The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1916-09-01
DEUTSCHLAND
Home and Berlin Celebrates Return
of Captain KOenig and Crew
Conduct of u. S. Praised.

BERLIN, Aug. 24.-Most of the
buildings are ducked with flags here
today In celebration of the return OF
the merchant submarine Deutschland,
ending a journey of 42O0 miles. The
submarine arrived az the mouth or
the Weser yesterday.
The newspapers give the exploit
Of Captain Koenig prominent place
in their editorial comments ana dis
cuss the possibility of the empire get
ting certain much-needed materials
through the merchant submarines.
Captain Koenig and his crew have
been feted as heroes
The press gives liberal praise to
/ the fair and neutral conduct of the
! United States government The Co
lOgne Gazette says the american gov
ernment was thoroughly and correct
/ ly neutral. The American fleet saw
strictly that the American boundaries
were duly respected by the English
as well as the French.
The semi-ollicial Norddeutsche All
gemeine Zeitung points out that ships
Of the Deutschland and Bremen type
will render valuable service during
the war, but their value will be slight
on the return of peace.
Captain Koenig personally express
ed great satisfaction at the treatment
accorded him by the American gov
ernment
Bremen on Way-Deutschland Takes
Same Route ON Both of Her
Voyages
London, Aug. 24.-The German
submarine Bremen, reported to be
proceeding to the United States, is
well on its way according to EX-
change Telegraph dispatch from Cop
enhagen. The dispatch says Alfred
Lohmann, head of the Ocean Naviga-
ton Company, which owns the Bre-
men, asserts he has received a mes
sage from the submarine and that II
will arrive in America in a few days.
1t is said the owners of the Deu-
tschland and the Bremen, received
word seven days ago of the progress
being made by the Deutschland on her
return voyage and that it was not un-
til they had obtained this information
that they permitted the Bremen to
depart.
The Deutschland took the same
route on both voyages, the dispatch
says, returning to Germany by the
North Sea. The submarine returned
home slightly damaged, according to
an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from
The Hague.
Travelled 1900 Miles
Reports cf the return of the Ger
man submarine Deutschland from the
United States are cOrrOborated in a
telegram received at Amsterdam from
Bremen, as forwarded by Reuters
According to this in
the Deutschland travelled
1900 miles on her homeward voyage.
At the beginning the sea was tempes-
.uOus but later it became more calm.
fhe Deutschland proved to be able TO
navigate the stormy seas eXcellently.
Her engines worked faultlessly. No
cebergs were passed on the journey.
A distance of 100 miles was travers-
ID under water without difficulty.
The American government says the
lispatch, acted in Il correct manner
Is a neutral, vigorously enforcing re-
pect for its frontier from British and
french warships by the employment
# its own men-of-war. After a Bril-
ish crusier entered Chesapeake Bay
It night, even more effective meas
Irs were taken to enforce neutrality.
70 less than eight British warships,
is said were on the alert, sur
ounded by numerous small American
essels which had been chartered for
he purpose of placing nets and OBJ
aiming information as to the move
lents of the Deutschland. Never
heless, the submarine succeeded in
eaving undetected