Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-07-13

Baltimore, July 1.-The worlds first sub
marine merchantmen, German underwater
liner. Deutschland. anchored below Bal
timore tonight after voyaCnE safely
across the Atlantic passing the allied
hockading squadrons and eluding enemy
rruisers watching for her off the American
coast. She carries mail and a cargo of
T5o tons of costly chemicals and dive
stuff and is to carry back home a similar
amount Of nickel and crude rubber sorely
needed by the German army.
TRIP LASTED Is DAYS.
Fifteen days ont from Bremerhaven to
Baltimore, the submarine reached safely
between the Virginia capes at las O'Clock
this morning, passing in on the surface
covered by n heavy pail of darkness
which settled over the entrance Of the
bay with the setting Of tel-tale half
moon. once inside, the visitor threw eau
tion aside and began shricl<ing his siren,
signalling for pilot and at the same time
attracting the attention Of the tug
Thomas F. Timmons. which had been
waiting in the lower bay for nearly two
weeks to greet tho Deutschland and con-
voy hey into port
Three hours later, at 4:f5 o'clock
This morning tho big submarine start
ed up the bay with the German NOR
chant flag flying under hor own
power. piloted by Captain Frederick
n. Cooke of the Virginia Pilots assoc
citation. and conveyed by the Tim
mons. She was making more than 10
knots an hour and could have dockcd
In Baltimore tonight but arrange
nents had been made for receiving
hor with formal ceremonies to-mor-
row and her captain was ordered to
wait in the lower harbor. He and his
crew of % men remained aboard their
craft.
JUST A MERCHANTMEN
Regarding his vessel as a merchant
man subject to no unusual restric-
tons, the skipper, whose name is said
to be Captain KairiG, went up the
Chesapeake without waiting to notify
local customs and quarantine authori-
ties Of his presence. He was five hours
away before Norman Hamilton, collcc-
tor of Norfolk, Newport News, heard
the nows, and started on his trail
aboard the coast guard cutter Onon-
aaGa. At last reports tonight the cut
ter had not approached the submarine
and it is understood that she merely
was ordered out to keep the strange
craft under surveillance as a nclI-
trality precaution.
BREAKS ENGLISH BLOCKADE.
Little was known here tonight about
what happened during the epoch making
cruise across the ocean. which in a small
measure at least, breaks the blockade on
N-it ha 90 he,
None Of the submarines crow had landed
and the agents of her owners had received
only mcaCre reports. Such information ms
was available came indirectly from the
pilot and from Captain Hans f. Hnsch
of the North German Lloyd liner Neckar
laid up here since the beginning Of the
war Capt. Hinsch boarded the Deutsch-
land from the Tmmons ana made the trip
up the hay with her.
HIGH MOVE THE WATER LINE.
According to the accounts reaching here
the underwater liners supcrstructure was
standing r. feet above the water when she
came in. Until daylight no showed no
flag but the German merchant ensign was
raised AT sun mp. Stories were circulated
that British or French cruisers chased
her AT sea Thursday but these could not
be confirmed.
The boat Is consigned to A. Schu-
macher & Co., local agents of the
North German Lloyd line. and her car
60 to the Eastern Forwarding COM
pany, concern said to have been or
gained within the past few weeks
especially to handle the business of
underwater liners. Tho latter COM
pany has n pier and warehouse in
which cto e,
ed on the Deutschland for her return
trip.
TRAVELLED 1000 MILES.
In German quarters here the news
of the submarines arrival was hailed
with the kcencst delight. Those who
knew of her coming had been conceal
ing alarm for two or three days, as
she was due to arrive about the mid
die of last week. 1t is understood that
she Travelled more than four thousand
miles, going some 500 miles out Of her
course to avoid enemy ships.
The Deutschland is no convert cd
war craft. but brand now commerce
carrier built in Bremen and sont here
on a purely commercial mission ac-
cording to Henry q. IIilken. the senior
member of the Schumacher concern.
She belongs to the Ocean RhedcreL
limited, ocean Navigation company,
limited) and wac launched at Kiel in
March
Toe novel project was conceived
about nine months ago, Mr. Hilkcn
said, +. \. Zohmann. head of "A Bre-
men exporting and importing con
Germ. who organized the Ocean Navi-
cation company. Mr.. I.ohmann has
the important German commercial in
tcrests associated with him.
LINER is 315 FEET LONG.
The undersea liner, Mr. IIilken un-
derstands, is about 315 feet long, and
SO feet beam and is propelled by two
great Diesel oil engines. She is as
large If not larger than any Of the