Evening journal., 1916-07-10
DEUTSCHLAND UNDER
Sea FOR 90 miles
Captain Koenig Says One
Night Was Spent in
English Channel
SAYS SHIP CAN
STAY DOWN A DAYS
BY CARL ID. GROAT
United Press Stan Correspondent.

United Press Stan Correspondent
BALTIMORE, Md, July 10.-Cap-
tain Paul Koenig. commander or the
giant submarine Deutschland, today,
in an interview with newspaper men,
said that the vessel had been sub
merged only ninety miles OF the en-
tire voyage. He told of spending a
night submerged in the English Chan
mel and OF playing the gramaphone
undersea. He also gave out a writ
ten statement His written statement
announced that the Bremen. a sister
vessel. will follow the Deutschland II
declared Germany now foresees the
collapse OF the English starvation
blockade. The gate will not be shut
again" Is the language
I'VE went down one or two times
in the North Sea for a few hours"
he said but we Travelled only ninety
miles in all under the sea. We were
four days in the English Channel. ly-
ing on the bottom a whole night there
because the weather was foggy. No.
body saw us. however. and we sighted
no warships cruisers and de-
stroyers
1T was my first long voyage in a
submarine. though ] had taken several
trips before on the Deutschland. There
! was no fear IN the experience. and II
seemed no more than taking a trip
on the Schleswig or Princess Irene.
German Lloyd ships used to COM
mand
we started from Germany June %
had bad weather only one day and
travelled a total distance OF about $500
miles.
1T did get rather close inside dur.
ing the. rough weather, but il was all
right when the matches we're of. The
Deutschland can go down 300 feet
and stay there four days II necessary
but we did not have to da that
This trip was a practical demon
stration OF the ability OF a submarine
10 pass the British blockade, We
expect great financial success from
our venture, and, In fact, the boat wal
lpaid for by this cargo. We can carr
900 tons. though this time we ha'
75O tons, chiefly dyestuffs. wort
81 900 600"
The captain smiled when asked
there would be trouble I'm getting on
OF the Patapsco river.
mo, there won't be any difficult.
In getting out II the English do no
violate the law concerning the thre
mile zone. No doubt there will
ton cruisers OF this port waiting Il
us, but I could submerge before lea
ing the river. Our ability to escaI
ought to be demonstrated by the ia
- that we were not seen at any tin
o on our voyage here"
y The talk turned to life on 81
" marine.
"a "Oh, yes" he said. I'VE had pier
B. 10 eat. We could cook everythi
le and we d, had timed meats, tim
Ie fruits and timed bread-tinned evei
+ thing. Just like H. America
h well. what else, captain ?" he WI
= asked.
d we'll. we played the gramaphoi
while under water and we had son
r champagne. too"
4 Koenig explained that his vess
e carried no message from the Kais'
i to President Wilson nor any secur
= ties to he deposited here. He woul
4 take back. he said. almost any kin
! of cargo" though he didn't wal
to announce just when he woul
= start.
His written statement emphasize
that the Ocean Transportation Con
pany Limited feels K has taken on
, one step toward solving the starvi
10 fion DrOhlom