ON THE SEA.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 August 1916, Page 5

ON THE SEA.

THE DEUTSCHLAND. MYSTERY AND ESPIONAGE. Xew York, August 2. f The Dcutfchland has passed Annapolis ( Mid 's c::j; r(] reach a favorable . Mihnieri'iiig point before daylight. Then sl'o will determine if she will make a ■i.ish. There is great activity among '. ill i I i'd States and other watching '■misers. 1 Baltimore, July 28. There was a touch of the dramatic in the manner in which a big black- ' hulled lirili-h freight -te.inicr swung into her moorings hi.-i night wilhiu sight of the barges which screen the Deulsehhuid from view. Vt lu n Captain Koenig and bis crew ( f 20 men start 011 the voyage, which they hope will take them to Bremen 1 they will have to pass in full view of | the Britisher. None of those associat- 1 <d with the submarine will say anything ] about the presence of the British boat. 1 Both the British steamer and the Oeutseiiland carry wireless installations, hit neither will be permitted to send messages while in port. The British vessel is in a position to observe any novement of the submarine. The searchlight of the Eastern Forwarding f'o.'s tug Tiu'iuins Hashed on tne Brit i-her intermittently throughout the night. It has been reported to the officials who are looking after the Doutselilaud's interests that a force of strangers has been keeping a close watch here on (.lie submarine's movements. Others are said to be stationed at strategic points all down the Chesapeake Bay -;o the Capes. WAITING FOR THE DASH. NETS DROPPED BY CRUISERS. Received August 3. 5.5 p.lll New York, August 2. The Dentschland has not yet made her dasii for sea She is now near Virginia Cape. The weather is rough, and the Allied motor-boats may have a difficulty in scouting. it is believed that there is relatively a small dmnnel seawards, and it is reported that the Allied cruisers have dropped many nets there. OFF AT LAST. Received August 10.5 p.m. j New York, August 3. ' i The Dentschland has passed out of t Virginia Cape. j _ ( CAPTAIN FRYATT. AMERICA ASKED TO OBTAIN '.X FORMATION. ( London, August 2. Lord Robert feci! staled in the iloie-e i of Commons. that the Government had i asked the United States to ascertain . | the constitution of Captain Frvait's : court-martial, and also to demand the , ; :»patriation of the five stewardesses . from the Brussels. .| INTERNED MERCHANT SEAMEN. London. August 2.. In the House of Commons, Lord '{obert Cecil said that the crew of the Brussels were mostly interned at Rulileben, togethei with 1500 merchant seamen. HOLLAND'S BARGAINING WITH 1 GERMANY., 1 London, August 2. It is stated at Copenhagen that Holland has exacted from Germany a pledge not to molest Dutch ships carrying foodstuffs to Britain, and threatens that if the pledge is not carried out she will close the Dutch frontier to exports to Germany.