New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-17
Two American Vessels
Among Eleven Arriving
from Danger Area
ALL THE NEUTRALS
SAIL WITHOUT GUNS
Four u. S. Citizens Aboard
Swedish Liner Bound
for GOthenburg

Eleven large merchantmen reached
New York yesterday from ports in the
Submarine zone" including six un-
armed neutral vessels. Eleven vessels
left this port during the same period
for ports in the prohibited area.
Two American vessels with the Stars
and Stripes flying from their stern
tafFrails arrived from the prohibited
area. They were the Aztec, from
Havre. and the Virginia, from Naples.
The Aztec is owned by the Kerr Steam
ship Company, II Battery Place, wnich
also owns the Rochester, one OF the
first American vessels to sal! Cor Hayre
"a prohibited porU-five days after
Germany had issued her new suDma-
rine note.
Another American vessel, the City
of Puebula, is expected to sail to-day
with cargo for Havre. Harris McGiH'
of Is William Street, her agent, de-
clined to state whether she would De
armed or not. She can travel sixteen
knots under forced draft, and 1t is pc
lieved that she will be able TO evade
any submarine attack
Foreign Ships Arriving
Among the foreign vessels which ar
rived Yesterday were three Belgian
steamers, the Republica Argentina, the
Leopold II, from Rotterdam, and the
Haincaut, from Calais; the Dutch
freiphter Pendrecht, from Nieuw Wart-
wig: the Swedish steamship Algeria,
from Lisbon; the British freighters
Buffalo and Isle of Lewis, from Hull
and Amsterdam, respectively, and the
French freighter Honduras, from Havre.
Late Yesterday afternoon the Swed-
ish American liner Stockholm slipped
out TO sea. bound for Gothenburg VIA
Halifax. She carried eighteen passen-
gers. four of them American citizens.
They were Niles Bodeen, OF Mlnneap-
oils, and Hans Lagerlog, Abraham
Spieler and William Olsen, OF New
York. The Stockholm carried no guns,
nor was she painted according to the
German demands. II is believed that
she will follow a northeriy course
after leaving Halifax, passing close to
the coast of Greenland, and north OF
the Farce Islands, then along the Nor
wegian coast within the three-mlle
limit.
Officials Of the Holland-America
Line stated that their large passenger
vessel. the Nocrdam, probably would
sail to-day, if she had sufficient coal
She will carry no passengers or mails,
and only about 5000 tons OF wheat
and flour, consigned 20 the Dutch gov.
eminent. II was said that she would
clear direct for Rotterdam, putting into
Halifax for inspection If so ordered
by the British government
Silent on Passenger Liners
No word has been received from the
home office regarding the sailing OF
passenger liners, and it was said that
the Ryndam was not expected TO SAIL
until the latter part Of next week,
before which time new orders from
tho home office may arrive.
similar situation existed at the Of
fees of the ScanGinavian-Ameri
Line, where word relative to the de,
parture Of their passenger ship, the
Hellig Olav, for scandinavian ports was
awaited.
Although passenger vessels Of other
neutral countries are sailing unarmed
to European ports the American Line
still maintains silence regarding the
departure of the four big passenger
liners tied up at the North River piers.
Shipping circles were surprised yester-
day to learn of the departure OF the
American liner Philadelphia from Liv-
eIpool unarmed, with more than 200
passengers.
Eight British vessels sailing from
New York were the Tuscania. for Glas-
gov; the City Of Manchester, for Liver
pool; the Hutton Wood, for Marseilles;
the St. Veronica, for London; the Lord
Erne, for Havre; the Penare, for Avon
mouth; the Black Rock, for Southamp'
ton, and the Penmorysh, for Havre.
One Italian liner, the Antonio Lopez,
left for Italian ports, while the Belgian
steamer Lydie and the big Jap freighter
Daisi Maru sailed for Havre