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Show GERMAN SUBMARINE IN SPANISH POUT Commander Brings Letter of Thanks From Emperor William to King. CARTAGENA. Spain, June 22, via Paris, 2 p. m. Tho German submarine 0-35, commanded by Lieutenant von Arnauld, arrived here today with a letter let-ter from Emperor William to King Alfonso. Al-fonso. The lieutenant said the letter expresses the emperor's thanks for the attention given by Spain to the refugees refu-gees from the Kameruns. The submarine first anchored alongside along-side the interned German steamship Homa, but the port authorities required her to move and take up anchorage near the Spanish cruiser Cataluna. The secretary of the German embassy arrived here on a special tram late last night to receive the letter. A Spanish cruiser and a destroyer closely watched the movements of the submarine. The submarine departed from the port shortly before daylight. MADRID, Juno 22, via Paris, 11 a. m. The arrival of the German submarine U-35 at Cartagena was officially confirmed. con-firmed. The submarine is anchored alongside the Spanish cruiser Cataluna. The secretary of the German embassy at Madrid has left for Cartagena to receive re-ceive an autograph letter from the German Ger-man emperor to King Alfonso, supposed to be thanks for a reception given interned in-terned Germans from Kamerun. The section of the press which favors the German side in the war published articles todav eulogizing the German sailors for their naval exploits. The submarine came from Pola, the Austrian naval base. At the time of the conquest of the Kamerun by the allies 2600 German soldiers escaped into the adjoining colony col-ony of Spanish Guinea, together with 1400 members of families of soldiers. The Spanish government transported the refugees from internment to a concentration concen-tration camp on the Isle of Leon, near Cadiz. |