The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-10
HAILED WITH DELIGHT

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 In German quarters here the news of the submarines arrival was hailed with the keenest delight. Those who knew of her coming had been concealing alarm for two or three days, as she was due to arrive about the middle of last week. It is understood that she travelled moro than 40o0 miles, going some 800 miles out of her course to avoid enemy ships.
 The Deutschland is no converted war craft, but brand new commerce carrier, built in Bremen and sent here on a purely commercial mission, according to Henry G. Hilken, senior member of the Schu- macher concern. She belongs to the Ozean Rhederei. limited Ocean Naviga- tion company, limited) and was launched at Kiel in March.
 The novel project was conceived about nine months ago, Mr. Hilken said, by F. A. Lolman, head of a Bremen exporting and importing concern, who organized the Ocean Navigation company. MT. Loh- mann is the son of a former director general of the North German Lloyd Steamship company and has important German commercial interests associated with him.
 IS 300 FEET LONG
 The under-sea liner, MT Hilken under stands, it about 315 feet long and 30 feet beam. and is propelled by two great DelS6l Ol engines. 0He IS dS ldrSe, II not larger, than any of the German naval submarines and carries 750 tons dead weight of cargo. AS to details of her construction, MT. Hilken said he was lacking information.
 Most of the information that was sent to me-" he said, Ifs probably carefully tucked away in a pigeonhole of the Brit ish admiralty office, but I don't care now. The Deutschland is here, neverthe- less.''
 MT. Hilken is an American and his firm has been in business here operating ships under the American flag since 1924. Carl A. Leuderitz. the German consul, is a member of the firm.
 When the Deutschland will return, or whether it Is planned to have her make regular transatlantic trips. MT. Hilken re- fused to discuss.
 This project was conceived" he said, ''by German commercial interests who wanted to reopen trade with the United States. We need some of Germany's 8 commodities and Germany needs some of ours It is purely commercial proposi- ton and that is all there Is to it. The time has not yet come when Zeppe- lins can cross the ocean, so these Bremen merchants thought they'd try subma- rine. have kept the secret, of course, all this time to insure the success of the project. We expected her several days ago. Her crew must nave enQureQ great hardships and to them, of course, the credit for the success of the undertaking is chiefly due''
 NO ONE ALLOWED ON BOARD If present plans are carried out, the public will not be allowed to inspect the under-sea wonder. nor will anybody ex- cept the federal authorities be allowed to board her.
 The pier of the Eastern Forwarding company was boarded up today to shut out the view of the curious and the Schu- rnacher firm arranged to surround the pier tomorrow morning with cordon of police. MT. Hilken will have at the pier a. high-powered automobile to rush the Deutschland captain through the city on his errand to the consulate and the customhouse.
 Six months ago came first reports that Germany was preparing to put into the transatlantic trade line of submarines that would dwarf in size and achieve ments the U-boats, which have been Ger many's chief reliance in her conduct of the great war at sea- One London cable report told of the organization of com pany to inaugurate such service and English experts were quoted as saying they felt no surprise at the announcement of the plans. When word came that a submarine was actually about to leave for this country nearly every port along the coast expected to receive her. With the announcement of the organization, how ever, it became practically certain that this port would be the objective of the extraordinary cruiser.