Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-05
GERMAN LINERS
SCURRY|NG To
NEUTRAL PORTS
Biz Ocean Steamers Seek
Refuge in HarborS Along
Coast of United StateSi
French Cruiser on Watch,
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New York, Aug with war for
mally declared between England and
Germany there was keen interest in
marine circles tonight regarding the
Of transatlantic steam
ships. particularly the German liners,
which are scurrying to port To avoid
possible capture by warships of hos
tile nations.
The arrival of the treasure-laden
KronprInzcssin Cecelic at Bar ,Harbor.
Maine. today. led to the belief here
tonight that another North German
Lloyd steamer which had been miss
ing. the Kaiser Wilhelm II, hours
overdue in New York. may turn up
in some other American
port.
May lie Captured.
This vessel. which ought to have
arrived here this morning. should
haze revealed her position two days
ago Ia the wireless station at Capo
Race. She has not been heard from
since touching at Cherbourg on July
2s m she has not been captured,
her agents suggested that she may not
have defined her position by wireless
for fear she would be taken, as the
kronprlnzessin Cecclie's captain re-
ported the proximity OF French war
ships
The German steamship agents here
are taking every precaution, IL was
learned tonight, TO prevent any hostile
being carried out against
heir vessels in this port. The Water
and of the Hamburg American line,
IS closely guarded by police and pri-
iate detectives at her Hoboken pier.
Il WAS admitted that the company's
officials are adopting measures to
Illustrate any attempt to blow up tho
iessol.
Discharge French Walters.
The German consul In New York to-
lay directed that all the French wait
RS on the Naterland be discharged,
md 1t Is said this order will be ex-
ended 10 other German ships in port
At the Naterland's pier tonight
powerful scarchlight was turned upon
very passing vessel in the Hudson,
ollowing ii until il passed out of the
'icnity of the company's docks. The
faterland was being loaded with coal
III day. but it was stated by the com
ANY that no move would be made to
end the vessel to Germany, nor would
he Imperator. now in Hamburg, leave
hat port.
OF other German vessels for which
the company expressed anxiety to-
night, the Prinz Eitel Friedrich of
the Hamburg American line was hug
gng the Jersey coast. trying to keep
within the American three-mile neu-
trality zone on her voyage tonight
from West Indian ports.
Seek Neutral Waters.
The President Lincoln of this line.
rom Hamburg, was speeding toward
seeking neutral waters.
rhe Cincinnati of this line. from Ham
lurg. was reported tonight two days
,ut from Boston.
Little hope was expressed by the
American line officials to-
light that they would hear anything
lircct from their passenger lines now
II the English port of almouth The
<ronprinzessin Ceceie and the Prinz
\dalbert. the former from New York
md the latter from Philadelphia. put
n at Falmouth today 1t is assumed
zero that they did not know that Ger
many and England were on the eve of
var and that they sought safety from
french warships.
Gable advices told of the Hamburg
american liner Belgia, from Boston to
off the English coast today
md apparently fearful of capture.
The Russian steamship Kursk. New
York to Libal, put in at Plymouth.
eng, today.
German Cruiser on Watch.
With at least one German cruiser
loVering off the Atlantic coast. no
urprise was expressed tonight when a
irge passenger steamship, slipping
asst Fire island with only one running
ght showing. proved to be the White |
tar liner Olympic, from Southampton
nd Queenstown.
Nothing had been heard tonight
rom the Kronprinz Wilhelm, the |
'orth German Lloyd steamship which /
1T port suddenly last night with coal
nd carrying. ii was thought, big ,
I'm on her forward deck. Her desti- !
alton was reported as being Bremen, |
ut incoming vessels later reported |
nat the German ship turned south af-
n passing Sandy Hook. 1t was
fought her mission was TO supply the /
erman cruiser with fuel.
The North German Lloyd steamer
arbarossa, lying at a pier near the
n from which the Kronprinz Will
elm departed unannounced, was be-
lg similarly coated and provisioned
'day. Nothing was announced as TO
lie intentions of her owners.
To Assist Americans.
With trans Atlantic steamships at
"a hurrying to ports of safety and
W vessels undertaking voyages the
nlted States government and steam
Zip companies here are cooperating
give transportation TO the many
lousands of Americans in Europe.
The United Fruit company an
Dunced today that eighteen Of its
1s n 10 no