Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-01

that the HAmhurg-American and North
German Lloyd liner. were prepaTang 20
the crews OF these chips would attempt
% scuttls their vessels and destroy the
machinery proved untrue 20 Tar as the
federal of1ctals could ASCERTAIN: Groves
9athered In the neighborhood Of the
German line docks In -Hokoken ana New
York In response to rumors that 81
Gantio plot Of some kind had been ais
covered.
line asserted that their ships had on
board only enough coal for heating
and cooking purposes Soon after MD
night many Of the policemen sum
moned to aid thu federal detectives
were sent homo, but an augmented
guard was still on duty at the German
docks this morning.
No Restriction at Boston.
BOSTON, February NO action to-
ward restricting the movement OF snip
ping at this port had been taken TO-DAY
in connection with the German note.
Ell Perry. deputy collector of the port
who was in charge in the absence from
the city of Collector Edmund Billings.
said he had issued no orders altering
previous conditions. The launch Dream
or, which has been patrolllng the hal
Dor for some time to guard aSainst NJ
fractions of neutrality. renamed on
duty. Several torpedo boats and de-
stroyers were at the navy yard, avaii-
able for any call for action which
might be sent from the Dreamer.
Six German steamers and one Aus
trian steamer. which took refuge here
early In the war. remained to-day at the
docks at which they have been tied up.
They are the Erny (Austrian), America,
Cincinnati. Kronprinzessin Cecelle'
Poi, rAty iy,I md L fol
The only steamer to leave port yes
terday for Europe was the British
steamer Mercian, bound for Liverpool
Steamers expected to arrive today We're
the Sandman, from Glasgow; the LORD
Cromer. from Liverpool; the Borinquen,
from Fowey; the Bay Cross. from
Havre. and the Clan Macdousall, from
Calcutta.
The steamers Calico. for Hull: Start
Point. for Liverpool. and Condo, for
Havre, sailed Tuesday, and the Deyo-
MAN. for Liverpool, and Harschell Tor
Alexandria and MarseilIe. Monday. The
British steamer Cambrian arrived Mon
day from London, and the British
steamer Clan Robertson Sunday from
Calcutta. by way of Norfolk.
Steamers Due at Newport News.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. February l.
The following steamers from this port
are due in few days within the radius
in which the unrestricted submarine
warfare Is expected to prove most
deadly: January 19-Spitsby (British).
Halifax for orders: Doris Utalian),
Gibraltar for orders. January 2O-Baron
Napier (British). Liverpool. January
2f-Roseleaf (British). Rocklight Grit
tsh), Dartmouth for orders; Ikalis
tBritish). Liverpool: Titan (British),
Alexandria: Ammonia (British), Spezia.
January 23-Alstad -(Nor), Genoa;
Partisan (British), Avonmouth; Kel-
vinbrae (British). Glasgow; Servian
(British), Queenstown. January "a
Japanese, Prince CBritish), Southamp-
ton: Calonne (British). Liverpool;
Pima (British). Queenstown; Leikan-
ger Norway. Plymouth. January
25-Orthia (British). Glasgow, and Sax
oman (British). Queenstown.
Sailings From England as Usual.
LONDON. February 1. 1880 ANAL
the steamship offices, both American
and British. which have ships billed to
sail for America, are booking passen-
gers and freight today as usual
The American lines have received no
intimations of any change in sailing
programs on account of the newly an