I just re-discovered to-day that, in July of 1916, both the German ambassador to America and Captain Paul K�nig, skipper of the merchant submarine DEUTSCHLAND (first such vessel to transit the Atlantic Ocean) were accompanied by Baltimore City Mayor Preston for a brief excursion aboard the 1906 Steam Tug BALTIMORE. At one time, the party of dignitaries arrived at the moored North German Lloyd Line's DEUTSCHLAND for a social inspection and the BALTIMORE'S American flag was transfered to the Submarine DEUTSCHLAND and flown from the merchantman's fore truck while the mayor and his party were aboard?

Walt