Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-28
GERMAN Divers
REPORTED NEAR
ATLANTIC COAST
Six Ships that Reached New
York Picked Up Warning
Sent Out by British
Cruiser.
ALL KEEP SHARP WATCH
Warnings Say subseas May Be
Met Anywhere West Of the s
Sixtieth Meridian.
SEVERAL BIG SHIPS DUE

New York, Nov. H.-Six steam
ships arriving here today from Euro-
pean and West Indies ports reported
they caught wireless warnings yes;
,erday to keep watch for belligerent
submarines, but all brought word that
no craft OF that type, had been OBJ
served. Fl
The incoming vessels took such
precautions as shading the lights dur
ing the darkness and having the lite
boats swung out. The arrivals today
included the American lincr Lapland
from Liverpool, the Italian ships
Duca D'Aosta and Napoli rom Medi..
terranean ports, the Danish vessel
Frederick VIII from Scandinavian
ports, the Brazoa from Porto Rico
and the Bermudian from bermuda. \
The Frederick VIII put in at Kirk.
wall, Scotland, where the British au-
thorities removed the mails. It
brought here Roald Andndsen, cx-
plorer Of South Polar regions, who
said he came on private mission;
Lieutenant Asger Franjean OF the
Danish army, who plans to purchase
air planes and Manuel Calderon, Gu
ban minister to Norway li
Warning From British Cruiser.
Rumors that two German subma-
rines have broken through the allied
Gordon and we're on their way to the
Atlantic coast received official rccog-
nition in the general warning sent out
last night by the British, cruiser Lam
caster. The warship, stationed fifteen
miles southeast of Sandy Hook, cau-
toned all steamships flying the flags
of the entente allies to beware OF
hostile subsea boats on this side. OF
the Atlantic. The British wireless
read:
German submarines may be met
anywhere In the Atlantic, especially
west of 90 degrees west. Show no
unnecessary lights. Avoid all trade
routes and converging points"
Not since the U-S3 entered New
port harbor October 7, and on the
following day sank several British
merchant vessels. has there been SO
much uncasiness in marine quarters.
| Several Big Ships Due.
Among the steamships belonging to
| the allied countries due to arrive this
week are the Cunard line steamers
lLeconia and Pannonio, with passen.
gers from Liverpool and London, re-
spectiyely; the Anchor liner Tuscania
from Glasgow, and the Bermudiar
from Bermuda. The freighters due in
clude the Celtic and Bowie OF tht
White Star line.
| AMIDST score Of French and Brit
ish merchantmen have sailed iron
this port within the last two days, ,ant
all Of these vessels are within thu
zone supposed to be most dangerous
A number of large steamers also arr
approaching Boston and Philadelphia
t A wireless warning to look out fol
German submarines off the Ameri
can coast was flashed at sea to tn,
American line steamship Kroonland
which arrived here Sunday iron
Liverpool, according to the vessel
commander, Captain Barman.
i Passengers on board the America
line steamship Philadelphia, whicl
also arrived Sunday from Liverpool
said that the ship was Illuminated las
night and the life boats we're swuni
out ready for possible emergency
Captain Cady said, however, he ha'
J heard or seen nothing of submarines