New Britain herald., 1916-10-09
GREAT LINERS HELD UP BY '(J-BOAT MENACE Others, Equipped With De- fensive Guns, Will
 Brave Perils.

New York Oct. 9.-OWners, agents and others interested in vessels near the Atlantic coast flying the flags of nations hostile to Germany passed an uneasy night, and today sought every possible avenue of news regarding their ships. Many of the vessels within the German U-boat danger zozne carry scores of American and European passengers, including some notable in financial, business, thea trical and social circles.
 It seemed doubtful today that the submarine raid would result in gen. eral tie-up of the shipping of the entente nations in American ports, but the International Mercantile Marine company, controlling both British and American vessels, issued orders that no British ships of that line should leave Atlantic ports pending further orders, This order stopped 1hc sailing of all steamers of the White Star, Atlantic Transport, Ley land, Dominion and Red Star Lines and the vessels of the White Star Dominion Lines sailing for Montreal and Quebec. The order will not in terfere with the sailing Of the Ameri- can Line steamships or of any of the companys vessels flying the American
 
 flag.
 Officials of the Cunard, French and Italian lines declared that their pas senger and freight vessels would sail as usual, despite the submarine menace. At the Cunard line offices, it was pointed out, all vessels armed of that line have AZ inch guns, and the German submarines thus far have avoided vessels so armed.
 Officials of the French and Italian lines also said that their shins, both treighters and liners were armed for defense. The French liners carry 3 1-2 inch guns and the freight boats carry 3 inch rapid fire cannon. The steamers under the Italian flag mount $ inch guns
 More than a score of passenger and freight steamers are believed today to be near Nantucket. Some are bound to New York; from foreign ports, and others east bound from here. A con- siderable number of them are believed to be laden with war munitions Most important among them are the pas senger steamships Cameronia, Dante Alighieri, Espagne, Alaunfa, Philadel- phia and Kristianiafjord. The Anchor Liner Cameronia is due here today II Olil lAlN CI pOoI W1tl SKI Hu0QCGQ DaS- sengers. Wireless warnings were sent to Capt. Mclean yesterday
 The French line steamer Espagne is due to arrive tonight or tomorrow from Bordeaux bringing a number of Americans, it is said. Warnings were sent to her captain
 The Dante Alighieri sailed from New York Saturday for Genoa with passengers, mails and cargo, under the Italian flag. She has a speed of IS knots. It was reported she would pro- ceed by way of Bermuda to escape the submarines.
 The American Line steamer Phila- delphia left here Saturday for Liver pool and the Kristianiafjord left on that day for Bergen.
 Among the vessels which it was feared might be in the danger zone were the following, which left here Saturday; Bella, British, for St. John, N. B.; Lille, Norwegian, for Rouen; Ottar, Norwegian, for Havre; Rosalie, British, for Queenstown.
 Vessels due here today from Euro pean ports along the routes that pass
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