The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-07-11


and, OF course, to them the credit for
the success Of the undertaking is
chiefly"
II present plans are carried out, the
public will not be allowed to inspect
the undersea wonder, nor will anybody
except the federal authorities be al
lowed to board her.
The pier Of the Eastern Forwarding
Company was boarded up today 20 shut
out the view Of the curious, and the
Schumacher firm had arranged to sur
round the pier tomorrow morning with
a Gordon Of police. Mr.. Hilken will
have at the pier a high-powered auto
mobile to rush the Deutschland's Cap
tain through the city on his errand to
the Consulate and the Customs House.
Six months ago came first reports
that Germany was preparing to put
into the transatlantic trade a line of
that would dwarf in size
and achievements the U-boats which
have been Germany's chief reliance in
her conduct of the great war at sea.
London cable reports told of the or
ganization of company to inaugur-
ate such service and English experts
were quoted as saying they felt no sur
prise at the announcement of the
plans. When word came that a sub
marine was actually about to leave for
this country, New York, Baltimore and
nearly every port along the coast ex-
pected to receive her. With the an
'nouncement of the organization, how
ever it became practically certain that
this port would be the objective of the
extraordinary cruise.
Old time mariners here say the feat
of the under sea boat will amaze the
entire world
Officials of the Eastern Forwarding
Company tonight said a representative
OF the German Embassy probably
would come to Baltimore to greet the
commander of the Deutschland They
were at the pains to point out, how
ever, that the embassy would be inter-
ested only informally; that the sub
marine was a merchant ship pure and
simple and as such should require no
diplomatic representations on her be-
half.
The vessel made her way slowly up
the bay in heavy drizzle after dark
tonight, battling against a strong
breeze and choppy sea. She passed
Cove Point, north of PatuXent River,
and about sixty miles south of Balti-
more, at 3:45 o'clock in the afternoon
and headed for the mouth of the Pa
tahsco to anchor for the night
The Deutschland is the first vessel
under the German merchant flag to
enter an American port since the early
days of the war, when Teutonic craft
raced in to save themselves from Brit
ish warships. While the Forwarding
Company officers are reticent, there
are strong intrmations that she will
not be the last. According to reports,
another submarine already is on the
way across, and she and the Deutsch-
land are members of a fleet of such
vessels built or building which will be
employed regularly in the Transact
lantic trade as long as the war lasts.
Visitors to the pier at which the boat
is to dock tomorrow will find it sur
rounded by formidable barbed wire
fence, precauion taken in addition
to careful screening of the pier from
the public gaze. Armed men we're
also on watch in the pier shed. This
guard will be strictly maintained as
long as the submarine remains here.
The officials said they did not propose
to give persons inimical to Germany
an opportunity to damage the vessel.
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