White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-07-14
GREATEST FEAT OF
GERMAN SUBMARINE
FIRST CRAFT OF KIND ARRIVES
AT BALTIMORE AFTER AN
EPOCH-MAklNG CRUISE.
WAS NOT ARMED FOR WAR.
Enemy Vessels EIuded-750-Ton Car
go-M essage from the Kaiser to
WiIson-Greatest Feat of
Modern Times.

Baltimore, July 9.-The worlds first
submarine merchant marine, the Ger
man underwater liner Deutschland,
anchored at quarantine below Balti
more at II o'clock tonight after voy
aging safely across the Atlantic, pass
ing the allied blockading squadrons
and Guiding enemy cruisers watching
for her off the American coast. She
carried mail and cargo Of $50 tons
Of costly chemicals and dyestuffs, and
is to carry back home similar
amount of nickel and crude rubber
sorely needed by the German army
Comes in During Night.
Sixteen days out from Bremen
haven to Baltimore, the submarine
reached safety between the Virginia
capes at LAB o'clock this morning,
passing in on the surface, covered by
heavy pail of darkness which set
tied over the entrance Of the bay
with the setting of tell-tale half
moon. Once inside the visitor threw
caution aside and began shrieking
his siren signaling pilot, and at the
same time attracting the attention of
the tug Thomas F. Timmons, which
had been waiting in the lower bay
for nearly two weeks to greet the
Deutschland and convoy her into
port.
Flies German Flag.
Three hours later, at 4:45 O'Clock
this morning, the big submarine
started up the bay with the German
merchant flag flying, under her own
power, piloted by Captain Frederick
citation, and conveyed by the Tim
MONS She was making more than IL
knots an hour, and could have locked
in Baltimore tonight, but arrange
ments had been made for receiving
her with formal ceremonies tomor-
row and her captain was ordered to
wait in the lower harbor. He and his
crew of 20 men remained aboard the
craft
Cutter in Pursuit.
Regarding his vessel as a merchant
man subject to no unusual restric-
tions, the skipper, whose name is said
Chesapeake without waiting to no
tify local customs and quarantine au
thorities of his presence. He was
five hours away before Norman Ham
ilton, collector of Norfolk-Newpor
News, heard the news, and started OF
his trail aboard the coast guard cut
ter Onondaga.
Captain Delivers His Papers.
Baltimore, Md, July 1.-THE dar
ing German seamen who brought the
submarine merchantmen Deutschland
across the Atlantic slept quietly Mon
day night aboard their vessel, which
lay moored to carefully screened
pier, guarded by strong squad o
Baltimore police. Captain Paul Koe
mig, the skipper had delivered hi
papers to the North German-Lloyt
tom house as a commerce carrier
and had presented to a German EN-
bassy official packet of correspond
ence for Count Won Bernstorff.
Return Cargo Ready.
The submarine is ready to dis
charge her $1,0OO,OOO cargo of dye
Let, 10, f,
turn trip to Germany metal and rub
Der needed by the emperor's armie
and navy.
The return merchandise is waitin,
on the dock and the time for leavin,
port will depend largely upon plan
for Guiding vigilant enemy cruiser
expected to be waiting outside tn
entrance to Chesapeake bay for tn
temperance of the vessel.
One of Captain Koenig's first act
Dor from quarantine was to announce
that the Deutschland Is but one of
fleet of mammoth submersibles bull
or building for a regular transatlantic
freight and mail service. He sait
the next to come will be the Bremen
and that she may be looked for a
some port along the coast within tn
next eight weeks.
The German captain submitted hi
craft to thorough inspection by TIN
surveyor of the port and an agent o
the department of Justice These d
ficials agreed that there is no sigl
OF armament Of any description OF
board and that there is no doubt ii
their minds about the boat being en-