Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1916-08-04
'DUTCHMAN' ON
THE WAY HOME
German Submersible Has Ap
parently Eluded Enemy War
ships, and is On Way With
Rubber and Nickel Cargo.

Washington, Aug. 2.-Thc tug Tho.
mas +. Timmins, which accompanied
the German submarine Deutschland
down the bay from Baltimore, re.
ported to the United States neutral
lty squadron outside Hampton Roads
tonight that the Deutschland had
passed out of the Capcs ut $50 d. m,
The Timmins' message was picked
up by the destroyer Sterrett, which
relayed it to the Norfolk navy yard.
The destroyer then was outside the
three-milc limit to see that the sub
mersible's passage out was not inter
fered with by the allied cruisers off
the Capes until she had passed out
of the territorial waters of the United
States.
Gets Through Capcs.
The commandant of the Norfolk
navy yard sent the following to the
navy department:
~. S. S. Sterrett reports: Sub
marine reported by tug Timmins to
have passed out the Capes at $40.
Am outside three-milc limit"
While the Sterrett's report did not
mention the Deutschland by name,
navy officials had no doubt that the
reference was to her. The Sterrett.
with three other destroyers and the
armored cruiser North Carolina. il
was pointed out, were doing neutral
ity duty off the Capees with par
ticular view to preventing violation
Of hn,op.innr 4
nection with the Deutschland's de-
parture.
Homeward Bound.
Norfolk, Va, Aug. 2-The Deut-
schland, the giant German submar-
inc, cleared the United States shores
ut S:3O tonight, apparently unobserv-
ed by hostile craft, and now, so far
as is known here, is safely homeward
bound.
No untoward incident marred the
departure of the Deutschland shortly
before nightfall. She was accompa-
MED only by her tug and newspa-
per dispatch boat. She began the
eighteen mile dash from chesapeake
Bay to the Virginia Capes, which
ended about two hours later when
her last light blinked out in the
gloom.
None of the allied cruisers which
had been waiting to intercept the
submarine sealiner, nor the United
States neutrality ships which have
been patrolling the neutral line so
closely recently was in sight at the
time of the submarines departure
from the capes.
Clear Path Ahead.
Whether she submerged before
reaching the three-milc limit is un-
known. The night was dark and
heavy sea was running Hence it was
impossible to discern her movements
at the distance she was from the two
accompanying boats. They only know
that she disappeared unharmed, and
that to all appearances she had
clear field ahead to point where
she could completely submergc i'm
safety.
Within half an hour after the last
light of the Deutschland had disap-
peared her tug, the Thomas F. Tim
Minis hove into sight, seemingly salts
fled with her work, and headed up
Chesapeake Bay the direction of
Baltimore.
1t was from that city yesterday that
the Deutschland cleared with a cargo
of rubber, nickel and possibly gold,
% days after her sensational arrival
in American waters from Bremen.
Bremen Overdue.
The Bremen, sister ship of the
Deutschland, as rumor had it, would
arrive here with the Deutschland's
departure, thus far has not appeared.
The Deutschland started for the
'capes after arriving early today at
cove up Chesapeake Bay, where she
remained hidden.
For several hours prior to the be-
ginning of the Deutschland's final
dash for the capes she was hidden
near Tangier Island, about fifty miles
above Cape Henry. The steamer Som
erset and the government bouy ten
der Ivy reported that they had passed
her at that point. The press boat
then took position near the dividing
point of the Old Point and Cape
Henry channels and awaited the COM
ing of the undersea vessel.
1t was shortly before o'clock that
the first sight of her was obtained.
Apparently she was about five miles
away and was low in the water, only
her coming tower showing. The Tim
minis was short distance behind
her, and they were running about
seven miles an hour
Avoids Press Boat.
When near the entrance to Mob
jack bay the Deutschland sighted the
press boat and Immediately revers-
ed herself and appeared to be making
for the bay. After running for about
two miles she again headed south,
until she was abreast of the Timmins
and then both vessels put on full
speed ahead toward the press boat
Suddenly near the press boat they
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