The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-04-11
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tion Of the ships probably will be
made within few days. A brief
statement issued by the Treasury De-
partment today said they were being
taken in charge for the purpose of
protecting them and other property.
officials said an "intelligent use"
would be made of the vessels and
that they either could be used as ma
val auxiliaries or as merchant ships,
Most of Lhem would make excellent
troop TRANSPORTS. Fourteen of the
largest and swiftest could carry 40
600 troops, which is twice as manv
as could be transported by the entire
available American merchant feet.
Some Officials Differ.
Some officials said TODAY that the
ships could not be taken over by the
United States formally and put into
service without an act of Congress.
They said also that there was a strong
likelihood that if put into service
they would be operated by the Ship
ping Board, which, under the law, is
authorized to charter and operate
ships.
Vessels Seized.
German-owned merchant vessels
which are being taken in charge to-
day by American authorities are:
AT New York-Vaterland, 54,282
tons gross; George Washington, 25,-
$40; Kaiser Wilhelm II, 19,361:
President Lincoln, 18,161; President
Grant, 1902; Penna, 1888; Grosser.
Kurfurst, 1902; Barbarossa, 1O,984;
Princess. Irene, 10,893; Friedrich Der
Crosse, 1911; Hamburg. 1881:
Koenig Wilhelm II, 9,41O; Bohemia,
8'414; Armenia, 5,464; Adamstrum,
5000; Pisa, 4,967; Prinz joachim,
4,76O; Prinz Eitel Friedrich, 4,45o
(not auxiliary of same name now at
Philadelphia); Altemania, 4,63O;
Madgeburg, 4,497; Harburg, 4,472;
Nossovia, 1902; Portonia, Its;
Maia, 1855; Clara Menning, 1885;
lndra, 1,746; Matador, 1,468.
At Boston-Amerika, 1922; Kron
Prinzessian Cecilie, 1868; Cincin-
natl, 16,339; Koln, 7,4O9; Wittekind,
$500; Ockenfels, 5,621.
At ew Londan-Willehad, 4,761.
At Baltimore-Bulgaria, 11,44O;
Rhein, 10,058; Neckar, 1885.
At Observation-Disclosures, 5000:
Prinz Oskar, 6,O26.
At Newport NewsArcadia, 5,454.
At Wilmington, N. C.-Kiel, 4.494.
Nicaria, 1914.
At Savannah-Hohenfelde, 2,974.
At Charleston-Lieben 4.525
previously.
At Pensacola-Rudolph Blumbere.
1,769; Volgesn, 3,716.
At Observation-Disclosures Leonhardt
1892.
At New Orleans-Breslau, 1924;
Andromeda, 2,554.
At San Francisco-Serapis, 4,756:
Neptune, 1870; Ottawa, 1860.
AT Portland, Ore.-Dalbek, 2,723.
At Seattle-Saxonia, 4,424.
At Winslow, Wash.-Steinbek e.
164.
At Notwithstanding Vinnen,
1859; Kurt, 3,1Oo.
There are also nine at Hawaiian
ports, one in Porto Rico, one in Sa-
moa, and twenty-three at PHILIPPINE
ports.
Would Take Three Months.
If the German ships are taken for
service by the United States most of
them, it was said at the Department
OF Commerce today, could be put into
service within three to four months.
If the United States decides to send
an army to Europe the ships will
prove invaluable Fourteen can carry
at speed faster than fourteen knots
10000 troops. The entire American
merchant feet available can carry
only about 10000 troops at less
speed.
Bureau of Navigation officials said
today that use Of the German ships
would add 200 Der cent tn tbic CONN