The Spectator. (Ozark, Ark.) 1911-1916, 1914-08-04
ATLANTIC TRAFFIC
IS DEMORAL|zED
PRACTICALLY ALL STEAMSHIP
LINES CANCEL SAILINGS TO
AND FROM EUROPE.
Newsnaner Union News Service.

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wireless of bound vessels a
DAY or two out of port and suspension
altogether of transatlantic service by
three lines were announced in rapid
succession here Saturday.
The Russian-American Line an
nounced suspension of its transatlantic
service
Sailings of the seven vessels com
prising the Atlas service of the Ham
burg-AmeriCan Line between New
York, the West Indies and Panama
have all been cancelled.
The transatlantic service between
New York and continental Europe was
suspended Saturday by the Cunard
Line and the International Mercantile
Marine Company. which controls the
White Star, Red Star, American, Ley.
land, Dominion and Atlantic Trans.
port Lines. Sailings for British ports
via these lines was not interrupted.
Suspension of the service was upon
orders received from the home Offices
of the Cunard Line and the Interna.
tional Mercantile Marine in England.
Hundreds of persons had engaged pas
sage via these lines for Mediterranean
and Scandinavian ports. and to these
the companies announced the passage
money would be refunded.
Never before in the history of the
port has transatlantic service been so
impaired. AS neutral port, New
York. it was believed Saturday, soon
would lead the world in the conges-
ton of great liners rendered inactive
by the European war situation.
Official notice was received at the
Austro-Hungarian consulate here Sat
urday that the reserves had been call
ed for general mobilization. Two
hundred thousand Austrians and Hun
garians. it was said at the consulate,
would therefore Immediately be called
upon to return home from this coun.
try and join the colors.
How to get the 100000 men back tc
AustriaHungary was a problem Of
ficials at the consulate were trying
to solve.
The North German-Lloyd Line
steamers Frederick der Crosse. which
sailed from Baltimore on Iuly %. and
Neckar, which sailed from Galveston
the same day, were recalled Saturday
by wireless.
The line also instructed the steamer
Willihad 20 leave Montreal. where
she is now docking, go to Boston and
remain there
The steamer Grosser Kurfuerst
which sailed from this port on Thurs
day. was again instructed Saturday by
wireless to return. Similar instruc
tons were sent TO the vessel Saturday
night.
The Frederick der Crosse and the
Neckar were given the option of put
ting in to either New York or Balti
more upon their return. The GTosser
kurfuerst was ordered back to New
York
Officials of the line said that the
Willihad had been ordered to leave
Montreal for Boston because IN the
event of hostilities between Germany
and England ii would be necessary
for the vessel to be in a neutral port tc
avoid seizure. Cancellation of the
Willihad's sailings interrupts the re.
turn home of the first lot Of more
than 200 Austrians reservists from
Canada.
With the issuance of these orders
Saturday the tie-up OF the North Ger
nan-Lloyd fleet plying between Ameri
can ports and Europe was practically
complete. In addition to the four YES
sells affected by Saturdays messages
the sailing of Hamburg-American Line
vessels has been suspended on bott
sides OF the water and transatlantic
service has been heavily impaired. The
Naterland. which was to have sailed
SATURDAY. with 5000 passengers; the
Kronprinz Wilhelm. scheduled to sail
Tuesday; the Princess Irene. SEIZED
uled to sail Saturday. and the Bar
barosso, scheduled to sail August 6
have all cancelled their sai,ings and
will remain at dock here.
The President Grant OF the Ham
burgAmerican Line was recalled by
wireless Friday.
The Russian-American Line anuounc.
ed that all sailings of its ships be
tween American and Russia have been
cancelled. Two of the ships, the Rus.
STA and the kursk. the line announced
had been requisitioned by the Russian
navy. Both vessels are now at Nbau
The Hamburg Lines serv.
ice between American ports and the
West Indies and Panama has been sus.
pended. Seven vessels are affected by
the order which was issued Saturday
The steamer Allemania, which sailed
from here Friday, has been recalled
by wireless.
At hotels in this city are scores OF
foreigners and Americans who had
booked passage on the Vaterland
which was to have started on her trip
across the Atlantic Saturday. The