El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-10

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health officer. DR.. Thomas L. Richard
son. the skipper presented his bill Of
health. issued to him by VIM Ihom5s
Zee, United states consul al Bremen
- June Il.
The document describes the Deutsch-
sand as "a vessel engaged in the freight
trade between Bremen and Boston or
other western Atlantic ports II rec
Ords her gross tonnage as lSl. says
she is newly built has cargo OF
dEestuffs in good condition and \
wholesome supply Of water from me
Bremen waterworks
No Armament Visible.
One thing the boarding officers not
Cd particulsrly-uo torpedo tubes Of
guns Of any description were visible
z board the vessel. They had been told
the boat carried small caliber guns for
defence Il was learned that the boat
left Bremen with her load Of about 90
tons OF valuable dyeStuffs which her
owners hop= TO sell 10 American man
ufacturers for fortune At Helgoland
she waited nine days. lea-ing there
June % 10 pillow deep beneath the sur
face Of the North sea 10 escape the
watchful ewes OF the allied blOckaders.
capt Kong intimated that the purpose
ot-his long delay ~ Helgoland was 70
deceive the enemy VINO undoubtedly
had heard rumOrs Of the submarines
coming
Headed Across Atlantic.
We stopped there for very good rea.
sons the captain explained with a
broad smile. This accounted FOR the
belief IN the United States that the
vessel was q week overdue. an appre-
hension that caused German embassy
officials 10 fear THAI she had run into
enied warships or had fallen victim to
N Atlantic storm Once outside me
hlOckading lines and into the Atlantic.
according TO the captains story. he
headed straight across and only devil
ated from his course once when ne
saw what he took TO be enemy craft
Most of the time he sped along on the
surface. making around Il knots an
hour with his powerful twin Diesel oil !
engines Submerged he could go at the
rate Of - knots.
= Wear Merchant Marine Uniforms.
Approaching the capes late saturday. (
Capt KONG found his path apparently !
clear He laid TO with his decks /
aWash- however. waiting until darkness I
fell before leaving the coast Il hen I
me bright half moon went down short
p after midnight he put on all speed (
and shot between the Virginia capes
10 be greeted by the tug Timmons, /
sent there more than week before
To await his coming. on board the
submarine are the captain, first and I
second officers. and g men. all wear
iHE Tie regulation uniform Of the Ger
man mercantile marine. with the North
German Lloyd insignia upon their caps.
The skipper is trim slightly built I
man Of medium height. around 30 years
o. age.
NorueEians Cheer.
When the vesse. was released from
quarantine. she moved up The river 10
h. pier or the Eastern Forwarding
company six miles away 10 q care
fully guarded waiting berth. on tins I
way up she passed dozen merchant
llen lying at anchor The first. big /
y orVT glan frelghter. dipped her Gag !
and her whole ships company lined
asalnst the rail. raising three rOusing
-heerS which were answered with -
e-ilL With another Norwegian and two ?
FHtch ships the submarine exchanged
formal salUtes- She moved close by a :
number Of British tramps in silence, /
observed with eager interest by the
english crews
At the deck the boat hardly was tied
10 before an army Of newspaper men
IND moving picture photograp Pliers
'tormed the place They We're not per-
nitted 10 get near the Deutschland,
by a barbed wire stOckad5 | ]
nd numerous guards. but Capt. KONG ]
Soon appeared on shore and cheerfuIly {
POSED before the cameras. {
shakes Hands All Around.
Better hurry Up, 7 haven't had nv ! !
breakfast yet and ] don't look good e
le remarked in excellent English. with I
ccenL He stood smilingly in the rain. =
rearing blue flannel trousers stuffed
MO leather sea boots, a dark gray (
ca ther coat, Eauntlets and a jsunrilv ?
et cap When the phOtogra pliers gave Z [
i'm rest, ne held a sort Of impromptl
ecepion- shaking hands with every
.ody and telling how glad ne was TO
e in an American port L
Later he was persuaded to bring out / s
Ils crew The grinning YOUNGSTERS I o
r0ugnr with them a large green board a
sken from the stern OF the ship on a
INC, -1l was painted in big silver letters, ,
Deutschland Bremen @
Grouped about the board with their b
Elpper in the center. the sailors posed / h
ntI Capt KONG said it was time 10 a
WI Load For Return. o
A force Of lonEshoremen was ready d
? the dock 10 begin unloading the
rgo. which is 10 be shipped as soon J
possible by the Eastern Forwarding q
9mpanE 70 the purchasers New York q
nemlcal companies Probably only I g
az or two viii be required to dis I Sc
narge- then the submarine viii take
z the crude rubber and nickel con- / Al
gnnlents already stored in the pier u
arehouse FOR her return trip I'll
When the start back across the A. m
.nllc VIII be made. Of course is Droh- Al
matical- An official Of the Forward ri
y company said IL might be two weeks
II might be a month but II vac no. n.
9nled Ihar no advance notice would s,
e given and that the vessel wo1Ild I III
axe her way out Of the canes When : an
Ier and however the opportunity, 1 II
light offer TO elude the arier,-- ~
OILS which undoubtedly viii he scoI1-
y the Virginia coast waiting for heri
appear ST
Boat May Be LfbeIed. y
Capt KONG went about his prepare m
ons FOR entering at the custom house H
ithOut hurry, just as though his boat I p
ere an ordinary freighter. He did not
en- 10 be worried over reports that
e American authorities would care 4
lly Investigate his case 20 determine | o.
neither the Deutschland should be OF