New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-18

and Folkestone. At the Continental
Offices of the South Eastern, the Great
Eastern, the London and South West
ern and the London, Brighton & South
Coast railways no changes Of cross
channel services have been announced
In tho last few days a large NUMBER
OF vessels have cleared from the ports
Of Great Britain. but whether the WORK
was rushed to set them away from
home waters before Thursday is mat
ter OF speculation. -.
An official Of one OF the transatlantic
lines said TO The Tribune Correspondent
to-day: 1T Is ny personal opinion 'h"'
Germany is not intending 10 SINK any
Atlantic liners with Americans aboard
drspitc an their buster. What ! ihlnA
thcv hone to do Is 10 sink NUMBER OF
smaller British craft. believing that D!
50 doing they will dcmorahze shipping
e,,irely. II that Is their behei II is
doomed to disappointment 30 lar as
know. not single salung OF any %
the regular liners has been cancelIea
We are doing some watcnlu' ""''"e "
see what turns up.
Americans Hasten HomeWard'
seven liners are expected to SAL TINS
,reok three bound for America, "hhe
a. Advistic and the iceland are oN-
-ec.cd 10 arrive. The Baltic Is carry
- $50 Messengers many Americans
boneward bound being ANXIOUS TO De
beyond British waters before the Gay
f'tbc blockade arrives. The passen'
GERS on the Baltic include INC hou-
&C. Frederick Guest. Canon hanna!'
Miss +. Y. Rowland, MI. ana "'s =
Ernest G.. Malnwaring, MISS Tan'IT'
NJ Nsinwaring, DR.. Charles Sar0lea, ), -
Herbert Stead. Mr.. and MIS- D. MOI s Sn
Wing. pr. AID Ms. Len 4. biou6"'o'
and Mrs. NjilIors hation. ....,o
Meanwhile the teuS'y OF the 80"
lion is urderiab,e. Whatever 81 60,
anti. German measures the goNci NM '...5,5
may desire TO take Will DC app."Su'i w.
D., foct these German threats are max
i"c tbe nation thoroughly angry. Ger
-,s,v's communications 20 NaSh'he'o
"s,,ir,, forth her side OF the case are
considered mere bubbles and get sCa"'
Official attention.
BernstorI's Note Arrives
cour, Won BernstorF's latest note
which Rad not arrived yesterday, was
today placed before the fore IN o"0e
nv Ambassador Page without comment
simply being furnished to the BRUSH
government for information. mere
- no announcement OF the drastic
measures which England intends 10
take. but reports continue that IL VIII
ne a complete stoppage OF all com
nerce with Germany. IL VIII seYere'y
EJECT ueutrals. but II rs considered
bcre that the situation has reached a
MONT where England is compelled TO
nav more attention 10 her own inter-
csts AID 90 victory 10 this LIE strug-
ole than 10 protecting neutral inter-
osts The government is balancing the
alienation Of neutral sentiment against
concrete achievement over the enemy
ard the latter doubtless will win. SIR
Edward Grey has discussed the sltua-
ion with Ambassador Page. The last
paragraph Of Sir Edwards note an
swering the American protest Us stu
another indication Of Englaud's lnten-
lions to take action, and is considered
a formal infmation TO America, the
first Of It's kind, Of what may be eX-
pected. Il action is taken such as IS
generally reported the present Anglo
American controversy VIII fade into
insignifcance iu the presence OF the
whole new set OF circumstances re
garding the treatment Of neutral com
merce.
May Disregard Rules.
Sir Edward Crews words, 1T is i'm