Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-04-06 | Page 14 | Jackling's Yacht to Help in War

MI'S YACHT TO IIP IN win Mining Magnate Has Offered Of-fered Sea Palace to Government. When D. C. Jackling's sea palace, the Cyprus, sailed round the horn a few-months few-months ago from the Pacific to the Atlantic, At-lantic, its mission was Dot known. It was presumed by those interested that the yacht was 'going to New York to associate with its own royal kind. The : truth ist however, that the Cyprus was I going to war. At least it was volun-; volun-; leering, for Mr. .Tackling had it in mind to offer the yacht to the government in ! case of need. And now the need is ap-1 ap-1 parent. i The government needs all the shipping I it can muster for the giant task of com-; com-; batting the German submarines. Not all of these vessels will be required for actual fighting. Some will engage in the plebian work of supplying tood for beleaguered England and Franco. But the princely Cyprus is fitted for almost any service. Armed, she could be a submarine chaser, an auxiliary cruiser or a scout ship. It is possible that the government may buy the Cyprus, now that Mr. Jackling has decided to part with her. Already desig'-s are being prepared for Cyprus II, which will be built at Seattfe, as was the first Cyprus. The new yacht will be quite as palatial and even speedier.