The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1916-11-10
DEUTSCHLAND ARRIVES AT NEW
LONDON, CONN.,. WITH S1O,-
100000 CARGO.
CAPT. KOENIG IN COMMAND
Commander of German Suosea Liner
Declares That Sister Submarine 6re-
men Had an Accident and Sank
Says He Oodeed Warships on way.

IhameS river at the emo Oh heI SeSOAo
transatlantic voyage, the Germans
proof of having beaten the British
blockade.
Speaking for its owners. the captain
said that, despite the fate Of the Bre-
men, tina never reached port. the tact
that the Deutschland had made the
voyage twice proved the feasibility or
the underwater freight trade, and an
nounced that with the early completion
of the Amerika. sister ship to the
Deutschland and the Bremen, there
would be established a regular service
from Bremen to New London. with
sailings every 40 days.
Ii was said the Deutschland would
start for Germany In a fortnight and
return as soon as practicable.
Admits Bremen Is Lost.
The Joy of the Germans who came
here TO welcome the Deutschland was
dampened by the announcement
brought by Captain Koenig that the
Bremen had been lost at sea. lie Sald
1t sailed from Bremen on August 70
and started on the English channel
route to New London.
He said the German government had
positive knowledge that 1t had oeen
lost In an accident due either to q
storm or a collision. Captain Schwartz
kopf. a friend of Captain kenig. was
commander oil the Bremen, which car
ried n cargo of dyes and chemicals
and had a crew of % men.
Captain Koenig said that the cargo
this time was worth 100000 600, while
the first cargo was worth but S1,5OO,-
600.
Serum to Fight Plague.
1t was learned on good authority That
the high value of the Deutschland car
60 is due to the fact that 1T carries "a
large moun of securities. as well s
large cOnsingments Of precious
stones.
Captain Koenig said 1t was probable
that In the supplies of drugs cached
within the cargo might be some serum
for the treatment of infantile paraly-
sis.
81 know there isn't much" he said,
because 1t takes monkeys to produce
IL. and In Germany we have now nc
monkeys"
Captain Koenig. who was decorated
five times for the way in which he
took the Deutschland through her first
trip. telling of the trials of the seconC
voyage. said:
I'VE left Bremen in broad daylight
October 10. As soon rs we got into the
North sea we encountered heavy gales
from the southwest. Instead OF going
through the English channel. as we die
on our first trip, we went through th'
Fair Island channel, between he Ork
neys and Scotland.
Cruisers Are Sighted.
1--WE saw n number of British cruis
ers In the North sea. but they did no
see us. As soon as we got around tn
coast of Scotland we steered u straigh
course for Newfoundland.
1--WE soon struck very heavy gales
Beginning with the sixth day out. an'
four days following. we die not max
n mile of Roadway, but just tried t
keep on our course.
After giving other details of the voy
age the captain said:
ut was about three o'clock In tn
afternoon when we glimpsed No Man
Land in hazy weather. We submerge'
and steered southwark until W,
dropped anchor at the mouth of tn
Thames ut midnight
A lew moments after anchoring, III
Efco. the motorboat of the Eastern
Forwarding company, was notified, an
brought the health officer and Captain
Hinsch of the Deutsche Ocean Rhe
derei. owners Of the Deutschland
Two hours later the Deutschland, III
der its own power, moved slowly up I
the new state pier and made fas
alongside the Eastern Forwardin
company's warehouse.
Dodoed British Warships-
The Deutschland brought the sam
crew Ii had on its trst trip.
Captain Koenig said that on the wa
over ne SuN Iii CA t"N w. ~
he had heard of It's exploits Off tn
American coast before he left Bremen
He also had heard OF il by way Of I'll
wireless station ut Nauen.
The commander of the Deutschlan
said IL had becom Il simple thing
dodge English warShips.
You simply dodge under them" /
said. IL had 10 dodge them at leu!
seven times coming over. but | simpI
submerged until they were out of sigh
Altogether. however. on he way owe
| submerged only for about ninety-h'
miles. about the same as ] did on II
first trip"
In addition 10 seeing British Wa
ships in the North sea the captain sa
he had seen patrol boats of ScotlaI
and several cruisers In midocean.
81 should say that In a fortnig
Won Will see me 10 more for a Will
but then don't be sad. for ! will
back right away"
i, The Deutschland brought over Sc
eral packages of mail for Count VI
Bernstorf, German ambassador.