The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-11-11
,l10TSCHLANO HAS
100000 CARGO
Captain Koenig Says the Bremen
Has Been Lost.
NOT CAPTURED BY BRITISH
Commander Of German Subsea Liner
Declares That Sister Submarine
Had an Accident-Says He
Dodged Warships on Way.

frelshter DeutSchlanu, commanded Dy
capt. Paul Koenig, with cargo worth
$I0,0OO,OOO, rests In her cradle In the
Thames river at the end Of her second
transatlantic voyage, the Germans
proof of having beaten the British
blockade.
Speaking for its owners, the captain
said that, despite the fate OF the Bre-
men. that never reached port, the fact
that the Deutschland had made the
vo. age twice proved the feasibility Of
the underwater freight trade. and an-
nsunced that with the early completion
Of Vie AIAerika, sister ship to the
Deutschland aud the Bremen, there
wSuld be established regular service
from Bremen to New London. with
saiings every 40 days.
1t was said the Deutschland would
start fer Germany in a fortnight and
return us seer as practicable.
Admits Bremen Is Lest.
The joy Of the Germans who came
here 10 welcome the Deutschland was
dampened by the announcement
brought BY Captain Koenig that the
Bremen had been lost at sea. He said
1t sailed fron Bremen on August &c
and started on the English channel
route TO New London.
He said the German government had
positive knowledge that 1t had been
lost in an accident due either TO II
storm or collision. Captain Schwartz
fri 81
commander Of the Bremen. which car
ried cargo of dyes and chemicals
and had crew of % men.
THAT the English have captured
her." said Captain KONG, Il can say
is absolutely untrue. The Bremen
was lost at sea, and tlrat we know.
She was not sunk by the enemy"
Captain Kocnig said that the cargo
this time was worth $10,O00OOO. while
the first cargo was worth but Sl.5O0,-
W..
Ii was learned on good authority that
the high value of the Deutschland car
20 Is due to the fact that 1t carries a
large amount In securities, as well as
large consigRments of precious stones
Captain Koenig said il was probable
that In the supplies Of drugs cached
within the cargo might be some serum
for the treatment of infantile paraly-
sis.
II know there isn't mCch.' he said
because Ii takes monkeys to produce
II, and in Germany we have now no
monkeys"
Captain kOenig, who was decorated
five times for the way in which he
took the Deutschland through her first
trip, telling of the trials of the second
voyage, said:
I'VE left Bremen in broad daylight
October 10. As soon MS we got into the
North sea we encountered heavy gales
from the southwest. Instead of going
through the English channel. as we did
on our first trip, we went through the
Falr Island channel, between the Dirk
neys and Scotland.
Cruisers Are Sighted.
I'VE saw number of British cruis-
ers In the North sea, but they did not
see us. As soon as we got around the
coast of Scotland we steered straight
course for Newfoundland.
I'VE soon struck very heavy gales
Beginning with the sixth day out, and
four days following we did not make
mile OF Roadway. but just tried to
keep on our course"
Did you stand on end again?" was
asked, referring to Captain Koenigs
adventure IN the English channel ON
his first trip.
Only beginners do that" he replied
with u smile.
"Soon after we got out of the gales
we ran ints foggy weather." he con.
tnued, "and for three days could not
take oar bearings, When we were
finally able to do SO we were only ten
niles or eur course. thanks to our
gyroscope compass. We had very little
chance to use the monographs that
amused US so on our first trip"
Enters Under Own Power.
After giving other details OF the voy
age the captain said:
ut was about three o'clock In the
,afternooa when We glimpsed No Mans
Land IN haxy weather. We submerged
and steered southwark until w
dropped anchor at the mouth OF III,
Thames at midnight"
A few moments after anchoring. tho
IEfco. the motOrboat of the Eastern
Forwarding company. was notified. and
brought the health officer and Captain
Hinsch of the Deutsche Ocean Rhe
derei. owners of the Deutschland, un
tive hours later the Deutschland. un
der its own power. moved slowly up tC
the new state pier and made fast
alongside the Eastern Forwarding
company's warehouse.
On her other side lay the willehnd
lof the North German Lloyd line. and
across the mouth Of the cradle thus
formed was drawn pontoon carrying
10 fence 20 feet high. which shut OF
from the crowd all view Of the craft.
A Crsvx Qoss IN willehad