Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-10
SUBSEA CAMPAIGN
ACTS AS EMBARGO
All British Vessels In American
Ports Receive Orders to
Remain.
SHIPS IN DANGER ZONE

New York, Oct. 9-Owners, agents
and others interested in vessels near
the Atlantic coast fyins the Tags 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
zone carry scores OF American and
European passengers, including some
notable in financial, business, theatre
cal and social circles.
1t seemed doubtful today that the
submarine raid would result in a gen.
eral tie-up of the shipping Of the en-.
tente nations in American ports, bu,
one OF the most important steamship
companies controlling both British
and American vessels, the Interna.
t.onal Mercantile Marine company,
issued order that no British ships Of
that line should leave Atlantic ports
pending further orders.
British Steamships Tied Up.
This order stopped the sailings OF
all steamers of the White Star, At
lantic Transport, LELAND, Dominion
and Red Star lines and the vessels OF
the White Star-Dominion lines sal
ing for Montreal and Quebec. The
order will not interfere with any OF
the companys vessels under the
American flag.
officials OF the Cunard, French and
Vi the Italian lines declared that their
passenger and freight vessels would
sail as usual despite the submarine
menace. All Cunard vessels, II was
pointed out, are armed with 47-inch
guns and the German submarines
thus far have avoided vessels so
armed. The Alaunia OF the Cunard
line sailed from here Saturday after
word had been received OF the arrival
OF the U-53.
The French liners carry thr:c and
one-half-inch guns, and the freight
boats carry three-inch rapid-fre can
non. The steamers under the Italian
flag mount three-inch guns. Danger
from submarine attacks on the Amer
lean coast is less than In the war zone
near European ports, officials say.
Big Vessels In Danger Zone.
More than score Of passenger and
freight steamers are believed today
to be near Nantucket. Some are
bound to New York from foreign
ports, and others castbound from
here. Many are believed to be laden
with war munitions
Most important among them are
the passenger steamships Cameronia,
Dante Alighieri. Espagne, Alaunia,
Philadelphia and Kristianafjord. The
Anchor liner, Cameronia, 10 due here
today from Liverpool with 500 pas
sengers. Wireless warnings were
sent to Captain Mclean yesterday
directing him to look out for the
U-53.
The French hne steamer, Espagne,
Is due to arrive tonight or tomorrow.
from Bordeaux, bringing q number
OF Americans, i Is said. Warnings
were sent to its captain:
The Dante Alighieri sailed from
New York Saturday for Genoa with
passengers, mails and cargo under the
Italian flag. II has a speed Of eight
cen knots. II was reported II would
proceed via Bermuda to escape the
submarines.
Inc American line steamship, Phil
adelphia, lett here Saturday for Liv-
erpool, while the Kristianiafjord left
on that day for Bremen.
Among, me vessels which II was
feared might be IN the danger zone
were the following which lett here
saturday;
bella, British, Tor st, John, y. b.;
Lille, Norwegian, for Roueni Ottar.
Norwegian, Tor Havre; Rosalie, Brit
ish, Tor Queenstown