The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1915-01-19
EARLY RELEASE
DETAINED SHIPS
DELAYS TO VESSELS NOW
MEASURED IN DAYS RATH.
Err THAN WEEKS
u. S. PROTEST
HAD SOME EFFECT
Customs Officials Instructed to
Work overtila,e to Get Con
traband Unloaded.
tBy Associated Press,

MY HaSottAeeN
LONDON. Jan. nG.-There is every
indication that the foreign office and
admiralty are inauguratins a vigor-
Gus policy for immediate search and
release Of foreign ships, suspected of
carrying contraband. In. many cases
customs officials have been instructed
to work overtime, In getting the COLI
traband unloadedF SO the detained yes
sells may proceed.
While the washington protest
against detention OF American vessels
doubtless had some effect, the better
ment In the situation probably is ,lno
in large measure TO recent perfect. IN
Of the contratand department of tho
foreign Office ands 10 improvement in
the machinery for handling question:
ed cargoes. Delays to ships recently
detained are being measured now in
days rather than weeks.
The Associated; Press is able to give
from official sources the British ex-
planation concerning the 12 ships
carrying American cargoes whose de-
tention gave risee to the representa-
tions to Great Britain from Washing
ton. AZ
The Arkansas Danish. was detain-
ed for q complete examination because
she; carried consignment believed TO
be-, destiged ito enemies eof Great Brit.
ain. ss.
The Canton, Swedish, had on board
copper for the agent OF a German
firm. Rubber she carried was released
as a courtesy to Sweden, although
England was satisfied II would have
been condemned by prize. court.
Tie Canton reached KirKwall Decem-
ber 2, was taken to another port for
examination and cleared that port, De-
cember 20. The copper was held for
a prize court. .E4
The Virginia. Danish, arrived at
Kirkyall December "a and proceeded
to New Castle where she discharged
her consignments Of rubber which
were placed before the prize court.
She cleared port January z.
The Augusta. Swedish. was detain-
ed December 90 carrying rubber and
aluminium. The aluminium was thrown
into the prize court but the vessel was
permitted to proceed with the rubber,
The New Sweden, Sweden. arrived
at Kirkwall December 20 carrying
aluminium. nickle and copper. She
was sent to New Castle and portions
of the cargo under suspicion were un-
loaded. The ship proceeded January
8.
The Kentucky. Danish, arrived at
Kirkwall December 18 and was au-
thorized to proceed December 20 to
Leith to discharge her cargo Of meat.
known to be intended for an enemy OF
Great Britain. The Kentucky strand
ed In Fraserburgh bay and was float
ed December %, but. because OF the
accident and the position of the meat
In the hold q delay in unloading was
unavoidable.
s The Harold was permitted to pro-
ceed with n delay of only a few hours.
The Brfndilla, American. :. formerly
q German tank ship, loaded o cargo of
| the interned German ship Excelsior In
the Azores in December. She was not
detained, but appears subsequently
to have encountered navigation diff
culties and put into Saint Helen's for
q pilot.
The John d. Rockefeller arrived at
the Downs December 16 with q full
cargo OF naphtha and benzoin for
Scandinavian ports. She was permit
ted to- proceed December "a.
ss The Joseph w. Fordney put in at
Falmouth November % and cleared
two days ister. No part of her cargo
was detained. .ft
The Edward W.. Pierce arrived at
Falmotdhs December 9 with 5000 gal
ions OF vaseIine consigned to Copen-
hagen, but the ultimate destination OF
tho vaseline was questioned She was
permitted to proceed December IL.
The George Hawley arrived ut Fall