The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-11-17
DEUTSCHLAND ARRIVES AT NEW
LONDON, CONN.,, WITH s10,-
100000 CARGO.
CAPT. K0eNIG IN COMMAND
Commander Of German Subsea Liner
Declares That Sister Submarine Bre-
men Had an Accident and Sank
Says He Dodeed Warships on Way


Thames river mt the end of her second
transatlantic voyage, the Germans
proof of having beaten the British
blockade.
Speaking for It's owners. the captain
said that, despite the fate Of the Bre-
men. that never reached port. the fact
that the Deutschland had made the
voyage twice proved the feasibility OF
the underwater freight trade, and an
nounced that with the early completion
of the Amerika, sister ship to the
Deutschland and the Bremen, there
would be established regular service
from Bremen TO New London. with
saIlings every 40 days.
Ii was said the Deutschland would
start for Germany In fortnight and
return as soon as practicable.
Admits Bremen Is Lost.
The Joy of the Germans who came
here to welcome the Deutschland was
dampened by the announcement
brought by Captain Koenig that the
Bremen had been lost at sea. He said
IL sailed from Bremen on August 70
and started on the English channel
route to New London.
He said the German government had
positive knowledge that 1t had been
lost In I'm accident due either to a
storm or n collision. Captain Schwartz
kopf, friend Of Captain Kenig, was
commander oil the Bremen. which car
ried cargo of dyes and chemicals
and had a crew OF % men.
Captain koenig said that the cargo
this time was worth S10,0OO,OOO, while
the first cargo was worth but $780,
600
Serum to Fight Plague.
1t was learned on good authority hat
the high value of the Deutschland car
go is due to the fact that 1t carries a
large amount of securities, rs we'll S
large conSingments OF precious
stones.
Captain Koenig said 1t was probable
that in the supplies of drugs cached
within the cargo might be some serum
for the treatment of infantile paraly.
sis.
a." know there isn't much" he said
because 1t takes monkeys to produce
IL, and I'm Germany we have now nc
monkeys"
Captain Koenig. who was decorated
five times for the way in which nc
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 as we got into the
North sea we encountered heavy gales
| from the southwest. Instead of going
| through the English channel, as we die
on our first trip, we went through the
Fair Island channel, between the Ork
neys and Scotland.
Cruisers Are Sighted.
1--WE saw number of British cruis
ers In the North sea, but they did no
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
!
four days following, we die not make
n mile of Roadway. but just tried t.
keep on our course.
After giving other details of the voy
age the captain said:
1T was about three o'clock In tbs
afternoon when we gllmpsed No Man!
Land in hazy weather. We submerged
and steered southwark until w
| dropped anchor ut the mouth OF the
Thames ut midnight"
A few moments after anchoring, tn,
Efco, the motorboat Of the Easter
Forwarding company, was notified, ant
brought the health officer and Captain
Hinsch of the Deutsche Ocean Rhe
derei. owners OF the Deutschland
Two hours later the Deutschland. un
der It's own power, moved slowly Up {,
the new state pier and made fas
alongside the Eastern Forwarding
company's warehouse.
Dodoed British Warships.
The Deutschland brought the sam
crew II had ON It's first trip.
Captain Koenig said that ON the wa
over he saw nothing OF the U-53. bu
he had heard of its exploits off tn
American coast before he left Bremen
He also had heard of ii by way of tn
wireless station 1T Nauen.
| The commander of the Deutschlan
/ said IL had become n simple thing :.
| dodge English warships.
You simply dodge under Them" h
said. Il had TO dodge them at leas
| seven times coming over, but | simpl
submerged until they were out of sigh
! Altogether, however. on the way owe
| submerged only for about ninety-fiv
miles, about the same as ! did on IN
first trip"
In addition tn seeing British wa
ships In the North sea the captain sal
he had seen patrol boats Off Scotlan
and several cruisers in midocean.
IL should say that In fortnlgt
Won will see me no more for a Will
but then don't be sad, for ! will /
back right away.
The Deutschland brought over Sc
eral packages OF mail for Count vo
BerpstorfY, German ambassador.