Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-11
METAL AND RUBBER,
. NEEDED BY KAISER.
WILL FORM CARGO
The Deutschland Docks at
Baltimore Preparatory
to Unloading.
PROMPTLY ESTABLISHES
PEACEFUL CHARACTER
German Captain Submits Craft to
Thorough Inspection by
U. S. Officials.
SEE NO SIGN OF ARMAMENT
SEE NO SIGN OF ARMAMENT
Barbcd-Wire Stockade and Numcr-
Gus Guards Block Way OF
SightSccrs.

SiShtSccrS.
BALTIMORE. July l0.-Thc German
submarine merchantmen Deutschland
tonight was ready TO discharge her
S1.0o0.000 cargo and take aboard for
the return trip metal and rubber need
ell by the Empcrors armies and navy.
The return merchandise is waiting OH
tho dock. and the time for leaving port
will depend largely upon plans for
ciudinE viEilant enemy cruisers. which
it is expected will bc waiting out side
tho Virginia capcs.
Tonight the daring German scamcn
who brought the submarine merchant
man Deutschland across the Atlantic
slept quietly aboard their vessel, which
lay moorcd to a carefully screened pier
guarded by strong squad OF Balti-
more police. Captain Paul Koenig the
skipper. had delivered his papers to the
North German Lloyd office. entered his
vessel at the custom-house as COM
mcrcc carrier, and had presented to a
German embassy official a pack Of cor
respondcnce for Ambassador Bern
storff.
One OF Captain Kocnis's first acts
4
to-day was TO announce that tho
Deutschland was but ono of n feet of
mammoth submersihles built or build
ing for a regular transatlantic mail and
merchandise service. He said the next
TO come would be the Brcmen. and that
she might be looked for within eight
weeks.
CRAFT Is SUBMITTED
no THOROUGH INSpECTInN
Anxious To establish promptly his
peaceful character and to forestall in
Vestigation sought by diplomatic rep
rescntatives of the allied powers. the
German capcain submitted his craft to
"a thorough inspection by the surveyor
of the port and an agent OF the Depart
ment of Justice. These officers, as we'll
as the customs inspectors. and quaran-
tine surgeons, agreed that there was
no sign OF armament OF any descrlp-
ton on board, and that there was no
doubt in their minds about the boat
being entitled to the status Of an ordi-
nary merchantmen. Guy V. steele, tho
surveyor. made formal report to this
effect TO Port Collector Ryan, who
transmitted II TO the Treasury Depart
ment ut Washington.
Neither Captain Kocnig nor agents
of the North German Lloyd Line, to
whom the boat is consigned, seemed
aPprehensive of diplomatic difficulties.
1t was stated on the authority Of tho
captain that the only arms on board
were four automatic pistols belon ging
to the officers, and Il sportsman's rife
for firing rockets
This was busy day for the COM
mander beginning at dawn when quar-
antinc officers went aboard, received
the bill OF health issued by the Amer
lean consul at Bremen and passed the
deutschland into port. Once safely
alongside of his dock. Captain Koenis
called his crew ashore and posed with
them Tor motion picture and newspaper
photographers. He laughed and chatted
with the camera men and correspon-
dents. but refrained from discussing
his achievement until after he had re-
ported TO the agents OF his owners.
IN STATEMENT TELLS
OF COMING OF OTHER HoATS
Later. at the Office Of tho North Ger
man Lloyd. he issued typewritten
statement telling of the coming of
other boats like the Deutschland and
asserting his voyage had broken tho
hritish control OF the seas. AT the
same time he submitted to an inter-
WV III "nltU ne ucScrlDcu his $500
mile cruise. He denied reports that he
had been chased off his course by
enemy warshps. declaring that SO far
as he knew there was not an allied
war craft in the Atlantic. The cap
tain asserted further that his VOYAGE
had established the fact that sub
marine OF the type Of the Deutschland
could travel anywhere that the ordt-
nary vessel could go. $4,000 miles if
necessary. fic had no fears. he stated,
Of his ability TO cJude enemies that
might be waiting for him OFF the Via.
ginia capcs when he starts his roturn
trip.
IL will be able to submerge within
the thrce.mile limits, and they cannot
catch mo aftcr that" he said.
During nearly the entire voyage.
said Captain koenig. the Deutschland
Travelled on the surface. Once she sub-
merged for ten hours. and lay during
that time on the bottom OF the English
Channel to escape British destroyers
Captain Koonis piloted his vessel out
OF Eremen on June H.. He wen.
directly to IIcigoland, remaining there