Evening star., 1914-08-16
Bohemia Out of Hamburg and
White Star Liner Cedric
in Port.
CUNARD LINE ANNOUNCES
RESUMPTION OF SAILINGS
Few Cabin Passengers on Vessels
of for Europe-700 Americans on
San GiOmnni Start From Naples.

NEW YORK, August 15.-Seven
steamships left this port today for Eu-
rope, composing the largest fleet of
passenger vessels to start from New
York for the war zone since foreign
cruisers began patrolling the trans
atlantic lanes Two ships came in-the
with more than 1850 passengers. and
from Hamburg.
The failure of hostile warships to
capture any of the big liners plying
to and from American harbors appar-
emily has given most Of the steamship
officials confidence in the ability of
their, vessels to escape seizure Coin
cident with the partial resumption OF
service today came announcement by
the Cunard line here that orders had
been received from the home office In
Liverpool for its idle vessels to ar
range dates for sailing.
German Ships May Be Sold.
That this confidence is not shared by
the German steamship officials was in
dicated by the announcement from the
Hamburg-American line that 1t was
considering an offer to sell some Of its
vessels now in American waters. The
identity Of possible purchasers was not
disclosed. II sold to Americans. these
ships would be the first big acquisitions
to the proposed American merchant
marine.
The ships which steamed out of the
harbor today. for the most part, took
few cabin passengers. The Minnetonka
of the Atlantic transport line. for Lon
don, flying the American flag, carried
as few as twelve.
Other ships which sailed were the
French liner Rochambeau, carrying
many French reservists, for Havre; the
America of the Italian Royal Mail line.
for Naples and Genoa with number of
German and Austrian reservists. officers
and nearly LOO passengers; the White
Star liner Cedric, with fewer than 200
passengers. for Liverpool; the Kroon-
land, a Red Star liner. but flying the
American flag on this trip. and the Pots
dam of the Holland-American line. for
Rotterdam. with more than 1000 pas
sengers.
The Patria, Of the Fabre line, did not
sail as she had planned. She will de-
part early tomorrow morning with 100
reservists of various nationalities and
about 100 Red Cross nurses. She was
provisioned for a two-week voyage.
The Ward line steamer Monterey,
which arrived today from Vera Cruz,
brought a consignment OF silver bullion
valued at 100000 and number Of
French and German reservfsts.
British Ships to Cross Sea.
LONDON, August IS 4:O5 p.m).-
The Anchor line steamer Cameronia
sailed today from Glasgow for New
York The Allan line steamship Gram
plan and the Donaldson liner Athena
sailed from the same port for Montreal
The American line steamship st. Paul.
which arrived at Liverpool yesterday,
sailed again for New York at 8 o'clock
this afternoon.
Americans on Way From Naples.
NAPLES. Italy (via Paris). August
Is. 3:35 p.m--The steamer San Clio
vanni sailed for New York today with
700 American passengers on board.
The Carpathia is expected to leave to-
night or tomorrow, the San Guglielo
on August l9 and the San Giorgio on
August 80.
Gunboats Halt Merchantmen.
HULL. England. August Is (3:o5
lp.m.).-The captain of the British
steamer Buffalo on her arrival here to-
day reported that his vessel was con-
tinually stopped by gunboats. On the
voyage up the North sea the captain
saw q number of German vessels taken
as prizes by British warships.
German Ships Wireless Unsealed.
GALVESTON, Tex. August 15.-The
British steamer Zillah, which had been
held in port because her captain re-
fused to sail until the wireless outfit
on the German steamer Navarro was
sealed. cleared today for Buenos Aires
! with 10000 bushels of wheat. The
Navarra's wireless is still unsealed.
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