Omaha daily bee., 1914-08-13
SHIPS CHARTERED
FOR The TOURISTS

with lights out. but saw no hostile war
vessels on the voyage.
The steamer Danube from the West
Indies, in today, reported sighting
British cruiser outside of kntilla, Cuba.
A bill to appropriate 100000 TO buy
ocean going ships to carry American
trade was introduced by Representative
Moss OF West Virginia. They would be
auxiliary vessels for the navy.
Nile Cancels Trip.
HONOLULU, Aug. IA csblegram
received today from Yokohama says that
the Pacific Mail liner Nile. which has
Just arrived from Honolulu has cancelled
it's trip to Hong Kong and back to the
United States. owing to a report that
German cruiser is in the. straits near
Kobe. Japan. The Nile is a chartered
British steamer. II left San Francisco
July %.
NEW YORK. Aug. l2.-only one ship
sailed from New York for Europe today,
the Frederick VIII of the scandinavian
American line. and II had only $50 pas
sengers aboard. Its destination was
Copenhagen. II carried only Scandi-
navians and Americans.
british Patrol IL strict.
The strictness of the patrol established
by British cruisets outside New York
harbor was demonstrated by the expert
ence of the Norwegian tank steamer Con-
rad Mohr, which reached here today from
Bergen and Shields.
| The steamers captain said ne was
hailed last night by a three-funnelled
cruiser. Apparently. the steamer did not
stop or reply as quickly as the cruiser
desired. for a shot was fired across its
bow within a short interval of time. The
steamer left on its transatlantic trip be-
fore war was declared and its officers
were astonlshed at the summary action
of the cruiser. They stopped Immediately.
but were permitted to proceed after estso-
| fishing the steamers identity.
At l o'clock this morning, three hours
later, another cruiser, exactly like the
first encountered. bore down close along
side the steamer, fired shot and asked
for the steamers name and nationality.
When these were given the steamer was
told to go ahead.
The British embassy, at the request Of
the State department today cabled the
London office for the facts as to aliens
landing in England. It's action was on a
report that Great Britain was enforcing
such strict immigration regulations that
they practically precluded any alien from
stepping on English shores The State
department feared that stranded Ameri-
cans desiring to return to the United
states might not be able to return to
England even to take passage for this
country.
Further Inquiry About HuntinetOns
! AS no response has been received 10
State department inquiries concerning Mr..
and Mrs. Archer NJ. Huntington OF New
York, reported under arrest at Nurem-
burg, Bavaria, Charge Haimhauser of the
German embassy today undertook to send
a message to Berlin In their behalf
Consular representatives from Antwerp
say that Americans on board the steam
ers Finland and Marquette have left that
city for America via London. The dis
patch also contains the sentence "Ant-
werp port closed GERMANY 1t is not
known whether that meant Antwerp was
closed 10 or by the Germans.
Notice has reached the State depat'
nent that a number OF Americans In
Egypt are without money and want trans
portation.
Breaking of diplomatic relations be-
tween Austria Hungary and France wal
officially reported to the State depart
ment by Ambassador Penfield at Vienna
Dispatches to the British embassy from
London say there is no fear of short
4 age of coal in England. Details were moi
given but II is believed here England may
, import fuel
French Reservtsts VIII Sail.
MONTREAL, Aug. 12.--The Carolina,
belonging to the Compagnie Generate
Trans-stlantique. reached Montreal to-
day. It will embark 1000 French reserv-
iststor Havre, its sailing port, at the end
, of the week. Another arrival was tbs
Canadian Pacific Railway steamer Mount
Royal from Antwerp.