Evening Star Newspaper, July 10, 1924, Page 22

/* GERVAN SHPPING I FGATNG BACK Ninety Per cent Loss as Re- sult of War Already More Than Half Regained. NOW IN SEVENTH PLACE Dropped From Second Position in 1914 to Eleventh in | 1929. ' July 10.—German ship- o be fighting against|R tremendous odds in its attempt to re- |} £ain its place in the sun. The loss of 90 per cent of the German com- | mercial fleet through the war and‘ the terms of surrender means that| German ship owners practically have | had to start anew. By taking up Joans, buying back some of the ships | delivered to the entente victors un- der the treaty of Versailles and re- fraining from paving dividends in re- cent years, the shipping concerns of Germany have gradually worked up a Post-war tonnage of 2,500,00 gross register tons, whieh is about one-half the German pre-wat tonnage, and which comprises 4 per cent of the total world tonnage., as compared ‘with 11 per cent in 1914. From eleventh place in 1920 among the shipping nations of the world. Germany has moved to seventh place 1 as -eompared with second place in 1914 Count Siegfried Roedern, chairman | ue of German Ship Own- reighters, in replying to sp following picture of “In 19 he man merchant ma- Tine occup d place among the merchant as actual t¢ concerned. then compri 0 gross rsg~1 ister tens and was surpassed only by | Great Britai \ world as far | Lost in War, e of the war Germany | about half of her ships through sinking. etc. Next, in_ac- ® with the terms of the Ver- aty. she had to give up ap- the second half Includ- the vessels that had to be | er to the victors were all assenger boats. els between 1.000 and 3v the peace treaty and legislation resulting erman shipping was com- ¥ a part of the war bHL| in_kind by elving up he ships already in the it aiso those under con- the sense of the treaty of delivery br pri- > regarded as by the Gerr ¢ to be refund- concerns by the e financial condi- ich made complete in- 1 impossible. An agree- . therefore. reached be- tween the government and the ship owners by which the latter were to receive an amount sufficient to re- build one-third of their pre-war Because of ths inflation of £t years the indemnity pay- ments of the government did not Suffice to rebuild the third of the old tonnage agreed upon. Besides, in distributing the government indem- nity the small ship owners were to be given the preference, so that most of the larger erns were able to finance a replacement program of but 20' per cent of the pre-war tonnage out of the funds furnished by the government. The fact that the concerns nevertheless rebuilt rage one-third of their old due selely to their water- stock _and assuming new Gaincd Half Its Strength. “Due to the fact that a number of small and middie sized concerns were able to exceed this program and that several new companies have been founded, the entire Ger- man merchant marine has now, upon completion of the reconstruction pro- gram. been brought t —in other words, to tonnage—both by thromgh the delivered. e former fleet, mprises comparatively as well as freighters pure and sim- ple. The fact that these newly con- structed ships -are equipped with modern machinery does not counter- | war cannot be { while in his automobile and lost con- [ trol of the vehicle which crossed the balance the fact that the.total value of the ships has’'depreciated over the pre-war valua. Old Routes Resumed. ‘Germany has taken up her prin- oipal former routes. such as those to North America, h. America, the Orient, Dutch East Indies = and Australia. The tonnage at. the Sgrvice of these routes is, of course, siderably reduced, especially since a greater emphasis must now be placed upon' the routes to Sweden, Eng- land and Spain, inasmuch as Ger- many's production of iron and coal has been considerably diminished a result of the peace treaty. “Then indemnity payments for the merchant vessels delivered were con- tinued only until March, 1923. Since that time no additional payments have been made by the Reich for the uncompleted part of the recomstruc- tion program. “The building program undertaken as .a result! of the indemnity pay- ments is now complete to within four or five ships. It is self-evident that for vears to come the building pace of the last years of reconstrue- tion or even of the vears before the Kept ‘up.” | CRASH DUE TO ILLNESS. Leonard Siehly, Virginian, Control of His Auto. Teonard Siehly, thirty. Ballston, | become ill yesterday afternoon Loses | sidewalk in and