Bisbee daily review., 1917-02-03
Plans Are Complete for Carry ing Hundreds of American Passengers and Mail From New York Today.
LANSING WITHHOLDS
 HIS AUTHORIZATION
Several British Freighters Sail Across Atlantic in Face of Danger-Dutch Ships Are Tied Up.
(Bv Review Leased Wire,

ficial advices from Secretary Lansing of the state department, President P. A $. Franklin. of the Interna tional Merchant Marine said tonight that no official announcement could be made as to the sailing of the American Line Steamer St Louis. scheduled to leave here at noon tomorrow Sn her regular trip to Liverpool. Upon being in formed that MT. Lansing had stated in Washington that the line probably would be advised not to send the ship away. he added that naturally he would act in conformity with such recommendation.
 Many Passengers.
 Preparations for the sailing of the ship proceeded today and when the passenger office closed for the night it was announced that passage had been booked by 3S0 persons with only 15 cancellations. Of the number now listed. 1S0 are in the cabin and large percentage of them are Ameri can citizens.
 Is Official Ship.
 President Franklin emphasized the statement that the American Line is a national institution" having a con- tract with the United States govern ment for carrying mails to Europe on regular dates.
 "The American Line.r he said. was organized under the mail act of 1891. it was maintained under provisions of that act and in this crisis we feel that we must be officially advised what to do."
 When asked if the ship would sail as scheduled even though the state department did not comply with his request for instructions, Mir Franklin said:
 That is another matter. I cannot say now what we will do"
 It was inferred. however. that an answer from Secretary Lansing with instructions as to the course to fol- low was expected before the time set for sailing.
 British Ships Sail.
 None of the British lines has re- ceived any new instructions as to the sailing of their ships. local representa- tives announced tonight. During the day five freighters. one of them an American vessel, left for trans-Atlan- tic ports. The American ship was the Dochra. for Genoa. Several ships of Great Britain and allied nations. among them the White Star liner Adriatic, are announced to sail to morrow.
 Dutch Tied Up.
 A complete tie-up. temporarily at least, of Dutch and Scandinavian shipping was indicated both by cable instructions received by various lines. The Scandinavian-Americ line whose passenger vessel Hellig Alav was held in port yesterday, received word that all sailings of passenger ships had been temporarily suspended.
 The Royal Netherlands Steamship company. which has 10 vessels in American ports loading cargo con signed to the Dutch government. have been ordered to remain in port until further notice. Six vessels owned by the Swedish-American-M line al so have been stopped pending further orders.
 The Holland-American line with the steamer Noordam here loading to sail Monday for Rotterdam with passen- gers and cargo, was advised that the liner Niouw Amsterdam. their largest vessel. had been recalled. and it was expected, officials said. that delayed cables would bring them similar in structions to those received by other neutral foreign lines.
 Ships of Holland and Scandinavian countries have for nearly year been calling at Kirkwall in compliance with the order of the British govern ment for examination and inspection of passengers and cargo there. Tn der the provisions of the German note, as it is interpreted by local representatives. they are barred from going into the indicated war zone. around the British Isles. These con flicting orders have added ro the un certainty and seriousness of the situa ton.