Grand Forks herald., 1916-11-01

OFFERS Use
0fSUBMAR|NES
Merchant Submersible Came
to United States For
$5oo,ooo Cargo.
ARRIVAL TODAY
A BIG SURPRISE
Is Protected ON all Sides
Big Pontoou Fence Sur.
rounds Hex.

Washington, Nov. 1-Tha
postoffice department is pre-
pared to accept the proposal,
submitted by Count Won
Bernstorf, the German am
bassador, that mails between
this country and Germany
be transported in merchant
submarines.
The announcement was
made by Otto Praeger, Sec
ond assistant postmaster
general.
New London. Conn. Nov. 1.-cum-
pleting her second voyage through the
warships of Great Britain and France
on both sides Of the Atlantic, Ger.
n1anys nrst commercial submarine.
the Deutschland" arrived here early
Koenig. who commanded her during
her first trip to Baltimore. : The
'Deutschland" loft Bremen on Oct. 10.
and tied up at a berth prepared for
her this morning. Koenig said that 81.
cept for unusually rough weather the
trip across had been unevsntful.
The "Deutschlands' cargo consists
mainly Of chemicals and medicines
The return cargo for the "Deutsch-
land" consisting mainly Of crude rub
Der and surgical supplies valued at
over $5o0.0o0, has been ready on the
pier Of the Eastern Forwarding com.
pany for several weeks.
e.
berthed here. The North German
Lloyd steamship Willehad Is made
fast to piling at distance Of nifty feet
from the pier with tho stern OF the
ship hard and fast agAtnst the New
London bank Of the Thames river and
in such a position that with the ship
on one side. the pier on the other. and
space Of so by a85 feet 10 made en-
closed on three sddes.
Wnlehad Lights Her Way.
The Deutschland entered the lowe1
harbor. coming in by the Saoe at the
entrance to Long Island Sound. The
steamer Willehad, which had been al
her dock number Of weeks awaiting
the arrival Of q German submarine
fyeighter. let her search light play on
the water making . path by which the
Deutschland travelled to the wharf
The captain ana the crew Of twenty
men were in excellent health and high
spirits over the success Of the second
venture. The Deutschland carried
clearance papers for Baltimore or
any Atlantic port"
The Deutschland no sooner Was
moored than she was screened from
sight by a pontoon, carrying q high
fence. A score of negro stevedores
were aboard the Willehad In readi.
ness to begin breaking out tho cargo
OF the submersit lie as soon as James
McGovern, Of Bridgeport, collector Of
customs for the Connecticut district.
mad given the necessary permission.
People Are Surprised.
While New London has been expect.
Ing the arrival Of a German subna.
rine for some months, the Deutsch-
lands appearance was q surprise ex.
cept to officials Of the Eastern For.
warding company here, the American
agents of the German line Of subma.
rine merchantmen.
Koenig pleaded to Newspaper men
that he was too tired to talk but
promised to make u statement later
in the day regarding his journey.
Guards from the Willehad's crew
and private detectives keep all visitors
at a distance. To prevent tho subma-
rine from being reached by water
from under piers the piling directly
around the reserved space IL heavily
wired. and wires are electrically con-
nected with an alarm gong in the Of.
noe OF the Forwarding COMPANY.