The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-07-12
SUBMARINE CROSSES ATLANTIC
GERMAN UNDERWATER MEf,.
CHANT CRAFT BRINGS PRO.
DUCE FROM GERMANY
TO REOPEN TRADE.


ing Squadrons and Eludcs Enemy's
Cruisers Watching for Her on
American Coast-SOmcthing New in
Trading Vessels.
Baltimore, Md. July 9.-The worlds
first submarine merchantmen, the
German underwater liner Deutsch-
land, anchored below Baltimore to-
night after coming safely across the
Atlantic, passing the allied .blockad-
ing squadrons and eluding enemy
cruisers watching for her off the
American coast. She carries mail and
a cargo of $50 tons of costly chemi-
Gals and dyestuffs and is to carry
back home similar amount of nickel
and crude rubber sorely needed by
the German army.
| Sixteen days out from Bremen
haven to Baltimore, the submarine
reached the Virginia capes at 1:45
o'clock this morning, passing in on
the surface covered by darkness
which settled over the entrance of
the bay with the setting Of the moon.
Once inside the visitor threw caution
aside and began shrieking his siren,
signaling pilot and at the same time
attracting the attention Of the tug
Thomas F. Timmins which had been
waiting In the lower bay for nearly
two weeks to greet the Deutschland
and convoy her into port.
| Three hours later the big SUBJ
marine started up the bay with the
German merchant flag flying under
her own power, piloted by Capt Fred
erick d. Cooke OF the Virginia Pilots
association and conveyed by the Tim
minis. She was making more than IL
knots an hour and could have docked
In Baltimore tonight. but arrange-
ments had been made for receivins
her with formal ceremonies tomor-
row and her captain was ordered to
wait in the lower harbor He and
his crew Of 20 men remained aboard
their craft.
Regarding his vessel as mer-
chantman subject to no unusual re-
strictions. the skipper. whose name Ii
said to be- Capt. Kairig, went up the
Chesapeake without waiting to notify
local customs and quarantine officers
OF his presence. He was Ave hours
away before Norman Hamilton, coi-
lsctor Of Norfolk-Newport News
heard the news and started on hia
trail aboard the coast guard cuttea
Onondasa. At last reports tonight
the cutter had not approached the
submarine. and it IL understood that
she merely was ordered out to keep
the strange craft under surveillance
as a neutrality precaution. Quaran-
tine and port regulations will be com
piled with when the vessel moves up
to her dock tomorrow. o.
Little was known here tonight
about what happened during the
epoch-making cruise, which, in a
small measure at least, breaks the
blockade on German trade with thu
rest of the world. None of the sub
marines crew had landed and the
agents Of her owners had received
only meagre reports Such inform
tion as was available came indirectly
from the pilot and from Capt Hans
F. Hinsch of the North German
Lloyd liner Neckar. laid up here since
tho beginning Of the war. Capt.
Hinsch boarded the Deutschland
| from the Timmins and made the trip
up the bay with her. ~
According to the accounts reaching
here. the underwater liners super
structure was standing 16 feet above
the water when she came in. Until
daylight she showed no flag. but the
German merchant ensign was raised
at sun up. Stories were circulated
that British or French cruisers chased
her at sea Thursday, But could not
be confirmed.
The boat is consigned to A. Schu-
macher & Co., local agents of the
North German Lloyd line. and her
cargo to the Eastern Forwarding
company, said to have been organized
within the past few weeks especially
to handle the business Of underwater
liners. The latter company has q
pier and warehouse in which are
stored goods to be loaded on the
Deutschland for her return trip.
In German quarters here the news
Of the submarines arrival was hailed
with the keenest delight. Those who
knew Of her coming. had been con-
cealing alarm for two or three DAYS,
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