The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1916-07-11
Master Of Undersea Carrier De-
cIares When His Craft Is Load
ed He Will Submerge Her and
Put To Sea Without Trouble
DEFIES ENEMY WARSHlPS j.
TO LOCATE HIS SEA WAKE
Canadian Government Plans To
Protest Expectation Of Nickel
In Vessel From United States,
and Complications Threaten

tAssociated Press BY Federal wireless.)
ID ALTIMORE, July 1.-THE Ger.
IN man commercial" submarine
Deutschland will return as aoon
as she has taken on board her cargo
Of nickel and merchandise which was
ready for her as soon as she arrived
here Sunday. -tIE,FII
1t is true that the question of her
status under interpational, law tuay
be raised, and that decision by the
Washington authorities may detain the
craft, but according to the belief ex.
pressed here that matter can be au;ck.
favor. A.Ei' -,
Capt. Paul KONG, her cammn nder,
an an interview given out yesterdhy
i,aapghed at the report that Britlsh and !
French warships are, cn'sthtiri way 10
Intercept him OFF the Capes, as he
leaves Hampton Roads. s
why. they, cannot catch me-, he
said; "1 can easily submerge well
inside the three-mile limit, and once
under the water ! defy any Of the
en"mies cruisers to follow my wake
On her return voyage the Deutsehs
land will carry large quantity of
nickel, OF which, il is admitted, Ger.
many stands in need, as well as mer-
ch"ndiSe, and, it is reported, some
specie. tN.E '@EI3. n
Purely A Merchant Ship ,g6 @.s o..
The officials here admitted Yesterday
that the indications are that nm in.
restlgatiOn will disclose the fact that
the Deutschland is purely a merchant
ship, and that as such she will be clear.
ed and entered in American ports exact.
Iy as any of her surface. sailing cousins
of the sea. -.
There is possibility, however, OF an
international complication with Canada
over the expectation of nickel In the
submarine s cargo. Dispatches from
OTTAWA announced last night that the
canadian government is seriously con.
sdering the situation raised by the
Deutschland 's arrival here, and the an
n"uncemcnt that part Of her return
cargo will be nickel. .Ts@I
1t is pointed out that the dominion
has been shipping nickel TO the United /
states under the stipulation that none
OF IT shall be exported from this coun.
Try IN such manner as to fall by any
chance INTO the hands of the Central
Powers. 1t was considered here and IN
Washington last night that an EN-.
barge by the Canadian government ON
future shipments of nickel will be one
of the immediate results Of the sbin.
mrnt in the submarine freighter
Allied Embassies Active. .s4. '.".
The British and French embassies
nave officially called the attention of
Counsellor Polk of the state depart.
m"nt to the arrival of the Deutscb-
land and requested that the United
states assure itself of the vessels
character. u
Counsellor Polk, who Is acting In the
absence Of Secretary Lansing. the lar.
ter being on his vacation, "a making
arrangements for naval experts to ex.
anime the Deutschland and report as
I" its status, particularly with refer.
enc" to the guns it carries.
Ambassador Won Bernstorff, who IA in
New York, has sent Baron Won Haniel.
counsel for the embassy, 70 ascertain
the exact status of the Deutschland.
Captain Konig yesterday talked
freely to the reporters from the local
papers, as well as those who came here
from big journals of nearby cities. He
appeared easily confident OF his return \
Journey, and spoke of his trip across
Ia" Atlantic and of the sister ships of
III" Deutschland, which, he SAYS, are
being built to inaugurate a transatlan.
tIr commercial service between this
and Germany.
HIS Official papers delivered, and the
letter from the Kaiser TO President
Wilson sent on its way, the submarine
commander prepared to rest for a,time
from the fatigue Of his voyage.
Among the other statements he made
was that in which he asserted that the
Deutschland and her fellow under.
water ships would break Great Brit.
ain ) traditional rule Of the sea.
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