Norwich bulletin., 1916-08-02
Deutschland is
 on Return Voyage
LEFT HER PIER AT LOCUST POINT
 AT $40 p. M.
CARRIES RUBBER, NICKEL
Crew of the Interned North German Lloyd Liner Neckar Cheered and Shouted FareweIIs to Their Country
 men-Weather Clear, Not Much Sea.

Baltimore, Md, Aug. Ion the sec ond anniversary of Germany's declara- tion of war against Russia, the Ger man submarine merchantmen Deutsch- land set out from Baltimore on re- turn voyage to Germany with q decla- ration of confidence from her com mander, Captain Paul Koenig, that he would take her home in spite of the heavy odds she would face when tie three-miIe limit in the Atlantic is reached.
 Towed Out of Slip.
 The submersible was lowed out of the slip where she was berthed 23 days ugo al $40 o'clock this afternoon and 1t is expected that sho will put into Newport News, Va, between s and 9 o'clock tomorrow morning,
 After getting into mid-strean the tow line of the tug Thomas r. Tim mins was east off and the Deutschland proceeded down the Patapsco river under her own power, The Tlmmlns went to one side, the coast guard cut ter Wlssahickon to the other and tte i harbor police boat Lannon brought up the rear to prevent undue eFoWding by the small fleet of launches that fol- | lowed,
 Annapolis, SO miles south of here reported that the Deutschland passed | there at 8.45 o'clock, steamlng about | l2 miles an hour,
 Went Out Smiling,
 | Captain Koeuig and his crew of e7 | men put to sea with tho knowledge 1 that a man hurried to 3 telephone with | a message to agents for the entente | ailieG that the Deutschland had started | They know how long he had watched | at tho end of q nearby pier, day and 1 night. put the little captain went out | of Baltimore haFbeP smiling and way | ing his cap, His last words in the | haTbOp were of praise far America anc l for his treatment here by Baltimore ! customs authorities,
 kHeWa Eight Warshipe Are Waiting,
 Captain Noenig knows that eight | WaTships af the entente allies aFt l waiting for him at the ende or tnt ! tbfee=aaile llmit, spread cut in a fadius of five miles, we shall have to paai | unseen within that radius tR 9pdezt t | escape" no Ea{a. I've aha4 hS4Ve C make that paa=age under eendtuonI l not entirely advantageous te Us Were | the water at that point l50 feet deep l l would be easier, we could subae efs{ | deeply enough te pass underneath tht warshipa. But the water there is no l l5o feet deep. We shall therefore have i to pass between the WaFships.'
 Hut there was d determined look ef l the eaatain'a face as he expressed confidence that he would get through
 Resea en Coming Fewer,
 There were not more than 9 hun: | dr6d PeFBons in the vicinity Of the pIel ] when the Deutschland came cut iron behind the screen of barges and beside two aeWapapeF despatch beats there were eniy four launches in the stream But the spectators eheeped and waEet l hand5erChiefS in unison with thu cheering and waving from the saileFi en board the interned German Nerti Iiayd steamer Neekart On the con ming tower of the submePRihie, at tit feet af her little commander there wa 9 huge basket of roses and whit flowers, the last gift of 8 Baitim6T' admirer, whose name Captain koenit may never know,
 River Waa Dragged aa Preeautlen,
 In tho marnlng the river leedint out into the channel for q mile iron the BeutaQhland'a pier was dragged, l was about 6,s0 o'clock when the To! bpenls were removed and net wa thrown overheard between the Efo' and the Fimmlna and they started away abreast, The search for some thing which might have injured tn Deutschland was without result
 A British freighted had been at all eh6r several hundred yards from tn submerslble and it probably was fear ed some steps had been taken to blocl the safe travel of the undersea boat None of the officials of the Easterl Forwarding company, her local agents y would make any comment about this | however.
 Manifest of Cargo Not Made Public
 The manifest of the Deutschland return cargo has not been made pub
 lic but in addition to large quantitie of crude rubber and nickel, it is be lieved she carries several hundre thousand dollars in gold.