Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-10

of Mr.. Alfred Lohmann. president oi
the board: Mr.. Philip Heineken, gen.
Kommerzienrat P NJ. Hermann, man.
ager Of the Deutsche Bank; Mr.. Car
Stapelfeldt, manager of the Norde
Lloyd, has taken over the management
of the company.
Begun to Break England's Rule.
I'VE have brought a most valuable
cargo of dyestufs to our American
friends. dyestuffs which have been &c
much needed since months in America,
and which the ruler OF the seas has moi
allowed the great American republic tc
import. While England will not allow
anybody the same right on the ocean
because she rules the waves, we have
by means of the submarine commenced
to break this rule.
Great Britain cannot, however. hin.
as we please. Our trip passing Dover
across the ocean was an uneventfu
one When danger approached we
went below the surface, and here we
are sa1eIy IN an American port. ready
TO return in due course.
am not in a position to give you
full details regarding our trip acros,
the ocean. in view of our enemies
our boat has displacement of abou,
1000 tons and a speed of more thar
fourteen knots Needless to say
that we are quite unarmed and only a
peaceful merchantmen.
Boats to Garry Mails.
Our boats will carry across the At.
lantic the mails and save them from
British interruption.
I'VE trust that the old friendly rela.
tionship with the United States 1oin.
PACK to the days of Washington, when
1t was Prussia who was the first TO helu
America in its fight for freedom from
British rule. will awake afresh In your
beautiful and powerful country. =
The house flag Of the Deutsche
Ocean -Rhederei is the old Bremen ma
red and white stripes. with the coat OF
arms Of the town. the key in the cor
ner. This key is the sign that we have
opened the gates which Great Britain
tried to shut upon us and the trade
of the world. The gates which we
opened with this key will not be sh ut
again. Open door to the trade of the
world and freedom of the oceans and
equal rights to all nations on the
oceans will be guaranteed by Ger
many's victory in this struggle for our
existence" -
Carries $50 Tons of Dyestuffs.
1t was learned that the boat left
Bremen with her load of about 75O
tons of valuable dyestuffs, which the
owners hope to sell to American man
ufacturers for fortune. At Helgoland
she waited nine days. leaving there
June % to plow deep beneath the sur
face Of the North sea to escape the
watchful eyes of the allied blockaders
Capt. KONG intimated that the pur-
pose of his long delay at HeIgoland
was to deceive the 0uh&
doubtedly had heard rumors of the
submarines coming. I'VE stopped
there for very good reasons" the cap
tain explained with a broad smile.
This accounted for the belief in the
United States that the vessel was a
week overdue misrepresentation that
caused German embassy officials ia
fear that she had run into allied war
ships or fallen victim to an Atlantic
storm. Once outside the blockadi
lines and into the Atlantic. according
to the captains story. he HEADED
straight across. and only deviated from
his course once. when he saw what he
took 10 be enemy craft. Most of the
ing around fourteen Knots an hour
With his powerful twin Diesel oil en-
g!nes. Submerged he could go at the
rate OF seven and one-half knots.
Capt. KONG found his path apparent
~ clear. He laid to with his deck
awash. however. waiting until dark.
ness ecii before nearing the coast
, When the bright halS-moon went down
shortly after midnight. he put or al
speed and shot between tho Virgins
capes. to be greeted by the tug Tim
: mons. sent thcre more than a week be
fore to await his coming.
On board the submarine are the cap
| tain. first and second officers and twe,
ty-six men. all wearing the regulattor
uniforms OF the German mercantile ma.
r.ne. with the North German Lloyd in
sigma upon their caps The skipper /,
| a trim. slightly built man OF medium
height, around forty years of age. Tw,
of his seamen are grizzled old tars. bu
all the rest are youths apparentIy
! ranging from eighteen to twenty -thre,
| years.
Cheered by Foreign Eailors.
| When the vessel was released from
| quarantine she moved up the river I,
| the pier of the Eastern Forwardins
| Company. six miles away. TO a careful
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