Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-07-11

BALTIMORE, July lO.-The daring
- German seamen who brought the
submarine merchantmen Deutsch-
land across the Atlantic slept quietly
tonight aboard their vessel, which lay
moored to a carefully screened pier
guarded by IA strong squad of Balti-
more police Capt Paul Koenig, the
skipper. had delivered his papers to
the North German-LIoyd offices, en-
tered his vessel at the customs house
as commerce carrier and had pre-
Sented to a German embassy official
a packet of correspondence for Count
Won Bernstorff
Now the submarine is ready to dis
charge her $1,000,000 cargo of dye
stuffs and take on board for the re-
turn trip to Germany metal and rub
Der needed by the emperor's armies
and navy The return merchandise is
waiting on the dock and the time for
leaving port will depend largely upon
plans for eluding v ;ilant enemy
cruisers expected to- be waiting out
side the entrance of Chesapeake bay
for the reappeaance of the vessel
One OF Fleet.
one of Captain Koenigs first acts
after he moved his shin up the bor-
por from Quarantine early today was
10 announce that the Deutschland was
one or fleet OF mammoth submer-
sibles built or building for n regular
Trans Atlantic freight and mail serv-
ice. lie said the next to come would
he the Bremen" and that she might
ne looked for ut some port along the
coast within eight weeks
ANXIOUS TO establish promptly his
peacethi character and to forestall in
NeStlgation sought by diplomatic rep
Iesentativcs Of the allied powers. the
German captain submitted his craft
To thorough inspection by the sur
veyor OF the port and an agent of the
department of justice These officers
as wei as the customs inspectors and
quarantine surgeons agreed that there
vas no sign OF armament Of any de-
ScriptiOn on board and that there was
no doubt in 'heir minds about the
boat being entitled to the status of an
ordinary neTchantman. Guy v.
steele. the surveyor. made formal
report To this effect to Port Collector
Ryan. who transmitted IT to the treas
ury deDartment at Washington.
No UncasincSs.
Neither Captain Koenig nor agents
of the North German Lloyd line to
whom the boat is consigned evinced
the slightest uneasiress over the sug-
sestion that there might be diplo-
matte difficulties. This question had
been given due consideration in ad-
vance and nothing was let undone to
make the status of the ship unques-
tionablc. IL was stated on the author
ity of the captain that the only arms
on board were four automatic pistols
belonging to the Officers and a sports
mans rifle for firing rock'Is.
This was n busy day for the COM
mander Beginning AT dawn quaran-
tine officers came aboard, received
the certificate of health issued by the
American consul at premen and
passed the Deutschland irto port.
once safely alon ars1e Of his dock,
Captain Koenig called his crew ashore
and posed with them for moving pic
lures and newspaper photographers.
He laughed and cha;ted with the
camera man and correspondents. but
refrained from discussing his achieve
ment until after he had reported TO
the agents OF his owners.
Tell OF Coming.
Later at the offices Of the North
German-iloyd he issued a typcwrit-
ten statement telling of the corning of
other boats like the Deutschland and
asserting that his voyage had broken
the British control of the sea At the
same time he submitted TO an inter
view in which he described his $500
mile cruise from Helgoiand 10 Chesa-
peake bay. lie denied reports tnat
he had been chased off his course by
enemy warships, declaring that 80 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 a sub
marine Of the type of the Deutschland
could travel anywhere that the ordi-
nary vessel could go, 1900 miles II
necessary He had no fears. he
stated, OF his ability to elude enSnies
that might be waiting for him across
the Virginia capes when he starts on
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