Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-01
1000 Citizens of u. S.
on Ships in Peril
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German nothcP tion-the port 70 which GER
tain neutral ships will be allowed to voyage
IL they follow prescribed route.)
Two other ships that sailed on Monday
were the Anchor liner California and the |
Cunard liner SaXona The former left for |
Glasgow and the latter for Liverpool.
The Cunard liner Orduna and the At
lantic transport liner Mnnehaha are due |
AT British ports today. The Minnehaha car |
rled freight only, but the Orduna, which |
sailed for Liverpool, had a number of pas |
sengers on board.
FEAR CELTIC DETAINED
The White Star liner Celtic, which sailed |
from here on January 81, with more than |
IS 900 tons of war materials in her hold |
was due at Liverpool late yesterday, but it |
is feared she may have been impeded by |
storms.
Vessels now in Mediterranean waters. |
bound from New York to Genoa, include |
the three Italian liners San Giorgio, which
sailed on January g with freight only the
Taorima, which sailed on January 90 with
freight and the America. which steamed
simultaneously with the Taorlma.
The Scandinavlan-A American liner Helig
Olav was scheduled to sail today for Copen-
hagen.
Other vessels in port, scheduled to sail
later in the week are the American liner
Rochambeau for Bordeaux and the Cunard
liner Carmana for Liverpool.
~ Y. HARBOR REoPENED
The port of New York was opened to
incoming and outgoing vessels today, after
remaining closed since the receipt of Ger
many's announcement that she would
sumo ner ruthless submarine warfare.
Strictest secrecy surrounded the temporary
closing Of the port by Collector Dudley
Field Malone. lie is in supreme charge
OF the situation, even the naval officers on
the torpedoboats guarding the harbor's en-
trance being subject TO his orders
Seventeen big German liners interned
here since the beginning of the war, were
under the watchfu scrutiny of police and
Government officials today The water
front and shipping circles were rife with
rumors that the instant Germany and the
United States break the crews Of the Ger
man vessels will blow them up at their
docks.
Acting under orders of Port Collector Ma
lone, searching examination was made
or every interned German vessel during
the night. So Or as could be learned moth
ing or suspicious character was found,
but 1t was stated that under no crcum-
stances will the vigilance be relaxed
Rumors that the German crews would
attempt to make a dash for sea with their
vessels was discounted by officials. They
pointed out that none of them has coal
" InOIo IMAM one run,
and their capture, even II they got out
Of the harbor. would be a simple matter.
Some of the biggest liners In the world
are included among the German vessels
here They include the Vaterland Presi-
dent HDhcoln, President Grant Nassovia,
Bohemia, Pennsylvania, Pisa and Armenia.
all, of the Hamburg American line the
Kaiser Friedrich der Crosse. Kaiser will
helm II, Hamburg, Magdeburg. Adamsturm,
George Washington Princess Irene. Gross
er Kurfuerst and Barbarossa, of the North
German Lloyd line. Jhe Hamburg Amer
lean ships the Jersey side OF the
river. at Hoboken. and the German Lloyd
at 1S5th street, on the New York side.
DEsTRoYERs IN READINESS
-Four United States torpedo boat de-
stroyers. the Ericsson. Worden Preston
and Culgoa. were put in readiness for In
stant service at New York navy yard to-
day. All had full crews. their bunkers were
filled and II would be the work Of but a
short time to fit warheads on torpedoes and
take 10 sea.
/ OF the four batueships In tho yard. the
Kentucky and New Jersey are ready for
service. There ere also four submarines
o{ ths p Glass. oniy,two Of which are ready.