Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-02-26 | Page 3 | Attempts Made to Destroy Seven German Boats

ATTEMPTS MADE TO DESTROY SEVEN GERMAN BOATS LISBON Feb 26 26 The 26 The Portuguese Por- Por premier stated staled in the chamber of deputies today that attempts pad had ad been made to damage damage dam darn age seven of the Teutonic ships requisitioned by the government nt and that an explosive had been cen found on the steamship nu Buelow low p pf of the North Lloyd German-Lloyd company The pr premier mIer added that he considered considered consid consid- ere ered It In lathe the best Interests of Portugal that the existing treaty with Germany be e allowed to lapse and an l said paid that hat the Portuguese government was prepared for lor all eventualities that might arise from the tho exercise by ly y PO Portugal of her rights Seizure Necessary Dr Affonso Costa the premier In answer r to a question by Deputy Camacho Camacho Camacho Ca- Ca macho regarding the employment to which the requisitioned 1 German a and c I Austrian vessels would be put said that the governments government's action In requIsitioning requisitioning requisitioning them had been prompted by the necessities of the nations nation's economic sit sit- The requisition he said had been carried out simultaneously h horder in order to forestall as far tar as was possible possible ble bie attempts at wilful damage of the tho ships which there was reason to believe believe be be- be lieve could be made and which had i in fact beert been made on seven of them An explosive apparatus had bad been found In the boilers of the steamship Buelow Buelow Buelow Bue Bue- low which would have caused an ex explosion explosion ex- ex x- x when the vessel moved An e explosion ex was prevented but the machinery machinery machinery ma ma- chinery was damaged Costa further said that he considered considered considered consid consid- ered It was in iii the best Interests of ot the country that the existing treaty with G Germany should be denounced and al allowed allowed allowed al- al lowed to lapse on June Juno 5 6 1917 In conclusion conclusion con con- elusion he said We are prepared for all eventualities ties that may arise fr from m our exercising our rights The North German German- Lloyd German loYd steamship is of gross tons 62 feet long and nd 57 51 feet beam