Show 0 0 Once these tW two former former officers of the British and arid German navies met for the first time Friday at a chamber of Commander Colin Cohn commerce luncheon Lieutenant Mayers left British navy retired greets Captain 0 commander of the famous J Paul Koenig wartime 0 Deutschland German submarine which in in 1916 twice broke the British blockade and made trips to the thc United States Below is the Deutschland as it ap appeared ap- ap 0 on its first famous trip 0 T 4 c 4 c i t l J t r i j 7 jr x t JS w 4 YV P 4 m U w i. i tX r t v v y 0 v r i Thrilling Story of How v He Ran British Blockade in Submarine Told by German Naval Officer as Former Foe Listens l. l J p J A A. thrilling account nt t of or how the famous famous fa fa- fa German submarine Deutschland Deutschland Deutsch land and twice broke a British naval blockade in 1916 and made trips to the ic United States was told before a chamber hamber of commerce luncheon Friday Friday Fri Fri- day ay by the crafts craft's wartime commander comman- comman der er Captain Paul Koenig while a former ormer British royal naval officer lis lis- Meeting for the first time Capt Captain in Koenig and Lieutenant Commander CoUn Cohn Mayers of Nephi retired British Brit Brit- ish sh navy officer were brought to to- ether gether before a special membership meeting of the chamber Commander Mayers was designated at t the close of oC the war to take charge of or the surrendered Deutschland anc and prepare it for the ship wreckers The former enemies the enemies the one who successfully eluded British efforts to bottle up in the Atlantic his valuable command the other who finally sent the famed craft to its doom shook doom shook hands warmly and sat side by side on the speakers' speakers platform HAD NO TROUBLE Captain Koenig declared that the initial trip of the Deutschland beginning beginning begin begin- ning at Bremen June 14 1916 anc and ending sixteen days later at Baltimore Baltimore Balti Balti- more was made without trouble anc and that at no time was the submersible in danger Stripped of the usual usua Continued on rARe Page Fifteen c. c BOAT U-BOAT Af OFFICER TEllS OF TRIPS Continued From Page Eleven cn armament and carrying no torpedoes all available space was taken up b by merchandise and good speed was made The only difficulty of the entire trip was in getting out of Chesapeake bay and eluding waiting wailing British cruisers in lit the Atlantic he declared Instead of retracing the Incoming underwater course he took a different route and traveling on the surface again slipped by guns of the British men of war The second trip was made late in inthe inthe inthe the year car to New London Conn where a cargo o of dyes was traded for nickel and rubber No dangers were encountered on this voyage either Captain Koenig said said On both trips the submarine took risks by crossing the North sea under underwater underwater underwater water but the dangerous route was I traversed without mishap he de dared cared Commander Mayors Mayers who has had nearly twenty years years' experience with wih submarines is working on a submersible sub designed to dive for pearls pearl Both men were introduced by Lieutenant Commander Comander J. J It M. M Lewis in charge of the local United States navy recruiting office oce 44 I |