Arizona republican., 1916-07-11
CRAFT READY TO DISCHARGE CARGO
 AND THEN DEPART
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Once safely alongside of her dock, taptain koenig called his crew ashore and posed with them for nov ing picture and newspaper photog- raphers He laughed and chatted with the camera men and correspond ents, but refrained from discussing his achievement until after he had reported-to the agents of his owners
 Later at the office of the North German Lloyd he issued tppewrit- ten statement telling of the coming of other beats like the Deutschland and asserting that his voyage had broken the British control of the seas. At the same time he submitted to an interview in which he described his $500 mile cruise from Helgoland to Chesapeake hay Hc denied reports that he had been chased off his course ty enemy warships. declaring that so far as he knew there was not ar allied War craft in the Atlantic The captain asserted further that his voyage mad established the fact that a submarine of the type of the Deutschland could travel anywhere d. GOO miles if necessary. He had TO fears. he stated. of his ability to elude enemies that might be waiting for him off the Virginia Capes, whom he starts his return trip.
 T will be able to submerge within the three-mile limit and they cannot watch me after that" he said
 During nearly the entire voyage to America. Captain Koenig said the Deutschland travelled only the sur | face. Once she submerged for 10 hours and lay during that time or the bottom of the English channel | to escape British destroyers. Captain Koenig piloted his vessel out of | Bremen on June IA. He went di- l rectly to Helgoland, remaining there nine days. On June 23 the submarine slipped away from the island fortress and the trip which ended in BaIti more today was begun.
 After completing the formalities with the port authorities, Captain | Koenig was invited to luncheon as the guest of honor Of the German consul and there delivered to Hanicl ! von Haimhausen, counsellor of the German embassy. the packet of offi- "ial correspondence destined to Coun. vOn Bernstorff. The counsellor had iourneyed here from New York. was a guest with the Deutschland's mas ter at the luncheon, and went back to New York tonight.
 'T have come here" said the em- bassy representative, "to present the compliment of Count von Bernstorfi to Captain Koenig and to congratu- late him upon his wonderful achieve ment. The ambassador has no off cial interest in the Deutschland.
 Captain Koenig turned over to me some correspondence which l an taking hack 10 the ambassador. but I nave no knowledge of its nature.
 Captain Koenig ate hearty mea at the l1ncheon-fresh vegetables anc fresh meat-the first he had tasted since his departure from Bremen.
 Captain Koenig then returned te the offices of his agents and meeting newspaper men furnished them witt details of his voyage and the con struction of the submarine.
 Before beginning our trip" he said
 we had several weeks of practice ir our vessel in the Baltic sea- 90 that the members of the crew might thor
 oughiy fanliliarZe themselves will her We left Bremen without an. ceremonies. of course. that was nee essaTv, because the voyage was t Dc kept secret. Outside of the own CTS and the admiralty no one kney
 whefe we were going except MT. Fec [ the American consul at Bremen fror I whom It was neces sary to obtain ou { bill of health. I am sure MT. Fc \ kept the secret well
 "When we got to Helgoland we do
 cided that it was best to stay. ther
 a little while. We could not be ah
 solutely sure that news of our depart
 ure might not reach the British ad
 miralty and we thought it prudent { l tarry and to fool the British shir ! if they were hunting especiall for US.
 ''Dcrhg the time we spent in tl
 waters of Helgoland we continue
 our practice and shifted the balla'
 f'iiu diSO " tiiii iicI plOptIly "
 the long voyage.
 Coming through the North Sc , We saw hostile destroyers, cruisel
 and patrol boats and submerged fi'
 times. I do not think the enen = vessels saw us. You know in a suf
 marine we can see ships long whi
 before they can see us In the Eng fish channel we submerged six timt
 in all and in the Atlantic four time
 the last occasion when we sighted F United Fruit company's steamer u '' day before our arrival at the cape ' We passed her about 30 miles ou .e I do not believe the ship, which ws I. flying an American flag. knew V y' were in her neighborhood
 "Wben We left Bremen we had Il | tons of fuel oil aboard and there a $ now 95 tons left in the tanks V IS had 20 tons of water when we start, y and still have ten left.
 '3 "Our voyage proves that subm n rine of the Deautschland's type c; II go anywhere in the world She h Id a cruising radius of f3,00O miles," 1T Captain Koenig was asked to C 'n plain what devices the Deutschla al had for finding her way under wat nd and avoiding danger.
 We have two' he said. "One