Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 166, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1916 — ALLIES CLAIM U-BOAT IS PROTECTED [ARTICLE]

ALLIES CLAIM U-BOAT IS PROTECTED

Entente Diplomats Assert That German Submarine Had Convoy On Trip—Ruling Soon.

Although state department officers virtually are convinced that the German submarine Deutschland is strictly a merchant vessel, the advice of the neutrality board will be sought before a final ruling is made. The allies have added nothing more to the representations they made suggesting that the Deutschland is a potential warship and Mr. Polk stated that he expected no opposition from that quarter to the department’s ruling. Diplomats of the allied countries re • ceived information during the day indicating that the Deutschland was convoyed from Bremeen almost to the Chesapeake capes b ya neutral merchantman, presumably Norwegian, Swedish or Dutch, which aided in sheltering her from detection "by any enemy warships and also acted as a tender. This information may be communicated alter to the state department and an investigation requested. Hied warships are said to be searching for the convoy ship.