Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-10
Now Anchored in Chesa-
peake Bay, and Will Reach
Baltimore This Morning.
MESSAGE FOR PRESIDENT
FROM EMPEROR WILLIAM
Vessel Also Carries 1000 Tons
of Cargo and Quantity
of Mail.
FLIES FLAG OF MERcHANTMAN
Has Travelled 1000 Miles, Longest
and Most Hazardous Journey Ever
Undertaken by Submarine.

NORFOLK. VA, July 9.-Bearing
a scaled message from Emperor Will
liam of Germany, to President woot,e
row Wilson, running the gauntlet
innumerable dangers from mines. sc.c-
sweepcrs and enemy warships. ;ace
bringing n cargo of dycstuGs. CHI,
Gals and mail estimated at 1000 80
the German undersea merchant, un-
the Deutschland, quietly slipped Ituil
Chesapeake Bay this morning at 1:og-
1t was the completion of 4,0OO-nosi-
sea voyage for the craft the long
and most hazardous ever attemrome
by any submarine. Three hours lathe
led by the tug Thomas f. Tmminvo
the little vessel, with Il record ov
thirteen days of mysterious vigil off
the Virginia capes, the German sub
mcrsibe began the last leg OF her
voyage, up the Chesapeake Bay. She
is due to arrive i'm the Maryland city
early In the morning.
oNONDAGA IN PURSUIT.
OF GERMAN VISITOR
On the heels of the Deutschland. and
following in her wake with all the
speed that could be coaxed from her
powerful boilers. was the Coast Guard
cutter Onondaga On board the Onon-
daga was Collector of Port Norman
Hamilton. of Norfolk, and Il number of
newspaper men. Whether or not Mr.
Hamilton had orders is not known.
The Deutschland carries, mounted
in her coming tower, two small guns,
of about three-inch calibcr. There were
no evidences of torpedo tubes. She is
also equipped with a bridge and pow
cred by two Deisel engines. of the :
latest type. Tho boat Is capable of
submerging in less than two minutes
On the surface of the water the sub
mersible has a speed of from tw. to
three knots an hour more than tho
average merchant steamer
GERMAN MERCIIANTMAN,s
ENSIGN Is RAISED
According to Pilot Fred Cooke, of
tho Virginia Pilots' Association, tho
first American to board the Dcutsch-
land after she arrived on this side OF
the Atlantic, the crew wore regua-
tton uniforms of German mcrchantman
seamcn. No flag was displayed when
the Deutschland first appeared off the
capes. Later. when inside the bay, the
German merchantman's ensign was
raised.
Captain Cooke said the commander Of
the Deutschland made no effort to con-
ceal anything, and was extremely
frank in stating his mission to tho
United states, that of instituting an
undersea merchant marine export and
import business between the United
States and Germany
Captain Cooke stated that tho COM
mander of the Deutschland said he left
his German home port on June 30, and
although he encountered number of
merchant shi ips, and one warship, that
hc easily escaped detection by sub
merging. He declared that the entire
voyage was uneventful. Reaching the
vicinity of the Virginia coast on Sat
urday morning, the Deutschland re-
manned far outside, knowing that tho
capcs were guarded by enemy war
ships, and came i'm last night under
cover of darkness. lie declared that
he found no difficulty in evading tho
two enemy cruisers outside OF the
capcs. by SubmerGing. He declared
that at one time he was within 500
yards Of the French cruiser, but passed
in unobscrvcd.
The daring of the German command
CT was shown in the statement that
while submerged he ran past the war
ships. coming to the surface when
within four miles OF the coast line. AZ
ter that the remainder OF the journey
to absolute safety was easy.
nErOItrED TO HAVE BEEN
CHASED BY WARSHIP
According to reports brought In an
said to have been given out by men h
bers OF tho Deutschlands crew. tn
Submersiblc arrived off the capes lat
Thursday afternoon, but was dctecte