Omaha daily bee., 1916-11-22
DEUTSCHLAND OFF
FOR BREMEN AGAIN
Merchant Submarine With
Two Million Cargo and Mail
for Kaiser, Leaves.
SAILS IN THE DAYLIGHT

New London, Conn, Nov. 2l.-The
German merchant submarine Deutsch-
land, with a 100000 cargo and Off
cial mail for Emperor William aboard,
made another start for Bremen this
afternoon, its dash last Friday being
frustrated when il sank a conveying
tug, necessitating return to port for
minor repairs.
Its skipper, Paul Koenig, changed
his tactics today, for, instead of steal
ing out to sea under cover of dark
ness, as was the case last week, he
boldly steered down the harbor- in
broad daylight, without convoy. Local
mariners were surprised wheK he
again elected to send his craft
through the dangerous waters of the
Race, where the collision occurred
in which five Of the tugs crew were
drowned
The tug Alert of the T. A. Scott
Wrecking company, subagent OF the
Eastern Forwarding company, re-
mained half a. mile astern today.
Passing the Race safely, the Deutsch-
land turned its nose to the east and
headed for Nantucket Shoals. The
Alert followed for a short distance
and returned to its pier Captain
Frederick Hinsch of the Forwarding
company, who was the only man
saved in the disaster last week, was
on board the Alert.
Passes Watch Hill.
Watch Hill. r. l., Nov. A.-The
German submarine Deutschland,
which started again from New Lon
don, Conn, for Bremen this after
noon, passed here tonight moving
eastward through Block Island
Sound. 1t was without convoy ten
miles off shore. As the Deutschland
passed this point at 4:l8 p. M, it was
though that it would probably not be
sighted again before daybreak. By
that time, it was estimated, it would
be in the vicinity OF Nantucket South
Shoals lightship. Coast guard sta
tions along the coast were under Or
ders from Washington, the officers
said, to reveal no observations OF the
submarine which they might make,
Passing Watch Hall, eastbound, the
Deutschland was on course exactly
the reverse OF that which it followed
on reaching New London, November
|. 1t was headed past the north shore
of Block island and going toward
Point Judith.
Captain Koenig recently described
his westbound course as marked by
No Mans Land, a solitary island off
the coast of Martha's Vineyard. Co
ing back over this track, the Deutsch-
land on the present voyage, if its
skipper chose, could follow the twenty
fathom curve, path of safety leading
to the clear water off the Nantucket
South Shoals light vessel,
1t would be possible for the mer-
! chantmen to submerge with assurance
of amply depth just beyond Point
Judith, according to the mariners.
In Neutral Waters.
The submarine was in neutral
| waters up 10 tne time tnat ODServa-
tion closed tonight and, as understood
here it would not pass the bounds OF
territorial waters until it had left
Point Judith behind, when it could
submerge.
1t is twenty miles to Watch Hill
from the New London pier to which
the Deutschland returned after the
collision last Friday, in which il ran
down the tug T. A. Scott. jr.. drown
ing its crew of five men. The Deutsch-
land covered this distance in two
hours Notwithstanding the difficulties
of navigating the race with its
treacherous rips, Its average OF ten
miles an hour was made with a
quartering wind from the northeast
with the tide at food and weather con-
ditions otherwise also favorable.