The sun., 1916-11-05
SUBMARINE GETTING
READY FOR DASH
Evidence Seen in Haste With
Which CargOes Are Being
Switched.
CONVOY REPORTED NEAR
Work Of Loading Expected to
Be Finished by Tuesday
or Wednesday.
CONVOY REPORTED NEAR

New LONDON, Conn. Nov. A-lndica-
tons increase that the merchant SUD-
marine Dutschland is getting ready for a
quick dash to sea under convoy OF a GER
man fighting ship OF the same character.
said to he the C-57. There are rumors
OF every sort to rear out this belief. but
the best evidence seems to lie IN the
speed with which Capt. Koenig and the
officials OF the Eastern Forwarding Com
pany are switching cargoes on the sub
mersible.
When the Deutschland arrived II was
announced by her commander and the
agents that II would take ten days or
two weeks to unload the dyestuffs, drugs
and other merchandise that she brought
over and to put on board the nickel and
copper awaiting her here. Instead oil
that the last bit OF her cargo was lifted
out yesterday morning after only two
days work. and to-day several tons OF
pig iron that were used as ballast were
also removed. Mike, n crude rubber
are heavy. and there will be little extra
ballast required when she goes back.
The loading will begin early to-rror'
row morning. There Is to be no day oil
rest for the crew or the negro stevedores
At the present rate of speed the Deutsch'
land should he ready to depart by Tues
! day or Wednesday.
II is understood that the U-57 is now
| only a few miles of Nantucket Light
shin. The Eastern Forwarding Com
pany's representatives, however. say
they know nothing OF her. Tit air o.
secrecy about the state pier has ~dcepcned
i~mmeasurably in the last twenty-foui
hours.
One OF the rumors to which the dai
gave birth was that the Bremen. c!st"'
submarine of the Deutschland. IL no
lost. but Is now only a few miles of the
coast and bound for Baltimore or Bos'
ton. The t-51. this rumor adds, escorte,
her over and is now getting ready for q
hit of diversion off Nantucket; that vii
draw the entire allied patrol feet e
the north while the trader slips safely
into the southern port. .
III his be true. the ruse seems likely e
succeed. for the coast hereabout il
lined with British and French warships
There are now three or four United
states submarines at torpedo practice
on Block Island. but Capt. Yates stirling
Jr., commandant OF the local base. de-
MED to-day that any Of these are h.ini
used as a neutrality patrol on the thre,
mile limit.
Secretary Daniels came to New Lon,
don to-day. lie had changed his SPEAK
ing schedule so as to go on TO providcnc,
this afternoon, II he only greeted III,
Democratic committee that met him a
the station. declining 20 he received a
the city Hall or TO visit the Deutschland
Many visitors were allowed inside tn,
| barrlcale To-day To Wow tho Suhulprsi
BILE. but no newspaper men. One press
photographer Struggled himself into {
party and was busy swapping pictures
when he was caught. His camera wa
taken from him and the films destroyed
Although the local police have agreed
TO drop the case against the Deu:schlan,
sallor who is alleged TO have stabbed I
waiter in a local cafe Thursday night
the state authorities are investigating
il is now contendcd that the weapon useC
was only a mouth organ.