The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1920-08-19
Liner de Luxe
On Long Cruise
For Industr,
BY HARRY HUNT
NJ, e, a. Staff Correspondent

W. Is ~ 0tafT correspondent
w a S " \ q r q y, Aug. 49, The
former German commerce raider
Kronprinz Wilhelm. which terroriz.
ed the seven sens IN 1915. VIII snii
from New York early in january on
a commerce raiding cruise OF Tar
greater extent than that which she
made in German hands In the early
DAYS Of the war
ON her last commerce raid she will
lay brief siege to every trading port
OF consequence. all the way around
the world. and her conquests are ex-
pcctrd To enrich America by hundreds
Of millions Of dollars in new business
Under Stars and Stripes
She viii sail this time however.
not as the Kronprinz wilhelm. but as
the Won Stcuben. flying the stars
and stripes Her fighting crew viii
not De master gunners but master
statesmen And whereas her former
sailing orders We're te grab every
thing IN sight by force Tor Germany
her new instructions will be 10 win
everything possible Tor American bust
ness by courtesy. diplomacy ANA merit
Under the direction of Fcrd Egge-
un. a young soldier OF fortune from
New ierses who in vnIiuus lines
Of import ana export trade has
made" every trading port OF conse-
queuce in South America. Africa
Assn ana Europe the Won Steuhen Be-
to be- overhauled and refittcd as "a
floating industrial exhibit de luxe Tx
hihit space viii be- provided for 700
American Industries aud staterooms
Tor zoo commercial representatives"
Persons permitted TO visit the Won
Steuben whom She ties up az Buenos
Aires, Melbourne Kangoon or Shan
ghni win do $50 with proper sense
OF distinction bcsiowcd
Only Elite Allowed
Instead of inviting everybody 10
nlensc come aboard ana see the won
dcrful products OF American manu-
facturc. The bars viii bo up ana only
the business elite will be received,
Persons coming aboard viii be guesta
They viii he shown" they VIII he
entertained aud dined ON board or
dcrs viii De taken only where the
visitor insists
Ia advance Of the Won Steubcn will
travel AN advertising agent who viii
secure publicity for the coming eft the
wonderful American shin. Just in ud-
vance oI her ARRIVAL invitations 20
the elect official aud business per
sonagcs of each port, or nearby cities
will be- put ia the mails Invitations
viii include wives and daughters, FOR
the trade development cruise " tO de
velop social as well as business un-
derstandiug.
Candy and MoVss
Particular attention Wa - given
tu fitting up an elaborate ice cream
parlor nnd candy kitchen There VIII
also be "A great movie auditorium,
where motion picture OF American IN
dusiriAl scenes and processes win be
shown.
The first cruise OF the Won Steuben
il expected 20 last a full year. From
New York she will head south down
tho eastern shore OF South America.
then eastward TO Cape Town, around
tho cape and up to Madagascar. over
10 Australia. ur the Indian Ocean
through the East indian Archipelago
20 Japan. then 70 China, Siam, India
and via tho Red Sea and Suez canal
TO Mediterranean ports, then France
England and home.
Not only are the exhibits carried
expected "a impress In new way
the business men and officials of the
ports ard countries visited, hut the
Won Steuhcu herself IS counted on 10