New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-14
German Party of 157 on
Way to HobOken, Pro-
tected by Sleuths
LINER FREDERIC VIII
SEARCHED FOR BOMBS
Malone Sleeps on Ship
Police Boat Keeps Ma
chine Gun Ready

Countess Won Bernstorff will sail Mt 2
o'clock this afternoon for Copenhagen
on the Frederik VIII, of the Scandl'
navian-American Line. The former am
bassador and his party, numbering 157
in all, left Washington last night on
special train, which will reach Hobo
ken early this morning.
William J. Flynn, Of the Secret Ser
vice, and several picked men are on
the train. The precautions taken by
The government to guard the departure
of the former German Ambassador have
few parallels in the history OF the SER
vice.
The train was given the right of way
over all other traffic, but was allowed
to travel not more than twenty miles
an hour. Special details of policemen
and detectives were stationed at every
switch, in addition to a large force OF
regular switchmen.
100 Jersey Police on Guard
At West Newark Avenue, the juno
ton between the Pennsylvania and
Erie lines in Jersey City, Inspectors
John Kelly and Albert Collins, of the
Jersey City police force, will be on
hand with one hundred policemen 70
guard the diplomatic train when IL IS
switched from the tracks of the Penn
sylvania to those of the Erie. Az
Hoboken Avenue, where the special
train is switched to the tracks Of the
Hoboken Shore Line, another large
force Of Jerseys police will keep guard.
No one will be permitted 10 leave
the cightecn-car train from the time OF
its departure until !. arrives at lt9
destination, 81 Fourteenth and Hudson
streets, Hoboken, which is short block
and half from the Scandinavian
American Lines pier. This little dis
lance will be covered in taxicsbs owned
by German company, it was said.
Collector Malone received orders yes
terday from Washington TO take all
precautions he deemed necessary TO
protect the neutrality OF the United
States, as we'll as offer every courtesy
to the ambassador and his party:
To this end he ordered a high bar
American Line pier about $50 feet
from the gangplank. Passengers will
be forced to submit 10 examination
of their luggage outside this barrier,
and. after the baggage has been
passed by neutrality inspectors, UNI
der the command of Deputy Collector
George Lamb, the passengers viii
present their passports and tickets
for examination at the single en-
trance 10 this barrier.
At 10 o'clock yesterday evening Coz
lector Malone, accompanied by forty
picked men from the neutrality squad
made a through examination OF the
large neutral passenger ship from MAN
truck TO keelson. to be absolutely GER
tain that no Internal machine or 0omo
had found its way aboard.
Machine Gun Covers Ship
Last night Collector Malone slep:
aboard the Frederik VIII, to be IN
constant touch with his forces should
his presence be required in an emer-
gency. A large oceangoing police tug,
with a formidable machine gun mount
cd forward, kept watch throughout the
night at the vessels stern, and will es-
cort her down the Bay this afternoon
when the Frederik puts TO sea.
At midnight last night the Frederik
was $50 tons short of coal, but the
loading superintendent, Lars Jensen,
stated that the coal would arrive be-
fore morning.
After passing out of the Ambrose
Channel the Frederik VIII will head
direct for Halifax, to submit to British
inspection. 1t is thought that she will
rot be required to enter the harbor.
which is treacherous at this time OF
year because of the large ice foes, but
viii anchor well outside and be boarded
by naval party from British de-
stroyer.
Alter the examination has been con.
cluded she will point her bow toward
Christiansand, keeping northerly
course, passing close to the shores OF
Greenland and north of the Farce ISL
ands TO avoid the mine fields. From
hristiansand the Frederik VIII will
touch at Christiania, landing finally at
Copenhagen, where the German party
will board special through train for
Berlin. 81,
II is believed that fourteen days viii
elapse before the former German AM
baxsador is landed with his retinue.