The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-08-06
Merchant Vessels Which Ven
ture Away From Shore
Do So at Their
Peril.
WARsH1Ps ON LOOKOUT
German and EnglIsh Battleshlps Are
Searching the Sea for Any
Prizes They Can
Pick Up.

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NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-F1eeing be-
fore German cruisers, the great Cum
ard liner Lusitania is today either
making top speed for England or has
headed back for an American port to
escape capture At the Offices OF the
steamship company the officials de-
clare they have no word from the
Lusitania. Wireless messages picked
up at Portland, Maine are said to In
dictate that the Lusitanta has put
back and that two British cruisers
are hurrying to protect her. These
reports are unconfirmed. however.
The Cunard offices here do not ea.
pect to hear from the Lusitania I'M
less she has turned back and then
not until she has arrived In port.
Sending a wireless to New York
would reveal her position to the hos
tile cruisers combing the sea for her
and no chances are being taken.
Throughout last night ships and
wireless stations could hear code
messages being snapped through the
air addressed to the German cruisers
Dresden and Karlsruhe. All were
dated August and from Berlin. It
was impossible, however, to learn the
exact position OF the two cruisers and
the messages sent them could not be
deciphered.
Having arrived here only yesterday
after a thrilling trip from England,
Captain Haddock is to sail his liner
Olympic from New York Saturday on
a dash for European waters.
Captain Haddock declared he would
start even though the ocean might be
full Of German cruisers. The Olym-
pic will carry many OF the passen-
gers who were stranded here by the
cancellation Of the sailing OF the
Adriatic. She will not follow her
usual course to Southampton, but
will head straight for Liverpool be.
cause of the danger in the English
channel.
The North German Lloyd offices
were today informed Of the safe ar
rival in Philadelphia of the liner
Brandenburg after a flight before a
warship which lasted until the liner
dashed into the Delaware river. Dur
ing the night not light showed on
the Brandenburg and all Of her 78s
passengers were prohibited from ap-
pearing on deck Lookouts were
doubled and Tuesday night warship
was sighted. The Brandenburs
turned and fled full speed back to sea
although she was only about thirty
miles from Delaware breakwater.
The warship first sent wireless de-
manding that the Brandenburg show
her lights and reveal her identity
Finally came the order: stop OF
we'll fire." Captain Schmetz headed
his ship into the fog, worked in q
circle back toward shore and brought
the Brandenburg safely to port
Uncle Sam on Guard.
NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-Having has
tiIy coaled upon receipt OF orders
from Washington, the dreadnough
Florida sailed from Brooklyn nav!
yard today. Her instructions are saft
to have been to wait outside Sand!
Hook for sealed orders from the nav!
department. The belief was expressed
in shipping circles that the Florid;
had been ordered to stand guard out
side the Hook to prevent the gian
liner vaterland from slipping out a
did the Kron Prinz Wilhelm. Although
the Hamburg-Amertcan line official
insist there is no intention Of hav1n'
the vaterland sail, reports persis
that she will endeavor to leave thu
7larbor as an armored destroyer o
commerce. The Wilhelm is reported
to have held up a British freighte:
off Cape Henry.
Orders Must be Obeyed.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-Secretar.
Of Navy Daniels today ordered battle
ship destroyers and cruisers at Phila
delphia, Lewes, Del, and Hampton
Roads to see that the presidents neu
trality proclamation was obeyed
These ships will see that no foreign
shiDs are loaded with contrabands
Daniels said. He refused fatty t.
say whether they would interfere will
the sailing of the Hamburg-Americal
liner Vaterland.
Signals for Help.
NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-Word tina
the liner Cedric had put In at Hall
fax was received at the White Sta
offices here today 1t was declare'
she had made the port because of
shortage of coal. No other explana
ton could be given. it was state'
and the officials said they had no 1de;