Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-04-07
]. 5. TAXES OVER GERMAN SHIPS
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Wontinued from page one, when relations between inc Tniied states and Germany were broken off, Will be repaired as early as possible. and that the ships will be put in the transatlantic trade for the trans poftatlon of supplies to the allies.
 me total tonnage of shipping thus taken over, could not be built in American yards in less than a year. anu some Of them the Vaterland, for
 ahce, could not be produced in the.
 lied states in several years. All
 'e vessels will have to go into dry dock before they can be made sea- worthy, and they will fill the dry docks of the country for months to come. The great Vaterland is too large to enter any dry dock in this country and will have to be lowed to Balboa, to enter the dry dock there. The earliest estimate of com pletion of work of the Vaterland is three months, and many others caa- not be repaired that soon. May Garry Troops to Europe. Final decision as to the dispositio1 I of the ships probably will be made within a few days. A brief statement issued by the treasury department said they were being taken in charge for the purpose of protecting them and adjoining property. Officials said an Intelligent use" would be made of the vessels and they would be used either as naval auXiliaries )r as merchant ships. Most of them would make excellent troop ships Fourteen of the largest could carry l4,o0o troops, twice as many as coul.1 be transported by the entire avail 1 able American merchant fleet Some officials said today that the shlps could be taken over formally and put into service without author ity of congress. They said also that there is strong likelihood that if they are taken over, they will be operated by the federal shipping board which, under the law, is author ized to charter and operate ships.
 German Vessels Seized. At New York-Vaterland 54,2S2 ton! gross; George Washington. 25,57O Kaiser Wilhelm H., 19,361; Presiden Lincoln, 1S,161; President Grant, IS, 072; Pennsylvania, 13,333: Kuerfurst 9S4: Princess Irene, 10,S93; Fredericl Der Crosse, 1O,7771: Hamburg, 1O,531 koenig Wilhelm H.. 9.410; Bohemia S,414: Armenia 5,464; Adamstrum, :, 900; Pisa, 4.967; Prinz Joachim, 4. 76O: Prinz Eitel Frederick, 4,650 tho auxiliary of same name now at Phila delphia): Altemania, 4,630; Madge burg, 4,497 Parburg, 4,472: Nassovia 3,902; Portonia, FITS; Maia, 2,555 Clara Mennig, 1885; Indra, 1,746 Matador 1,46S; Barbarossa, 10,9S4.
 At Boston-Amerika, 22.622; Krol Prinzessen Cecile, 19.503; Cincin natl, 16,339; Koln, 7,409; Wittekind 5.640; Ockenfeis, 5.621.
 At New London -Willehad, 4761. At Baltimore Bulgaria. 11.440 Rhein, 10,O5S; Neckar, 9,S35. At elphia-Rhaetia, 6,600 Prinz Oskar, 6026.
 At Newport News-Arcadia, 5,454.
 At Wilmington, N. C.-Kiel, 4,494 Nicaria, 3,974.
 
 At Charleston-Liebenf 4,52! (previously).
 At Pensacola Rudolph Blumberg 1,695: Vosgen, 3,116.
 At acksonvile-Frieda Leonhardt 2,S22.
 At New Orloars-B Breslau, 7.524 Andromeda, 2,554.
 At San Fraacieco-Sarapis. 4,756 Neptun, 197; Ottawa, 3,659.
 At Portland, Ore.-Dalbek, 2.723.
 At Seattle-SaXonia, 4.424.
 At Winslow, Wash Steinbek, 2,164
 At Astoria-Arnoldus Vinnen, 1859 Kurt, 3,109.
 At Honolrlu-Pommern, 6,557 Prinz Waldemar, 3.227: Setos, 4,73O Polsatia, 5,649; Locksun. ,657: Laons Moon, 1871; Staatszekretar Kratkete 2,O09; Governeur Jaeschke, 1,73S..
 At Hilo-C J. D. Ahlers, 7,490.
 At San Juan, P. R.-OdenWald 5, 537.
 At Pagopago, Samoa-Elsass, 6,591
 At Manila-Andalusia 5,433: Bu chum. 6.161; Camilla Rickmers, 5,130 Carldierderichsen 1.243; Clara Jebsen 1,735: Coblende, 3,130; Emshorn, 4, 5s4: Esslingen, 4,9o2; Joahnne. 1,5s1 Lyeemoon, 1925; Mark, 6,579; Pons Tong Tong, 1881; Rajah, POPS; Sachi sen, S,O07; Sambia, 4,765; Suevia, 5, 7S9; Tubingen, 5,5S2.
 At Zamboanga-Borneo, 2,16S: Ma rudu, 1,514; Darvel, 1908.
 At Cebu-Prinzess Alice, 10,S9l Tsintau, 1885; Wiegand, 499.