| Show Pays 3 Hour Call CallI I To B Br y L PIt Pied P NEW YORK Oct Od 7 Seven Seven ships V I of f allied nati nationality may tonight be beon I on on the course of the outward bound G German man submarine U I V Four British y vessels sailed from here during the day dy and anI two British and andone one e Italian ship cl cleared ared for for sailing to- to j I night V V The he British consulate tar here was I amazed ma ed at the Germans German's great feat V R. R L I. Od Oct 7 A V submarine submarine sub sub- grim German marine mariI e the V lJ- lJ U 53 c came me iHo the re 1 teJi wa t V left eft ant C ld ial tn mall mail for to A. A r. r i t r l oI md out t r this evening to I Juh ruh the al allied cd g un V V J t. t J ller Yo i across ss th the infested ally-infested Atlantic was ivas safe the safe the first time iri in b history bisti st r that a Euro ean fighting s submersible sub sub- b- b Jn r i le ha had 1 j journeyed to American shores V V V V V H Her r daring comma commander der Ll Li Lieutenant tenant i Rose SWE swept t. t p past t. t the he allied blockade I consumed s seventeen ve teen das days on on his ventu ven- ven venI I tu s 's me voy voyage g fr from i eh sta stayed ec j V j in port ort th three hours ee ho rs and and- then a. a 4 I bade bad America Amerl auf Hauf V ITis mission he said was solely to S1 Je liv liver r mail but he professed not to ton n W the nature re th thereof V I 4 r f V V i r Months Supplies I r IThe ei submarine startled sleepy Newport New New- I port late in jo n the afternoon when she shei i I appeared off G Goat at island nd There was wasa I a a. stir among mon g United States navy navy men men and at once the t torpedo boat OBrien O'Brien put out to convoy the visitor r to safe sate I anchorage alongside the tile U. 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S I I Birmingham m. m But But Lieutenant nant nose Hose j V smilingly told told- off officials there need be bei i hp tp fuss over oyer his tay atay for he would be beIn besone gone sone In jn i a ef br time And nd he was His oil engines hummed 1 anew shortly I before 6 and ald the vessel with her German Ger man ensign flying headed out Into the dark Atlantic V She be needed no supplies for V down doWl b hind behind the intricate te wheels and V C Continued on page 2 2 V V V I U 53 PAYS VISIT Continued from page 1 levers was sufficient food and oil for tor three months Boat U-Boat Brings Mail There There- was no effort to conceal the fact that the vessel was a fighter fighter- not a peaceful freighter like the Deutschland which recently brought In dyestuffs cargo 0 The report that the submarine had left lef mall mail for Ambassador on von Bernstorff Bern Bern- stort was In circulation about the wat waterfront but could not be confirmed at the tho United States naval station It t was stated at the station that the daring German commander had so far as they knew simply put In to pay his respects to the American naval station commander A boat was sent out from the steamer steam steam- er Birmingham to bring the thc submarine captain and his officers ashore They were immediately taken to the commandant com com- mandant's mandant quarters where the they were entertained for about an hour Upon leaving Rose said he was goIng going go go- Ing outside the harbor and remain there for the present This was taken by naval men to mean he would stay long enough to be sure that that his path was as clear but they thought he could get away as readily as did the Deutschland from Norfolk A Super Submersible The U 53 is one of the of the German army She Is much larger than the biggest type of submersible of ot this country As she rested low in the water her wireless mast pointing skyward she was the picture of power and efficiency In ma- ma rino construction Officers of the thc big submersible were highly elated at the tha surprise their visit gave Newport and the American naval officers as well They smiled and waved at men on the ships in the harbor who greeted them with cheers Lieutenant Rose Informed Capt Tom I Shea local health officer that the thirty nine men and five fl e officers aboard were In good health and had stood the Journey and Its potential perils as asell well ell v Many tany of ot the men picked men picked d from the kaisers kaiser's finest stood finest stood lined along the deck smiling and waving their hats while a a. fleet t of or small craft circled about and a group of photo men ground out yards of film mm Captain Shea and Pilot King hailed balled the undersea craft as she nosed herway herway her herway way Into the bayIch bayIch bay Ich II Weiss Submarine ahoy shouted d Shea Who ho are you and where do you hall hail from I 53 U sir seventeen days from WIlhelmshaven WIl- WIl came the answer In English Shea wanted to l know now more He lie found out all right about the health of or the crew but all he could get et on other matters was a shrug of oC shoulders shoulders ders and a Teutonic grunt Ich weiss meaning I know not It was about 2 p. p m m. when hen the U 53 decks awash and the German flag floating passed Goat Island The health officer and pilot hastened out along with the OBrien O'Brien and a a. number of small craft Shea and King were the only Americans to actually put foot aboard although others came within hailing distance I Trip Without Mishap To them U 53 sai said sall l they had sighted no allied ships e and had no mishaps with the delicate driving ap apparatus ap- ap The crafty captain however declined to be specific about his route The vessel started out afloat Out beyond danger In deep water water the cap capi capitain tam tain gave the signal In German pre German pre prepare pare to dive the dive the Iron plates were fastened fastened fastened fast fast- ened down on the conning tower and andIron andIron Iron deck and the ocean going ship gradually sunk Bunk from sight except for tor fore and aft periscopes They were left lert out for safety in view of ot the proxImity proximity of oC shipping The small boat chased her but she was swallowed up In the blackness be beyond beyond beyond be- be yond Castle Hill lull Her feet teet of destructiveness destructiveness de- de was apparently on her herway way way not not to return Several persons In boats boat surrounding the submarine on her way In said that those aboard delivered post cards for friends In America and letters for tor forthe the German ambassador The latter atter were posted late ate this afternoon The first thing the submarine captain cap cap- tam tain wanted to know was whether or not the Bremen had arrived yet and left the impression that she should have been In port before before- now I One German American who talked German with the crew was asked especially espe dally daIly what the attitude of the United States is toward Germany and smiled when the visitor told of the news re reports reports reports re- re ports of ot recent allied victories |
