The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-07-11
Complications OverDeutsch-
land Are Likely to Be
Avoided
CUSTOMS COLLECTOR
WILL MAKE A REPORT
II the Status of the Ship is Estab-
lished as Merchantmen Unloading
of Valuable Cargo VIII Begin az
Once at Baltimore.

BALTIMORE, July II. - The Ger.
man merchant subsarine Deutschland
NAV begin today TO discharge her ear
10, principally dyestufTs, unless diplo-
matte complications arise The Deutsch.
land s cargo when discharged win be
placed in a bonded warehouse TO be
disposed Of later by the local represen-
tative Of the vessel s owners. a ques-
tion has arisen whether the submarine
will be permitted to take back to Ger
many large quantity Of nickel that
is on the dock to which il is moored.
Shipment of nickel to the United
states from Canada, which is the
world $ greatest producer of this metal,
has been allowed on condition that its
distribution should be controlled and
that none could reach the central pow.
crs. The Canadian government is said
10 be considering the new situation.
There will be no objection on the
part Of Captain Panl Koenig, command
or of the German submarine Deutsch-
land, TO an inspection Of his craft by
officers Of the United States navy. This
was announced by Captain Koenig to-
day after the arrival from Washing.
ton Of Captain G. +. Hughes and two
Of the navy = submarine experts, as.
signed TO aid the collector of the port
in determining the status of the vessel
The work Of unloading the cargo of
the Deutschland began shortly after
o clock. The eases of dvestuffs were
stored inside the warehouse ut the base
of the pier.
American naval officers detailed by
the navy department 70 determine the
status of the German submarine
Deutschland went aboard the craft TO
day, Capt. Koenig, commander of the
Deutschland, was not there to receive
them, but they were shown through
the vessel by the marine superintendent
of the North German Lloyd line, will
her commander s permission.
WASHINGTON, July II. -- No dip
lomatic complications were seen by fed
eral officials today in the arrival a.
Baltimore Of the German super subma
rine Deutschland. If examination es
tablishes the vessel as 4 merchantmen
and nothing else a ruling on the craft I
status will be made when a report com
ing from Collector of Customs Bryan
at Baltimore is gone over, probably
within 80 hours. There were no pros
poets today that representatives here o
the allied governments would protest i
the submarine is held to be a mer
chant ship.
Acting Secretary Polk said he an
ticipated no protests from the allie,
governments against decision gencI
ally believed by officials to be forth
coming that the Deutschland is an IN
armed freighter. He also pointed on
that the state department is cOncerne
with the vessel itself and not with th
disposal of her cargo. The latter
subject to the treasury department
regulations which will govern its di
charge and acceptance.
The state department, il was oflicia
~ declared will not concern itself wit
reported objections by Canadian nick
interests 90 the expectation of nick,
on the Deutschland. The agreemer
of the American purchasers of Canad
an nickel not to re-eXport the meta
Acting Secretary Polk explained, wel
purely private and no resort could /
had to the state department to inte
fere with nickel shipments on the Gle
man super-suhmarinc.