The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-03-17

New Ork, Warcn .lI.-SeVeral nun
! dred American officers and seamen
attached to the cruiser and transport
forces have been sent to French ports
to take over the German ships as they
are delivered, it was learned today.
The first of the German ships is eX-
pected TO arrive here shortly after
April l. f...-.
|, Paris, March l7.-Under the agree
ment which the Germans made at
Brussels the United States will receive
eight German ships which will be
ready to go to sea within four days.
The vessels are the Zeppelin, 1920
tons; Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm, $1,000
tons; Graf Waldersee, $4,000 tons;
Patricia l4,666 tons; Cap Finisterre,
14,50O tons; Pretoria, 13,20O tons;
Cleveland, 16,900 tons, and Kaiserin
Augusta Victoria.
The giant Imperiator of $4,000 tons,
also will go to the United States. At
the present time the lmperiator is
stuck in the mud but it is believed she
can be re-floated
The total ships made available to
the Allies under the agreement num-
ber more than 700, approXimating
/ 500, 900 tons.
The vessels going to the United
States are passenger ships on account
of the American desire to use them
for the transport of troops.
Those going to France and England
Immediately are cargo vessels in neu-
trail ports in South and Central Amer
ica and the Dutch East Indies. They
will be permitted to. leave with cargoes
for Germany with German crews, but
under Allied flags. When ships put
out from German ports to be handed
over they will be manned by Germans
but on arrival in Allied ports the
crews will be replaced by Allied crews
and the Germans returned.
There is available in England for
immediate movement to Germany
approximately 10000 tons of pork
products, 5000 tons Of beans, 5000
tons of rice and $4,000 tons of cereals.
The United States has in Rotterdam
and on the way there approximately
75, 900 tons of brcadstuffs.
A summary of the agreement shows
that payment by Germany will be
made by freight hire accruing to the
Germans for the use Of the shipping;
and part from credits that Germany
may continue to establish and MAIN
tain in neutral countries; part from
German exports; part from the sale of
/ German owned foreign securities and
part by the use Of German gold. The
Germans agreed to place deposit Of
gold ins the Nationais Bank sofe Belgium
at Brussels for use as collateral. r."
Il, Nearly -Four Million Tons as
London, March l7.-The Associated
Press learns that, while the total ton
mage Of German shipping to be sur
rendered cannot be accurately ascer-
tained, it may be estimated roughly at
three and a half million tons, includ-
ing ships in neutral ports.
AS Italy already is in possession OF
the Austrian shipping, the manage
ment OF very small portion of the
German shipping will be entrusted to
that country. France will receive big
ocean-going steamers to the extent of
rs, 900 to 100000 tons. The balance
will be divided equally between the
United States and Great Britain. The
United States is not interested in
cargo tonnage, of which Great Britain
will probably manage three-fourths
and France the balance.
Monthly Rations Set a..
Brussels, Thursday, March ia
; monthly ration for Germany of $40,
900 tons of foodstuffs was fixed today
by the Allied commission which is in
this city comforting with German
delegation as to the turning over of
German merchant shipping and Ger