The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1916-07-13
DEUTSCHLAND IS SAFELY
DOCKEO At A[T|M0RE
Her Skipper Is The Hero Of The Hour
and Enjoys HighEHonors

which reached the Chesapeake Bay yes
terday is but the first OF a feet of such
craft built to ply regularly in the trans.
Atlantic trade, was made here early to.
day by Capt. Paul KONG, master of the
81 bmarine trader.
This is not the only one of these
ships that is coming" said the Captain.
Just wait. there will be more here
soon and we are going back for another
cargo. We are going to have a regular
line "
1t was to a port officer that the Cap
tain talked as his vessel was preparing
to dock from the lower harbor, where
she dropped anchor at II O'Clock last
night at the end of her memorable voy-
age across the Atlantic through lanes
of vlgilant enemy warships. He spoke
freely to the officers and laughed over
his feat.
All during the night a considerable
part of the Deutschland crew had been
astir and small search light played al
most constantly upon a newspaper yacht
anchored nearby. The tug Thomas F.
Timmons, conveying the submarine. al
so kept the yacht under close surveil-
ance.
Shortly after o'clock when daylight
was beginning to show family through
the heavy low lying clouds and a steady
drilling rain boat with health and
customs officials aboard put out from
quarantine station and went along side
the submarine. To the municipal
health officer, DR.. Thomas L. Richard
son, the submarines skipper, presented
his bill Of health issued to him by vii.
liam Thomas Fee, United States Con
sui at Bremen on June IA.
The document describes the Deutsch-
land as "a vessel engaged in the freight
trade between Bremen and Boston OF
other Eastern Atlantic port" 1t re-
cords her gross tonnage as 79l and saws
she lis newly built" and has a cargo OF
dyestutfs in good condition and whole
some supply of water taken from the
Bremen watepworks.
One thing the boarding officers noted
particularly-there was no torpedo
tubes or guns of any description visible
aboard the vessel. They had been told
that she mounted two small CALDER rifles
for defensive use but the officers came
ashore convinced that the visitor was
wholly unarmed.
1t was learned that the boat left
Bremen with her load of about $50 tons
of valuable dyestuffs which her owners
hope to sell to American manufacturers
for fortune. At Religoland she wait
ed nine days leaving there June % to
pillow deep beneath the surface of the
North Sea to escape the watchful eyes
of the allied blockaders Captain Ko-
mig intimated that the purpose of his
long delay at Heligoland was to deceive
the enemy who undoubtedly had heard
rumors of the submarines going.
When the vessel was released from
quarantine she moved up the river to
the pier of the Eastern Forwarding
Company, six miles away to a carefully
guarded waiting berth. On the way up
she passed dozen merchantmen lying
at anchor. The first, big Norwegian
freighter, dipped her flag and her whole
ships company lined up against the
rail raised three rousing cheers which
were answered with a will. With
another Norwegian and two Dutch
ships the submarine exchanged formal
salutes. She moved close to a number
of British tramps in silence observed
with great interest by the English
crews.
A force of longshoremen were ready
on the dock to begin unloading the car
go, which is to be shipped as soon as
possible by the Eastern Forwarding
Company to the purchasers, New York
Chemical Companies Probably only a
day or two will be required to discharge
and then the submarine will take on a
cargo of crude rubber and nickel con-
signments already stored in the COM
pany's warehouse for her return trip.
Extraordinary precautions have been
taken to protect the Deutschland. As
soon as she reached her dock an army
of guards drove away all river craft
and huge chain of logs was drawn
around her to prevent vessels from ap-
preaching within 100 feet of the ship.
On the land side of the dock a high
board fence reaching far out into the
river had been erected. On top of the
fence are half dozen rows of heavy
barbed wire and curtained with burlap
to shut off all view. No one without a
permit was allowed near the entrance
to the dock.
MY orders are from my home
Government" said Captain KONG.
mo one can go aboard without au-
thority. | am sorry. would like the
whole world to see. -
Capt. KONG issued the following
statement today: