The Detroit times., 1916-11-02
Held Hi e h Wassail
While Gale Ragged
Overhead
GERMANS LOOK
FOR YEAR OF WAR
Captain KOenig Tells
Story of His
Voyage
BY CARL d. GROAT


NEW LONDON. Conn. Nov 3
A wine party near ocean bottom.
while a gale ragged far overhead
was one OF the many thrilling Incl
dents OF tho giant German subma
rine merchantmen Deutschlaud's
trip from premen, Capt Koenlg said
last night.
There was plenty to drive ennui
away while We we're submerged
said the willy Submarine commando
We would play the phonograph,
and We had wine"
Xoenig said ne knows nothing
about the Bremen except that she
sailed Aug %. with a 6O-day food
supply
Hoeuig said ;his afternoon the
Deuts calRnds cargo was worth $40
400. ooo
Included in he deutschland pre-
cIous freight are stocks and bonds
and quantity Of Jewels.
"Tu~ 5e-iuan people believe the
wa Will last M least another year.
Capt. Koenig said
They Rrc entirely confident OF
tho outcome, hc atded
Continuing ro declared the sub
marine was the coming war craft
he said submarines would play
leading part in the next big naval
encounter Battleships are passing.
ne said
Asked a. 70 reports of illfeelins
against America in Germany,
Eoonig said the German people do
no feel very Dad toward the
United States
Capt Koenig's story OF his trip
follows
We left Bremen oct 10 in rag
INK northwest gale, went thru the
North sea and passed the waters
between The shetland and Orkney
Islands from there We headed as
stiairht a possible for New Lon
don Yes. we saw many ships
about the same number as on our
arst trip Some We went around
others We dove under We travelled
less than l25 miles submerged
We saw thu grim British war
ships In the North sea and we saw
seven ships between here and Nan
tucket.
We went thru very heavy ce,es
and rough seas, hl' We didn't stand
on our heads. continued Koenig
The longest time we were sub
merged was seven hours Even at
IS fathoms No could feel the roll
Of the waves
The pcutschlands commander
said he intercepted one message
from the Nauen wireless station
about the C-53
To reporters who asked about
stories that two Bremens had left
port but had failed TO reach Amer
tea, he replied that only two com.
merce submarines had ever started
from Germany Tor the United States,
n" Deutschland and Bremen
Koenig said he expected 20 start
back 10 Germany within fort.
night.
Reporters drew with the greatest
difficulty from the modest L boat
skipper the story OF his audience
with the kaiser lie told the
kaiser. he said. that the United
States was neutral.
The kaiser took things that I
SAID Just as told them" he added
The kaiser. he said is looking very
well tho be has aged since the be.
ginning OF the war
Capt Koenig confidently thought
today hed be able To unload his
100000 cargo without interfer.
ence from the United STATS
He claimed there was no hitch
about this, but Collector Of Port Nc
Govern. OF Connection. evidently
thought differently. for ne fastened
10 Hartford yesterday 10 confer with
Secretary OF tho Treasury McAdoo
presumably about The known jewels
and the stocks an bonds known 70
be aboard Fhe result OF this con
ference had not been made public
early today.
Capt. Koenjg SCOTS AZ the British
"air tight" blockade Of Germany.
IT'S only spy system. a chain ~
commercial agents he said And
II tho British navy comes out, why
We'll he ready for them. tho, frank.
~ we can't catch up ~ England's
naval strength during the war