South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-07-27
Capt. KOenig, With Clearance
Papers in His Pocket and
Pilot on Call Still De-
lays Departure.
MAKE NO COMPLAINT
ABOUT BRITISH CRUISER
Entrance of U. S. Waters by
BattIeShip is Only a VIC
Iation of UnWritten
Courtesy Code.
lnternational News Service

NutHruHIlQuAA
BALTIMORE, Md, July 81
With every preparation made and
every legal formality complied with.
the German super-submarine
Deutschland today still lay at her
dock in Baltimore harbor. ready for
her return dash across the Atlantic.
Every possible precaution has been
taken TO safeguard the undersea
boat on her perilOus trip through the
enemy-infested ocean, where war
ships Of the allied powers wait TO
capture or destroy her But the
final word that would send the
Deutschland down Chesapeake bay
on the first leg Of her long Journey
was withheld. and Capt. Paul
Koenig waited impatiently for some
mysterious message. the lack of
which has kept the Deutschland at
her dock.
Capt. Koenig said today that he
could not say when his craft would
get away. German Consul Carl
Leuderitz, however. after announc-
ing that an expected visit of Ambas-
sador Won Bernstorff TO Baltimore
had been indefinitely postponed, de-
clared:
The Deutschland is fully pre-
pared 10 go, but I believe she will
not be able TO get away from Balti-
more Tor about a week"
1as Pilot on Call.
Capt. X enig, with his clearance
papers in IS pocket and a pilot on
cem at all hours. was apparently
ready to move at "a moments no.
tice But uetween his craft as she
lay at her dock. and the open sea
there are many perils Two hulkinS
British frei ghters the Highbury and
the Ardgryfe, swung at their an
Chors in the Patapasco river just off
the Deutschland's dock When they
originally dropped anchor they took
"a position which would have effect
ually prevented the Deutschland
from leaving her pier. The agents
of the Deutschland after excited
conferences complained 10 the har-
Dor authorities and the Ardgryfe
was forced 10 shift her berth. She
did not move far. however. and the
presenCt of the two Britishers will
force Capt. Koeuig TO make an ex-
ceediugly careful and laborious start
out OF his dock.
Observers on Guard.
Down the Patapasco and along
Chesapeake bay a fleet Of fast motor
boats carving British observers is
waiting 10 ceiay 10 the warships out
side TIE claes Information a 10
ever mo, Cf the submarine after
she leaves her dock. One motor
boat observer lies less than 1000
Yards from the pier and he will start
as soon as the Deutschland makes a
move. Capt KOenig Will be called
upon 10 use all of his seamanship if
lie is 10 make his way out through
the Virginia capes. where a squad
ron 90 allied warships lies in wait.
kee ping a patrol that at times brings
them within the three-mile territor-
ial limit.
There was general satisfaction
among the German agents here to-
day over the action OF the United
states in ser ding the battleship
North Carolina and three destroyers
To preserve neutrality off the capes.
Capt Koenig scented particularly
gratihed He declared that ne felt
certain that the United States war
ships would see that ne was given "A
square deal"
The tug Tmmins. which has
suarded the Deuts bland since her
arrival here. made ready for an ex-
tended cruise today. The Timmins
filed her hunkers 20 overlooking
with coal and despite the fact that
the bunkers hold a weeks supply.
her after deck was piled high with
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