The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-08-24
'DOdges British Blockade of
British-French Warships.
OF 1900 Mile Voyage, Only 100
Miles Under Water.
CAPT. KOENIG. NATIONAL HERO
Made Daring Trip Thru Eng
lish Channel Unhampered.
Bremen Started Week Ago,
Learning Deutschland Safe.

London, Aug. 24.-The Deutschland
Returned home slightly damaged. ac-
eording to an Exchange Telegraph dis
patch from The Hague, which rays
this information is contained in
telegram from Bremen. The members
os the crew were unwilling, it adds to
give details of the return voyage. Inc
arrival of the submarine surprised her
owners. as she was not expected to
deck for week
London, Aug 24-Reports of the
return of the German submarine
Deutschland from the United States
are corroborated in a telegram receiv-
ed at Amsterdam, from Bremen, az
forwarded by Reuters correspondent
According TO this information the
Deutschland Travelled 1900 miles on
her homeward voyage. At the beE1n-
ming. the sea was tempestuous Dul
later il became more calm. Inc
Deutschland proved to be able to navi-
gate the stormy seas excellently. Her
engines worked faultlessly- NO Ice
bergs We're passed on the journey.
The American government, says the
a neutral, vigorously enforcing respect
, for its frontier from British and
French warships by the employment
of its own men-of-war.
a
apeake bay at night even more ef-
fective measures were taken 10 en-
~fsi, CO neutrality. No less than eiSnl
British warships, it is said, We're on
-fare alert. surrounded by nuineTous
small American vessels. which had
145el.n chartered for the purpose OF
placing nets and obtaining in1orma-
ton as to the movements OF tno
. Deutschland. Nevertheless the SUD
{ marine succeeded in leaving unde-
: lea A distance of 100 miles was
: travelled under water without diff
Guilty. .,.,oo
( The departure for America week
ago of the German submarine Bremen
( ie renorted in a dispatch from Bremen
. as forwarded from The Hague by the
Exchange Telegraph 1t 1s salo me
a otrners of the Deutschland and the
y Bremen received word seven days dso
OF the progress being made py ethe
Deutschland on her return voyage anu
that it was not until they had OBTAIN
Z ed this information that they permit
( ted the Bremen to depart
The Deutschland took the same
route on both her voyages, the dis
I patch says, returning to Germany by
the North sea.
CANAAN Koenig, of the Deutschland,
is being feted as q national hero, and
/ has been summoned to Emperor VIII
T liam's Headquarters to report on his
voyage.
Calls First at Heligoland.
Berlin, Aug. 24.-The submarine
Deutschland evaded a score of British
warships and patrol craft on the look
out for her and made her way safely
through the English channel on her
return trip from the United States,
according to Bremen dispatches today.
She came to the surface Tuesday aft
(. ernoon in the southern part of the
of he U
run the British blockade in the chan
mel Not until she was approaching
Heligoland and in no danger of being
pursued, by British warships, did she
wireless news of her arrival.
The Deutschland called at Heligo-
/ land for a few hours yesterday morn
! ing, stopping long enough to give her
seamen a chance to stretch their legs
and obtain a first-class meal News
of her coming was telcgraphed to
at the docks and gave her a hearty
welcome when she arrived last night.
Fishermen Aided Allies.
Captain Koenig had no fear of the
allied warship patrol when he steam
ed southwark from Baltimore. but he
had not counted on the American
: schooners hired to help trap his YES
sci. Passing out of the capes the
Deutschland encountered a great
number of these schooners lying just
outside Chesapeake bay. The schoon-
ers had dropped their nets, ostensibly
to fish. Their real purpose, Captain
Koenig said, was to make soundings
3 for the Deutschland, aiming to sig
nal the allied warships if the SUBJ
marine plunged through their nets.
The weather was splendid ct the
beginning of her voyage, but became
I stormy later. The blow ceased as
z the Deutschland approa ched the Eng
y lish coast, but some difficulty was
< experienced because of the heavy fog.
< The necessity for feeling her way
4 slowly in the thick mists delayed the