Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1916-07-12

First One in History Crosses the At
Iantc With Mail and Dyes.

, Saturday morning the first submarine
merchantmen arrived in Chesapeake
bay on its way to Baltimore. 1t had
} been l6 days on the way and had eluded
all the watchfulness of the allied ves-
sells that laid In wait for 1t.
The subarmine carried 750 tons Of
costly dye chemicals and several bags
OF mail. On the return trip it will be
loaded with nickel and rubber, both of
which are badly needed in Germany.
The vessel carried crew of. 20 men.
When the submarine arrived inside
the capes she came to the surface and
stood fifteen feet out of the water, she
signalled for pilot to convey her to
landing at Baltimore AS demonstr-
alton was to be made in honor of this
arrival of:the first merchant submarine.
she anchored below Baltimore until
Sunday to await arrangements for hon.
oring her.
This IS accepted as coming close to
ing the blockade of the allies and
is considered a signal triumph for the
Germans.
Capt. Konig's story of the Deutsch-
land's voyage across the ocean was told
to newspaper correspondents soon after
he made public his prepared statement.
1--WE came to Hampton Roads by the
straight course from the English chan
nel," said the captain. 1--WE did not
come by way IT the Azores. Alto
gelher from Helgo!and to Baltimore
were co ered 1890 mules.
''The Deutschland is built to stay
under water Tor fuur consecutive days,
so you see W. never reached anywhere
near our submit rsion limit on this voy-
age.
The ship is ! ucn easier to ride IN
j than rpedo boat destroyer; much
+ steadier
There is little to tell of the trip,
he continued. 1--WE left Helgoland
June % and steamed on the surface in
to the North Sea, Before sailing we
conducted trial trips and drills tor the
crew for ten days or 70 weeks. l had
never been on submarine voyage ana
the training 1 had all was received in
the practice trips in the Deutschland.
Everything went without incident
the first day. but on the second day IN
the North Sea we were IN the zone of
the British cruisers and destroyers.
We sighted their smoke frequently, but
only dived when we thought there was
danger of our being detected.
THROUGH ENGLISH CHANNEL.
From the North sea we went
straight through the English channel.
which is alive with warshps, and on
the night of the fourth DAY we sub
merged and renamed all night on the
lots of cruisers, we knew, and it was
foggy. The next morning all was we'll
and we proceeded through the channel.
''This ship can carry cargo of 1000
tons and on this trip carried 750 tons of
dyestutfs, valued at $1,000,000. The
charges for the shipment one will
pay for the cost of the Deutschland,
about $500, 900. We came without ln>
surance, running entirely at our own
risk"
odd you bring a message from the
KAISER to President Wilson," the cap
tain was asked.
"No, we did not the captain re-
Piled. "That is a PLAIN lie
1--WE will go back again carrying
whatever cargo there is for US to take.
And we can 60 without taking on any
oil here. We have enough left to take
US home. And l want to cay that it
will be just as easy to go back as it
was to come over.
AS he ended the interview, the cap
tain asid he expected the next subma-
rine merchantmen to reach the United
States within eight weeks.