Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-02-09
European-Bound Travellers
Cancel Reservations On
American Line Boats.
BOOK PASSAGE ON
ESPAGNE OR LAPLAND
Holland. !. American Line Steamer Rhyn-
dam, Returning to New York After
Being Turned Back When Nearing
Falmouth, Received Warning From
German hmarine-Three Non~eg.
ian Steamers Reported Sunk.

New York, Feb. 9,--Shipping circles
still lacked news this afternoon Of the
safe arrival Of the British steamers
Baltic and Saxonia, now due to have
reached British ports from New York.
Officials Of the White Star and Cum
ard lines, however. say they believe
they would have been advised had the
liners met with mishap and pointed
to the fact that the British censor had
been withholding news of the move
ment of ships. It Is possible also that
both vessels may have made a detour
which would have heightened their
voyages.
New York, Feb. S.-A number of per-
sons who had engaged passage for Eu-
rope on ships of the American line can
celed their reservations today and
booked osi ships OF the he!!!SersIlt ma
tions. Some took passage on the
French liner Espagne. which sails on
Sunday for Bordeaux, and a few en-
gagged cabins on the White Star liner
Lapland, which will said for Liverpool
on Tuesday or Wednesday.
There are now only about forty first
class passengers left for the ST. Louis,
but it Is predicted that more will be
booked as soon as the line decided to
send her out. There are also sixty Sec
ond and twenty third class passengers.
Submarine Warns Rhyndam.
A wireless message from a passenger
on the Rhyndam. given out here, con-
tanned information that the liner which
sailed for Rotterdam. on Jan. 20, and
turned back when within few miles
from Falmouth, was warned by Ger
man submarine to turn about.
{ The American liner Kroonland is due
here late today but on account Of the
bad weather she may snot arrive until
late tomorrow.
The only American vessel to clear
here for a European port since last
Saturday ID the New Orleans. She got
her papeEs yesterdsy for Bordeaux.
Ryndam,s Master Heper4s
The Hoiland-American line steam
ship Ryndam, returning here after
starting for Rotterdam. via Falmouth.
Jan. 20, was reported today ], 400 miles
east Of Sandy Hook. and due to- dock
here Wednesday. A wireless message
from the captain was received shortly
before noon.
The Ryndam with passengers and
cargo turned back when within about
100 miles Of Falmouth.
Two Norwegian Steamers Sunk.
London, Feb. 9.-Lloyds shipping
agency this afternoon announced the
Norwegian steamship Hansnick, for
merly the American steamer Saltillo,
1857 tons gross, has been sunk.
The Norwegian steamship Ida. 1,172
tons, has been sunk by a German SUBJ
marine. Surviving members Of the
crew were landed today. The captain
stated the chief mate and the steward
1.-THE Norwegian steam Hansnick was
last reported in available shipping rec
ords as leaving New York Dec. 81 for
Rotterdam. She was built at Quincy,
Mass, In 1905.
The Norwegian steamship Ida was
built In Aberdeen in 1888. She was
239 feet Aong, beam 80 feet.1
The British steamship Hanna Lar
sen, 1910 tons gross, has been sunk
by q submarine. Her captain and chief
engineer were taken prisoner.
An Inquest was held today on the
body Of one Of the fourteen men lost
in the sinking Of the British steamship
St. Mintan; the destruction Of winch
was announced Wednesday. The chief
officer said he had witnessed the tor
pedoing Of the steamer Corsican
Prince, reported sunk Feb. Z. and put
or In life boat to pick up survivors
While the chief officer was returning
the submarine hred torpedo into the
Minian.
Another Norwegian Vessel Destroyed.
Queenstown. via London, Feb. o.
The Norwegian ship Storskog. 2.191
tons gross, was sunk yesterday by
German submarine The crew was
aboard the submarine when a steamer
appeared and the underseas boat sub
merged, The chief officer and carpen-
ter were the only ones able to return