The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-07-10
No One Permitted to Ap-.
proach First Boat to !.
Make Journey.
THE VESSEL ISIUNARMED.
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Brings Dyestutfs and Will.
Take Rubber and Nick.
lie Back.
The Associated Press accom-,
of the arrival on this side BY the
German underscas merchant ship
is printed on Page Q Of if,is issue
Of The West Kbginian.
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(By Associated Press).

lby Associated Press)
BALTIMORE, July 1e.-Dennite an
nouncement that the great grim sub
marine Deutschland which reached
Chesapeake bay yesterday is the first
OF a feet Of such crafts built 10 ply
regularly In the transatlantic trade
was made here today. by Captain Kon-
ig. master Of the super.submarine.
This Is not the only one that Is com
ing" said the captain, "just wait, there
will be more here soon and We are
going back for another cargo. We are
going to have q regular line.r
1t was to port officials that the cap
tain talked as his vessel was prepar-
ing to dock from the lower harbor,
where she dropped anchor at II
o'clock last night at the end Of her
memorable voyage across the Allan.
tic through lanes Of yigilent enemy
war ships. He spoke freely to the
officers and laughted over his feat.
Shortly after 4 o'clock this morn.
ing when daylight was beginning to
show family through heavy low
clouds and steadily drizzIing rain,
a boat with health and customs oftic.
ials aboard, put out from Quarantine
station and went along side the subma.
rine. To the municipal health officers
DR.. Thomas Richardson, the skinner
presented his bill Of health issued to
him by William Thomas See, United
States consul at Bremen on June14.
The document described the
Deutschland as a vessel engaged In
the freight trade between Bremen and
Boston or other eastern Atlantic
ports" 1t records her gross tonnage
as 791, says she is newly 2built,s has
a cargo OF dye stuffs In good condt.
tion and wholesome supply Of water
from the Bremen water works.
one thing the boarding oficers
noted particularly there were no tor
pedo tubes or guns Of any descfip-
tion visible aboard ,theSyessel. They
had been told she mounted two small
caliber rifles for defense but came
ashore 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 manu.
facturers for a fortune. At Helgoland
she waited nine days leaving there
June % to play deep beneath the sur
face Of the North sea to escape the
watchful eyes OF hostile blockaders.
Captain Konig intimated that the pur.
pose OF his long delay at Helogiand
was to deceive the enemy who tin.
doubtedly had heard rumors Of the
submarines coming.
When the vessel was released from
Quartine she moved up the river to
the pier OF the Eastern Forwarding
company, six miles away 70 care.
fully guarded waiting berth.
On the way up she passed o dozen
merchant men lying at anchor. The
first, big Norwegian freighter, Dip
ped her flag and her whole ships
company lined up against rail raised
three cheers which were answered
with a will. With another Norweg.
ian and two Dutch ships the subma-
rine exchanged formal salutes. She
moved close by afnumber Of British
tramps in silence and was observed
with eager interest by the English
crews,
A force Of longshoremens was ready
on the dock to begin unloading the
cargo which Is to- be shipped as soon
as possible by the Eastern Forward
company to the purchaser, the New
York Chemical company. Probably
only day or two will be required to
discharge when the submarine win
take on the crude rubber and nickie
consignments already stored IN the
warehouse for her.
Extraordinary precautions have
been taken, to protect the Deutsch-
land. AS soon as she reached dock
an army ofguards drove away all river
craft and a huge chain OF logs was
drawn around to prevent vessels from
approaching within 100 feet Of the
ship. On the land side ,ipf the dock
high board fence read N,ng far into
the river. had been erected. On top Of
the fence are half a dozen rows of
heavy barbed wire and curtained with
burlap to shut of all view. No one
without permit was allowed near
the entrance to the docks. "My or.
ders, are from my home sgovernmentr
said Captain Konig, mo one can 80
aboard without authority. am sorry
l would like the whole world to see"
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