ON THE SEA.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 July 1916, Page 5

ON THE SEA.

SUBMARINE CROSSES ATLANTIC. A GERMAN VENTUBE. CARRIES CARGO AND PASSENGERS. New York, July 9. A German submarine arrived at Virginia Cape, between Cape Henry and Cape Charles, at 1.4.") this morning. jjSho :« proceeding to Baltimore escortPil bv ft tug. .She has seven passengers and a crew of nine. She was chased twenty miles off the coast by British and French cruisers, which delayed her arrival by four days. She has a cargo of valuable dye stud's. Reports differ as to whether the submarine was armed. The pilot, Cook, says that she is unarmed, and rated as a merchantman with a merchant crow. She is about 300 feet in length, 3(f feet beam, and driven by two Diesel engine*. She can submerge in two minutes. Captain Kairig told Cook that he had no tioublo on the trip, which was uneventful. Wncn vessels were sighted the submarine was submerged, «s Captain Kairig was careful not to be seon,,{earing wireless reports. Captain Kairigand his crew are greatly elated at the sue-, cess of the voyage. Cullison, captain of the tug Thomas Timmins, endeavored to allay suspicion by reporting that he was awaiting an Italian ship. On Saturday evening, while the submarine was trying to, pick np the tug, which acted as a buoy, the submarine was sighted by warships and obliged to submerge. When she came to the surface she was nearly iSO Ailes south of Virginia Cape. It was then dark. She immediately shaped her course' for Virginia Cape and reached there safely. Captain Hans Hindi, who met" the submarine, said:—"The English blockade amounts to nothing. In a few weeks submarines will be coining fromGermany like liners from England." About 10 o'clock a United States coastguard cutter steamed u(» Chesapeake Bay in pursuit of the submarine. ! The captain would not state, his object. It is understood that the vessel is being kept under close surveillance as a neutral precaution. It is stated that the space usually devoted to torpedoes is utilised for cargo. The Deutsch'lnnd remained under water one occasion, closed down for two days. An American steamer sighted the marine off Virginia Cape and said the superstructure for fifteen feet was i visible. She saw no guns or torpedo tubes. The United States Government will determine whether she is a warship or a vessel of commerce, thereby deciding the length of her stay in port. DETAILS OF THE CRAI-T. INCIDENTS OF VOYAGE. GREAT EXCITEMENT IN AMERICA. New York. July 9. The submarine is named the Dentscbland and is of H',oo tons. She left a German port on June 23 and was four days overdue owing to bad weather. Most of the voyage wir- made on the surface. She travelled 41SD miles, of which 1800 miles were under water. She was attacked by foreign ships jOO miles off Virginia Cape and forced back on her course 200 miles. A tug had been waiting for her foi eleven days The submarine eluded two foreign ships whiten had been on the look-out for a week. The submarine has an underwater speed of twelve knots. The arrival of the Deutsehland hai caused the greatest excitement in America. Premature reports of her arrival circulated about a week ago, when it was said she had a cargo of German securities. Onr Hungarian paper invited Aus-tro-Germans to remit money by submarines on the return journey. Reports of the arrival dilfer. Rome state that the pursuit by cruisers lasted 30 hours, and that after the submarine reached territorial waters cruisers remained to patrol the coast and await cm attempt to return. The s■l Cape Henry at 2 o'clock on Sunday morning, when she was met by the tug Thomas Timmins, of Baltimore. The submarine is commanded by Captain Kairig, and has a crew of 29. She carries :i large quantity of mail, also a personal lette. from the Kaiser fto. President Wilson. THE RETURN FREIGHT. A DASH FOR SAFETY n'KAT IS HER STATUS? Received Julv 10, 5.5 p.m. 'New York, July 9. Agents in Germany announce that th* submarine will return with money, mail, and freights, including nickel and rubber worth .C 100,000. Later reports show that'the submarine crept back to Virginia Cape, and suddenly dashed into the entrance just as a cruiser sighted her. The surface speed of the Deutsehland ja 18 to 20 knots. There are contradictory reports as to the number aboard. She bas slcpini' iccommodatiou for forty ; It is believed her sailing port was Kiel, The submarine is in excellent condition, although there were slight mishaps to the motors under water. The arrival of the vesse 1 is expected to bring up important points of international law. The Government must , decide her status within t\yentvfour hours. EFFECT OF JUTLAND BATTLE. BRITISH STEAMERS LEAVE BALTIC. Received July 10, 10.40 p.m. • London,' July 10. As the result of the battle of Jutland, two hundred British steamers have arrived in England from the Baltic unmolested. The ships have been detained in the Baltic since-"the beginning of the war. WITHOUT WARNING. GERMANS SINK HOSPITAL SHIP. Received July 10, 11.50 p.m.. Petrograd, July 10, A communique states: An enemy submarine in the Black Sea sank a Russian hospital ship with warning, seven being drowned.