The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-10
ME- E5SACE FOR
V|LS0NFR0N
THE ENPER
CARRIED BY CAPTAIN
OF THE SUBMARINE
Carries Costly Cargo Of Dye
stuff and Chemicals
Completes Hazard
Gus Trip.

NORFOLK, July e.-5earlna a
message from Emperor William to
President Wilson, running the
gauntlet Of British warships ano
bringing cargo OF dyestutfs,
chemicals and mails, the German
undersea merc h a m n the
DeutSchIand, quietly slipped into
Chesapeake Bay at 1:45 this morn
inc. II was the completion OF
1000 mile sea voyage, the longest
and most hazardous ever at
tempted by any submarine. Three
hours later, led by the tug Thomas
F. Timmons, the great submarine
began. the last leg of her voyage
up the Chesapeake Bay. She is
due to arrive at Baltimore early
in the morning.
On the heels ot the Deutschland,
and following in her wake with all
speed in her powerful boilers is
the coast guard cutter Onondaga
with Collector Norman Hamilton,
of Norfolk aboard. Whether MIR.
Hamilton has orders is not known.
Some believe that the Onondaga
undertook the chase at his request.
Two Small Guns.
The Deutschland carries mounted
in her coming tower two small
guns Of about three inch callbre.
No torpedo tubes are visible. She
is capable Of submerging in less
than two minutes. On the surface
of the water the submersible has
a speed Of from two to three knots
an hour more than the average
merchant steamer. According to
Captain Cooke, the first American
to board the Deutschland, the crew
wore regulation uniforms Of Ger
man merchantmen seafnen. No
flag was displayed when the
Deutschland first appeared off the
capes. Later when inside the bay
the German merchantman's ensign
was raised.
Captain Cooke said the conn.,
mander Of the Deutschland was
extremely frank In stating his mis-
sion to the United States, that Of
institutinq an undersea merchant
man export and import business
between the United States and
Germany. The Deutschland left a
German port on June % and al
thouuh she encountered number
the commander said he easily es-
= capped detection by submerglng.
He declared that the entire Voy.
AGE was uneventfuI.
Came in at Dark.
Reaching the vicinity Of the
Viroinia coast Saturday morning
the Deutschland remained far
outside, knowing that the capes
were guarded by enemy warships,
and came in under cover Of dark
ness.
He declared at one time he was
within 500 yards of a French
cruiser outside the capes, but
passed in unobserved.
According to reports broug mt
into Norfolk by members OF the
Deutschland crew, the 81 bmarine
arrived off the capes Thursday,
but was delayed on account Of
account Of French and British
cruisers on guard and was forced
to run, the chase lasting until
Saturday morning before the war
ships gave up the hopeless task
and returned to their stations.
This report, which had not been
confirmed tonight, was to the e.
feet that the Deutschland went to
sea nearly 800 miles before she
cot rid of her pursuers, that she
was fired at several times and that
the delay prevented her from
reaching her destination on sched-
ule time, early Friday morning.
Naval officers give little credence
to this story, declaring that II
would have been no hard matter
to submeree and evade the enemy
ships with the loss of few hours
at the outside.