Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-07-11
BALTIMORE OFFICIALS
ACCEPT ITS PAPERS
WITHOUT HESITATION
No Opposition Is Offered
When Master of "OeutSch-
land" Formally Enters His
Ship as Freighter
Isv Associated Prsss.l

CBy Associated Press.l
BALTIMORE. July I0.-The German
merchantmen submarine Deutschland
was entered formally at the Baltimore
custom house today without opposition.
Guy V. Steele. surveyor of the port
or Baltimore, made an official report
10 Collector Ryan late today advising
that the Deutschland was an unarmed
-1rchant vessel. entitled TO all the privi-
Ieses OF any other peaceful ship sail
inF under the flag Of a friendly ma
ton
Upon delivering his ships papers TO
the offices OF the North German Lloyd
line today. Captain Paul KONG. OF the
submarine merchantmen Deutschland, is
sued a formal statement declaring his
voyage across the Atlantic had broken
EnEland's rule Of the seas
Count Won Bernstorff. the German am
bassador today sent Baron Won Haniel.
counsel 10 the embassy. TO Baltimore.
TO ascertain the exact status OF the un-
der-water liner Deutschland"
Al the same time the captain denied
emphaticalIy the report that he car
ried a message from Emperor Willism
4 President Wilson. The statement an
nounced that the Deutschland was the
rrst OF several submarines built for the
transatlantic trade and that she would
Re followed by the Bremen II fol-
lows
The submarine Deutschland. which
I have the honor 10 command. is the
FIRST or several submarines built 70
order OF the Deutscle Ozean-Rhederei
-
followed by the Bremen shortly
The idea Of the building Of this sub
marine emanated OF Alfred Lohmann.
then president OF the Bremen chamber
OF commerce. lie brought his idea in
the fall OF last year cOnhdentialiy be-
fore "a small circle OF friends. and the
idea was taken I'D al once company
was formed under the name OF 'Deutsche
Ozesn-Rhederei G. Fl. B. H and the
Germaniawerft. KieL was entrusted
with the building OF the submarine.
The board Of directors is composed
Of Alfred LOhmann. president OF the
board: Phillip Heineken. general man
ager OF the NOrdd Lloyd; kOmmerzein-
rat P. NJ Hermann. manager OF the
Deutschland: Carl Stapelfeldt. manager
OF the NOrdd Lloyd. has taken over the
management of the company.
MOST VALUABLE CARGO.
We have brought a most valuable
cargo OF dyestuffs TO our American
friends, dyestuffs which have been so
much needed for months in America
ana which the ruler OF the seas has not
allowed the great American republic to
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
10 break this rule
Great Britain cannot, however,
hinder boats such as ours TO go and
come as We please. Our trip passing
Dover across the ocean was an unevent-
fuI one When danger approached we
went below the surface. and here we are
safely IN an American port. ready to
return in due course
Il am not in a position 70 give you
fun details regarding our trip across
the ocean. in view Of our enemies Our
boat has a displacement OF about 1000
tons and a speed OF more than IA knots.
Needless % say that We are quite I'M
armed and only a peaceful merchant
man
Regarding things in Germany. may
mention that everybody is convinced
OF the full final victory Of the German
arms and those Of our allies. All facts
Of the last twenty-five months go to
prove that there is no doubt for
This.
FINE CROP PROSPECT.
',AiI Poland and Rurland, country
% the size OF two-thirds Of Germany,
are since twelve months under peaceful
rule and the entire country has been
put under the plOw, and thousands Of
acres will be serving for the next win
Ier's supply of foodstuffs-
Rains and warm weather in April and
May have brought a crop in view all
over Germany. Austria-Hungary. Bull
Earis and Turkey. finer than since a
century.
''AIB Serbia. Montenegro and a great
part Of Albania are in the same posi-
ton. Besides Belgium. one-seventh OF
France is in German possession and all
in a fiourishing agricultural state.
so there is really not the least anx-
iety for the British attempt OF trying
10 kill by starvation a hundred million
German and Austrian children and
women and non-cOmbatants. the most
Gevilish plan ever tried by any nation
- the world.
Eur boats VIII carry across the At
lautIc the mails and save them from
British interruption
we trust that the old friendly rela-
tf1nShip with the United States going
back 70 the days Of Washington. when
il was Prussia who was the first to
rsln America in its night for freedom
from British rule will awake afresh in
your beautiful and powerful country.
SUBMERGED ONLY NINETY MILES.
The house flag Of the Deutsche
-Rhederei is the old Bremen flag.
red and white stripes with the coat OF
arms Of the town. the key in the corner.
This key is the sign that we have open
ei the gates which Great Britain tried
tn shut upon US and the trade OF the
world
The gates which we opened with this
Lnv- vrfrT mt Ia shut again Omen door
To the trade OF the world ana freedom
OF the oceans and equal rights 70 all
nations on the oceans will he gusran-
teed by Germany's victory in this strug-
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