The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-11
Rochester and Orleans Of for
Barred Zone in Defiance Of
German Orders
FOUR SHIPS SENT
DOWN YESTERDAY
Two Lives Reported Lost In
Destruction of the Norwegian
Steamer Solbakken Total
Ships Sunk 7o

New York, Feb. 1o.-wYth the
Stars and Stripes flying at her tau.
rail and In defiance of Germanys sub
marine warning. the American steam
ship Rochester sailed today for Bor.
deaux
The Rochester was followed by the
American steamer Orleans. Of the Orr
entail Navigation company, also bound
for Bordeaux
These are the second sailinRs OF
American steamers for allied ports
since Germany warned OF her extended
submarine warfare. The frst vessel
to brave destruction in the U-boss
zone was the Dochra. She sailed On
February 2 for Genoa
Upon the voyages OF the Orleans
and -Rnchester,-ma aned-by- efAvpa
twenty-five of whom are American
citizens, may depend the issue or
peace or war with Germany.
Both carry contraband. accorsiin9
to the German point OF view. They
are not armed for defense against
submarines Neither are they msrlrad
to comply with the conditions set
down by Germany in her note warn.
ing the American vessels.
The Rochester. Of the Kerr Steam.
ship company has an American fIax
painted on her bow and another on
the stern. On the side in three.foot
letters Is her name and ~, s. A."
The Orleans Is marked in a similar
manner.
The Orleans has seven Americans
in her crew. including Captain Allen
Tucker, of New York city, She IL =
vessel of 5000 tons. This W. the
first sailing Of the Orleans since alrA
was transferred from Argentina TO
American registry
The Rochester is Of 5000 tons, car
ries crew Of thirty-three fifteen Of
whom are American citizens. Her
commander, Captain J. K0rAr4tx Il "
natnralized American citizen q 6wsd%
ish birth. 4-sAs -r' i
Interest in shipping Cncsea. N
While interest in the shipping circles
centered on the test voyage OF the
Orleans and Rochester. reports con-
corning the safety Of other vessels
caused feeling OF more optimism
than has been evident since the situ-
alton became grave.
The Cunard line received q cable
telling of the safe arrival OF tho
Orduna at Liverpool last THURSDAY.
She sailed from New York January
20
The Dante Alighieri has reached
Genoa, according to advtces received
here.
The New York. OF the American
line, is nearing this port and will dock
either tomorrow or early Monday.
She sailed from Liverpool on January
81 Captain Thomas Barman, OF the
American liner kroonland wireless
ed today he expected to make port by
midnight. His vessel is bringing 1o1
passengers
The situation of the American
liners st. Louis and St Paul was prac-
tically unchanged today. It was said
some Of the cargo of the ST. Louis
is to be transferred to the La2land.
of the White Star line. due to sail
Monday, Eighty of the ITO pas
sengers who were booked for the st.
Louis. will start for Liverpool by tho
Lapland. They include several Amer,.
can business men,
The American line received a cable
stating that its liner. the Philadelphia.
scheduled 10 sail for New York today.
had been held at Liverpool The
Philadelphia must have her propeller
shaft repaired
The Spanish liner Montserrat is due
TO start Tor Cadiz tomorrow She will
he the first neutral liner to leave New
York since Germany delivered her
note OF warning.
'<NAAhpAtt INts -LtTIiAU -DQalS
today, the tenth day of unrestricted
warfare in the barred zone. sent to
the bottom four vessels with an ag-
gresate tonnage of 1851 Three
BRUSH ships and one Norwegian We're
sunk. Two lives are known to havs
been lost in the sinking of the latter
Today's toll brings the total tom
mage destroyed by U-boats since Feb
ruary ! up to 164,015 Altogether
sysSy M u inc ~,
sunk. 50
Reported sunk Saturday:
Manitoba, British. 6,y7s tons, Luis
linston, British. 2.Sl6 tons: Solbak-
ken, Norwegian. 2,6l6 tons: Beech
tree. British, 1877 tons. Total four
ships of 1887 tons.
Summary of ships sunk since Feb
ruary l
American. one: other neutraIa
twenty-nine; British, forty-two; other
belligerents. seven. Total. seventy
nine.
The most serious British loss today
was the steamship Manitoba built only
last year. she was one OF the newest
and most modern steel eargo-carriera
in the British merchant marine. She
hailed from Glasgow and was owned
by the British India Navigation COM
pany.
A small boat containing thres
Englishmen and one American negro,
members of the crew of the torpedood
British steamer Dauntless. has been
picked up at sea by trawler. accord
ing to dispatch from Madrid The
occupants had been without food for
five days and were taken TO a hos-
pital.
A wireless message picked up here
today stated that the U-boat which
recently sank the Peruvian ship LORI
ton in Spanish waters dew tho French
nag.