The Sentinel=record., 1914-08-08
SAILING
Of SHIPS
PROBLEM
UNITED STATES is CONFRONTED
WITH A kNOTTY PROBLEM IN
THE MATTER OF PERMITTING
FOREIGN VESSELS TO LEAVE
PORTS OF THIS COUNTRY.

New York Aug. with many
thousand foreign reservists in New
York awaiting transportation to their
native lands, the federal port authori-
ties here under instructions to see
that neutrality laws are observed,
were confronted tonight with a puz-
zling situation created by the manner
in which some Of the reservlsts had
planned TO sail
Unless local customs officials, act
ing under the department of COM
merce, step in to prevent, there will
be sailings tomorrow of number of
foreign registered vessels, some of
them carrying reservists.
The British liner Olympic of the
White Star Line fleet, was given her
clearance papers tonight for South
ampton. To other ships intending to
sail, however, no permission to get
under way has been given. Collector
of the Port Malone will decide tomor.
row morning on their right to depart
after he has reviewed instructions re
ceived from Washington and compar-
ed them with the reports of his in
spectors regarding cargoes and pas.
sengers of the ships.
The Red Star liner Vaterland has
been placed at the call of the Belgian
consul here for reservists and may
be detained under Secretary Red
fields ruling that ships must not be
used for transporting reseryists for Il
ing it was said tonight the Fabre
liner Santa Anna, crowded with
French reservists, may not be permit
ted to sail for Marseilles.
The battleship Florida lies at the
upper harbor entrance to guard
against any vessel attempting to dash
to sea without clearance papers. The
Olympic will not be molested when
she passes out. She is a British re-
serve ship, but apparently the Gus.
toms authorities have decided she
does not come ulder the ban against
reservist bearing craft.
Several German vessels tonight 'ay
at their Hoboken piers, apparently
ready to sail 1t was denied officially
tonight that the German government
has requisitioned any of these liners.
The statement also was made that so
far as is known officially in German
circles in Washington the North Ger
man Lloyd liner Kron Prinz Wilhelm,
which sailed Monday night, did not
go to supply fuel to German cruisers
off the coast. Furthermore, it was
stated if German cruisers have been
communicating by wireless with this
side of the Atlantic, such messages
have no treached the German EN-
bassy at Washington.
The continued presence of German
cruisers was reported by incoming
vessels tonight. The captain of the
steamer Denbigh Hall from Oran,
Algiers, said he heard code messages
between German warships. Communi-
cations with the cruisers from the
wireless station at Salville, Long Is
land, had ceased since a United
States ensign was placed in Charge.
The Cuaard liner Lustania yesterday
reported to have been pursued by Ger
man cruisers, sent word by wireless
today that all was well with her.
German reservist here apparently
have despaired of getting back to the
father and. Fifty-six thousand strand
ed in New York were notified today
to return to their homes. Similar in
structions were given to 10000 Aus
trians and several hundred Dutch re-
servists. Messages received here to-
day that the White Star liner Cedric,
which put into Halifax yesterday to
escape capture, had started for New
York under convoy of the British
cruiser Essex. were erroneous.
The Cedric will remain at Halifax
for the present, officials said. and it
was believed here tonight that Great