The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-01
Two More ships.
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1lamation and instructions to the
! American government regarding
painting ships. One expressed the
opinion that American shippers
would play hell" conforming to the
German decorative scheme by which
American ships are to be identified
Two torpedo boat destroyers are
maintaining neutrality of the har-
Dor, steamship officials said.
Opened for the Day.
| NEW YORK, Feb. 1-After special
guards had been established about
Aoboken and other New York piers,
the order issued by Collector Of the
| Port Malone last night, prohibiting
/! departure Of any ships, was lifted
today.
! II is possible the port may be
closed again tonight as it was last
right Two American destroyers are
off the harbor to enforce neutrality.
at the Offices Of the Internati ,nal
Mercantile Marine. it was said they
were given to understand their
| freighter, Philadelphian. could de-
part today, if desired. The Phiiadel-
phian hs,G minor collision with a
barge, however. and at noon was
still anchor ed OF the Statue of Lib
erty.
Several vessels were turned back
after the closing order was issued
last night. blit &C ss- as known none
had resumed their voyages today. All
German ships which include the vat
erIand. the President Lincoln, Fred
erik Der Gross, Prince Ethel Freid-
rich and others were under close sur
VIGILANCE today. Extra police and
deputies were assigned to the piers
where these ships are tied up.
No Ships Sail Today.
BOSTON, Feb. special Deputy
port of Boston will not be closed
unless something special comes up
Despite reports to the contrary, he
declared no extraordinary action was
being take in regard to interned Ger
man vessels.
The Merican, sailing for Manches-
ter, England. was the only vessel to
clear yesterday. None sailed early
today.
Ships now approaching the danger
zone are:
American liner Finland.
| American liner Philadelphia
/ Observation-Disclosures liner Bergens-
ford.
French liner La Touraine.
| Greek liner Themistocles.
White Star liner Baltic.
Holland-American liner Ryndam-
italian liner America
Cunard liner Saxonia.
Anchor liner California.
These ships are due in allied ports
within a few days.
Many British vessels are undoubt-
eddy on their way to the United States
unknown to shipping on this side, due
to orders OF the admiralty yelling
with secrecy all movements OF the
British ships.
Mysterious Sinking.
CHARLESTON, s. c., Feb. 1.-The
German freighter Liebenfel, lying in
harbor here since the war started,
|mysteriously began 20 90 down by the
stern and continued sinking until her
after deck was nearly awash and her
bow raised.
Tugs standing by offered assistance.
but it was refused, their captains
said.
While absolutely no reason has
been found for the sinking, shipping
men in general leaned TO the rumor
that the Liebenfels must have been
deliberately scuttled
Captain Klattenhoff, commanded
the Liebenfels
Crippled In Danger Zone.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-The Ameri-
can liner Philadelphia broke crank
shaft on her port engine yesterday
afternoon while LABS miles out from
LIVERPOOL and is proceeding to Liver
pool under reduced speed, according
to a wireless message received here
this afternoon.
Oficials Of the line said they feel
no anxiety for the vessel.
The northumberland liner
HelIigoIav, scheduled to sail at
O'Clock today with 800 passengers,
was held in port on orders from the
Copenhagen Offices Of the line.
The company's passenger liner
Frederik VIII is safely out of the
danger zone west bound and is due
here Saturday morning, it was an
nounced.
onIx One "aRoMO ouININE"