The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-11-24
DEUTSCHLAND ARRIVES AT NEW
LONDON, CONN.,, WITH s10,.
10000 CARGO.
CAPT. KOENIG IN COMMAND
Commander Of German Subsea Liner
Declares That Sister Submarine Bre-
men Had an Accident and Sank
Says He Dodsed Warships on Way.

S10,OO0,000, rests in her cradle in Tie
Thames river at the end of her second
transatlantic voyage, the Germans
proof of having beaten the British
blockade.
Speaking for its owners, the captain
said that, despite the fate of the Bre-
men, that never reached port, the fact
that the Deutschland had made the
voyage twice proved the feasibility of
the underwater freight trade, and an
nounced that with the early completion
of the America, sister ship to the
Deutschland and the Bremen, there
would be established a regular service
from Bremen to New London. with
sailings every 40 days.
1t was said the Deutschland would
start for Germany in O fortnight and
return as soon as practicable.
Admits Bremen is Lost
The Joy of the Germans who came
here to welcome the Deutschland was
dampened by the announcement
brought by Captain Koe1ig that the
| Bremen had been lost at sea- He said
| 1t sailed from Bremen Oh August 70
and started on the English channel
route to New London.
| He said the German government had
positive knowledge that 1t had oeen
lost in an accident due either TO
storm or a collision. Captain Schwartz
kopf, friend of Captain Kenig, was
commander OIL the Bremen, which car
ried cargo of dyes and chemicals
and had q crew of % men.
| Captain Koenig said that the cargo
this time was worth $10,00O,0OO. while
the first cargo was worth but $780,
600.
Serum to Fight Plague.
1t was learned on good authority that
the high value of the Deutschland car
go is due to the fact that it carries a
large amount of securities, as we'll S
large cOnsingments of precious
stones.
Captain Koenig said it was probable
that in the supplies Of drugs cached
within the cargo might be some serum
for the treatment of infantile paraly-
sis.
81 know there isn't much" he said,
because it takes monkeys to produce
monkeys"
Captain KOenig, who was decorated
five times for the way In which he
took the Deutschland through her first
| trip. telling Of the trials of the second
voyage, said:
I'VE left Bremen in broad daylight
October TO- As soon as we got into the
North sea we encountered heavy gales
from the southwest. Instead of going
through the English channel, as we did
on our first trip, we went through the
Fair Island channel. between the DIRK.
neys and Scotland.
Cruisers Are Sighted.
1--WE saw q number of British cruis.
ers in the North sea, but they did not
see us. AS soon as we got around the
coast of Scotland we steered a straigh,
course for Newfoundland.
I'VE soon struck very heavy gales
Beginning with the sixth day out, anG
four days following, we die not make
mile Of Roadway, but just tried tC
keep on our course.
After giving other details of the voy
age the captain said:
1T was about three o'clock In the
afternoon when we glimpsed No Mans
Land in hazy weather. We submerged
and steered southwark until we
dropped anchor at the mouth of the
Thames at midnight"
A Jew moments after anchoring. the
Efco, the motorboat of the Eastern
Forwarding company. was notified, anC
brought the health officer AID Captain
Hinsch of the Deutsche Ocean Rhe
| derei. owners of the Deutschland
Two hours later the Deutschland, un
der its own power. moved slowly up Il
the new state pier and made fas
| alongside the Eastern Forwarding
company's warehouse.
Dodqed British Warsh;ps.
The Deutschland brought the sam,
crew IT had on its first trip.
Captain Koenig said that on the wa,
| over he saw nothing of the U-53, bu
he had heard of Its exploits off tn,
American coast before he left Bremen
He also had heard of 1T by way of tn,
wireless station at Nauen.
The commander of the Deutschlan,
: said ii had become a simple thing :,
dodge English warshipS.
You simply dodge under them" h.
said. Il had 10 dodge them at leas
seven times coming over. but l simpl
submerged until they were out of sight
Altogether, however. on the way over
l submerged only for about ninety-fiv
miles. about the same as | did on In
first trip"
In addition 10 seeing British war
ships In the North sea the captain sai
he had seen patrol boats of Scotlan
and several cruisers in midocean.
4 81 should say that In fortnlgh
Won will see me no more for while
hut then don't be sad. for | will b
back right away.
The Deutschland brought over Sc,
eral packages OF mail for Count vo
J Bernstorff, German ambassador.