The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-07-13
DEUTSCHLAND BRINGS
BIG CARGO OF DYE
Nickel and Rubber, Badly Need
ed by German Army, to Be
Taken From America on Re-
turn Trip Captain Brings
Message From Kaiser.
10 RESTRICTIONS IF
COM MERCIAL VESSEL

oming Of Deutschland Raises Cues.
tion of NeutraIity.--Wa Washinaton's
First Concern Is to Determine
Whether 1t is Merchant or War
Craft.-OwnershIp May Have Much
to Do With Status.
Baltimore worlds first sub.
arine merchantmen, the German
y lderwater liner Deutschland, anchor.
II! below Baltimore after yoyaging
fely across the Atlantic, passing the
lied blockading squadrons and elud-
enemy cruisers watching for her
the American coast. She carried
all and cargo Of 750 tons Of costly
lemicals and dyestuffs, and Is to
AIRY back home similar amount of
lckel and crude rubber sorely need.
= by the German army.
Sixteen days out from Bremerhayen
D baltimore, the submarine reached
afely between the Virginia capes at
:46 O'Clock Sunday morning, passing
I on the surface covered by a heavy
all Of darkness which settled over
he entrance Of the bay with the set.
'ng of tell-tale half moon. Once
inside, the visitor threw caution aside
and began shrieking his siren, signal.
lng pilot and at the same time at.
acting the attention of the tug
Thomas +. 7 nmins which had been
waiting in tn lower bay for nearly
&vo weeks to greet the Deutchhland
3 nd convey her into port
Three hours later, at 4:45 o'clock
le big submarine started up the bay
18th the German merchant flag flying
"nder her own power piloted by Cap.
Tin Frederick d. Cooke, OF the Virgin.
~. Pilots Association, and conveyed by
le Timmins. She was making more
IAN IL knots an hour and could have
ocked In Baltimore by night, but ar.
tngements had been made for receiv.
ig her with formal ceremonies Mon
ay and her captain was ordered &c
"ait In the lower harbor. He and II
rev OF 20 men remained aboar. thcil
raft until 1t reached Baltiraorc
.Regardt&B his vesse. aa.'a merchant
lnn subject to no unusual restrictions
ne skipper, whose name is said to
70 Captain Kairig, went up the Ches
peake, without waiting to notify 10
al customs and quarantine authori
les Of his presence. He was five
ours away before Norman Hamilton
collector Of NOrfolk-Newport News,
neard the news and started on his
rail aboard the coast guard cutter
onondagc, and It Is understood that
she merely was ordered out to keep
he strange craft under surveillance
- q neutrality precaution. Quaran.
tine and port regulations were com.
oiled with when the vessel moved up
20 her dock
Little was known here about what
happened during the epoch-making
cruise across the ocean which in q
small measure at least breaks the
blockade trade with the rest OF the
world. Such information as was
available, came indirectly from the
pilot and from Captain Hans f.
Hinsch. Of the North German Llyod
Liner Necker, laid up here since the
beginning Of tho war. Captain Hinsch
boarded the Deutchland from the
Timmins and made the trip IN tho
bay with her.
According to the accounts reaching
here. the underwater liners super
structure was standing Is feet above
the water when she came In. Until
daylight she showed no flag, but the
German merchant ensign was raised
at sun.up.