Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-10

I at the pier Il high powered AUTONOMY,
TO rush tho Dcutschland's cap,ai,
through tho city on his crrand to thu
consulate and the custom house
Six months ago came first report
| that Germany was preparing to M
INTO the transatlantic trade Il limo %
submarines that would dwarf in siz,s
ana achievements the U-boats whici
| nave been Gcrmany's chief reliance =;
sea during the war. London cable rc
ports told OF the organization OF 4
company to inauguratc such a sc,
| vice, and with the announcement -
the organization it became practica,,,
| certain that this port would be IN,
objective of the extraordinary cruise
REPRESENTATIVES, OF EMBASSY
| MAY GREET COMMANDS,
officials of the Eastern Eorwar,lir
Sompahy said Tonight reprcson
awe OF the German embassy proh
piE would come to Baltimore to pro.
nc commander Of the Deutschland
'hey wcre ut pains to point out, how
ever, that the embassy would be In
terested only informally: that tl.
submarine was merchant ship pur,
ana simple, und as such would rcauIr,
behalf.
nv VESSEL Hlauc ncr way SLOWLY ne
the bay In a heavy driz24e after ,oriJ
tonight. battling against a s,ro,,E
breeze and choppy sea. Sho passal
cove Point, north OF the pntu.er{
River. and about sixty miles south a.
baltimore, at 345 o'clock in the aftc,
noon and headed for tho mouth of tn.
l'2iapsco to anchor Cor the night.
while the forwarding company Off
GERS arc reticent, there are strouv in
S.,tl,
ready is on the. way across, and .I,
and the Deutschland arc members ~,
Il fleet of such vessels built. or build
ing. which will be employed rcguEr,,
in the transatlantic trade as long
the war lasts.
II is understood that all of Tho
boats carry two guns Of small caIiho,
mounted in their supcrstructurc so a,
to be readily available for dcfcnsi,,
use.
No ono here could confirm report,
that the commander Of the Dcutpch
land carried message from the En-,
peror OF Germany to the President .
the United States.
Visitors TO the pier at which I'll,
boat Is TO dock Tomorrow viii find
surrounded by formidable barbod
wire fence. Armed men werc also a.
watch In the pier shed. This guar,
Will he strictly maintained as long ~
the submarine remains here
or the quarantine station both tho
subnaronc and the tug Timmins drol
ped anchor to wait until daylight y
yacht with Associated Press represeIi.
tativcs on board met the Dcutschlau
and her convoy of Sandy Point abou,
) O'Clock Tonight and attempted u
range alongside.
Hello. Deutschland men, til,
newspaper men shouted.
Hello! What DO you want? VII,
are YOU WAS Tie rcniy, In sharp tone,
from the bridge Of the submarine.
Where d" YOU come from ant
when"
June -, IIclr GLAND"
Did YOU sec any enemy ships com
ing OVER"
"Dil YOU SEQ any British or rrcnci
ships
None"
Were you chased by any British Oh
French vessels near the coast
No" answered the officer with cvi-
dent impaticnCc II said | didn't SOD
any enemy ships"
At this point The submarine showereb
sparks from her exhaust pipes and cue
short the interview. AT the same time
the tug Tinm:ns approached the press
boat. and man on deck who said h0i
was agent Of the North German LLOYD
Line, ordered the newspaper yacht tt&
keep OFF, saying that there would b95
no news until morning. Y
SUBMARINE PRESENTS 4
PICTURESQ SIGHI9
Tho big submarine presented pic-i
turcsuuc sight rs she flowed through
the tumblinr white caps Time and
time again after She entered the mouth
OF the river scarchliGhts from cXcur5
sion steamers played upon her She
was riding high out OF tho water, ant.
almost the whole ships company
walked about ON The narrow deck
Most Of the men wore oil skins, but
the officer on the bridge stood regard
less Of the storm in his blue coat and
white trousers.
Apparently the vessel is in perfect
condition. She came up the bay with
six or eight feet OF frecboard showing
and the coming tower standing hief
above. On each side OF her bow is
painted Deutschland and on hei
stern, Northumberland"
No signs of armament were visible