Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-02
German Undersea Graft Is
Seen Speeding Toward
Lower Chesapeake
PLANES HOVER ABOVE
Air Craft of Unknown Pur-
pose Discovered Plying
About-Off Warships. T.,

Newport News, Va, Aug. .. 49, The
German merchant submarine Deutsch-
land was sighted off Tangler sound at
6 O'Clock this morning. She was still
heading toward the lower bay at a
high rate of speed. Tangier sound is
about seventy-five miles above the
capes.
Two aeroplanes were seen flying
over lower Chesapeake bay at Hamp-
ton Roads shortly after daybreak this
morning. They were not from the At
lantic coast aeronautical station here.
1t is believed they came from the arm
ored cruiser North Carolina on neu-
trality patrol off the Virginia capes.
The machines Unanswered back and
fourth over the water at a moderte
altitude.
Baltimore, Aug. after being re-
ported as passing Solomon's island at
2:30 o'clock this morning. the next
word of the German merchant sub
marine Deutschland, which sailed
from this port last evening for Ger
many, is expected to come from some
point on lower Chesapeake bay. Sol
onions island is about eighty miles
from the Virginia capes.
The Solomon's island dispatch said
that the Deutschland was steaming at
a speed of about sixteen knots an
when she would stop and that IL
seemed she was going right down TO
the capes.
May Await Better Chance.
The sailing plans of the Deutsch-
land were carefully guarded but when
she left Baltimore there was n belief
that she would proceed direct 20 New
port News. Yet there was an expectakM
ton in some quarters that the sum
mersible would seek a quiet cove or
inlet somewhere in lower Chesapeake
bay and there await a favorable oppor-
tunity to make a dash through the al
lies blockade off the capes.
Crowds See Sub Leave.
Captain Paul Koenig and the
Deutschland crew did not glide out of
Baltimore harbor with grim. set faces
as befitted men going to possible
doom. After the first cheer and chorus
of steam whistles and motor boat
horns when the first inch of green
hulk appeared. there was no sound
but the chug- chug-ch of a score Of
boats and the surge and wash Of wa
ter as a hastily formed and motley
fleet, with the submarine in the lead.
sped toward the Chesapeake Her
captain, on the coming tower. was as
deeply absorbed in his maps and
charts as though he were alone in his
library.
Straight astern, now far behind, was
the evening haze of Baltimore factory
chimneys and the low red sun sank
into it's banks of gold-rimmed gray
clouds. And soon the Deutschland dis
appeared from view.
Not Seen Since 6:30.
Fortress Monroe, Va, Aug. 2.-Eigh-
teen hours after the German merchant
submarine Deutschland sailed from
Baltimore, she had not been sighted
from the Virginia capes or in Hamp-
ton Roads and nothing had been heard
from her since 6:30 O'Clock this morn
ing when she was reported off Tan
gier sound, about sixty miles up Ches-
apeake hay.
Although last night she was making
16 knots, she apparently had been pro-
ceeding since at much slower speed.
On the trip up the bay after her ar
rival off the capes only II hours was
required for the run from Hampton
roads TO Baltimore.
Much surprise was occasioned here
by report brought by passengers on an
incoming coastwise steamer that onl-
one allied warship was on guard today
off the capes.
not been sighted at the capes. During
the early afternoon a two-funneled
warship came near the three-mile linn
it for a few moments and then dis
appeared.