Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-02-02
No Effort to Be Made to Paint
Liner in Conformity With
Regulations Prescribed by
German Government O..
PORT OF NEW YORK Is
OPENED TO ALL SHIPPING
Britain UnIeaSheS Fleet of A.
900 Submarine ChaSerSii"
TeutOn Ships in American
Ports Under Heavy Guard
~ Associated Press.l

NEW YORK. Feb. THE American
line steamship 81. Louis will sail Sat
urday as scheduled and no effort will
he made TO paint the ship in conformity
with the regulations prescribed by the
German government as a guarantee for
the safety of the vessels flying the
American flag according TO announce
ment today by the International Mer-
Camille Marine
Although : representatives here Of
leading allied shipping lines said the
movements OF their vessels would pro-
Ceed as scheduled. regardless OF the
German note defining a new naval war
rare. II was understood on good au-
Jhority that the movement OF all ships
VIII be controlled 10 even a sre.aJer 0e-
gree Jnan heretofore - orders o. the
Brush admiralty
PRJMPr ACTION TAkE.N.
Prompt action Wa-s taken, howe er, by
repressu l.atsves o. neutral lines whose
vessels nave been touching al hirkwaI
and Falmouth Tor examination The
Danish passenger steamer HeilIg OlaN,
bO0Aeu 10 leave To-Day Tor Copenhagen.
was ordered 10 remain here until further
notice.
Iauu-AmeEiCan line, which mas nNe snIpS
III American ports
Representative Of these Inns expect
definite orders soon regarding. the tu-
tIrc movements OF their ships
rom representatives OF several ship
ping companies IL was learned That they
were DONG uO,hIus pending receipt Of
expected Official orders
After being sealed All night icy cor
don OF dcstrOyeIs ana coast guard pa
no! boats. the port Of New \ OrN was TO-
day opened by the customs authorities 10
all incoming and outgoing shipping.
The stand taken 10y the collector Of the
port aas thai ships could sail at their
own risk They were permitted 10 clear
as usual
EFFECT OF BLOCKADE FELT.
The ef.eCt Of tfermany's declaration &C
"a sea BLOCKADE. OF the entente nations TO
lie enforced with every available weapon
and without further notice was felt 30
DAY in every port on the Atlantic coast
owners and AGENTS OF vessels flying
neutral flags were in doubt - 10 their
future course aud IL is believed that
most Of them Will keep their ships in
port awaiting instructions from tneir
Governments
In the Offices OF British and French
lines il WIS said that there would be
NJ InterruUtfon in the sailing from
American ports Of ships carrying the
TiaEs OF the allies To meet just such
an EMERGENCY the British government
has assembled IL was said. a large ileeJ
II small fast cruisers 20 be used as
submarine Chassrs." these vessels,
said 10 number 1000. will keep the sea
lanes CHAR Of raiders and submarines
and act as conveys
p A ). Franklin. president Ct the
international Mercantile Marine and
mead OF The American line, declared.
4 do not think there is any Danger
FOR American ships on their present
sOyages-
The Scandina viau-AmeriCau lire and
the HoIIand-I american line expected TO
receive able instructions today from
their governments. Neither. - was said.
has carried munitions Of war OF contra
hand since the early days ot the war
REDUCTION OF TONNAGE
shipping mon pointed out that the
most obvious effect OF the German
declaration would he the reduction in
the tonnage which the freight ships
OF the European neutral lines could car
~ because II the increased space which
would have TO be sacrificed TO carry coal
and provisions for one continuous vOy-
a=e from American ports to neural
ports Hitherto neutral ships have re-
lied largely upon British ports 10 re-
.sew their supplies
go shipping Of any kind was permit
ted to leave New York last night The
harbor gates were closed by Dudley
FIELD Malone. collector Of the port Two
6estroyers were stationed OF quaran-
tine where the harbor narrOws like the
neck OF a bottle and the federal officials
devoted most OF their attention TO the
German merchant fleet interned here