Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-21


10y MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wiREl
New York, Aug. 20.LMessages
from England 10 the White Star line
offices here, apparently suffered from
the English censorship today. Only
one dispatch. one detailing certain
changes in previous lists of survivors
and missing, escaped the censor's blue
pencil
The lack of definite news from
abroad was balanced by host Of ru-
m0rs chat harried the nerves of Off
cals and left them tonight in a keen
state of apprehension as to the fate
of at least one more large steamer i'm
or near the war zone. the Lapland,
which sailed August II from this port
iot l.tapooi with 3f6 passengers, in-
Guiding thirteen Americans, and
capacity cargo of war munitions and
other supplies. Another report was
That the liner Bowie freighter de-
parting from New York, August s,
with bis cargo but no passengers,
for Manchester, had met the Arabic's
fate, Word that the Bowie had been
sunk was received in press dispatch
here from London at 5:36 p m. to-
day A later dispatch said the Rovic
reached Liverpool today safely and
proceeded to Manchester
Other Persistent Rumors.
A third report dealt with the steam
en- Ncosian, Of the Leyland line,
subsidiary Of the International Mer-
camille Marine company. owners OF
lhe White star line. A rumor that
she, too, had been destroyed by
ferman U-h0at was current but, like
many similar rumors that agitated
snip owners recently, lacked veriti-
cation.
Coupled with this rumor, whose
source could not be learned, was the
report that She was a troop ship.
Ihs was disproved by maritime rec
oros' which showed that she sailed
from New Orleans, August L. for
monmouth and Liverpool The Nj
'osiah is a slow steamer and shipping
men estimated that she was just
apout due TO arrive in war zone wat
eis She carried no passengers.
Anxiety About Lapland.
OIIelals Of the White star line
we're frankly anxious about the Lap
anu The same report of disaster
circulated here was current in
queenstown regarding the Lapland.
a dSpdtch from there, however said
y was thought probable she was con-
used with tho Bristol liner New York
NNl winch fell prey to a submarine
Yesterday The New York City's
wv" OF fifty and her captain
TTeIe landed at Queenstown today.
~ vessel likewise was a British
,nlel she was a freighter and left
pS port July 26 with a cargo for
i'latoi which SHE landed safely on
,ususl IL she left Bristol In ballast
~" her regular trip. Her agents here
,SeFed confirmation of her sinking
lale today
Had 3lS Passengers.
QueehsloWn's Interpretation of the
f,'l hing rumors about the Lapland
et,Vu however to give much COM
10 the Laplands owners. The
t,piahu q Red Star liner under char
n :" lhe White Star line, sailed from
t,l port with 31S passengers and a
- ana valuable cargo on August
u, "hen She steamed down the
usoh II was remarked that she was
wot ,1,u hearily and lay lown in the
d,. me usual inspection OF merchan-
e,,, as ana baggage taken aboard was
sip.ed IA her case, private detectives
u'hs lhe officials In examining bag
fgs, She was expected TO arrive in
,feIpool late tonight or tomorrow
dun duo'nllhg and the fact that she was
M III lhe war zone added to the APP
e'lSiou Of the line officials here
lri A. S Franklin, receiver of the
enI national Mercantile Marine Co,
me ayofed to learn By cable whether
niC arabic was conveyed. The sig
sstS ahce of an armed convoy, he
au was such that an entirely new
dspsct would be placed on the incl
I'm I'm should il be established. as some
polts have intimated. that a British
b"lsnip was conveying her or had
for e"nVoying her a short time be-
the torpedo was fired.
''''1s TO obtain an answer to his