The review., 1916-07-13
Nickel and Rubber, Badly Need
ed by German Army, to Be
Taken From America on Re-
turn Trip Captain Brings
Message From Kaiser.
NO RESTRICTIONS IF
COMMERCIAL VESSEL
Coming Of Deutschland Raises Cues
tion of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
First Concern is to Determine
Whether 1t is. Merchant or War
Craft.-ownershIp May Have Much
to Do With Status.

Baltfmore-The worlds first sub
marine merchantmen, the German
underwater liner Deutschland, anchor
cd below Baltimore after voyagine
safely across the Atlantic, passing the
Allied blockading sQuadrbns and elud
ing enemy cruisers watching for her
on the American coast. She carried
mail and cargo OF 75O tons Of costly
chemicals and dyestuffs, and is to
carry back home a similar amount of
nickel and crude rubber sorely need
ed by the German army.
Sixteen days out from Bremerhaven
to Baltimore, the submarine reached
safely between the Virginia capes at
1:45 o'clock Sunday morning, passing
in on the surface covered by a heavy
pail of darkness which settled over
the entrance Of the bay with the set
ting OF tell-tale half moon. Once
inside, the visitor threw caution aside
and began shrieking his siren, signall
ing a pilot and at the same time at
tracing the attention of the tug
Thomas F. Timmins which had been
waiting in the lower bay for nearly
two weeks to greet the Deutchhland
and convey her into port.
Three hours later, at 4:45 o'clock
the big submarine started up the bay
with the German merchant flag flying
under her own power, piloted by Cap
tain Frederick D. Cooke, of the Virgin
Ia Pilots Association, and conveyed by
the Timmins. She was making more
than IL knots an hour and could have
docked in Baltimore by night, but ar
rangements had been made for receiv-
ing her with formal ceremonies Mon
day and her captain was ordered 10
wait in the lower harbor. He and his
crew of 20 men remained aboard their
craft until it reached Baltimore
Regarding his vessel as a merchant
man subject to no unusual restrictions,
the skipper, whose name is said to
be Captain Kairfg, went up the Ches
apeake, without waiting to notify To-
cal customs and quarantine authori-
ties of his presence He was five
hours away before Norman Hamilton,
collector Of Norfolk-Newport News,
heard the news. and started on his
trail aboard the coast guard cutter
Onondage, and 1t Is understood that
she merely was ordered out to keep
the strange craft under surveillance
as a neutrality precaution. Quaran-
tine and port regulations were com
piled with when the vessel moved up
to her dock.
Little was known here about what
happened during the epoch-making
cruise across the ocean which in a
small measure at least breaks the
blockade trade with the rest Of the
world. Such information as was
available, came indirectly from the
pilot and from Captain Hans F.
Hinsch, of the North German Llyod
Liner Necker, laid up here since the
beginning Of the war. Captain Hinsch
boarded the Deutchland from the
Timmins and made the trip up the
bay with her.
According to the accounts reaching |
here, the underwater liners super |
structure was standing Is feet above |
the water when she came in. Until |
daylight she showed no flag, but the !!
German merchant ensign was raised !
at sun-up.