Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-07-10

convinced that the visitor was wholly
unarmed.
1t was learned that the boat left
Bremen with her load of about $50
tons of valuable dyestuffs which her
owners hope to sell to American man
ufacturers. At Helgoland she waited
nine days leaving there June 23 to
plough deep beneath the surface of
the North sea to escape the watchful
eyes of the allied blockaders Cap
tain KONG intimated that the purpose
of his long delay at Helgoland was to
deceive the enemy who undoubtedly
had heard rumors of the submarines
coming. I'VE stopped there for very
good reasons" the. captain explained
with broad smile.
ii Knots on Surface
This accounted for the belief In
the United States that the vessel was
a week overdue, a misapprehension
that caused German embassy officials
TO rear that she had run into allied
warships or fallen victim to an At
lantic storm. Once outside the block
adlng lines and into the Atlantic, ac-
cording to the captains story, he
headed straight across and only de-
waited from his course once when
he saw what he took to be enemy
craft. Most of the time he sped along
on the surface. making around IA
knots an hour with his powerful twin
Diesel oil engines. Submerged he
could go at the rate of Z X knots.
Approaching the capes late Satur-
day Captain Konig found his path
apparently clear. He laid to with his
decks awash, however, waiting until
darkness fell before nearing the coast
When the bright half moon went
down shortly after midnight, he put
Snap6 eh haf he Ttr
ginia capes, to be greeted by the tug
Timmons, sent there more than a
week before to await his coming.
On board the submarine are the
captain, first and second officers and
26 men, all wearing the regulation
uniforms of the German mercantile
marine, with the North German Lloyd
insignia upon their caps The skipper
is trim, slightly built man of me-
dunn height, around forty years of
age. Two of his seamen are grizsled
old tars but all the rest are youths
apparently ranging from IS to 90.
Cheered on Way Up Bay
When the vessel was released from
quarantine she moved up the river
to the pier of the Eastern Forwarding
company six miles away to a carefully
guarded waiting berth. On the way
up she passed a dozen merchantmen
lying at anchor. The first, a big Nor
wegian freighter, dipped her flag and
her whole ships company lined
against the rail, raised three rousing
cheers which were answered with a
will. With another Norwegian and
two Dutch ships the submarine ex-
changed formal salutes. She moved
close by number of British tramps
in silence, observed with eager interest
by the English crews.
At the dock the boat hardly was
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men and moving picture photograph
ers stormed the place. They were
not permitted to get near the Deutsch-
land protected by barbed wire stock
ade and numerous guards, but Cap
| tain KONG soon appeared on shore
and cheerfully posed before the cam
eras.
Capt. Shakes Hands
Better hurry up, 1 haven't had my
breakfast yet and don't look good,
he remarked in excellent English
with only the slightest trace of a Teu-
tonic accent. He stood smilingly in
the rain, wearing blue flannel trousers
stuffed into leather sea boots, a dark
gray leather coat, gauntlets and a
jauntily set cap. When the photog-
Iraphers gave him a rest he held a
sort of impromptu reception, shaking
hands with everybody and telling how
glad he was to be in an American
port.
Later he was persuaded to bring out
his crew. The grinning youngsters
brought with them a large green
board taken from the stern of the
ship on which was painted in big
silver letters Deutschland Bremen"
Grouped about the board. with their
skipper in the center, the sailors posed
until Captain Konig said it was time
to eat.
Cargo for Return Trip
A force of longshoremen was ready
on the dock to begin unloading the
cargo which is to be shipped as soon
as possible by the Eastern Forward
ing company to the purchasers, New
York Chemical companies. Probably
only a day or two will be required
to discharge, then the submarine will
take on the crude rubber and nickel
consignments already stored in the
pier warehouse for her return trip.
When the start back across the At
lantic will be made of course is prob
lematica1. An official of the Forward
ing company said it might be two
weeks. or 1t might be a month, but
it was not denied that advance notice
will be given when the vessel will
make her way out Cape Henry and
however the opportunity might be Of
fered to elude the enemy patrols
which undoubtedly will be scurring
the Virginia coast waiting for her to
appear.
Libel Reports Don't Worry
Captain Konig did not seem to be
worried over reports that the Ameri-
can authorities would carefully invest
igate his case to determine whether
the Deutschland should be rated as an
ordinary commerce carrier. The story
that the Lake Torpedo Boat Company
was preparing to libel the submarine
on the ground that her construction
infringed upon its patents apparently
did not interest him.
AS described by DIR. John c. Travers,
assistant health officer who was
taken through the boat by Captain
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