Bisbee daily review., 1916-10-08
Is First Naval Undersea Fight CT to Span Atlantic, and Arouses Great Interest in U. s. Naval Circles. U-53 ONE OF MANY
 SOON TO CROSS Speculation That Germany Has Naval Base Near U. s. Coast Is Rampant Fighter Leaves Immediately.
(By Review Leased Wire)

NEWPORT, K l., Oct. 1.-SeV- enteen days from Wilhelmshaven. the Imperial German submarine U-53 dropped anchor in Newport harbor today.
 Almost before the officers of
 the American fleet of warships
 through which the stranger had
 nosed her way, had recovered
 from their astonishment, the un- dersea fighter had delivered message for the German ambassa- dor and weighing anchor, turned
 at Boston Lightship and disap- peared beneath the waves just in- side the three mile limit
 As she came under way she flew the black and white colors of Germany and a gun was mounted on the for ward deck and another aft while S torpedoes were plainly visible under the forward deck giving mute assur- ance that the warship was ready for g fight at the drop of the hat.
 Lieutenant Captain Hans Rose, wha, hung up a world record ip, bringing an armed submarine in battle array across the Atlantic, said he had come into port simply to mail 8 letter to Ambassador Bernstorff and that neith CT provisions nor supplies were need ed and that long before the twenty four hour period was up he would be on his way.
 Within the harbor the German com mander paid official visit to Rear Ad- miral Knight. commander of the nav al district and Rear Admiral Gleaves. commander of the destroyer force of the Atlantic fleet which was aboard the flagship, the scout cruiser Birm- ingham.
 Both American officers returned the call promtply
 There were rumOrs. without appar- ent basis. that the German merchant submarine Bremen, long overdue, might be expected in the wake of the warship. Some naval officers express ed the opinion that the fighter had es-
 
 and others that she was searching for the merchant ship The first question asked by Captain Rose, when a mot orboat came alongside was have you heard from the Bremen?"
 When he was told that there was no news of the missing craft his face became grave, but he made no con- ment
 To naval men, the most interesting fact disclosed by Captain Rose was that he had been at sea seventeen days and still had provisions for three months. abundant fuel and needed no repairs. Not so much as a bottle of water was taken aboard and the ship was spick and span.
 The U-53 was first sighted this after noon as she was entering the inner harbcr by the United States submar- inc D-2 The American had been out side for maneuvers since morning and was returning when she came up with the German The D-2, drawing near the stranger and making out her type, sent a wireless message to the shore office of Admiral Knight who relayed word of the appearance of the U-53 to the navy department at Washington. The American submarine preceded the visitor into the harbor
 The first report had it that it was the Bremen which was coming in. A newspaper nan who had watched for weeks for the merchant submarine. climbed to the tower of the United States Engineers office and with the aid of powerful glasses made out the two guns of the submarine.
 A few minutes later he was in a motorbOat making for the craft and was rewarded by being taken aboard The U-53 had made her way through the fleet of 37 United States warships including destroyers and submarine: to an anchorage 200 yards to the west of the torpedo station. Captain Rose stood on the quarterdeck as the cor respondent came aboard and after in quiring about the Bremen said that he
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