The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-10
Ship Expects to Make Re-
turn Voyage to Germany,
Carrying Some Goods
Needed in That Blockaded
Country Her Carrying
Capacity Is About 750
Tons

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merchant submarine Deutschland ended
her voyage across the Atlantic ocean at
6:40 this morning when she docked at Il
pier OF the Eastern Forwarding company
on the outskirts OF Baltimore
One thing the boarding officers particu-
larly noticed was that there were no
torpedoe tubes or guns OF any description
visible aboard the vessel. A force Of
longshoremen was ready at the deck,
which was carefully guarded, to begin
unloading the cargo Of dyestItfs. 10 be
shipped as soon as possible TO chemical
companies in the north. Probably only
a day or two will be required for unload
| ing and then the submarine will take on
crude rubber and nickel consienments
which are already on the dock When
the start back will be made is profile.
matical
| Persons who talked with Captain
koenig of the submarine are authority
for the statement that the only arms OF
any description carried are four auto
matte pistols belonging to the officers and
rifle used for firing rockets.
Fifteen days out from Bremerhayen to
Baltimore, the submarine reached safety
between the Virginia capes at l:i1i
o'clock Sunday morning, passing in on
the surface covered by 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
caution aside and began shrieking his
siren, signalling for pilot and at the
same time attracting the attention OF the
tug Thomas +. Timmons, which had been
waiting in the lower bay for nearly two !
weeks TO greet the Deutschland and con. |
vey her into port.
Three hours later, at as o'clock. the /
big submarine started up the bay with /
the German merchant flag flying under |
her own power, piloted by Captain Fred
erick D. Cooke, OF the Virginia Pilots as
sociation, and conveyed by the Timmons.
She was making more than II knots an
hour and could have decked in Baltimore
last night but arrangements had been
made for receiving her with formal GER
emonies and Der captain was ordered to
wait in the lower harbor, He and his
crew of 20 men remained aboard their
craft
Regarding his vessel as a merchantmen
subject to no unusual restrictions, the
skipper, whose name is said to be Cap I
tain koenig. went up the Chesapeake {
without waiting to notify local customs
and quarantine authorities OF his pres {
ance. He was five hours away before {
Norman Hamilton, collector of Norfolk.
Newport News, heard the news, and
started on his trail aboard the coas.
guard Onondaga. 1t is understood that /;
he Onondaga merely was ordered out to c
<eep the strange craft under surveillance c
Is neutrality preeaution. +
The boat is consigned to A, Schumach- I
II & CO., local agents of the North Ger f
nan Lloyd line. and her cargo to the
Eastern Forwarding company, concern
aid to have been organized within the
'ast few weeks especially to handle the \
BUSINESS of underwater liners. The lat
er company has pier and warehouse in
which are stored the goods to be loaded :,
n the Deutschland for her return trip.
In German quarters here the news of :,
he submarines arrival was hailed with :,
he keenest delight. Those who knew =
+ her coming had been concealing alarm = =
or two or three days. as she was due TO :,
rrive about the middle of last week 1t u
understood that she Travelled more y
han four thousand miles. going some .
90 miles out of her course to avoid enc
ly ships .,
The Deutschland is no converted war :;
raft but brand new commerce carrier, -
uilt in Bremen and sent here on a pure :
commercial mission according to Hen y
7 G. Hilken. the senior member of the
concern. She belongs to the
zean Rhederei, limited, Ocean Naviga- r,
on company. limitedl and was launched
! Kiel in March.
The novel project was conceived about
ne months ago. Mr.. Hilken said. F. A dc
1hmsnn, head OF a Bremen exporting ds
I'd importing concern, who organized AT
lie Ocean Navigation company. MIR st
ohmann has the important German ba
numerical interests associated with him. bu
The undersea liner, Mr.. Hilken under in
ands, is about 3l5 feet long, and 50 an
ct beam and is propelled by two great
esel oil engines. She Is as large If not
rger than any of the German naval
bmarines and carries $50 tons dead II
eight or cargo. As to details of her
Instruction. Mr.. Hilken said he was
cking in information. tn
Most Of the information that was b
nj to me he said. is probably care fol
lly tucked away in a pigeon hole OF the sts
1tish admiralty Office. but / don't cars ice