Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-11
Future Plans

Future Plans
Now the submarine is ready to dis
charge her million dollar cargo of dye
stuffs and take on board for the re-
turn trip to Germany metal and rub
Der needed by the Emperors army and
navy. The return merchandise is on
the dock and the time for leaving port
will depend largely upon plans for
eluding vigilant enemy cruisers expect
ed to be waiting outside the entrance
of Chesapeake bay for the reappear-
ance of the vessel
One of Capt, Koenig's first acts aft
err he moved his ship up the harbor
from quarantine early today was to
announce that the Deutschland was
but one of fleet of mammoth sub
mersibles built or building for the reg
ular trans Atlantic freight and mail
service. He said the next to come would
be the Bremen and that she might be
looked for at some port along the
coast within eight weeks.
Anxious to establish promptly his
peaceful character and to foreeStall in
vestigation sought by diplomatic rep
resentativeS of the allied powers, the
German captain submitted his craft to
a thorough inspection by the surveyor
of the port and an agent of the depart
ment of Justice. These officers, as we'll
as the customs inspectors and quaran-
tine surgeons, agreed that there was no
sign of armament of any description
on board and that there was no doubt
in their minds about the boat being
entitled to the status of an ordinary
merchantmen. Guy V. Steele, the sur
veyor, made a formal report to this
effect to Collector Ryan, who trans
at Washington.
No Uneasiness
Neither Capt Koenig nor agents OF
the North German Lloyd line to whom
the boat is consigned eVlnced the
slightest uneasiness over the sugges-
ton that there might be diplomatic
difficulties. This question had been
given due consideration in advance
and nothing was left undone to make
the status of the ship unquestionable.
orit Of
captain that the only arms on board
were four automatic pistols belonging
to the officers and q sportsman's rifle
for firing rockets.
This was a busy day for the COM
mander beginning at dawn when
quarantine officers came aboard, re-
ceived the bill of health issued by the
American consul at Bremen, ana
passed the Deutschland into port.
Once safely alongside of his dock.
Capt. Koenig called his crew ashore
and posed with them for moving pic
ture and newspaper rhotogra pliers. He
laughed and chatted with the CORE
spondents. but refrained from discuss
ing his achievement until after he had
reported to the agents of his own
ers.
Later, at the Office of the North
German Lloyd he issued typewrit-
ten statement telling of the coming
OF other boats like the Deutschland
and asserting that his voyage had
broken the British control of the seas.
AZ the same time he submitted to an
interview in which he described his
$500 mile cruise from Helgoland to
Chesapeake. He denied reports that
he had been chased off his course by
enemy wsrships declaring that so far
as he knew there was not an allied
war craft in the Atlantic.
The captain asserted further that his
voyage had established the fact that a
can travel anywhere that the ordinary
vessel can go-13oOo miles. if necessary.
He had no fears, he stated of his ability
to elude enemies that might be waiting
for him off the Virginia capes when he
starts his return trip.
II will be able to submerge within the
three-mile limit and they cannot catch me
after that" he said.
During nearly the entire voyage to
said Capt. Koenig, the Deutsch- |
land travelled on the surface
Once she submerged for 10 hours and
lay during that time on the bottom Of
the English channel to escape British de-
stroyers. Capt. koenig piloted his vessel
out Of Bremen on June IA. He went di- |
rectly to Helgoland. remaining there nine |
days. On June % the submarine slipped |
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