Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-01

rived yesterday. All of these have been
plying between Philadelphia and belligerent
ports with cargoes of grain, general mer-
chandise and food. The Hueva is armed
with a gun.
While the port of Philadelphia has not
been officially closed, it may as well be,
for no steamship or sailing vessel has
departed or arrived since yesterday
Ships and their nationaties in this port
are: British, 12 Norwegian. 13 Swedish,
>; Danish, 3; Italian, . French, / Span
ish. |; Argentine, /; German, . Sailing
vessels, Norwegian, and English, l..
There are also five Norwegian barks in this
port
FEW FROM HERE MENACED
The sailings and passenger lists of all
British liners are being withheld at the
orders of the British Government, and the
names of Philadelphians on board British
boats in the danger zone are not available
At the offices of the four British steamship
lines in this city, the Leyland, the White
Star. the Cunard and the Anchor Line. it
was said that very few Phladelphians had
taken passage on British liners for over
n month.
The Cunard liner Orduna is due in New
York today from Liverpool, but whether
any Philadelphians are included in her pas
senger list is not known.
The American Line ship Finland sailed
Liverpool February 3, The following Phil
adelphians are among her passengers: Rob-
ort c. Cope, John T.. Talley, friedrich
Nichols, Mrs. J. S. Frisbie, Miss Isabella
O'Donnell and Miss Kitty L. Beecroft.
The Phadelphians on she American
Line ship Philadelphia, which sailed from
New York January %. due at Liverpool,
February 4, are Miss May O'Donnell. Mrs.
A. NJ. Rogers, Charles Westing and Ernest
Thacllrah.
The st. Louis, of the American Line. will
sail from New York Saturday and will be
due in Liverpool February 10. The Phila-
delphans who have booked passage are
Miss Elizabeth Boyle, Miss Margaret Boyle
Mrs. NJ. Clay, Mrs Lucy Gilmore. Annie
Gilmore, Winifred Gilmore, James Gill
more, Richard Martin and wife. NJ. owen,
Joan Canet, wife and child John ID. Taylor
and Joseph Wilson.
WILL NOT HURT BELGIUM
Shipments Of supplies to Belgium by the
Belgian Relief Commission in the United
States will probably not be affected by the
German submarine zone restrictions An
interruption Of the relief work could come
only in the event of breaking off diplomatic
relations with Germany. This is the opinion
of officers of the Belgian Relief Commission
in Philadelphia. Stopping of the work by
any cause would leave Belgium to starva =
tion within "A few weeks, however. unless
Germany made other arrangements, those
interested in Belgian relief say.
1t is the expectation of Albert Cross, sec.
retary of the Belgian Relief Commission
here, that relief ships will be permitted To
run through the submarine zone, by reason
of the protocol by which Germany and
England have guaranteed the safe conduct
of vessels carrying the commissions sup
plies.
The relief ships have special lights spe-
cal flags and in other ways are distin-
guished from all other shipping" Mr.. Cross
| said. They are conveyed through mine
fields by British warships and never has
one been deliberately molested. Until we
are informed that the protocol has been alb
rogated we may continue to presume that
I it Is in force and that the ships will be
free to carry the supplies to Belgium