The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-08-24
U-BOAT LINER
 DEUTSCHLAND
 SAFE AT HOME

Berlin, Aug. 24.-(By Wireless )-The German chant-submarine Deutsch- land dropped anchor at the mouth of the Weser, her home port, yesterday afternoon. All on board are well. That the Deutschland was expected
 has been indicated during the past
 few days by the increased activity Of
 the German patrol service in the
 North Sea- It is believed that on her
 return trip the Deutschland came
 south through the North Sea, after passing between Scotland and Ire- land.
 London, Aug. 24-Reports of the re- turn of the German submarine Deutschland from the United States are corroborated in a telegram receiv- ed at Amsterdam from Bremen, as forwarded by Reuters correspondent. According to this information, the Deutschland proved to be able to navi- gate the stormy seas excellently. Her engines worked faultlessly. No ice- ; bergs were passed.
 The American government, says the despatch, acted in an accurate man. ner as a neutral, enforcing respect for it's frontier om British and French warships by the employment of it's own men-of-war.
 After a British cruiser entered Chesapeake Bay at night, even moro effective measures were taken to en- force neutrality. No less than eight British warships, it is said, were on
 the alert surrounded by numerous sr1all American vessels which had
 been chartered for the purpose of
 placing notes and obtaining informa-
 ton as to the movements of the
 Deutschland. Nevertheless. the sub-
 marine succeeded in leaving undetect-
 ed. A distance of 100 miles was
 traversed under water without diffi-
 culty
 The Deutschland returned home
 slightly damaged, according to an Ex-
 change Telegraph despatch from The
 Hague, which says this information
 is contained in a telegram from Bre-
 men. The members of the crew were
 unwilling, it adds, to give details of
 the return voyage, The arrival of the submarine surprised her owners as she was not expected to dock with in week.
 The Deutschland slipped out of the Virginia Capes on the return to Bre- men on the night of August 1. She easily eluded cordon of allied war ships awaiting her outside the three mile limit off Cape Henry and passed out to sea. On various occasions she was reported as having been sighted by ships crossing the Atlantic.
 Home Trip Longer.
 The Deutschland made the voyage to this country in + days. The extra days consumed on the return trip can be attributed to two reasons. One was that she came over unexpectedly, but i'm the face of full knowledge liminary movements. Another was steered course through the ever dangerous English Channel, while re- turning he sought the more safe and longer route around the, British Isles.
 With her arrival the Deutschland brings to Germany much that has been needed since the beginning of the war, when England drove Teutonic | commerce from the seas. Her cargo 1 consisted principally of nickel and rubber. There was also report that | she carried more than $4,000,000 in | gold
 Reached Baltimore July 9.
 The Deutschland sailed from Brem- | en on her 3,800-mile journey June 23. | She arrived in Baltimore unheralded | on July g, bringing cargo of dye stuffs. The feat of her skipper, Captain Paul Koenig. in completing | the first transatlantic voyage with a l merchant submarine attracted world wide attention.
 Captain Koenig made no secret of his departure from this country. The | trip from Baltimore was made in day. | light The submarine was convoy | ed by the tug Thomas F. Timmins. l since renamed the Hansa, of the East | ern Forwarding Co.,, American repre- sentatives of the Ocean Navigation 1 Co.,, of Bremen. owners of the sub- mersible.
 Ever since the departure of the l various rumors have gained credence that sister-subma- | rine, the. Bremen, was on her way to this country. However, no authori- | tative statement was ever made af- firming her departure from Bremen. i the Eastern Forwarding Co. signed lease on pier at New Lon i don, Conn.,, it was stated, and a regu- lar submarine merchant service would be esta blished between the blockaded ports of Germany and this coun- 1