Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-02-03
Two Hundred and Eight Pas
SengerS Booked for Europei
Only Fifteen Cancellations
Received So Far,
FIVE FREIGHTkRS START
FOR PROHIBITED ZONE
Holland and Scandinavian
Ships Remain in Port,
Waiting Instructions From
Respective Countries,
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BY MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LassEJ Wlssl
New York, Feb 2.-Pending Off
cial advices from Secretary Lansing of
the state department. President p. A.
S Franklin of the International Mer-
camille Marine. said tonight that no
official announcement could be made
as to the sailing of the American line
steamship st, Louis, scheduled to
leave here at noon tomorrow on her
regular trip to Liverpool Upon being
informed that Mr. Lansing had stated
in Washington that the line probably
would be advised not to send the ship
away, he added that naturally he
would act in conformity with such a
recommendation.
Preparations for the sailing of the
ship proceeded today and when the
passenger office closed for the night,
it was announced that passage had
fifteen cancellations. OF the number
now listed, 1870 are in the cabin and a
large percentage of them are Ameri-
can citizens
National Institution.
President Franklin emphasized the
etatement that the American line is a
national institution" having con-
tract with the United States govern
ment for carrying mails to Europe on
regular dates.
THE American line" he said, was
organized under the mail act of 1891,
1t was maintained under provision of
that act and in this crisis, we feel that
we must be officially advised of what
to do"
When asked if the ship would sail
as scheduled, even though the state
department did not comply with his
request for instructions, Mr.. Franklin
said:
THAT is another matter. | cannot
say now what we will do"
1t was inferred, however, that an
answer from Secretary Lansing with
instructions as to the course to fol-
low was expected before the time set
for sailing.
None of the British lines has re-
ceived any new instructions as to the
sailing of their ships, local representa-
tives announced tonight. During the
day five freighters, one of them an
American vessel. left for trans-Atlan-
tic ports. The American ship was the
Dochra, for Genoa. Several ships of
Great Britain and allied nations,
among them the White Star liner Ad-
riatic, are announced to sail tomOr-
row.
A complete tie-up, temporarily, at
least of Dutch and Scandinavian
was indicated this afternoon
by cable instructions received by va
rious lines The Scandinavian Amer
lean line whose passenger vessel Hell
lig Olav, was held in port yesterday,
received word that all sailings of pas
senger ships had been temporarily
The Royal Netherlands Steamship
which has ten vessels in
American ports loading cargo con-
signed to the Dutch government, has
been ordered to hold them in port un-
til further notice. Six vessels owned by
the Swedish American MeXico line
also have been stopped pending fur
ther orders.
North Europeans Wait Orders.
The Holland-American line, with
the steamer Noordam here loading to
sail Monday for Rotterdam with pas
sengers and cargo, was advised that
the liner New Amsterdam, their larg-
est vessel, had been recalled and it
was expected, officials said, that de-
layed cables would bring them SINH
lar instructions to those received by
other neutral foreign lines.
Ships of Holland and Scandinavian
have for nearly a year been
calling at Kirkwall in compliance
with the order of. the British govern
ment for examination and inspection
of cargo there. Under the provisions
of the German note, as it is inter
preted by local representatives, they
are barred from going into the indi-
Gated war zone, around the British
isles. These conflicting orders have
added to the uncertainty and serious
ness of the situation.