The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-11
WARSH|PS ARE CRUISING
OFF AMERICAN COAST
OF Report OF Danger to Vessels
OH the High Seas.
FATE OF BIG LINER UNKNOWN
kronpiinz Wilhelm Said to Have
Been Captured by British Cruiser
I:sscy-AIinnetonk Outfoots Pur.
suing Warship and Comes TO Fort.

NEW YORK. August lo-Whle in
coming liners o-day brought conhrma-
ton that foreign warships arc cruis-
ing of the American coast, strict con
sorshiu over tho cables from Bermuda
perhaps kept hidden from public
itnowlcdre the fate Of North German
Lloyd steamer kronprinz Wilhelm.
which took 5000 tons OF coal out OF
this port under cover OF darkness last
week before the hattlcship F'lori be
gan its enforcement of the neutrality
laws
Tho British cruiser Essen has cap
,ur"d the German liner. and is taking
her. prisoner Of war. into Hamilton.
iiermuda. according To wireless mes
sarcs declared TO have been overheard
a; sea.
Tho Associated Press correspondent
at Bermuda Indicated in q cryptic dis
ratch that he had information which
he had not been allowed TO communi-
cato by cable. This message came in
response TO one informing tho CORES
pondent of the reported capture OF the
itrouprinZ Wilhelm
Fort authorities put into effect more
rigid enforcement OF tho neutrality
laws to-day almost simultaneously
with tn" arrival Of the Atlantic Trans
port liner Minnetonka with the story
that warship nationality not learned.
had pursued her during the closing
hours Of her voyage to american
waters. VA embargo was placed on
the wireless apparatus of every foreign
ship In New York harbor. This step
was taken after the authorities began
10 suspect foreign cruisers at sea
might he communicating with ships OF
their nationality In port.
MINNETONI<A ESCAPES
IN NEUTRAL WATERS
The chase Of the Minnctonka a. ended
carly to-day only after the ship
steamed into the threc-mile neutrality
zone in The vicinity OF Nantucket
Three days out from Liverpool. the
Ainncionka, flying a British nag was
informed by wireless BY the White
Star liner Oceanic. on her way TO Eng
land. that u state OF war existed
Last night tic Minnctonka refused
10 disclose by wireless her identity 10
a warship which asked H. with her
port holes bianketcd and electric wires
10 every statcroom cut, the Minnetonka.
sped through the fog. and a few hours
later lost sight of her pursuer's search
lights.
Thousands OF German and Austrian
rcservistS remain stranded here, unable
10 ma means of transportation home
ward The Holland american Line
steamship Rotterdam CARRYING 800
Dutch rcservists. sailed day for
Amsterdam. The Lloyd -Italiano Steam
snip Company announced that it's ship
Caserta would sail on Thursday for
itaiian ports, Carrying rcservists of any
nationality who seek passage The
i-;tnport and Holt Line announced re-
sumption of sailinSs OF its ships 10
Brazll and Argentine ports. beginning
on Thursday
Collector of the Port Malone. before
starting for Philadelphia TODAY to
confer with the port authorities there
regarding the neutrality laws, issued
An order 10 the customs inspectors urc-
ing the exercise OF sympathetic judc-
ment in enforcing the revenue statutes
in the examination of Americans and
others returning from Europe