Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-07-10
UjiNlDERstA BOAT
FROM GERMANY
Deutschland Arrives at Bal
timore With a Cargo
Of Dyes !.
BRINGS 75O-TON LOAD
Chased by Warships, But Eludes
Pursuers, and is Safe After a a.
600 Mile Trip

Baltimore, July 10-Breakin'
through the British blockade, eludinI
hostile warships and diving frequent
" to the ocean basin to escape de
lection, the monster German subma
rine merchantman-the Deutschland
at Las o'clock yesterday morning
passed in the Virginia Capes, bourt
for Baltimore. She is now lying on
Quarantine, awaiting inspection ano
to be placed in bond.
In her compartments there are u
600 tons Of dyestuffs, so badly re=d-
ell in this country, possibly for the
manufacture OF currency and stamps,
and a sack of mail from the Father
land.
In secret compartment is stored
confidential message to President
Wilson, penned by Kaiser Wilhelm,
possibly declaring the intention OF
the German government to establish
permanent undersea merchant SER
vice between the Fatherland and this
country, and asserting the pledge OF
neutrality.
Coincident with the arrival oil
Quarantine last night of the Deutch-
land there came word that another
submarine is en- route to this coun-
try, ana that it will arrive within the
next week. or 10 days These two
vessels are to form the nucleus of a
permanent undersea merchant trade
between this country and Germany.
The submarine is the first mer-
chantman to cross the Atlantic.
When she docks at her pier she
will lie within stones throw Eof
the spot where the. worlds first sub
marine, in the shape Of a cigar boat,
was built by Ross Winans.
Every precaution has ;been:taken to
guard, the vessel jealopsly.l To this
end, / eet :of barges, purchased
months ago, will be towed around
the pier, when the vessel docks to-
day. A steel wire cage will also be
placed around it, to prevent approach
from either land Of water, and halt
score of big policemen will en-
force the orders of the Eastern For
warding Company and keep the cur
ious away. =
The submarines feat in breaking
through the Great Britain's war zone
will probably complicate the status
of the blockade so far as neutral
nations are concerned, inasmuch as
it has virtually robbed the blockade
of the word effective"
This German submarine is the larg.
est afloat. The largest German war
models are less than 800 feet long.
But this submarine of commerce is
315 feet long, exactly one third the
length of the largest merchant YES
sells afioat-the Vaterland and the
Imperator.
The boat carries no passengers.
Her cargo consists entirely or dye
stuffs. This keeps her very low in
the water when riding on the sur
face. Her draft when she was sighted
was II feet and it was largely be-
cause of her depth that she did not
try to come nearer land when she
submerged.
She is commanded by Captain
Kairig and has crew of 20 men.
Both captain and crew are drawn
from the German merchant fleet and
not from the Navy. The craft is un-
armed.
Norfolk, Va, July 10-1 consider
our voyage uneventful. We had very
little trouble. Once We had trouble
with our underwater lights and al,
tanks, but they delayed us only .
few hours. We were over 300 miles
off the short course. which made us
behind the time We could make under
more favorable conditions.
We ran into rough weather almos,
every day for week. We were fore.
ed to submerge on these occasions e
escape high seas. 1t is more comfo,
\ table under water when the sea !,
rough. We could not stand on on,