Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-03

Passenger Steamer en- Route
TO Europe Is Recalled and
Many Ships Are Withdrawn
From Traffic,

fsr MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wlss1
New York. Aug. Further with
drawals Of ships from the Transact
antlc passenger and freight service
today added to the difficulties of the
export blockade already threatening
American trade on account Of the
war. II became known that British
mercantile firms owning steamships
which might have been re-chartefed
have recalled them by cable messages
sent here, ordering the captains to
proceed under instructions to speci-
fled ports in the British colonies.
These vessels probably will be char
tered by the British government for
carrying food and for transport duty
from the colonies. Australia and the
Far East, If England goes to war. The
transatlantic lanes would be kept
open by the British navy. it was I'M
derstood among steamship men. and
some of the passenger services would
be maintained. The ships Of a long
list of British lines. however are
likely TO be commandered by their
government as armed cruisers and
transports. Official confirmation Is
lacking of the report that the mer-
chant men Of the French Transact
lantic line have been drifted into their
governments service. Officials Of the
line have not received orders respect
ing sailngs from New York and other
ports on this side of the Atlantic. they
say. La Provence, OF the line alone,
has been held at Havre.
Wheat Shipments Necessary.
Wheat shipments to New York
alone will continue undiminished il
IS said. as Montreal stores are said TO
be full to OVERLOOKING and the stream
must be DETECTED to this outlet by
rail and the Erie canal.
Several hundred tourists who sailed
on the huge liner President Grant for
Europe on Thursday We're brought
back here today. their voyage cut
short by the war.
The President Grant, which was re-
called by wireless on Friday night,
reached her berth In Brooklyn at
1926 o'clock today A few Of the
more venturesome Of the Americans
among the passengers at once made
inquiries for bookings on American
steamships but most of them said
they had no desire to get any nearer
Europe than Sandy Hook under pres
ent conditions, and left for home. The
Europeans settled down in New York
for an indefinite wait.
There was a furry on the President
Grant at o'clock this morning when
the wireless flashed a warning that
warship was in the neighborhood.
There were no particulars and for a
time there was great excitement
among the passengers. They soon
concluded that there was no danger
Money Is Refunded.
When the President Grant locked
representatives of the steamship COM
pany were at hand, carrying bags of
bank notes AS soon as the passen-
gers came ashore they received the
amount of their passage money to-
tai Of about 100000.
Another Of the recalled German
steamships the Grosser Kurfuerst. of
the Nor-German Lloyd, also reached
port today The third of the German
liners recalled was the Friedrich Der
Crosse Of the North German Lloyd
line. She reached the quarantine sta
ton early tonight. The liner left Bal
timore last Wednesday for Bremen
with more than $50 passengers and a
cargo said to be worth S4000,000.
As relief TO Americans detained in
continental countries for lack of sail
ings, the international mercantile ma
rine, II was learned, is considering a
suggestion TO send back at once the St
Paul. which arrived here today and is
booked to sail next Friday 1t was
stated that the assent of the United
states government was indispensable
to such change in view of the lines
mail contract.
Officials of the Russian line said
tonight that contrary to earlier state
ments. only the lines vessels in Rus
sian waters had been requisitioned.