Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-11-03
Deutschland Agaim BrGves
Blockade 01ad Second Trip
TOU. SIS Made IN fety

storm, the strange looking craft was
seen by pilot boat as she slipped into
Chesapeake Bay, after running the
gauntlet of cruisers standing guard off
the Virginia Capes. Her voyage of APP
proximately 400 miles made without Ia
stop at any port, established record
for craft of the kind
The Deutschland was soon after pick
ed up by the tug Timmins. which had
been at the capes several days awaiting
her arrival, and conveyed up the bay to
Baltimore, where she dropped anchor
that night. On the first trip she brought
a cargo of dyestuffs, the value of which
was estimated at from 100000 to ST.
600, 0O0
The arrival of the Deutschland at Baltl-
more created new diplomatic problem.
Was the ship, owing to it's submarine
Characteristic, to be classed as a warship
or as a peaceful merchantmen? The
American government at once sent naval
experts to Baltimore to investigate
Captain Koenig afforded the government
officials every facility and they made II
thorough inspection of the craft.
The Investigation resulted in the YER
dict that the Deutschland was a peace
full aud unarmed merrhantman, inrap-
able of conversion for war-like purposes
without extensive structural changes.
Representations were made to the
state department by the British ana
French embassies setting up the claim
that the submarine was potentially a
warship, even though designed anu used
as a merchantmen. The very nature
IF construction of a submarine. it was
held, made it impossible for such a craft
tn comply with the requirements of in
ternational law. She could not be stop
ped and searched and the representatives
of the entente allies asserted must be
regarded as an enemy warshfp subject to
destruction on sight.
RULING ON U-BOAT.
The state department, however, form
ally ruled. on July Is, that the subma-
rine was entitled to all the rights and
privileges belonging to a merchant Ves-
sci flying the flag of a belligerent
country i'm a neutral port.
Captain Koenig and his men, were law
ishly entertained during their stay at
Baltimore and the crew made briee
| trip to Washington.
After remaining in United States ter
ritorial waters about three weeks the
| Deutschland heavily laden with a cargo
of rubber and nickel, drew away from
| her pier August LIST and under her own
| power sailed from Baltimore on her
( homeward journey. American warships
| HldneuNGTeu OulSlue the V lIS UNA CdpSS
| to guard against any possible violation
of American neutrality. The capes were
/ reached the following night with only
I the faithful tug Timmins and newspa.
per boat in the vicinity.
The vessel arrived at the mouth Of the
Weser river on the afternoon of AO.
gust %. There was great rejoicing
/ throughout Germany and Captain Koenig
! was ordered to Berlin to make a person
al report of his trip to Emperor William
! While no definite announcement of the
| Deutschland's leaving Bremen on ser
ond trip was made. reports persisted dur
ing the last few days that she was again
on her way TO an American port. Sew
eral times IL was rumored that the
! Deutschland had either been sunk o,
captured.
RETURN CARGO READY.
A return cargo for the Deutschland
consisting mainly of crude rubber AMI
surgical supplies, valued at more than
$500, 900, has been ready on the pier of