collided front of 1314 F street with the car of Lillian 3707 Harrison t. | eated at Emergency | s ailment. He was not Motoreycle Tenth precinct vesterday afternoon made an effort to pass an cxpress team near 10th and F streets and one of the horscs caught its foot in the wheel of the sidecar. The wheel was broken andsthe horse's foot injurcd e Ten men are con emplo: in washing the 11,0 in the Equitable' build York. SOROPTIMISTS DECIDE T0 GIVE SCHOLARSHIPS s.gveul Courses to Be Made Avail- -able for Young Business Men and Women. The Soroptimist Club at its regular meeting yesterday, at the Lafayette Hotel, decided to establish a number of scholarships for the benefit of young business men and women of Washington. The scholarships will include the following: High course, y, commercial ra- botel management, rhythmic health training, music and account- ancy. The following were appointed mem- bers of the club's_seholarship com- mittee: Ethel K. Pollard, chairman; Caroline B. Stephen, Harriett Ha [ v y Gale 1vie, Marie Von Unschuld, Charlotte tverette, Mabel Nelson Thurston, Mary C. Lewis and Agnes Winn. senool | f} STUDEBAKER Just Drive It; That's All BEECHAM'S ~PIL ‘ Policeman Hiser of the | ™~ HEN you turn your back on the conventions of civilization and revel in the luxuries of the open, you perforce forsake your cup of rare china for onc of tin. But you don’t change your coffee. It’s Maxwell Housc in the woods— justasitis Maxwell Houseat home. Securely guarded by the scaled tin, the goodness and flavor of Maxwell House Coffee is uniform—depend- able—unchanging MAXWELL HOUSE G Dri“]( " Protect your Health Budweiser Its the aged ~ not ey, = g S the quality products of the House of ; Anheuser~-Busch St.Louis : B by the case from your Dealer Anheuser-Busch Branch Distributars Washington, D. C. C0 1lb. can .. ..... The Ideal Sandwich 1%-b.can . .. .. ..34c Cheese—Swiss, Amer- ican, Pimiento. NEW POTATOES 5 Pounds 14c : 10 Pounds 27C ~ 15 Pownds 39¢ res 35 ANGE] FOOD TER c Sock e 36| . CAKE / ith the Corby TEXAS ONIONS, 4 Lbs., 25¢ | Baking Co.todistribute large auantites o thev - cakes to our stores so that we could hold this sale. Per | Deliveries will be made today, tomorrow and Fancy Lemons 25¢ Doz., Saturday fresh from the ovens. CHEESE:Z... I 27c PURE LARD Ferpik oo Bie Mo o Lb. Package ..... 14c | price during this sale...... Fancy ANOTHER NE# STORE Quality Smoked 2448 Georgia Ave. - OPENS SATURDAY We also wish to announce the removal of our Store from 10th and Per . ... £a) C STORE NEAR YOUR HOME A WEEK END CAKE SALE ' OF UNUSUAL INTEREST CORBY’S Per Ib., Sanitary Select’ Each Egg Guaranteed Per Doz., We cannot speak too highly of the quality of these cakes. Each cake weighs one pound. net weight, and is covered with a’delicious icing of either vanilla or chocolate C 1 EACH flavor — whichever vou LOFFLER’S prefer. Sliced Cooked Ham i 19¢ Pound LOFFLER’S Package Sliced Breakfast Bacon Half- Pound Package . BEECHNUT SPAGHETTI Cans Penna. Ave. N.W. to No. 1002 Penna. Ave. N.W. “MAVIS” CHOCOLATE SAUCE 1f you want your children to drink milk B Home Syrup—ust price should ap- questioned. We consider “Mavis” to be the most merito- For want to serve it 'For leing Per Can Just Heat in the Can and Serve but have difficulty in getting them tosdo add ice and water. peal. Keep a few rious article we have added to our stocks in a long time. On Cake On Ice Cream On Custard 5 This famous so, tempt them with a “Mavis” milk shake. 3 c . . C Per 35c cans on the pantry Ask the clerk about it. Jllg. e wiate For Iced Chocolate In Milk, etc. & product at this “Mavis” purity and wholesomeness is un- _ shelf. You will Schimmel’s Apple Butter, per can . . 23c l Mrs. Schlorer’s Piconaise, jar . . . . 29c often. Our Famous GREEN BAG Coffee, Per Lb., 30c TR e | S i ekt oty _meamnneas oot | COLUMBUS BRAND Peeled Apricots L 5 O c Zlbnert}ll)rury]’)sc:fl:;,?d&z. shh S Clive Peache# Tk RITTER’S BEANS, Per Can, 7l/5¢ TOMATOLELS, Large Can, 10c NECTARINE CORN,PerCan, 10c Schlitz, carton, 1 doz. ......$1.15 No Returns Budweiser, carton, 1 doz.. . .$1.75 No Returns We will pay you 50 cents for return of case and bottles. . Packd by Shfiver G Gmg’ erAle,cue, o This is a high quality article, packed to sell for considerably more money. Try a Gz&aoz. ....$2.40 |can, and we feel sure that you will be agreeably surprised and will come back for S B e e an additional supply. S “Canada Dry” Ginger Ale No Returns Clicquot Club Ginger Ale We will allow you 50 cents for return of case and bottles.