Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-08-01
RUSSIAN LINERS
NOW ARE HALTED
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this forenoon that all vessels sched-
uled would depart on time
La Lorraine, of the French line,
reached port today, possibly to swell
the great fleet of liners which will
remain inactive at their docks in the
Hudson till the foreign situation
clears. La France, of this line, has
been requisitioned by the French
navy and officials of the line could not
assert positively today whether La
Lorraine would sail for Europe next
Tuesday, as scheduled, or not.
Never before in the history of the
port has transatlantic service been so
impaired. AS a neutral port New
York, it was believed today, soon
would lead the world in the congestion
of great liners rendered inactive by
the European war situation.
Atlas Service Fleet Suspended.
The seven vessels of the Hamburg
American lines Atlas service, whose
suspension was ordered today, are the
Prince Joachim, which was to have
sailed at noon today with fifty-five
passengers; the Gracia, due here next
Wednesday from the West Indies; the
Allemania, which sailed yesterday;
the Prinz Sigismund, last reported at
Santiago, Cuba, on July 80; the Prinz
Eftel Friedrich, now at Fortune
Island the Prinz Auguste Wilhelm,
due at Port of Columbus tomorrow,
and Virginia.
Orders were issued to the COM
manders of these vessels, with the ex-
ception of the Allemania, to complete
their present sailing routes as far as
practicable and to remain in American
ports as soon as they were reached
during the regular itinerary of Their
trips. It was considered likely that
the entire fleet would be ordered
eventually to New York.
All the vessels engaged in the West
Indian traffic are of approximately
5000 tons burden and carrying from
fifty-f1ye to $50 passengers each.
Austria Calls 100000 From U. S.
Official notice was received at the
Austro- Hungarian consulate here to-
day that the reserves had been called
for general mobilization. Two hun
bred thousand Austrians and Hun
garians, it was said at the consulate,
would Immediately be called upon to
return home from this country and
join the colors.
How to get the 100000 men back to
Austria Hungary was problem Of
fcials at the consulate were trying to
solve It was at first planned to
have the reservists sail from New
York on Italian steamers. These
steamers, however, it was said at the
consulate, would have to pass Glib
raltar, where they might be seized
by England and the reservists taken
as prisoners of war.
Leaves Because Montreal Is British.
The North German Lloyd steamer
Grosser Kurfuerst, which sailed from
this port on Thursday. was again
instructed today by wireless to re-
turn. Similar instructions were sent
| to the vessel last night. The Fried
rich der Crosse and the Neckar were
given the option of putting into
either New, York or Baltimore, which
ever happened to be the nearer, upon
their return. The Grosser Kurfuerst
was ordered back to New York.
Officials of the line said that the
! Willehad had been ordered to leave
Montreal for Boston because the for
mer is a British port and in the
event of hostilities between Germany
and England it would be necessary
| for the vessel to be in a neutral port
| to avoid seizure.
Cancellation of the Willehad's sail
fng interrupts the return home of the
| first lot of Austrian reservists from
| Canada. More than 200 reservists
called to the Austrian colors, had en-
| gagged passage on this steamer
| With the Issuance of these orders
| today the tie-up of the North Ger
man Lloyd fleet plying between
American ports and Europe was
| practically complete. In addition tc
| the four vessels affected by today's
| wireless messages the sailing oil
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. line vessels has
been suspended on both sides of the
water, and transatlantic service has
been heavily impaired.
YaterIand Was to Take 5000.
The vaterland, which was to have
sailed today with 5000 passengers; the
Kronprinz Wilhelm, scheduled to sal
next Tuesday; the Princess Irene
scheduled to sail today, and the Bar
barossa, scheduled to sail August 6
all have Cancelled their sailings anC
| will remain at dock here
The President Grant, of the Ham
burg American line, recalled by wire
less yesterday, was expected to reacl
New York today, although no wore
acknowledging the order of recall hat
been received by the Hamburg
American line early this forenoon.
MONTREAL, Aug. 1.-The Nortl
German Lloyd steamer Willehad
carrying 200 Austrian reservists
sailed this morning for Europe A
the time she had not received order
to go to Boston instead of trying I
make a European port, but the cap
tain had been informed that he prob
ably would be ordered by wireless
before the end of the day to turl
his vessel back.
LONDON, Aug. American tour
lists in England entirely gave up thei
sightseeing trips today and fiocke
to Cockspur street, where the Office
of the transatlantic companies ar
located, to try to book passages home
Ship Companies offices Crowded.
; The companies offices were crowd
) ed from an early hour and the clerk
, worked at high speed issuing ticket
and making transfers to earle
steamers for those who had trans
portation on vessels sailing the lat