Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-02-16

oi tile week.
THE Ryudam. of the H0lland-Amer-
I-a line. which returned here We'd
uez3ay after sailing to the very edge
.t tile submarine zone probably will
leave today for Rotterdam On this
tr.g however. She viii carry no pas
saaEerH. The first ueu5raI passenger
ship rom this port to- touch al Hal
-.aE after the Frederick VIII which
carries the former German ambassa-
dor and his suite. probably VIII be the
Stockholm OF the Swedish-AmerIcau
.,ne due Cd leave toiay= for Gothen-
burg.
Can Avoid Blockade.
BY stopping for examination at Hall
.a2 vessels bound for Holland and the
scandinavian countries viii be able 90
-5lrt tle northern boundary Of the
blockade waters Included iu the Ger
man proclamation. While ships of
American registry have the same priv
-ege there was no Indication today
that their owners would follow the
example OF the Dutch and Scandiaav-
IAN lines and send their vessels TO sea
|.e stagnati0u of American shipping
however. is complete only so far as
'Ee bis passenger liners are con-
stars and stripes are making prepare
lions 10 follow the few American car
=F boats that already have hrayed the
submarine danger
Shippers await further fnforma-
'.au from London or Ottawa in regard
DO regulations governing the exam
aafon OF vessels at Halifax. No off
..al announcement has been made as
.o whether westbound ships also may
.a.t at shat port for inspection.
Ends Freight Trouble.
Agents uf the big British steamship +
HINES declared today that there was .
p" need Of any congestion of ocean .
areaes at American ports. One OF
Them pointed Qua shat Great Britain
has about forty steamships now at
Ne" York ready TO leave when loaded
and representing tine cargo capacity
OBJ. 100000 TONS The same authority
asserted that there were in port here
today about TWO hundred and sixty
steamships Of British French. Scan
-.naF'aH. Dutch. Spanish. Italian and
American registry and estimated their
carry ing capacity at 10000 tons This
includes vessels engaged In coastwise
trade.
Working Out Details.
Washington, Feb I6- Details Of the
arrangement for examining eastbouud
as-Aaantjc shipping at Halifax n.
instead of at klrkWalI are being
worked out rapidly hy the British adj
TaI'E, Canadian authorities and the
British embassy here. 81
Robert Spear Hudson Of the mbas-
"A. Ho# is i'm New York consulting
WITH The British consul general and
VITA representatives of shipping inter
Is. preparatory to going to Halifax.
Where he VIII act as the agent for the
embassy in arranging for the exam I
nation OR shipping.
+He comparatively small force Of in
~ search the passengers and cargo
oi tae Danish liner Frederick VIII. ?
upon which Count Won Berustorf and
AIa party are travelling. is said at the {
Embassy here to he Inadequate for
g AsU-natlOn OF the total volume of the
Skipping expected to pass BIZ way OF
fta-tiaX- and il viii he necessary prac- /
1Lcai'y 10 duplicate the elaborate ma /
cll1ery ar kirkwall
in consideration OF conducting the /
+ Nominations on the western side of
NE Atlantic, which British here de-
tare ls entirely in Difference to the
needs Of American commerce. ship
masters are expected TO cooperate and
avoid any attempt TO cross the At
iahue without inspection.