The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1919-03-21
BIG GERMANY SHIPS
COME TO THE U. S.
WILL BE READY TO GO TO SEA
WITHIN THE NEXT FOUR
Or. FIVE DAYS.
LARGEST PASSENGER SHIPS

LHOUIOI HOOLuULsI Jill
England and France Are Awarded
Cargo Vessels in Neutral Ports
American Men Go to European
Ports to Take Craft Over.
Paris.-Under the agreement which
the Germans made at Brussels in con-
nection with the provisioning of their
country, the United States will re-
ceive eight German ships which will
be ready to go to sea within four
days. The vessels are the Zeppelin Of
1920 tons, the Prinz Friedrich Will
helm of 1900 tons, the Graf Valdez
see of 49, 900 tons, the Patricia OF A.
466 tons, the Cap Finisterre OF 14,5O0
tons, the Pretoria of 1920 tons, the
Cleveland of 5000 tons and the
Kaiserin Augusta Victoria OF $4,000
tons.
The giant Imperator of $4,000 tons
also will go to the United States. At
the present time the Imperator is
stuck in the mud, but it is believed
she can be floated in few days.
The total ships made available to
the ,allies under the agreement num-
Der more than 700, approximating
| $500, 900 tons.
Are Passenger Ships.
i =
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 imme-
diately are cargo vessels in neutral
ports in South and Central America
and the Dutch East Indies.
They will be permitted to leave
! With cargoes for Germany with Ger
man crews, but under allied flags
When ships put out from German
ports to be handed over they will be
manned by Germans. but ON arriva
in allied ports the crews will be re
placed by allied crews and the Ger
mans returned.
! England Has Food to Ship.
There is available for immediate
movement to Germany approximate.
10000 tons of pork products, 5000 tom
! of beans, 500 tons of rice and 1900
; tons of cereals. The United States
q has in Rotterdam and on the wa,
$ there approximately 10000 tons 0
/ breadstuffs
0 A summary of the agreement show
!, that payment by Germany will b.
s made by freight hire accruing to tn
e Germans for the use of the shipping
J and part from credits that German
Y may continue to establish and main
t tain in neutral countries; part iron
n German exports; part from the sal
of German-owned foreign securitie
9 and part by the use of German gol6
|, The Germans agreed to place d.
j. post of gold in the National Bank Q
Belgium at Brussels for use as co
o lateral
: Ready to Take Over Ships.
! Mex York.-Several hundred Amer
!. can officers and seamen attached
), the cruiser and transport forces a
ready have been sent to French port
to take over the German ships a
e. they are delivered. They are to
II supplemented with men from nays
n forces stationed abroad. The first {
70 the German ships is expected to a
n rive here shortly after April 1.
: Germans Accept Conditions.
Brussels.-The German delegates
10 the conference here regarding tn
q taking over by the allies of the &c
10 man mercantile fleet and the pr
4 visioning OF Germany have definitel
accepted the conditions imposed b
w the allies.
70 A board of control for German e
! ports will be established under tt
10 terms of the agreement. This boar
Il probably will have it's headquartel
at Rotterdam.
70 The Germans will be permitted
70 buy fish from Norway and resun
~ their own fishing in the North Sc
The German representatives aske
for a modification of the blockad
and while no promises were give
them in this connection, steps in tn
vi direction, as a matter of fact, ha,
Y already been taken.
A monthly ration for Germany
le 100000 tons of foodstuffs was fixe
r.