The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-12
Second German Merchant
Submarine Is Believed
to Be Near
TUG TIMMONS
PREPARES TO LEAVE
Meanwhile the Deutschland
Is Getting Ready to
Leave Port

Norfolk, Va, July l2.-It is reported
that the tug Tomas +. Timmons, whiel
met the undersea liner Deutschland OF
her arrival off Baltimore, is preparing I,
leave that city soon for the Virginia
capes. Some believe the tug is undei
lorders 10 meet the German rsub'
marine Bremen which is reported Ell
route to the United States.
Baltimore, Md, July l2.-Confideut
that the efforts OF the diplomatic represen-
tative of the entente allies to have his
vessel classed as a warship and interned
will prove unayailing Captain Paul Koe-
mig, master of the German submarine
Deutschland, is preparing TO leave port
on his return voyage within ten days.
Captain koenig expressed satisfaction
when informed that three American ma
val officers. who yesterday inspected the
| Deutschland TO determine her status, had
reported IN effect that not only vas she
an unarmed merchant vessel now, but
was so constructed that she could not be
converted into a war craft without vir
tually being rebuilt. Captain Koenig
said he could only reiterate that the
Deutschland, like other submarines built
for Germany's new underseas merchant
fleet, was designed solely as a freight
carrier
At least eight of these vessels, it was
authoritatively learned here, now are
building at kiel, and with these in adj
dition to the Deutschland and the Bre
men, already en- route for an American
port, Germany expects, in measure, to
re-establish her lost commerce and mail
communication with the rest of the
world.
The torpedo being a submarines es-
sential weapon, to make her effective as
war craft, il was the possibility that
the Deutschland might be pierced for tor.
pedo tubes. That was the chief concern cf
the American naval officers, headed by
Captain c. f. Hughes, who inspected the
vessel. Not. only were none found but an
exa mination OF the forward part OF the
vessels hull where torpedo tubes natur /
ally would be located revealed, il was
learned, tAat the structure was not sub /
stantial enough to contain them, Be /
fore the Deutschland could be armed /
like a German naval submarine, entire +
reconstruction forward would be neces.
sary.
Captain Hughes and his associates
were given the entire freedom OF the
ship and there was no space within the
interior that they did not explore. The
commander was not pres
mt during the examination,
Captain Hughes and his assistants
ipent more than two hours in the vessel.
1aptain Hughes declined to discuss what
le had seen, but said that not only did
,he young officer who escorted them
through the boat freely answer all ques-
ions but even volunteered information
"He was proud OF his vessel and Il
on't blame him." said Captain Hughes. L
1t is wonderful piece of mechanism !
nd a monument to German inventive !
enius." (
Captain Koenig meanwhile was taking {
luncheon at local hotel with a party a
t officials of the North German Lloyd, {
Ierman- Americans Of local prominence I
nd their wives He sat at the head OF i
he table, and was on his feet instantly r
hen the orchestra played Die Wacht {
IN Rhein," and arose no less quickly (
hen the Star Spangled Banner" was e
layed as the next selection, i