The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-08-04

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coaraying. The yacht Valiant with
bhotegrap hers aboard pHt into this
pert and reported tie trip tIuS far
nnaycntfHl. The coast guard cater
!iissacIitkon lett The Deutschland at
Fort Carrol.
baltimore. Aug. 1.-The German
submarine merchantmen Deutschland
sailed from Baltimore today on re-
turn voyage to Germany with dec
Iaration from her commander, Capt
Paul Koenig, that he would take her
safely home in spite Of the allied
warships waiting for her Off the Vir-
ginia capes.
The submersible was towed out OF
the slip where she was berthed %
days ago at $40 o'clock this after
noon and it is expected that she will
put into Newport News between s
and o'clock tomorrow morning. At
ter getting into midstream the tow
line of the tug Thomas F. Tjmmins
WAS cast off and the Dedtschiard pro-
ceeded down the Patapsco river under
her own power. The TiInmins went
on one side, te coast guard cutter
Wissachitkon on the ether, and the
police boat Lannan brought up the
rear to prevent undue crowding by
the feet Of launches tha; followA.:.
Annapolis, s.: miles so1zh If here,
reported that the Deutschland passed
there at S:45 o'clock, steaming about
y miles an hour. The tug Timmins
alone was Conveying and only one
vessel was following, newspaper
dispatch boat. Weather conditions at
that time were favorable.
Capt. Koenig and his crew Of p
men put to sea with the knowledge
that a man had telephoned agents Of
the entente allies that the Deutsch-
land had started. They knew how he
had watched at the end Of a nearbJ
pier, day and night, but the captain
went out Of Baltimore harbor smiling
and waving mis- cap. His last words
y the harbor were OF praise for Amer
ica and for his treatment here by
customs authorities He said he came
here dubious about his reception.
Capt Koenig said he had learned
that eight warships of the entente
allies were waiting for him at the
edge of the three mile limit, spread out
in a radius of five miles. eve shall
have to pass unseen within that radius
in order to escape" he said. eve shall
have to make that passage under con-
ditions not entirely advantageous to
us. Were the water at that poias
deepe? j. Woul be easier. We could
submerge deeply enough to pass ur,-
derneath the Warships but the water
there is not $50 feet deep. We shall,
therefore, have to pass between the
warships."
Thre were not more than hun
dred persons in the vicinity of the
pier when the Deutschland started
and besides two newspaper dispatch
boats there were only four launches
in the stream. The spectators
cheered and waved handkerchiefs in
unison with the cheering and waving
from the sailors on board the North
German Lloyd steamer Neckar. On
the coming tower of the submersible
there was a. huge basket of roses and
white flowers, the last gift of Balti-
more admirer.
In the morning the river leading
out into the channel for mile from
the Deutschlands pier was dragged.
The search for something which
might have injured the Deutschland
was without result.
The manifest of the Deutschland 5
return cargo has not been made public
but in addition to large quantities OF
crude rubber and nickel it is believed
she carried several hundred thous-
and dollars in gold.