Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-14

tons Of dyestuffs and chemicals, Mounted
in her coming tower were two small guns
of three.inch calhei. At the time II was
Emperor Wilhelm. Boy.Ed may have been
that message Tho craft was 3i5 feet long
and thirty feet wide.
on her way to America she was chased by
French and British warshps, and only
eluded them by going 500 miles out Of her
course. Her cargo was consigned by A.
Schumacher Col agents p. baltimore for
the North German Lloyd Company.
The longest trip previously made by any
submarine was from Kie to Constantine
pie. made by the C-boat that sank the
British ship Majestic.
For her return trip the Deutschland took
on a cargo Of rubber and nickel so sorely
needed by the German Government.
When the time came for the departure of
the Deutschland the Government announced
that no steps would he taken to DELAY her
clearing. State Department officials said
they could see no violation of international
rights II the boat crossed the three-mile
limit on her return trip submerged pro-
vded the submarines movements were not
a menace to navigation.
At the same time British naval vessel
commanders announced that they would
treat the submersihle as warshp and
scope above the surface Of the sea.
Following this II was intimated that the
Imperial German Government would ask for
a convoy for the Deutschland.
On July 90, five minutes after the United
States Custom House doors in Baltimore
swung open Captain Frederick Hinsch and
Philip Voltz, of the Eastern Forwarding
Company. filed clearance papers for the sub
marine, on July 81, she was still at her
pier and Government officials gave up guess
ing when she would take her departure.
on August J. the boat started on her re-
turn voyage She safely lodged the Brit
ish and French cruisers waiting outside
and after voyage of twenty-three days,
reached Bremen.
The.arrrval of the Deutschland in German
waters was celebrated with great pomp. and
Emperor Wilhelm personally congratulated
the captain and crew. The undersea boa I
flew the United States flag when she
anchored in the Bremen harbor, according
to eye witnesses.
Hardly had the first excitement in mari
time circles following the initial arrival and
departure of the Deutschland subsidized when
shipping men were electrified by second
arrival of the boat in the harbor of New
London early on November l. Captain Paul
Koenig said his craft had left Bremen on
october 10 and had made the trip without
special incident.
On november ] Z, one nOlr after leaving
her pier at New London, the boat, rushing
at full speed toward the open sea. rammed
and sank the tug T. S. Scott. Jr., which
was conveying her to the open waters,
drowning five persons aboard the tug and
being seriously injured herself that she
| had to crawl back to New London and
| undergo repairs that delayed her sailing
| several days.
She finally left New London on Novem-
ber 81 and arrived off the mouth Of the
weser at noon Un December 10. She car
| ried a valuable cargo home.
| Commercial men were startled finally on
| October Z. 1916. when the German SUBJ
| marine U-53, warboat ran suddenly into
| Newport, remained three hours and de-
parted. She had crossed the ocean in seven
| teen days, The next morning the world re-
| ceived the news that six steamships had
| been torpedoed off Nantucket Shoals Cap
| tain Boy-Ed may have been landed from
| the U-53.
| When the U-boat left Newport she car
ried provisions and supplies for three
| months cruise, and also eight torpedoes.
| The suddenness with which the boat began
| her operations startled those who upon her
| arrival had speculated on the nature Of her
visit with some misgvings.
on February s. some months after the
| arrival and departure of the merchantmen
| U-boats and the war submarine. the Provi-
1
gave serious misgivings to those persons
| who had the idea that the United States
might be struck a blow by way Of Mexico
| should German diplomacy be successful In
| planting port of intrigue in that country
| close to the border.
| Said the Providence Journal:
| II Germany succeeds In dragging the
| United States into war her first blow
| against this country will be struck
| through Mexico For the past two
! weeks the German Ambassador work.
| ing among his own consulates all over
| the United States as well as those Of
| Austria Hungary has been superintend-
| ing the departure of over three hun
| dred officers of the German army. both
| regulars and reservists, from various
| American ports and railroad centers to
Mexico City, where orders governing
their future activities will await them.
| 1t has not been generally known
| that q large number of German army
officers who have been captured by the
Russians during the present war and
have made their way here at various
| times through China have been held in
| this country without any attempt be-
ing made to smugge them back home.
| The Department of Justice has had
information for several months that
several of these officers have been with
both Villa and Carranza In Mexico.
Since last Saturday there has been a
| wholesale exodus of those that have
remained to Mexico City. and az least
two hundred officers of reservists have
accompanied them or gone In small
parties by various routes to the same
ultimate destination.