South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-02
Big SubmerSibIe Keeps Well
to East of Regular Ship
Channel to Prevent Inter
ference by Enemies.
SCOUTS KEEP ALLIES
FLEET WELL INFORMED
interesting Game of Hare and
Hounds Expected Within
Next IS Hours When
KOenig Puts to Sea.

International News Service.
NORFOLK. Va. Aug. Steam
ing slowly down Chesapeake bay the
first merchant submarine. the giant
Deutschland, today is headed for the
deep water off the Virginia capes.
Reports reaching here and Newport
News indicate that the big sub
mersible is keeping well TO the east
ward Of the regular ship channel
This is believed here today to be
due TO the desire OF her commander,
Capt. Koenig. 20 prevent any inter
ference with his vessel from any OF
the tramp liners flying the flags OF
the enemies of Germany which are
scattered from the capes 10 the
mouth Of the Patapsco river.
No one here has the slightest idea
OF what are the intentions OF the
doughty little skipper OF the sub
marine. Whether he will head right
out through the capes under the
cover of the darkness Of tonight or
whether he viii linger in some Of
the deep land-Iocked bays which dot
the shores Of the Delaware. Mary
land and Virginia peninsula for fur
Their tests Of his engines, or Will fol-
low out the original problem and
steer into Newport News for a stay
is a secret locked tightly in Capt.
Koenig's breast 1t was expected
that the subsmarine would reach
Newport News about noon or shortly
after if she comes right through.
Fleet Keeps Watch.
Scattered of the capes is a great
fleet Of French and British war
ships and converted merchantmen.
Their scouts are close in where they
can keep close watch on the waters
about the three-mile limit The
imam squadron. however. is believed
here to be steaming slowly back and
forth across the waters Of the south
ern drill grounds ready for the sig
nal by wireless that the Deutschland
is at sea and fair prey for her pur-
suers.
It viii be an interesting game OF
hare and hounds that viii be on
within the next - hours The allied
cruisers viii steam in close 80 the
caDes with nightfall tonight and
their searchlights viii swing 10 and
fro across the waters IN an effort 10
pick up the submarine. Agents Of
the allies with swift yachts and mo-
torboats are on the waters Of the
lower bay watching 20 signal the ap-
proach and the course OF the
Deutschland when she appears. But
there is an air Of absolute confidence
in German circles here that is very
hard 20 understand. Among the
crews Of the informed German vessels
here absolute confidence is expressed
that the Deutschland viii be success
ful in her effort 90 complete her re-
turn voyage.
Scouts Go Farther out.
shortly before Il o'clock the Brit
ish scoting cruisers. which had been
i'm sight from the capes. drew fur
Their out 10 sea while the neutrality
patrol vesseIs Of the United States
navy took up their positions within
easy distance Of the three-mile limit
Advices from Taagier island which
was passed by the submarine about
6 O'Clock this morning stated that
she had lad an uneventful trip
down. having moderated her gait 20
accommodate the tug Timmins.
German representatives Of the North
German-Lloyd line at Newport News
expected that the Deutschland woulu
dock there during the early after
noon and had made elaborate pre-
parations 10 see that she was not in
terfered with in any way.
BY u O'Clock the early morning
haze had ,.tsappeared and the air
was perfectly clear and objects could
be picked up az a very great distance.
Patrol in Evidence.
The neutrality patrol OF the United
States was very much in evidence
outside OF the capes- The Flusser
and Reid. deStroyers. We're steamfng
back and forth outside OF the three
mile limit The North Carolina
drifted about. with only enough
power 70 make her manageable. I'M
der the guns OF Fortress Monroe.
Prince Won Hartzfeldt. counsellor
OF the German embassy was in Nor
folk prepared 70 complete the ap-