The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-07-13

merged only about 80 miles.
II have SEEN" said the captain,
statements that we were forced to go
hundreds OF miles out OF our course In
the Atlantic because Of British war
ships. This Ia not so, why should we
go out of our course except to merge.
That Is the simplest and most effective
way to get out of our course. Besides
1t Is much easier to submerge.
we came to Hampton Roads by the
straight course from the English chan
mel. We did not come by way of the
Azores. Altogether from Helgoland to
Baltimore we covered 5000 miles. or
that distance 30 miles were driven
under the surface OF the war.
In Excellent Health.
Throughout the entire trip the Of
ficers and crew were In excellent
health and spirits. OF course, when we
were under water for long spells the
air got very stuffy sometimes and there
never serious. The Deutschland Is built
to stay under water for four consecu-
tive days, you see we never reached
anywhere near our submersion limit on
this voyage.
"The ship is much easier to ride than
q torpedo boat destroyer, much stead
Ter. Nothing can happen to her, she ts
little at times, but that Is no hardship.
Amy nation that can build q ship
like the Deutschland can do what we
did"
The German commander talked with
the smiling enthusiasm of q child and
the principal incidents Of his record
trip: .. L..
he continued. I'VE left Holland on June
% and steamed on the surface into
the North sea. Before sailing we had
trial trips ana drills for the crew for
10 days or two weeks having proceeded
from Bremen to our starting point.
had never been on q submarine voyage
and the training had an was received
in practice trips on the Deutschland.
Everything went without incident,
the first day, but on the second day In
the North sea in the zone Of the British
cruisers and destroyers we saw their
smoke frequently, but only dived when
we thought there was danger OF our
being detected. or course we wero ar
so low and our ship gave out no smoke.
ficult to see because we were running
We did submerHe several times In the
North sea, staying under sometimes
two hours and sometimes less. Every
time we came to the surface II all look
ed well. we kept on going. We saw no
British battleships in the North sea,
only cruisers and destroyers, or at least
we took them to be British naval yes
sells.
I'VE did not on the entire trip come
into close proximity with any man OF
war. We avoided them all 1t was
Prom the North sea we went
straight through the English channel,
which Is alive with warships, and on
the night OF the fourth day we sub
merged and remained still all night on
the ground on the bottom OF the chan-
mel. There were lots Of cruisers near
us, we knew, and 1t was very fogsy.
80 we thought 1t wise not to take
any chances, and l gave the order to
submerge for the night and until there
should be clearer weather. The next
morning all was we'll and we proceeded
through the channel into the Atlantic
ocean without incident.
Cargo Worth 100000.
Our trip has demonstrated thet the
big merchant submarine Is practical
and that it has come to stay. We ex-
pect the venture to be a great finan-
cial success. This ship can carry a
cargo of 1000 tons and on this trip car
ried $50 tons Of dyestuffs valued at
81, 000, 900.
The charges for the shipment alone
will be pay for the cost Of the Deutsch-
lana, SDUU,UUU. On IulS Trip we CdIElSu
no mails nor did we carry money or Sc
curities. Also we came without insur-
ance, running entirely at our own risk"
Did you bring a message from the
1 kaiser to President Wilson's" the cap
tain was asked.
mo, we did not" Cautain Koenig re-
piled with emphasis. THAT is a plain
lie. We will go back again carrying
And we can get back without taking
on any oil here. We have enough left
to take US home. And want to say
that 1t will be Just as easy to go back
as it was to come. We will have no
difficulty getting out the capes, that Is
If British warships do not break neu-
trality and come within the three-mile
| limit to attack us. How soon we shall
leave do not know, but we will be
ready as soon as we get cargo"
Can Go Down 800 Feet.
Captain KONG said that the Deutsch-
land was built for submersion to a
is seldom necessary to go more than 80
feet below the surface.
The captain said he had been in the
merchant service for many years and
that in recent years he had commanded
the Princess Irene and the Schleswig.
He paid high tribute to the crew and
his fellow officers. The chief engineer
is F. Klees; the first officer, F. Krap-
ohof, and the second officer, M. Eyring.
Captain Koenig haid the greatest credit
| for the success Of the voyage should be
given to Engineer Klees. II depended
on him every minute of the day and
night" he added. AS he ended the in
terview the captain said he expected
the next German merchantmen to reach
the United States in eight weeks.
Guy V. Steelem, surveyor OF the port
of Baltimore, made an official report to
Collector Ryan late today, advising that
the Deutschland was an unarmed mer-
chairman entitled to all the privileges
of any other peaceful ship sailing under
the flag Of q friendly nation.
The submarine left quarantine at
5: 80 o. H., after the health officers had
boarded the craft and given permission
to proceed.
! It was announced that a statement
| would be made regarding the extraor-
| binary voyage by officials OF the North
| German Lloyd company later today.
Definite announcement that the great
| German submarine merchantmen
Deutschland had reached Chesapeake
| bay Yesterday as the first of a fleet of