o.
his government regarding the use o.
any underwater craft in commercial
service.
Again Monday Mr. Barclay, in ad
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the arrival Of the Deutschland, to lay
the foundation for subsequent claims
for any damages that later might De
inflicted on British commerce, took
occasion to direct Acting Secretary
Folks attention to the representations
he had made on July g.
NJ. Jusserand, the French ambassa
dor, also has been in communication
with the department.
All Divers War Craft.
From the allies point of view any
submarine is essentially warship
The United States, Great Britain and
France agree on the doctrine that il
Is Illegal to change the character Of
q merchant ship into cruiser Of pri
vateer on the high seas, but the Ger
man government always has insisted
upon that right
Consequently, it is argued, it would
be no violation Of the German inter
probation of international law for the
Deutschland to take aboard armament
outside of the three-mile limit and tC
prey upon commerce.
The very nature of construction OF
y submarine, it is also held, makes it
impossible for such craft to comply
with the requirements Of information
al law She could not be stopped and
searched and, the allies assert, must
be regarded as an enemy varsity
subject to destruction upon sight.
Says Another Submarine on Way.
Amsterdam, Hol., July 12.--Another
commercial submarine, the Bremen
constructed by the same company that
built the Deutschland, already has
left the harbor, according to the Der
lin Vossische Zeitung. This state
ment was made by the newspaper in
giving details regarding the owner.
ship of the Deutschland.
Gets $4,000 Check.
Baltimore. July IA check for
$4,000 was received by Captain Konig
Of the subsea merchantmen Deutsch
land from August Heckscher a New
York capitalist, in recognition OF the
submarines feat. The sum will be
distributed among the officers and the
men Mr. Heckscher sent the check
through Charles Won Helmolt. man,
ager of the North German Lloyd
Steamship Company.