Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-03
CONVOY T|MM|NS I.
ACCOMPANIES the
SUBMERS|BL[
Capt. Koenig and Brave Grew
Pass Quietly Out of Vir-
ginia capes.
), 4
NO TROUBLE FROM
THE ALLIED CRUISERS
Sub-Sea Boat Passes Three Mile
Limit Apparently Unob.
served.

Norfolk, Va, Aug. 2.-The German
submarine merchantmen Deutschland
passed quietly out of the Virginia
capes at $3.50 o'clock tonight on her
homeward voyage, apparently ulpb.
served by the Allied warship patrol
waiting outside the three mile limit.
She was accompanied to the cape only
by the tug Thomas F. Timmins, which
had conveyed her down the hay from
Baltimore, and by newspaper dis-
patch boats.
Her departure to sea followed an
1S-mile dash through the lower Chesa-
peake bay, After proceeding slowly
most Of the, way down, she increased
Ener power at-6: so and reached the
capes just after dusk. None ,of IT,
Allied cruisers was visible q he
passed through.
Disappears Unharmsd. ~
Whether she submerged before
reaching the three:mile limit 10 un.
known. The two accompanying boats
only know that she disappeared un.
harmed, and that to all appearances
she had clear field ahead to point
where she could completely submergo
in safety. f'r
Half an hour after the last light OF
the Deutschland had disappeared, the
Timmins, seemingly satisfied with
her work, turned back and headed up
the Chesapeake bay toward Baltimore.
During a part of the day the
Deutschland had remained hidden at
cove up Chesapeake bay.
Start Under Ideal Conditions.
The trip of the submarine Deutsch.
land and the conveying tug Thomas
F. Timmins down the Chesapeake
bay from Baltimore was started under
ideal conditions. Not a cloud was in
sight as the submersible increased
her speed to l9 knots an hour, soon
after clearing Baltimore harbor. The
tug fell in behind Immediately, and By
dark was 800 yards astern.
Dark flames spurted from the Tim.
Minis tunnels, showing hat the stok-
ers aboard were keeping all the steam
possible in her boilers. Then the
wind freshened and dark clouds be.
gan to roll in from the horizon. Soon
the tug was pitching and rolling, her
running lights dipping and the spray
flying back from her bow.
Report to Navy Department
Washington, Aug. 2.-The com.
mandant of the Norfolk yards sent
the following to the navy departments
~. S. S. Sterrett, reports: Sub
marine reported by the Timmins to
have passed out Of the capes at $3.50.
Am outside three-mile limit"
While the Sterrett's report did not
mention the Deutschland by name.
navy officials have no doubt the refer
ence was to her. The Sterrett. with
three other destroyers and the crais-
er North Carolina, it was pointed out.
were doing neutrality duty Oh the
coast.
Late tonight, the department had
received no further word to indica1p
whether the submarine had passed
the three-mile limit.
The Timmins' message was pickol
up by the destroyer Sterrett, which
relayed it to the Norfolk navy yard.
The destroyer then was outside the
three-mile limit to see that the sub.
mersible's passage out was not inter.
fered with by the Allied cruisen OF
the capes until she had passed out oe
the territorial waters Of the Unitol
States.
WON'T RECOGNIZE
II As MERcHANTMAN
London, Aug. 2.-Naval ofaeess
here are watching the reported "a.
gress Of the German submarine mess
chantman, Deutschland, with coaai1s
cradle interest, but expressed ht&lo
hope that she win not make the hoGna.
ward voyage safely.
An ohicial Of the British adnirak
CONTINUED ON Pro G00Pl