The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-13
HAD Yep ON
HAND TO DESTROY
ALLOF NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Nov. 13,-When the
aTmistiee was signed Germany had a
Zeppelin 500 feet long ready TO cross
the Atlantic and bomb New York, ac-
rotding to Emil ], Simon. q radio en-
gineer, Of gl7 Broadway. who arrived
recently from England, after a trip to
Germany. He said the great aircraft
liz now in a shed at Spandau and that
many Germans are anxious to send her
on a peaceful trip to this country, under
control Of American officers,
This Zeppelin, the only one intend
ed for war purposes still held by the
Germans, is the best and largest one
they ever built" Mr., Simon said. 1t
could carry about three tons OF expio-
eives, and was designed TO cross the
Atlantic and lombard New York as
London had been, The Germans now
desire to turn II over TO the United
States rather than to a European ma
tlon,
81 recently had a ride in a smaller
Zeppelin called the Rodensee, with Col.
Kingslee. u. s. A. ! was told this one
was shortly to make regular passenger
trips between Germany and Sweden,
under the direction Of the Hamburg
American Steamship line"
Mr.. Simon said all Of the European
countries were building large independ-
ent wireless plants, with which they
could communicate directly with the
government stations in this country.
Rear Admiral Joseph Strauss, who
laid the American mine field in the
North sea and then picked 1t up, re-
turned on the Adrlatic, and said that
at least ten German U-boats were de-
stroyed In the network OF mines the
| Americans laid. OF the 81 900 mines
laid, 2 1000 were picked up intact, The
rest were swept up as best they could
be and others destroyed. The last test
was a sweep over s6a square miles with
out finding a mine,
In the sweeping operations four
Bunken German submarines were To-
Gated. Admiral Strauss praised the
| men In the navy who engaged in the
perilous work Of sweeping the mines
as well as planting them, pointing out
that they worked cheerfully II hours
a day without any bonus, All the mine
swcepers have now started on their re-
turn to this country,
Maj. Gen Sir Anthony Bowlby,. con-
Hulting surgeon TO the British. forces
in france during the war, and Maj
Gen. Sir Robert Jones, OF the British
general staff, arrived to attend the
meeting OF the American College Of
| Surgeons here on Monday,
The earl Of Limerick came on his
second VISIT TO this country. and will
10 to Palm Beach for the winter, He
| said the tenants OF hts earldom In Ire
land never had given the slightest
trouble,
Not one Of them ever SHE'D a brick
at me" he said.
Felix cole, who was charge d'affalrs
Of the United States embassy In Rus
STA, arrived with j., Q. Lee, of Wash
lnEton, and Lieut.. +. NJ. Riis, n nephew
Of the late Jacob Riis, h were at
taches OF the embassy,
Raymond u, Fosdick came TO attend
the international Labor conference as
-. .u..,,AaNt .rn. ~ Cir Lrta I1rYII IA -
mond, who IL secretary general OF the
league OF nations. Mr.. Fosdlck Is the
under secretary general OF the seetariat
OF the league,
The Rev. Nehemiah Boynton, pastor
Of Clinton Avenue Congregational
church. Brooklyn, returned after attend
Ing the World Alliance Of Churches In
London. He said that IN England they
are amazed at the United States for
not having accepted the league of ma
lions, and refer TO our lack OF appreci-
alton of the gravity OF the situation,
They believe that no American UNI
derstRnds the situation IN Europe bet
ter than our president" he said.
A.. l. Findley, editor Of the Iron Age,
said that German manufacturers of ma"
chlnery are undertaking American
firms IN the French market. Some OF
the German offers have been as low
as half the American prices, In re-
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France. he said.
Lieut.. William Rhinelander Stewart
Jr, returned from the near east, where
he was assigned to duty with Rear
Admiral Mark l.. Bristol, He was IN
Odessa when the Bolshevists took the
city. other passengers were Miss EnilS
Grigshy and Miss Edna Thomas. the
singer. who spent seven months In The
concentration campo,
The Adriatie brought e,02a passengers
office clerks OF the international Mer.
chant marine brought ashore the pas
sengers' baggage, w II. Mayhum, Z
clerk Of the company, who returned
from England with a bride, pitched Ii
and helped,
when the Adriatic was lying at South
ampton. q steerage passenger namer
Armada Rufolt, who had been refused
permission to land at Cherhourg, wher,
the liner touched on her castwa ard tril,
and also by the English %authoritieA dis
appeared from the ship and was though