The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-07-13
OTHERS WILL FOLLOW
Whole String of Submerslble
Merchant Vessels to Be Put
Into Operation Between Ger
many and America-Captain
Koenig Brings Message Of
Hone In Ultimate Victory.

Baltimore, Md, July 1.-THE German
.npersubmarine Deutschland, flying the
German merchant flag, completed her
trans Atlantic voyage at $40 o'clock
fbis morning when she locked at the
uier of the Eastern Forwarding COM
nany on the outskirts Of Baltimore. She
was the first submarine to cross the
Atlantic.
THE Deutschland was built strictly
for conveying merchandise. She car
ries no guns or torpedo tubes. The gil
rantic undersea boat brought q 750-ton
cargo of chemicals, largely dyestuffs,
AI Persons who talked with Captain
Konig are authority for the statement
that the only arms Of any description
aboard the Deutschland are four auto
matte pistols belonging to the officers
and a sportsman's rifle used for firing
rockets. Ll
Upon delivering his ships papers to
the office of the North German Lloyd
line today, Capt. Paul KONG, Of the
submarine merchantmen Deutschland,
Issued a formal statement, declaring
his voyage across the Atlantic had
broken England's rule OF the seas.
Brings No Message.
At the same time the captain dis
posed finally of the report that he car
fled . message from Emperor William
to President Wilson, saying there was
no foundation for the story.
The statement, typewriter on the
stationery Of the Deutsche Ocean Rhe-
derst G. M. b. H., Bremen. announced
that the Deutschland was the first OF
several submarines built for the trans
Atlantic trade and that the Deutsch-
land would be followed by the Bremen
q, hA a4ofapnAnk.
The submarine Deutschland, which
I have the honor to command. Is the
first of several submarines built to or
der for the Deutsche Ocean Rhederei G.
NJ. B. H., Bremen. He will be followed
by the Bremen shortly.
THE idea Of the building Of this sub
marine emanated from Mr.. Alfred Lob
mann, then president of the Bremen
chamber of commerce. He brought his
idea in the fall Of last year, conf
dentially before a small circle OF
friends, and the idea was taken up. A
company was formed under the name
Of Deutsche Ocean, Rhederei G. M. q
H., and the Germaniawerft, Kiel, was
entrusted with the building of the sub
marine.
Brings Cargo Of Dyes.
THE board of directors Is composed
Of Mr.. Alfred Lohmann, president OF
the board; Mr.. Phillip Heinekin, gen
eral manager of the Nord Lloyd; Mr.
ager of the Deutsch bank. Mr.. Kari
Etapelfeldt, manager Of the Nord
Lloyd, has taken over the management
Of the company. We have brought
most valuable cargo Of dyestuffs TO our
American friends-dyestuffs which
have been so much needed for months
in America, and which the ruler Of the
seas has not allowed the American re,
public to import. While England vii
not allow anybody the same right or
the ocean, because she rules the waves
we have, by means of the submarine
commenced to break this rule.
Great Britain cannot, however, him
der boats such as ours to go and come
as we please. Our trip passing Dover
across the ocean was an uneventfu
one. When danger approached we
are safely In an American port, ready
to return in due course.
Il am not In q position to give yoC
details regarding our trip across the
ocean, in view of our enemies. Oul
boat has a displacement OF about 2,OO(
tons and speed of more than Il
knots. Needless to say that we are
quite unarmed and only a peaceful
merchantmen.
0uTo OF NlCLoTJs
Regarding things in Germany,
may mention that everybody Is con
vinced Of the full final victory OF the
German arms and those Of our allies
All facts of the last % months go t
prove that there Is no doubt Of this
All Poland and Kurland, a country o.
the size of two-thirds of Germany, are
since IL months under peaceful rule
and the entire country has been pu
under the pillow and thousands Of acre:
will be serving for the next winters
supply Of foodstuffs.
Rains and warm weather in Apri
and May have brought a crop in view
all over Germany, Austria Hungary
Bulgaria and Turkey, finer than since
q century. .... .4..'
"All Serbia, Montenegro and q grea
part Of Albania are in the same posi-
ton. Besides Belgium, one-seventh o
all in furnishing state. So there II
really not the least anxiety for thu
British attempt of trying to kill b!
starvation loo, ZOO, 900 German-Austrial
children and women and noncomba
tants by the most devilish plan eve
riAd in the world.
Blockade Broken, Claim.
Our boats win carry across the At
Antic any mails and save them from
British interruption. The trust tina
We old friendly relationship with tn
Shited States, going back to the day
OK Washington, when II was Prussii
who was the first to help America II
Us fight for freedom from British rule
wiz awake afresh in your beautiful
@rd powerful country.
SUBMERGED Only 90 Miles.
The house flag of the Deutsch,
Ocean Rhederei IS the old Bremen fla
red and white stripes with the coat q
arms OF the town, the key in the cor
ner. This KEY D. TN" sign that we hay,
opened the gates wlaoh Great Britaag
uled to shat arun - and the trna,
Of the world ri.: cates which w.,
opened vsiG trt9 Esy yin not he sou
again CEsan saof a.. ne trad % IN.
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