The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-02-06
WARSHIP MAY
ESCORT LINER
st. Louis Awaits Lansing's
Decision of q Guard in
Danger Zone.
NEW YORK BRAVES PERIL
With White Star Vessel. De-
fics Gcrmans-Many Amer
leans on Ships.
NEW YORK BRAVES PERIL

The sailing of\the American liner St.
Louis was postponed again yesterday
pending instructions that are expected
to come from Secretary Lansing look
ing toward the protection of the steam
ship in the new German submarine zone.
The sailing was Professionally set at noon
tomorrow. but she may not get away
even then.
Meanwhile the New York of the Amer
lean Line sailed gallantly out of Liver
pool down the Mersey on Saturday eve
ming. and to-day should be more than a
thousand miles on her way to Sandy
Hook. The despatch announcing her de-
parture did not say whether or not she
was accompanied beyond the Teutonic
danger limit by British war vessels. She
carries ITO cabin, 67 second cabin and
"a steerage passengers.
II the New York, without escort Of
warship. defied the menace of submarines
steamship men here believe that the st.
Louis may 10 likewise. The disabled
American liner Philadelphia arrived in
Liverpool Sunday night. and the Fin
land. formerly of the Red Star fleet, but
now in the American Line service reached
Liverpool at o'clock yesterday MORN
Ing,
st. Paul Is Ice Covered.
The st. Paul of the American fleet.
from Liverpool docked last night after
spending -rirre hours Off the Ambrose
Channel lightship waiting for north
westerly tempest 10 subside so she might
take a pilot aboard. The gale reached
seventy miles In spurts and blew pretty
steadily for hours at sixty. decorating
the liner with ice and forcing some
weary passengers to resort to the re-
viving comforts of the smoking room.
The st. Paul had one of the mightiest
fights with weather all the way across
that she has logged in her twenty-five
years of service, and Capt. Lucas was
worn out from sleepless vigil when she
docked and ne went to his berth. The
passengers signed d testimonial COM
mendinc his devotion.
Adolph Becker, born in Germany. but
for twenty-seven years a resident OF this
country and an American citizen. waf
held up at Falmouth while on his way
from V!go. Spain. to Rotterdam accused
by the British of being n German spy
with offices AT 90 West street. He soor
| established his identity and was released
Mr. Becker said:
ANY German who has been in this
country long enough to appreciate wha'
American citizenship means should ne 4
loyal citizen. II he Is not he should bt
shot. | am sure the Germans in the
United States will be found loyal in this
crisis. hope the situation Will MOI
reach the war stage. but If 1t does l be
lieve the Germans here will show thai
they are true Americans
Baltic Near Danger Zone.
The White Star liner Baltic. which is
nearing the German danger zone. having
sailed hence for Liverpool on January
| 90, has two American citizens aboard. l.
! Rosenfeld OF this city in the first cabin
and Miss Katherine Kusch in the secont
cabin The liner has among her bis
cargo OF munitions 66 guns and parts o
guns, 6,594 barrels of lubricating oil. 36'
| bales OF cotton, 13 tractors, 13S cases O.
| automobiles. I.252 empty shells. 1.2OS
cartridges, $50 rifles. 1.05J bars OF silver
Is gun carriages and parts. and grea
quantities of steel, nickel, copper. brass
aluminium and spelter
The White Star liner Adriatic, three
has a colossal cargo. mostly war ma
| terial, including 1915 bars of silver
l.I93 cases OF empty shells. 176 cases o
cartridge shells, 1,76S cases of rifles
1900 cases of cartridges. 500 cases o
| bayonets, 16 cases of gun carriages ant
parts, S cases of revolvers, 1876 bales o
| cotton, 2,447 barrels of lubricating oil
| 5,O96 iAgots OF aluminium. l5S cases o
| fuses and hundreds of tons of copper
| a,,A sol.
The French liner Rochambeau. whicl
sailed for Bordeaux on Sunday. carrie
aga cases of American fire extinguishers
1878 cases OF grinding. metal working
| and agricultural machinery. four case
| OF automobiles. $50 cases of cartridg
| cases, IS automobile Chasses. 20 cases o
empty projectiles, leather in bags
bundles and bales. IAagnetos. saws, ma
chinists' tools. iron pipe. nails, brass
| steel wire and copper.
Cnrmania Munition Ship.
| The Cunarder Carmanla. which sale
for Liverpool on Sunday. has In her larg
cargo 400 cases OF empty shells. so
| cases of empty cartridges. 100 tierces o
lubricating oil. 2.909 barrels of lubricat
| ing oil, /, ,404 bales of cotton. 26.0lS bush
els of corn, 15.904 cases OF evaporate
milk, 1919 sacks OF flour. 4,106 quarter
of beef, 2.610 dressed hogs. 32 200 bush
els of wheat and 1850 boxes of poultry
| The French line freighter La Droms
which sailed on Thursday for Bordeau,
has aboard the most dangerous and big
gest collection of explosives shipped 1
one bottom since the beginning of tn
war, consisting OF 1l.770 kegs of trinitro
| toluol, SSs cases OF trinitrotoluol. 2.GO
kegs OF picric acid. 1850 pounds of we
pIcric acid. 400 cases OF picric acit
| IL 900 kegs OF dry plcric acid. 1863 case
of guncotton, 1863 drums OF benzoi. G.e6
cases of powder and 440 cases OF she'll
steamships of all natlonalities. bellig
erent and neutral, are now in tho sam
class, as indicated by marine insuranc
rates. II was announed yesterday tha
"a rar cant yauld he cha ROAD So,. a.