New-York tribune., 1916-07-12
Saw Deutschland Must
Be Rebuilt to Raid
Commerce.
KOENIG READY
TO LEAVE SOON
Begins to Unload Cargo
Baltimore Expects
Bremen, Too.
From q star Correspondent Of The Tribune

from q star Correspondent of The Trhune.l
Baltimore. July IA three-hour ex-
animation of every construction detail
of the submarine merchaLtman
Deutschland convinced three experts Of
the United States navy to-day that the
vessel could not be converted into a
man-o'-war without extensive struct-
ural changes. The submarines agents
and officers regard the verdict as a
complete answer TO any objection the
Allied powers may raise to the under
sea trading boat.
Negro stevedores, stripped to the
waist. began to-day to discharge the
Deutschland's s1,0O0,O00 cargo of dye
stuffs. The small cases containing the
vessels 500-ton treasure are being
stored in the local bonded warehouse
of the Deutsches Ocean Rhederie so
rapidly that Captain Koenig will have
no difficulty in starting within the ten
days he has set for his stay in Balti-
more Harbor Watchful observers feel
certain that he will sail as soon as pos
sible.
The vessels return cargo Of rubber,
nickel and copper, said to be equally as
valuable in Germany as dyest S here.
is stacked in the agents warehouse
ready to be transferred to the subna-
-:.,. fx.;ok, .oc,na y. ,,,anta No carpn
will be carried except that which has
been engaged for weeks by A. Schu-
macher & Co., the local agents Of the
submarine trading line.
Henry G. Hilken, president OF A.
Schumacher & Co., and his son, Paul
L. G.. Hilken. vice-presdent, showed
keen interest tonight in q report from
Amsterdam, via London, that the
Bremen, the second Of the submarine
merchant feet. had left for America a
month ago, but had not been heard
from since. The local agents professed
TO know nothing definite about the
Bremen's sailing.
II was noticed, however, that the com
pany's tug, the Thomas +. Timmlns,
which stood off the Virginia Capes for
eleven days waiting for the Deutsch-
land, had relinquished her vigil at the
side of the latter. Her whereabouts
we're uncertain tonight.
Jnspected by Navy Experts.
William ?. Ryan, Collector Of the
Port. visited the Deutschland this
morning with the naval experts. Cap
tain Charles F. Hughes, of the Cen
eral Board of the Navy, formerly chief
of staff under Admiral Fletcher, Lieu
tenant J. O. Fisher, Of the Bureau o.
Steam Engineering, who conducted the
inquiry into the explosion on the
American submarine E-2 in the New
York Navy Yard several months ago,
and Lieutenant Hsrbert 5. Howard, a
naval contractor. All are hignly
trained technicians in submarine mat
ters, but Captain Hughes TO d the IT'D
une correspondent that their visit was
solely TO determine whetner the
Deutschland was man-o'-war
The message that Collector Ryan
wired to Secretary of the Treasury
NcAdoo. TO be turned over 10 the State
Department, was as follows: =,
an company with Captain Hughes
have made a thorough inspection of the
deutschland. All spaces except those
occupied by cargo and oils were Wis
tied There is no evidence that this
shin is armed or can be armed without
extensive structural changes. re-
affirm my statement Of yesterday that
this ship is a merchant vessel"
The feelings of the boats owners
and officers concerning this inspection
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