Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1916-08-03

NORFOLK, Va, Aug. 2.-The Ger
man submarine Deutschland passed
quietly out of the Virginia Capes at
$3.50 O'Clock tonight on her homeward
voyage. apparently unobserved by .le
allied warship patrol waiting outside
the three.mile limit. She was accom-.
panied to the capes by the tug Thomas
r. Timmins, which had conveyed her
down the bay from Baltimore, and by
q newspaper dispatch boat.
Her departure to sea followed an
18-mile dash through the lower Chesa'
peake bay. After proceeding slowly
most of the way down she increased
her power at $3.50 and reached the
capes just after dusk. None Of the
allied cruisers was visible and she
passed through.
The submarine and the Timmins
were lost to the newspaper dispatch
boat, the only vessel following them
during a storm in lower Chesapeake
bay shortly before daylight today.
From that time no vessels or light
houses reported sighting them.
Only one allied warship was seen
of the capes today. 1t was a two.
funneled cruiser flying the British
naval ensign. Passing vessels report
ed that there were two peculiar buOys
near her. This gave rise to some
speculation as to the possibility that
q net had been flung across the chan
mel, but pilots familiar with the waters
did net believe such a method Of pre-
venting the egress OF the Deutschland
would be attempted.
The trip Of the submarine and the
conveying tug down Chesapeake bay
from Baltimore was started under ideal
conditions. Not a cloud was in sight
as the submersible increased her
speed to 10 knots an hour soon after
clearing Baltimore harbor. The tug
fell behind Immediately and by dark
was 500 yards to the stern.
The tug apparently had great diff
cutly in keeping up with the Deutsch.
land. Dark flames spurted from her
tunnels, showing that the stokers were
keeping all the steam possible in her
boilers Then the wind freshened and
dark clouds began to roll in from the
horizon. Soon the tug was pitching
and rolling on the choppy sea, her
running lights dipping up and down
and the spray flying back from her
bow.
The submarine ahead, brilliant
light shining from lamp attached to
the top of her periscope and green
and red running lights hanging below
on the coming tower, plowed steadily
through the seas on an even keel.
Bay steamers passing up ard down
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submarine by the brilliance OF he'
lights, especially that on the peri
scope. They cast rays Of their search
lights on the submersibls, looking hel
over from stem to stern. AS each OF
the vessels recognized the submarine
a salute of three whistle blasts was
blown. The submarine answered each
salute with her own whistle.
In the rays of the searchlights mem
Lers Of the crew could be plainly sec1
walking up and down the after deck
In the coming tower was Capt. Pau
Koenig, master Of the vessel. At his
side stood the pilot.
Soon before midnight the seas ne
came still heavier. Under tie glare
Of searchligllts it was seen tina. Wa, es
were breaking over the bow of The
vessel ami washing the entire forward
part. Oc:asion!' the coming tOwe,
and the light on the reriscope woult
be enveloped in a shower Of salt spray
At 1880 this morning, while passing
Colomon's island, the last of che YES
sells with searchlights was passed
BY that time all the members of thu
crew except two had disappeared from
the deck. One of these men wa.
standing we'll forward, lead line TO
sounding in his hand, and the oths
was at the stern. Captain Koenig still
was in the coming tower.
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