The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-04-20
DEFENSIVE SEA AREA DESIGNAT-
ED BY EXECUTIVE ORDER,
WHICH HAS JUST BEEN
MADE PUBLIC.
DAMAGE TO WOLATORS
OF ORDER DISCLAIMED
Vessels Attempting to Cross May Be
Fired On-Night Voyages Forbid
den-AIl Coasts of q. S. and
Ports of Manila and Homo
lulu to Be Protected.

Washington, April 14.-An executive
order designating defensive sea area
or barred zone, has just been made
public. Regulations governing the
movements of vessels in these waters
are appended and the order concludes
with this statement:
The responsibility of the United
States for any damage inflicted by
force of arms with the object of de-
tanning any persons or vessel proceed
ing in contravention to regulations
duly promulgated in accordance with
this executive order shall cease from
this date april 5th)."
List of BARRED Zones"
The areas specified are:
Mouth of the Kennebec river. Port.
land (Maine), Portsmouth, Boston,
New Bedford, Newport, Long Island
east, New York east, New York main
entrance, Delaware river, Chesapeake
entrance, Baltimore, Potomac, Hamp-
ton Roads. Wilmington, Cape Fear, Sa-
vannah, Key West, Tampa, Pensacola,
Mobile, Mississippi Galveston, San Di-
ego, San Francisco, Columbia river,
Port Orchard, Honolulu and Manila.
An inner and outer limit is fixed
for each area and the secretary of the
navy is charged with the duty of pub
fishing and enforcing the regulations.
Entrances for inbound or outbound
vessels are designated for each port.
All Vessels Must Obey.
Boats and other craft employed in
the harbor entrance patrol will be dis
tinguished by the Union Jack, which
will be shown from position forward.
They will also fly the usual naval pen
nant. At night they will show a YER
teal hoist of three lights, white, red
and white, in the order named.
"On receiving permission from the
harbor entrance patrol to enter de-
fenSive sea area, vessel must comply
with all instructions as to pilotage and
other matters that she may receive
from proper authority, either before or
during the passage across the area.
1t is understood that only upon condi-
ton of such compliance is the said
permission granted.
Forbids Night Voyages.
NO permission will be granted to
other than a public vessel of the Unit
ed States to cross a defensive sea
area between sunset and sunrise, nor
during the prevalence of weather con-
ditions that render navigation difficult
or dangerous. A vessel arriving off
defensive sea area after sunset shall |
anchor or lie to at distance of at |
least a mile outside it's limits until
the following sunrise. Vessels discov-
cred near the limits of the area at
night may be fired upon.
Speed Limited.
NO vessel shall be permitted to pro-
coed within the limits of defensive
sea area at a greater speed than five
knots per hour.
All matters pertaining to fishery
and the passage of small crafts with
in a defensive sea area shall be regu-
ated by the senior officer of the har-
DOR entrance patrol.
These regulations are subject to
by the senior officer of
he harbor entrance patrol when the
public interests may require; and such
notification as circumstances may per-
nit will be issued regarding modifica-
ions thus made.
Masters of Vessels Liable.
ANY master of a vessel or other
ierson within the vicinity of defen-
i've sea area who shall violate these
equations or shall fail to obey an
rider to stop or heave TO or shall per-
orm any act threatening the efficiency
t mine or other defensese or the safe
Y of navigation or shall take any ac-
ion inimical to the interests of the
United States in its prosecution of
ar. may be detained therein by force
arms and renders him liable to pros :
cL.ion.'