Arizona republican., 1914-08-05
Wilhelm's War with Great
Britain Puts Entirely
New Phase Oh Interna-
tional Shipping Situation
Big Boats Fearful.
TEUTONIC BOATS
HOURS OVERDUE
German Boats in English
Harbors Detained, Others
Stay in American Waters,
While Britannia Begins
Again Career on Seas.
ASSOCIATED PRESS D1sPATcH1

NEW YORK. Aug. with war
formally declared between England
and Germany, there is keen interest
in marine circles tonight regarding
the movement of the trans Atlantic
steamships, particularly the German
liners, which are scurrying to port to
avoid possible capture by the war
ships of the hostile nations.
The arrival of the treasure laden
kronprinzessen Cecilie at Bar Har.
boz, Maine, led to the belief here to-
night that another North German
Lloyd liner which has been missing.
Kaiser Wilhelm IL, and is hours
overdue in New York. may turn UP
Unexpectedly at some other American
port.
This vessel, which ought to have
arrived here this morning. should
have reported her position two days
ago to the wireless station at Cape
Race. She has not been heard from
since touching Cherbourg on July
2S. If she has not been captured. her
agents have suggested she may not
have defined her position by wireless
for fear that she be taken, as the
Kronprinzessin Cecilie's captain re-
ported the proximity of French war
ships
German steamship agents here are
taking every precaution, it was learn
ed tonight, to prevent any hostile
movements being carried out against
their vessels in this port The Va
terland of the Hamburg American
line is closely guarded by the city
police and private detectives at her
Hoboken pier. 1t is admitted that
the company's officials are adopting
measures to Illustrate any ATTEMPT to
blow up the vessel. The German
consul at New York directed that all
French walters on the Vaterland be
discharged, and it is said this order
may be extended to other German
ships in port
At the Vaterland's pier tonight a.
powerful searchlight was turned upon
every passing vessel in the Hudson.
following it until it had passed out
of the vicinity of the companv's
docks. The Vate-land was being
loaded with coal all day. but it is
stated by the company that no move
will be made to send the vessel to
Germany. nor would the Imperator,
now at Hamburg leave that port.
Of those German vessels for which
the company expressed anxiety tonight
Prinz Eitel Friedrich of the Ham
burg American line is hugging the
New Jersey coast, trying to keep
within the American three mile neu-
trality zone on the voyage to New
| York from West India ports
The President Lincoln of this line
| from Hamburg is speeding toward
Nantucket. seeking neutral waters.
| The Cincinnati. of<ehis line from
Hamburg, is reported tonight two
days out from Boston
! Little hope is expressed by the
Hamburg American line officials to-
night that they will hear anything
| direct from the passenger liners now
in the English port at Falmouth. The
kronprinzesSin Cecilie, another ship
! of the same name, and the Prinz
Adelbert, the former from New York.
the latter from Philadelphia, put in
at Falmouth today. 1t is assumed
here they did not know Germany and
| England were on the eve of war, and
that they sought safety from the
| French warships.
A conference to plan for the care
of thousands of reservists now pour
| ing into the city. with a scant pros
pect of being able to sail for their
belligerent countries, will be held to-
| morrow between the federal immi-
grafton officials. the state board of
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