Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-08-13
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WILHELM SAID
TO Be CAPTIVE
British Cruiser Essex Is Taking
Her to Bermuda, According
to Intercepted Wire
less Message.

New York Aug. 1O.-Whilo incoming
ocean liners to-day brought confirmation
that foreign warships are cruising off the
| American Atlantic coast. strict censor
ship over the cables leading out of Ber-
muda perhaps kept hidden from public
knowledge here the fate of the North
German Lloyd vessel Kronprinz Wilhelm,
! which took six thousand tons of coal out
of this port under cover of darkness Ia st
week before the battleship Florida began
It's enforcement of the neutrality laws.
The British cruiser Essex has the Ger
man liner under capture and is taking
her. prize of war, into Hamilton, Ber-
muda, according to wireless messages de-
clared to have been overheard at sea The
Associated Press correspondent at Ber-
muda indicated in a cryptic despatch that
he had information which he had not been
allowed to communicate by cable. This
message came in response to one inform
ing the correspondent of the reported
capture Of the Kronrrinz Wilhelm
Stronger enforcement of the neutrality
laws was inaugurated by the port author
tiles to-day almost simultaneously with
the arrival of the Atlantic transport
liner Minnetonka with the story that a
warship. nationality not learned, had pur-
sued her during the closing hours Of her
voyage to American waters. An en-
barge was placed on the wireless aprar-
atus of every foreign ship in New York
harbor. This step was taken after the
authorities began to suspect that for
eign cruisers at sea might he comnCini-
ca ting with ships of their nationality in
port.
MINNETONKA FLED WARSHIP.
The chase of the Minnetonka ended
early to-day after the ship steamed iINo
the three mile neutrality zone of the
vicinity of Nantucket. Three days out
from Liverpool the Minnetonka, flying
British flag, was informed by wire
less from the White Star liner Oceanic
on her way to England that a state of
war existed Last night the Minnetonka
refused to disclose by wireless her iden-
tity to a warship which asked 1t. With
her portfolios blankcted and electric
wires to every stateroom cut, the Min
netonka sped through the fog, and a few
hours later lost sight of her pursuer's
searchiEht.
Thousands of German and Austrian
reservists remain stranded here, un-
able to find means of transportation
homeward. The Holland American line
steamship Rotterdam said to have on
board many Dutch reservists Is OK
pected to sail tomorrow for Amster-
dam. The Lloyd Italiano Steamship
company announced that it's ship Gas
erta would sail Thursday for italian
ports carrying reservists of any ma
tionality who apply. The Lamport &
Holt line announced resumption of
sailings of its ships to Brazil and Ar
gentine ports. beginning Thursday.
Collector of the Port Malone, before
starting for Philadelphia to-day to
confer with the port authorities there
regarding the neutrality laws, issued
an order to the customs inspectors
urging the exercise of SYMPATHETIC
Judgment in enforcing the revenue
statutes in the examination Of Amer
leans and others returning from Eu J.
rope.
GREAT OIL TANK FLEET.
While so miles off Sandy Hook late
yesterday the British tank steamer
Wapello which arrived here to-day
sighted the Olympic OF the White Star
line, which left New York Yesterday
without passengers and apparently head
ed for England. From the course the
Olympic was following. the captain of
the Wapello reported, she seemed t. be
making toward Halifax, where several
OF the White Star fleet have put In re
Gently, Officers OF the line denied that
the Olympic was going to Halifax.
There is now In this harbor one Of the
largest loaded oil tank fleets ever as
sembled here. They stretch from Tomp-
kinsville out to quarantine and are Brit
lsh and German ships for the most part.
The number Of applicants for Jobs at
the municipal employment exchange has
increased considerably since foreign re-
| scrvists became stranded here