New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-01
Finland Docks;
Ran Blockade
With Lights Up
Final American Liner from
U-Boat Zone Completes
Fleet in Harbor
170Passengers Aboard
Brings Report That Passen-
ger Service with England
Will Be Discontinued

The Finland, with 40 passengers
aboard, locked in the blizzard yester-
day morning She completes the feet
of SIX vessels of the American Line
which are now all tied up at their
North River piers. She came from Liv-
erpool through the U-boat war zone,
brilliantly Illuminated all the way.
Among the passengers were Fred
erick Hale, United States Senator-elect
from Maine, who has been spending a
month with the Allied armies on the
western front; Lady Richard Welles-
ley, whose husband, a British army
officer, was recently killed on the West
ern front, and Frank II. Simonds, Of
The Tribune, who was a guest of the
French and British governments during
two months tour Of inspection.
Dr. Henry van Dyke, former Ambas-
sador to Holland, did not arrive. as at
the last minute he was detained in
London by important business. He is
expected on the White Star liner Baltic,
TO arrive early next week.
The passengers described the reti-
cence Of the American Embassy in
London to give out information regard
ing future sailings for New York, and
stated they had been informed unoFi-
clally that passenger service between
England and New York would be dis
continued for an indefinite period. p.
A. ). Franklin, president of the Inter
national Mercantile Marine Company,
said there was no foundation for the
report that service is to be discon-
tinued.
The White Star Line will continue
TO book and carry passengers between
this port and Liverpool" he said, land
no orders to the contrary have been
issued. The steamships Baltic, Adri-
attic and Lapland Will maintain their
regular passenger and freight service"
IL was explained the Americans must
have misunderstood the Liverpool
agents. who probably referred to the
fact that the Finland would be the last
to sail for some time as all OF the
American Line ships are now in New
York.
James + Egan, of Philadelphia, and
Robert Wilson, Of New York City. both
representing large American CONNER
cial houses in England, said they we're
refused information at the American
Embassy at London regarding the tut
Ure sailings of passenger vessels for
America. 81 tried to go 10 Spain to
Gerard intended taking but was in
formed that his sailing was indefinite,
and was advised not 10 90. learned
afterwsrd that 1t would have been i'm
possible for me 10 go anyway, since !
would have had to cross the English
Channel.
THE new ruling states that all Amer
leans will henceforth be denied permits
sion 70 go to the Continent on bust
ness. They must return to New York
and take passage on a French liner, as
business is an insufficient reason for
obtaining the necessary viscs on an
American passport.
Members of the Finland's crew told
Of the arrest OF two Of their number on
the last voyage 10 Liverpool. Shortly
after arrival q squad Of military police
came aboard and seized two stewards
for violating the defence Of the realm
act, in carrying letters to post in Liver
pool. thus evading the military censor.
They we're sent to BriXton jail, London,
pending their trial.
Passengers said that the Celtic, of the
White Star Line. which was reported to
have struck mine, and returned 70
Liverpool in sinking condition two
weeks ago, was anchored next TO the
Finland at Liverpool.