Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1916-07-12
When the Deutschland will return

| "hen the Deutschland VIII return,
or whether it is planned to have her
make regular transatlantic trips,
Mr.. IIilken refused to discuss.
| "This project was conceived" he
said, "by German commercial inter-
ests who wanted to reopen trade with
the United States. We need some of
Germany's commodities and Ger
many needs some Of ours. 1t is a
purely commercial proposition, and
that is all there is to it. The time
has not come yet when Ieppelins can
cross the ocean, SO these Bremen
merchants thought they'd try a
| submarine. | have kept the secret,
Of course, all this time to insure the
| success Of the project. We expected
| her several days ago. Her crew must
have endured great hardships, and to
| them, OF course. the credit for the
| success Of the undertaking IS chiefly
due"
II present plans are carried out,
the public will not be allowed to i'll
spcct the under-sea wonder, nor will
anybody except the Federal authori-
ties be allowed to board her.
The pier Of the Eastern Forward
ing Company was boarded up to-day
to shut out the view Of the curious,
and the Schumacher firm arranged
to surround the pier tomorrow
morning with a Gordon Of police.
From the Oceans Depths.
Baltimore, July l0.-Out OF the
depths, Capt. Paul Koenig brought a
word-of-mouth story Of tile first
crossing Of the Atalntic by a CONNER
cial submarine-the giant super-sub-
mersible Deutschland.
Supplementing a written statement
Capt. Koenig told how the submarine
had lain in the bottom Of the Eng
lish Channel one night; how her
crew played gramophone beneath
the waves, how they lived on cham
pagne and the best of food. and how
she sailed openly 5000 miles.
The boat submerged only few
times and sailed only SO miles be-
meath the surface on the entire trip.
The crew had bad weather only one
day. The undersea monster travel
ed $500 miles with cargo OF $50
tons. She can carry 1000 tons and
can go down 300 feet and stay there
four days.
Capt. Koenig has no message for
President Wilson. He says he ex-
poets no difficulty in getting out Of
American waters.
Is Not Il Wurship.
Washington, July 1O.-The SUPER
submerSible Deutschland is not a
warship, and Is not even an armed
merchantman, us no guns or arnla-
ment Of any kind were found aboard.
This was reported to-day to the
Treasury Department by customs Off
cials who boarded the submarine at
Baltimore. This report, although
preliminary. is considered definitely
to fix the status Of the undersea
boat. OfHcials Of the British and
French embassies have called at the
State Department since it's arrival.
Others Arc Following.
Capt Paul Koenig, commander OF
the submarine, stated that several
others are following this the first
one. At Bremen, said the captain,
when customs men scrambled aboard
the Deutschland and wrote "fnis,"
the biggest and most dramatic ma
rine gamble began.
Capt. koenig was on deck when
the vessel anchored off quarantine.
She left Helgoland on June 23, when
the examination Of her 20 men of
the crew was completed
NtIIIiitiIS wy ANA lIluSn.
When the Deutschland steamed in
to the dock Germans cried as they
boa arded the submarine to greet the
crew. who would not say when they
would return.
The work Of unloading the valua-
Bile cargo OF dyestuIfs has started.
Interest has been divided between
the Deutschland and her crew. The
latter are all young men and they
danced and laughed when they
landed.
Capt. Koenig said he brought a
valuable cargo Of dyestuffs "for
American friends"
The captain said that the idea Of
building such submarine was con-
ceived by Alfred I.nhmann, president
Of the Bremen Chamber Of Com
mcrce.
Speaking OF the dangers oncount-
cred in crossing the Atlantic, Cant.
Koelig said: when we approached
danger we went below the surface
and were not in position to give
full details Of the view of enemies.
''The boat has a displacement Of
1000 tons and speed OF IA knots"
the captain continued. "She is un-
armed. Germany is convinced OF the
final victory Of German arms. We
arc peaceful merchantmen"
cONFEDERATE GENERALS son
TO Receive Commission in Twelfth
New York Infantry.
New York. July 7.--Authorization
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