London, Feb. 3.
A message from Berlin. reports that Doctor Eekener of the Graf Zeppelin, has announced that an airship service between Germany and the United States is being established to commence in March. The outward voyage will be made in three days and the homeward voyage in two—British Wireless through Route Friedrighshafen, Feb. 6.
The executives of the Zeppelin Works show some concern about reports circulated from New York that the United States Naval Authorities contemplate closing Lakehurst to all foreign airships, and, in general, distavouring the ce-operation ween the Navy and craft of thi kind, unless it be in cases of emergency.
If confirmed, this decision would deal a heavy blow to the journey' planed for this summer for the giant dirigible of world-cruise fame, Graf Zeppelin. Among other trips slant air-tiner is to make a round leruise from Friedrichshafen hack here vid Rio de Janeiro and New York. It is further pointed out that sudden and surprising action by the United States naval authorities will nullify all schemes for a regular trans-Atlantic passenger and service which was to be inaugurated in the near future.
Apart from the almost prohibitive te airport with suffi jeiently large sheds and mori mast. It is pointed out that such a prohibition would incidentally also affect the planned landing at Lakehurst of the British dirigible R100. Trans-Ocean Kuo"Min,
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