New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-14
u. S. Designates
F. Defensive Sea
Areas ON Coast
Vessels Will Be Allowed to
Enter Zones Only at
Fixed Points
To Be Barred at Night
Nav Be Fired Upon if Com
mands of Harbor Patrol
Are Disobeyed
To Be Barred at Night

Washington. April l3,-hh ENeNNN''
order designating defensive sea areas
on coasts OF the United States and us
insular possessions was made puon'
to- day. Regulations governing the
movements of vessels in these waters
sra amended. and the order concludes
with this statement:
The responsibility Of the uhlte"
States Of Amersya for any damage III
elcted By force of arms. with the Cd,
iect Of OBTAINING any persons or vesse'
proceeding in contravention TO reguia-
lions duly promulgated in accordance
with this Executive order. shall cease
from this date april 81"
The areas specified are; Mouth Oh
the Kennebec River, Portland Me-
Portsmouth, Boston. New BEDFORD
Newport, Long Island east. New iorS
east. New York main entrance De'a-
ware River. Chesapeake entrance bal-
timore. Potomac, Hampton Roads VIII
mington. Cape Fear, Charleston. Sa-
vannah, Key West, Tampa, Pensacola
Mobile. Mississippi, Galveston, San
Diego. San Francisco. Columbia RIVER
Port Orchard, Honolulu and Manila
An inner and outer limit IS fixed Tor
each area. and the Secretary OF the
Navy is charged with the duty O. pub
fishing and enforcing the regulations
Entrances for inbound or OUTBOUND
vessels are designated for each porI;
The lightships or othec markers OF
courses to be followed are gwen WIN
compass bearings for the information
Of the mariners.
Directions for Vessels
"A vessel desiring TO cross a deieR-
s;ve area" the regulations STATE sha4I
proceed TO the vicinity OF the eh'rHh'e
TO the proper channel, flying her ma
tional colors. together with intefha-
tional code number and pIot signal
and there await communication WIN
the harbor entrance patrol. IL Is eN-
presslv prohibited for any VesseI 10
enter the limits of defensive sea area
otherwise than at designated entrance
and after authorization by the harDor
entrance patrol.
Boats and other craft employed IN
the harbor entrance patrol Will be as
tinguished by the Union JACK, whlch
viii be shown from position forward;
they will also fy the usual naval pen
nant. At night they will show Veru,
cal hoist Of three lights--wnlte' req
and white the order named
ION receiving permission from the
harbor entrance patrol to enter de-
fens;Ve sea area. vessel must comp!
with all instructions as 10 pnotage ana
other matters that she may receive
from proper authority, either pelote
or during the passage across the area.
Il is understood that only upon condi-
ton of such compliance is the sald per
mission granted.
'No permission will be granted TO
other than a public vesse! of the United
States to cross a defensive sea area
between sunset and sunrise. nor our
ing the prevalence Of weather condl-
lions that render navigation difficult or
dangerous. A vessel arriving of de-
fcgsiye sea area after sunset shall an
cbor or lic-to at q distance Of at least
mile outside its limits until the FOL
loving sunrise; vessels discovered near
the limits of the areas at night may be
fred upon.
Speed Must Be Limited
NO vessel shall be permitted to pro
coed within the limits OF defensive
sea area at a greater speed than Ave
knots an hour.
"All matters pertaining 20 hsnery
and the passage OF small craft within a
defensive sea area shall be regulated
4 by the senior officer Of the harbor en-
/ trance patrol.
These regulations arc subject 20
modification b. the senior officer Of the
/ harbor entrance patrol when the public
! interests may require, and such Motif
/ cation as circumstances may permit
will be issued regarding notifications
thus made.
ANY master Of vessel or other
person within the vicinity Of defen-
p siye sea aref who shall violate These
regulations. or shall fail TO obey an
/ order to stop or heaye TO. or shall
. perform any act threatening the ell
cheney Of mine or other defences or the
safety Of navigation. or shall take any
action inimical to the interests Of the
United States in its prosecution Of
war, may be detained therein by force
Of arms and renders himself liable to