The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-19
WATCHING HERE FOR SUBMARINE
 FROM GERMANY Rumor Starts That Cargo Carrying Bremen" Is
 Bound for Bridgeport. WATERFRONT AGOG
 OVER NEWS REPORT G-2 and G-3, Lake Vessels, Mistaken For U-Boat By
 Excited Persons.

WaterfrOnr circles were III a Lur- moi1 today over the rumor that the big merchant submarine Bremen, sis ter ship to the Deutschland, had been sighted in Long Island Sound and was headed for Bridgeport harbor where it would dock. The story first ap- peared in New York newspaper and of course caused a sensation. In- quiries as to the truth of the report poured into Bridgeport thick and fast as the story spread these inquiries coming from shipping and news agen- cies, newspapers, the large German mercantile houses in New York and from many others.
 The first story reported that the Bremen had been positively identified and that she was sailing down the Sound bound for Bridgeport. Soon the tugs of the Bridgeport Towing Co.,. the cruiser launches from the Lake Torpedo Boat Co. and many private yachts and launches put out from the harbor for the purpose of ascertain ing the truth of the report and of es- corting the Bremen into haven here II Ln0 SIOTy WdS U uC. A~OWCpc"PNA men and photographers from New York city began to arrive here on ev- cry incoming train. Early In the day the tickers in the stock brokers offices all over the country carried a report that the Bremen was off Black Rock harbor and had been recognized by. officials of the Black Rock Yacht club.
 James L. McGovern, collector of the port, and a party of newspapermen and officials of the Lake Go. went out on the Sound about noon on a recon noitering sail in the cruiser launch Lola. They saw no trace of the sub marine, however. As the day ad- vanced it became evident that some persons who had seen boats which the Lake company is building for the U. S. navy out for trial on the Sound had mistaken these boats for the Bremen.
 Today the G-3, one of the subma- rines which the Lake Torpedo Boat Co. has nearly completed for the gov ernment went out on the sound for trial trips. She was for time off Black Rock harbor. The G-2 has also been outside the harbor on trial trips but neither boat was out last night and Lake Co. officials said to- day that neither boat could be mis- taken for the Bremen. They said familiar with submarines would know that the Bremen was much longer than any of the Lake boats
 Although a watch was maintained at all parts of the harbor, up to press hour today no tidings of the Bremen had been received. Capt. Archie Guthrie of the McCaffrey line tug came into the harbor from New Lon don at 1 o'clock today. He said his tug had been on the Sound practically all night but had seen nothing of the Bremen. He reported the weather as not very clear last night.
 DEUTSCHLAND SAILS SOON.
 Baltimore, July 19-Shut off entire 1y from the view of the public at her pier, the German merchant submarine is believed to be ready to sail at any moment her commander, Captain Paul Koenig, is ordered by his American agent to depart.
 There was little activity apparent about the boat today, it being said all of the return cargo of crude rubber