Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1916-07-13
GERMAN UNDER WATER LINER
BRINGS CARGO OF MAIL and DYES
Vessel Drops Anchor at Baltimore After Pass
ing Through Gordon of Enemy Warships-
1000 Mile Voyage Opens New Service.

NOrIOlk, va, July lU.-DeaIlHS d
message from Emperor William to
President Wilson, running the gaun-
let of innumerable dangers from
mines, sea sweepers and enemy war
ships, and bringing cargo of dye
stuffs, chemicals and mail the Ger
man undersea merchantmen, the
Deutschland, quietly slipped into
Shesapeake bay at Las a. m. yester-
day.
1t was the completion Of a 1000
mile sea voyage, the longest and most
hazardous ever attempted by any sub
marine.
Three hours later, led by the tug
Thomas F. Timmins, the great sub
mersible began the last leg of it's
voyage up the Chesapeake bay for
Baltimore.
The information that the Deutsch-
land brought in message from Em-
peror William to President Wilson
was given out by Pilot Cooke, who
said he was told of this by Captain
Kairig, the submarine commander.
Flies Ensign of Merchant Vessel
The Deutschland carries, mounted
in it's coming tower, two small! guns,
of about three-inch calibre. No tor
pedo tubes are visible. 1t is capable
of submerging less than two minutes.
On the surface of the water the sub
mersible has speed of from 2 to 3
knots an hour more than the average
merchant steamer.
According to Captain Frederick
Cooke, a Norfolk pilot and the first
American to board the Deutschland
the crew wore regulation uniforms OF
German merchantmen seamen.
No flag was displayed when the
Deutschland first appeared off the
capes. Later, when inside the bay,
the German merchantmen ensign was
raised.
Institutes Undersea Transatlantic
Service
Captain Cooke said the commander
of the Deutschland was extremely
frank in stating his mission to the
United States, that of institutlng an
undersea merchantmen export ana
import business between the United
States and Germany.
The Deutschland left German port
on June 20, and, although it encoun--
tered a number of merchantships and
one warship, the commander said ne
easily escaped detection by submerg-
ing.
Reaching the vicinity of the Vir-
ginia coast Saturday morning, the
Deutschland remained far outside,
knowing that the capes were guarded
by enemy warships, and came in that
night under cover of darkness.
Passes Under Nose of French Cruiser
Captain Cooke declared at one time
he was within 500 yards Of a French
cruiser outside the capes, but passed
in unobserved.
According to reports brought into
Norfolk and credited to members OF
the Deutsc chland's crew, the submer-
sible arrived off the capes late Thurs
day afternoon, but was detected by
the English and French cruisers on
guard, and was forced to run, the
chase lasting until Saturday morn
ing before the warships gave up the
hopeless task and returned to their
stations.
Voyage Across Atlantic Took Only
Sixteen Days
Baltimore, Md, July 1O.-The
worlds first submarine merchantman,
the German underwater liner Deutsch-
land, anchored below Baltimore last
night.
She carries mail and cargo of tons
of costly chemicals and dyestutfs and
is to carry back home a similar
amount of nickel and crude rubber
sorely needed by the German army.
Passed in on Surface
Sixteen days out from Bremerhaven
safety between the Virginia capes at
Las o'clock yesterday morning pass
ing in on the surface covered by a
heavy pail Of darkness which settled
over the entrance of the bay with the
setting of a tell-tale half moon.
Once inside, the visitor threw eau
ton aside and began ;o+ shridking aad M tbs hs
same time attracting the attention OF
the tug Thomas F. Timmons which
had been waiting in the lower bay
for nearly two weeks to greet the
Deuts chland and convoy her into
port.
Flies Merchant Flag
Three hours later, at :45 O'Clock
yesterday morning, the big submarine
started up the bay under her own pow
er with the German merchant flag fly
ing. 1t was piloted by Captain Fred.
erick D. Cooke of the Virginia Pilots
association and conveyed by the Tim
mons.
She was making more than II knots
an hour and could have docked in Bal
timore last night, but arrangements
had been made for receiving her with
formal ceremonies today and her cap
tain was ordered to wait in the lower
harbor. He and his crew Of 20 men
remained aboard their craft.
Regarding his vessel as merchant
man subject to no unusual restric..
tions, the skipper, whose name is said
to be Captain Kairig, went up to
Chesapeake without waiting to no
tify local customs and quarantine au-
thorities of his presence. He was five
hours away before Norman Hamilton,
collector Of Norfolk Newport News,