The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-11-09

up as lost. He thought she must nave
"struck mine," but he added, "she
has not fallen victim to this almost
blockade, am sure of that"
America Never Existed.
The Amerika, which some reports
have indicated was a merchant sub
merine captured by the British, never
existed, Captain KONG asserted. II
must keep up this traffic alone for
the present; that is, the Deutschland
must" he said. "In a fortnight
shall be gone. I hope to return be-
fore the end of the year."
1t was possible, the navigator stat
ed, that other merchant submarines
would be built by that time.
In summary of his voyage, just
completed, Captain KONG, who re-
turned with decorations from Ger
man royalty as marks of recognition
for his pioneer voyage, said this was
"a quiet trip"
Fun in Diving Under Enemies.
Recital of it's incidents, however,
developed matters of lively interest.
The Deutschland did not lie on the
ocean floor this time as in the voy-
age which ended at Baltimore last
July. The submarine instead varied
the monotony of it's sailing under
water or on the surface with Occa-
sional lodges beneath vessels identi
fled as warships of belligerent nation
atty or thought to be. Seven times,
Captain KONG said, he maneuvered
in this way. The last time was off
Nantucket Tuesday when he sighted
a "four-funneled steamer" and dived
beneath her.
"The storms gave us more tr, uble
than this so-called blockade" he con-
tinued. eve were beset by heavy
southwest gales for days and they
were with us most of the way across.
Fog also hindered us. We might as
we'll have been submerged, the wealth
er was so thick at times"
Storms Delayed Her Three Days.
The superstructure of the Deutsch-
land was denied by the blows of the
seas, but she suffered no severe dam
age her commander said
Captain KONG said the Deutsch-
land was kept under way on the sur
face during most of the disturbance,
but at times he had her submerged
and under water she moved up and
down easily with the SEAS
So severe was the storm that at
times the submarine only made
mile an hour Roadway. In all she
was delayed three days, her captain
figured, and fuel was consumed at a
rate far in excess of normal. The
Deutschland still was supplied for
nearly thirty days when she came
in, he said.
In the trip of $500 miles the
Deutschland travelled under water
should think Captain KONG said.
"They call it a blockade. You can
judge how much it blocks" the skip
per exclaimed
Expect Year More Of War.
Describing visit to the German
army headquarters on the east front.
where he was guest of the kaiZer at
dinner, Captain KONG said he found
the emperor in good health, little
white and drawn, but not at all de-
pressed. Germans, he said, believe
the war will last another year.
! From the emperor the Deutschland
captain received the knighthood cross
of the Order of Hohenzollern, from
the king of Bavaria the Order of St.
Michael, from the king of Wurtten-
burg the knighthood Cross of Wurt-
tenburg Crown and from the rulers
of two minor German states crosses
of honor.
The submarine brought no medi-
cine that might contain relief from
infantile paralysis. There is such a
serum in Germany, Captain KONG
said, but it's development requires
tests through monkeys.
There are no more monkeys in
Germany since the war, SO they can
not make it," was his explanation.
Weight Of Cargo 500 Tons.
Neither Captain KONG nor Paul G.
Hilken, vice president of the Eastern
Forwarding Company, to which the
Deutschland's cargo is consigned,
would give the details of her cargo.
She carried drugs and dyestuffs, they
said, and each thought" she might
have aboard jewels and securities. In
weight, the cargo aggregated 500
tons. The Deutschland brought also
packet Of official mail for the Ger
man ambassador, and some private
correspondence. The official matter
was sent to the German embassy in
Washington in charge Of the first Of.
ficer Of the submarine, Franz Krap-
osl.