Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-27
English Deny Appearance OF
Cruiser as Reported by
Men on Louisiana.
NEUTRALITY ENFORCED
Deutschland May Remain
Another Week, Is State
ment Given Out.

Washington, July 27-sir Cecil
Spring-Rice. the British ambassador,
informed Acting Secretary Polk today
that he had received a message from
the admiral commanding the British
squadron in the Atlantic, denying that
British warship had entered Chesa-
peake bay, as reported by the COM
mander of the battleship Louisiana
The ambassador said the British
ships had strict orders not to enter tho
three-mile limit OF American territor-
ial waters and the admiral had re-
ported that their instructions had not
been violated at any time.
Mr.. Polk was told that the British
admiral was indignant over the report
that one of his cruisers had made an
incursion into Chesapeake bay under
cover of darkness early yesterday
morning
The statement Of the ambassador
will be excepted by the state depart
rnent but the commander of the Louis
lana is being pressed by the navy for
further details of his report that a
craft which passed him at Lynnhaven
inlet signalled English cruiser" Off
Gals do not know what to make of the
case but some are inclined to believe
Gssae American officer was victim Of =
hoax.
Norfolk, Va, July 27.-The ar
mored cruiser North Carolina and
three destroyers Just outside Cape
Henry near the allied warship patrol
line worked slowly up and down today
close to an English cruiser.
Supplemental reports on the mys-
ferrous appearance of an unidentified
British cruiser within the capes Mon
day night were being prepared by nav
al officers here today for the navy de-
partment. Various details of the incl
dent have gone forward to Washing
ton, but the department has expressed
a desire for more. One point it is I'M
derstood, that it desires cleared up Is
why the cruiser was not seen leaving
the capes. Thus far the only report
of her being seen after she passed the
battleship Louisiana on her upward
journey has come from unofficial sour
ces. who said they saw her on her out.
ward journey near Cape Henry shortly
before daylight.
swirl Not Leave for Week.
Baltimore, July 27.-If Captain Paul
Koenig OF the merchant submarine
Deutschland plans to start back today
to Germany, there was no signs this
morning at the pier indicative Of i'm
mediate departure.
Overnight developments, in fact,
tended to increase the probability of
report late last night that il had been
decided to hold the Deutschland here
until some word has been received
concerning her sister ship, the Brem-
en-.
When Carl A. Luederitz, German
consul here announced that the recep-
ton to Ambassador Won BernstOrH,
which ne had planned at his home for
,fr,ar ItI fyth nE Feff al
postponed, he was asked when the
Deutschland would leave.
"She will not leave for a week. an
swered Mr.. LuederitZ. DISAPPOINTMENT
of the reception TO the ambassador was
owing to his inability to come here.
The Deutschland crew slept aboard
the informed North German-LIoyd
steamer Neckar last night.
To Enforce Neutrality.
Washington, July 27.-1he armored
cruiser North Carolina and three Uni
ted States destroyers were on neu-
trality duty today outside the Virginia
capes, where allied warships are HOY
ering in wait for the submarine
Deutschland, about to leave Baltimore
for Germany and the submarine Brem-
en-, expected hourly from across the
seas.
It was assumed today that the com
mander OF the North Carolina was or
dered 10 see that the submarines were
not attacked within the three mile linn
it and that American neutrality was
not otherwise violated.
Looking for Bremen.
Beaufort. n. G., July y Two al
lied warships appeared OF Beaufort
inlet last night following reports that
the German merchant submarine
Bremen was headed this way Moth
ing was seen OF the submarine but
the warships continued their patrol
today, cruising about Is miles OF
shore.
Admiralty Not Informed.
London, July p AT the admiralty
today il was stated that no informa-
tion had been received there regard
ing the reported mysterious visit
Monday night OF "A British cruiser
within the American territorial waters
of the Virginia capes.