New-York tribune., 1919-04-21
Every State of Union Is
Represented in One Days
Arrivals, Also Every Arm
of u. S. Army in France
Two of Ships Are German
Teufonic Officers on Board
See Changes in View
as They Come Up the Bay


sented every state in the Union, and
according to army officers, the men of
the returning units and the casuals
came from practically every branch of
the overseas forces.
-Four Of the transport fleet were old
timers at this port, having made three
or four trips since the American army
began to make its way westward.
q With them, however. came two big
German vessels which were recently
turned over to the United States as
troop carriers by the German govern
ment in exchange for food
One of these "loaned' German mer-
chantmen was the old Graf Wadersee
OF the Hamburg American Line, a pop
ular passenger carrier eighteen years
ago. With her came new liner, the
zeppelin, OF the North German Lloyd
Line, which was destined for the
bremen- n-Australian trade just about
the time Germany made her attack on
Belgium.
She was then fresh from the Vulcan
yards at Stettln, but fear of the Brit
ish navy held her at Bremen nearly
five years.
1t was day of much rejoicing among
the army and navy men in Hoboken
who have the task of docking ships.
captain Walter bernard, L, s. n, ma
docks, made a record by docking four
of the big fleet In forty-hve minutes.
both German vessels brought over a
small stan OF German navigating Off
GERS ana engineers to give their ser-
vices to the United States navy officers
who brought the vessels Westward
The zeppelin, his huiky weasel with
hum tunnels and hlaoh hull, flew the
blue aud white Inter Allied tlag on her
akt TIM -. "A
the American ensign. The seven Ger
man eslleeta, who had not eeen this
'hafhor IN nearly Eve NeAra, stood by
tho port vail aud latened tN the Amer
iean bands playing patriotic airn,
They Sec Many Changes
There men from Germany, who had
come over to holp out IN the transports
ing OF troops, Victorious over the
fatheMand, contentod thcmsclvcs by
pointing out places of interest "a the
vessel came up tho bay. The Statue of
Liberty WAS about the same and lIo-
hokcn was little altered, but Governors
Island. which had been big parade
ground when they last saw it, was
covered with buildings of war.
The Zeppelin was in command Of
Commander I. G.. ENyson. Y. S. ~.
with Lieutenant Commander Henry S.
Beardsley, of the Naval Reserve. as
executive officer. Lieutenant Com
mander Beardsley, who before the war
was yachtsman. said the Zeppelin
was taken out of Bremen to Plymouth
by German crew. which left her on
March %, the day of her arrival
When we took possession of the
vessel he said, "the morale Of her
crew seemed to be low. and discipline
had almost disappeared.
ihe Germans told US that there was
little or no artificial light in Bremen.
No electric lights were burned be-
cause of coal shortage, and kerosene
costs about $40 a gallon. They told us
butter sold for s. a pound.
The German officers who came
across with us kept much to them
selves, having quarters aft in the first
CABIN. They ate at separate mess
and appeared on the bridge only
when sent for. They were eager for
tobacco The vessel behaved well, but
we had a little trouble in the engine
room. due to the rottenness of leather
gaskets that had lain unusued for
nearly five years"
Karl Wolff, one of the German engi-
neers, was in the service between New
York and the Mediterranean for six
teen years, first on the koenig Albert
and later on the Princess Irene. He
has a nephew in this city, but declined
10 give his name.
Karl Venediger, who was chief officer
on the Neckar, left the ship at Havana
when war was declared and escaped to
Germany.
The Germans said they had been Sc
lected for the trip by American naval
officers who were in Bremen, and that
they were under orders Of the Ameri-
can commander of the Zeppelin. All
thought they would have shore leave
here, but they We're informed yesterday
that they could not so ashore.
On the Great Northern
The Great Northern, from Brast
whose passengers were officers and
men Of casual companies, sanitary and
ambulance squads, carried 3,O00 Off.
GERS and men, many of them bound fol
camps IN Alabama, Illinois, Indiana and
arkansas. Among her casual pas
sengers was Brigadier General John
~ Hulen.
The Vrginian, from st. Nazaire
April =, brought home the biggest mill
tary list of the day AIT officers and
men, On this vessel came the last of
the DIST Division, which had been trick
Ing TO this port on various transports
for the last two months.
Ths Seattle which has been exceed-
fngly popular with returning troops
arrived from Brest with i 60l officers
and men. When she docked, the troops
on board, through their commander
Major Frank +. Wormwood, gave Q
testimonial letter to Captain j, r. Y
blakely, the ships commander, thank
lng him for the courteous treatment
and bully food throughout the trip,
The Sac Paulo, from ST. Nasaire
which doeked in hrooklyn landed 1875
otieeFs and men,
The Xeppolin brought over $50 of'l-
eefs and men made up largely Of the
iapth Field Artillery teomplete) Of the
Nbtts pivialon, They were IA command
~ Colonel Emery 4, Smith OF Wash-
iBRton,
behind the Zeppelin same tho cid
Graf Waldofsou. ia command q. Cap
ssia l.. NJ. Slovpns, 4, Il, n. She din.
played naRs similar to thoan flown by
be Zeppelin, and also carried German
STAFF Of ak officers and engineers, She
tafficd i,74i officers apd men made
up chiefly of mrn whS had been in
berylce at various base hospitals
when the Walderseo WAS E,raiRhfen-
ing herself out 10 warp nlongside Pier
4, Hobokon, Y navy nurse stood close
TO the seven German STAFF officers. The
band on the pier suddenly broke out
WITH The star SpanKled Banner" and
everybody on shipboard not engaged in
speklng the ship stood at attention. A
1undred eyes were turned upon the
serfnans, who had been loisurciy lean
lpg over the rail. They, too, heard the