The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1916-07-12
Reaches Baltimore SUNDAY
Morning
CHEMICALS AND
MAIL IN HER CARGO

Passed BlOckading SuuadrOnS and
Stcercd Clear OF Floating Mines.
Baltimore, Md, July 9.-Thc worlds
first submarine merchantmen, the
German underwater liner Dcmsch-
land, anchored below Baltimore to-
night after coming safely across the
Atlantic, passing the allied blockad-
ing squadrons and cluding enemy
cruisers watching for her off the
American coast She carries mail and
cargo Of 750 tons Of costly chemi-
calls and dycstums and is to carry
back home a similar amount of nickel
and crude rubber sorely needed by
the German army.
Sixteen days out from Brcmcr-
haven to Baltimore, the submarine
reached the Virginia capcs at l:i5
O'Clock this morning, passing in on
the surface covered by darkness
which settled over the entrance OF the
bay with the setting of the moon.
Once inside tic visitor threw caution
aside and began shricking his siren,
signaling pilot and at the same time
attracting the attention Of the tug
Thomas f.. Timmins which had been
waiting in the lower hay for nearly
Two weeks to greet the Deutschland
and convoy her into port.
Three hours later the big sub
marine started UP the bay with the
(ynrmon ncrphont H,o
her own power, piloted by Capt. Fred
erick d. Cooke of the Virginia Pilots
association and conveyed by the Tim
Minis. She was making more than" II
knots an hour and could have docked
in Baltimore tonight, but arrange
ments had been made for receiving
her with formal ceremonies tomor-
row and her captain was ordered to
wait in the lower barbor. He and
his crew OF 20 men remained aboard
their craft.
Sent No Notice.
Regarding his vessel as mcr-
chairman subject TO no unusual re-
strictions, the skipper, whose name is
said to be Capt. Kairig, went up to
Chesapeake without waiting to notify
local customs and quarantine officers
OF his presence. He was five hours
away before Norman Hamilton, col
lcctor OF Norfolk-Ncwport News,
heard the news and started on his
trail aboard the coast guard cutter
Onondaga. At last reports tonight
the cutter had not approached the
submarine, and it is understood that
she merely was ordered out to keep
the strange craft under surveillance
as neutrality precaution Quaran-
tine and port regulations will be COM
piled with when the vessel moves up
"a her dock tomorrow,
Little was known here tonight
about what happened during the
epoch making cruise, which, in a
small measure at least, breaks the
blockade on German trade with the
rest OF the world. None OF the sub
marines crew had landed and the
agents OF her owners had received
only mcagrc reports. Such informh-
ton as was available came indirectly
from the pilot and from Capt Hans
IF. Hinsch of the North German
Lloyd liner Neckar, laid up here since
sthe beginning OF the war. Capt
slIinsch boarded the Deutschland
from the Timmins and made the trip
Zap the Day with her.
# According to the accounts reaching
Here, the undersea liners super
sstructure was sanding 10 feet above
the water when she came in. Until
sdhylight she showed no flag, but the
{$erman merchant ensign was raised
at sun up. Stories were circulated
sxhat British or French cruisers chased
Ih4r at sea Thursday, but could not
shSs confirmed.
boat Is consigned to A. Sehus1
W}acher & Co., local agents Of the
NsHth German Lloyd line, and her
Virgo to the Eastern Forwarding
snmpany, said to have been organized
Vain the past few weeks especially
Uhandlc the business Of underwater
uiNfs The latter company has a
& iey and warehouse in which are
tored goods to be loaded on the
pstschland for her return trip.