DEUTSCHLAND MAKES PORT

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2860, 26 August 1916, Page 9

DEUTSCHLAND MAKES PORT

THE TRANS-ATLANTIC SUBMARINE VENTURE COMMANDER-FETED (Reuter's Teleeram.) *. : The Hague, August 24. The Deutschland brought three mailbags from Count Bernstorff, and a cargo of nickel and rubber worth £50,000 sterling. The commander was- feted, .as a national hero, and was summoned to the Kaiser's headquarters. \~ ""-'■■' A GERMAN 'SEMI-OFFICIAL STATEMENT, . • Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. (Rec. August 25, 7.25 p.m.) Amsterdam, August 24. A ■ German semi-official.; message states: "About eight/British warships awaited theDeutschland outside Chesapeake Bay, with a "number "of. hired fishing boats with nets; down," ; tp, enable them to. detect herV-' A Th'o "submarine experienced stormy: weather in the "North Sea. Tho.agonts.'lwe leceived a message from the submarine Bremen that she will arrive in. America in a few days."- . '•": AMERICAN PRESS COMMENT. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. , (Rec.. August 25,-. 11.25.p,m.) New York, August 25. The "New York Times" says:—"The Deutschland has demonstrated.the.possibility of an. undersea.: freight service, but the economical :situation has not even been measurably: • affected by that." : ".' . THE VOYAGE ACROSS. ' , New York,.. August 24. A message from Berlin states that the British hired American fishing schooners, which dropped nets, in an endeavour to" entangle the Deutschland. The submarine was only submerged for one -hundred- miles on the voyage. She was '"delayed owing to mists".

.-NORTH GERMAN-LLOYD STEAMER SLIPS OUT •;■•. AN INCIDENT AT BOSTON." New. York, August 24. The Nordde'utscher-Lloyd steamer Willehad (4761 tons), which had beeu taking refuge in Boston since the beginning "of the war, slipped out early to-day, presumably bound for New London, as* she. had obtained a-clearance for that port. The officials' of the company say that they wish to reduce docking charges, and deny, that the ; movement of the vessel has. any connection with the expected ■ arrival' of the Bremen. TJiere are many rumours .that., the .Bremen is near, and"• thefe-'is/.great-/"activity among the German agents'-of- the- company.. The authorities'-say:'that tho Willehad was entitled to. transfer, to another port -within the three-mile limit. ■"■.'. CONTRABANpF;jyAR\.. MUNITIONS MACHINERy IN UNITED STATES MAILS'. . . • "London, August, 24. The' Prize Court "has' 1 declared to be contraband munitions and trench-drill-ing machinery intended for Germany which- have been taken from American mails, and carried by-four Danish vessels. The machinery was made up in 300 addressed to Copenhagen.. They are now being used in making.British munitions. BRITAIN'S "BLACK LIST" A. REPLY-TO. CHILE:..:.: .:.. Santiago (Chile), August 24. As the outcome of the Chilian protest to the British black list, Britain has informed. Chile that she does not intend to 'interfere with' her trade. BRITISH. ARMED YACHT SUNK London, August 24. The Admiralty's armed yacht Zanda, which was engaged in destroying ; .petrol stores, was sunk in-the Gulf of-.Alex-andretta. -Turkish..advices state that four officers and nineteen men were taken prisoner, and it is assumed that two officers and' eight,men were lost.