Norwich bulletin., 1916-11-02

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 800
 tons.
 Brought Packet of Official Mail.
 The Deutschland brought also
 packet of official main for the Ger
 man ambassador and some private
 correspondence. The. official matter
 was sent to the German embassy at
 Washington in charge of the first of
 ficer of the submarine, Franz Rapohl.
 It was said here tonight that it was
 probable the Deutschland would car
 ry some mails under contract with the
 United States government on the re- | turn trip.
 Chased as Merchantman.
 A cursory examination of the sub marine by Collector James L. ic- Govern today developed nothing, he said, that would conflict with her classification as a merchantmen. The fact that the Deutschland was official ly classed as such at Baltimore will have no bearing on her standing at
 the present time, it was said. Visit of Inspection Today. Accordingly, Commander Yates Stirling of the naval station here, at the request of customs officials, ex- poets to make a visit of inspection To- morrow. Captain Koenig said the only weapon aboard, as on his previ ous visit, was a revolver which he carried.
 Wireless of Deutschland Sealed Reports of a conflict between the Deutschland's officers and the naval officers at this port over dismantlement- d of the submarines wireless appartus | in keeping with the governments neu- 1 trality regulations were denied both by | Captain Koenig and Commander 1 Stirling. The wireless of the Deutch- | land is sealed" the latter said. As a | possible explanation of the reports, he 1 advanced the statement that Leuten-
 ant Briggs, one of his aides, had gone
 to the submarine without uniform, but with credentials, to seal the wireless. | His authority was questioned at first i but he was shown every courtesy i'm mediately he proved his identity, ac- cording to Commander Stirling. Shrouded in Strctest Secrecy. The Deutschland tonight, as during ! the day, was shrouded in strictest se- crecy. The walls of the shed which houses her return cargo, supposed to | be rubber and nickel, form a protection at two sides. A fence surmounting a pontoon shuts off the entrance to the Thames River and on the fourth side
  Willehad acts at the same time as a | barrier and as a home for the Deutsch- ! lands crew. Only a guard on the decks remained aboard the submarine | tonight, Captain Koenig and his 28
 men having removed their effects to the roOmier steamship.
 Admiration for Seamanship. The mariners of this oid-time whaling port discussed with admira,- l nf taiT LZ | in bringing his vessel into this port | without pilot in the darkness of night
 and of fog. The slip into mich he 1 poked the Deutschland without as- ! sistance is a mile from the mouth of
 the Thames River almost to the rail- | road bridge from which Harvard Y ale | crew races have started or finished for
 years. A chart which he used was ! drawn in 1860, he said. The captain l learned that he could submerge his
 craft at her dock and slip out to sea
 entirely under water if he wished. | we'll go out in daylight and we will i not submerge so soon,' he remarked
 Believes War Will Last Another Year. ] Describing a visit to the German
 army headquartrs on the east front
 where he was the guest of the kaiser
 at dinner, Captain koenig said he
 found the emperor in good health, "a | little white and drawn but not at all l weak" He fould the German people during his stay, he said, believing the | war would last another year at least. l From the emperor, the Deutsch- | lands captain received the <nighthood cross of the Order of Hohenzollern; 1 from the king of Bavaria the Order Of | St. Michael; from the king of Wurt- | temberg the knighthood cross of Wurt- | temberg Crown and rulers of two i minor German states crosses of honor German Attache in New London Dr. George Ahrens. an attache of the | German embassy, same here tonight, | he said to congratulate Captain Koenig l on his return to these shores. He was ] forced to delay his greetings when he | learned that the navigator was in bed. l Amba ssador Bernstorff intends con- | ing here early next week, the attache stated.