Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-01-24

ra-se steam to start pumps is known.
ASKS For TUGS TO BE SENT.

la-So Stcalli 10 start pumps Is known.
ASKS FOR TUGS TO BE SENT.
Colonel Mitchell IN charge of the
amy Transport Office asked the nav
III "uLnolincS ut Halifax 20 Scnd tugs
to The assistance OF the distressed YES
SCI llun.cGiutely.
1t va, Oh TIC Powhatan that form
CT emperor Wilhelm visited England
IN l9o6. AT this tine he was rcputod
TO have ntld the Hamburg American
L.no S4.25O Il day for the use of the
liner which was then known AZ the
hamburg.
A.;e. the vessel Wa uScu Il .ar
~ Theodore Roosevelt and MS party
u Euro4c III March 1909 when he
made his trip to Africa hunting big
game. In 1914 the liner was cha tered
W tao American Red Cross to take
uocto.S atu nurses to the European
war zone and made unuubcr or trlps
III this cataclty unuer tho name Ke1
Cross.
WnCn the United States entered the
war III 19I7 the led Cross Was re-
n'iieu 8 Snalan and paced IN the
transport service. The vessel carr ed
lhUuSt,liuS OF soiulc.S to Euiose and
rcturn without IncIucnt making ncr
last trip on September Is, l9I9.
CUTTERS SENT TO AID SHIPS
Three revenue cutters from the BoS
ton district. Two dcStroyCrS from Now
port and the two army transports
Northern Pacific and the Martha VISA
iGgLon have been ordered to proceed
.mmcdiacly to the assistance of the
powhatan. Colonel Mitchell announce
cd
The Northern Pacific and Martha
Washington arc homcward bound
from Brcst, France with the last con
.ingcn,s OF the American expedition
airy forc';.
The coast guard cutters OssipCc at
Portsmouth, n. H., Acuahnct at Wood
hoe and Gresham at this port arc the
other SHIPS ordered tonight to the
assistance Of the Fowhatan.
\ wireless message received tonig t
from the powhatan stated that ncr
pasScngCrs would be transferred TO
the White Star Liner Cedric as soon
as tho weather permitted. The message
asked that tugs with "hcavy towing
gear lie dispatched rs soon us pos
sibe.
YARMOUTH OWNED BY NEGROES
The Yarmouth flies the colo:s OF
Black Star Line Steamship Corpora
ton, the first company Of is kind u
be owned entirely by Negroes. The
officers and crew are OF that race,
and the original intention Of the com
pany's founders was that carGocs
would so to Negroes only.
| The cargo OF liquor carried on the
! Yarmouth cons sting Of whisky. gin
and champagne, Is valued ut $1,000
| 600. She left this port yesterday aft
crnoon for Havana with Il heavy list
to starboard owing to the haste with
which longshorcmen loaded her i'll an
effort to get her away before prohi
| bition became effective at midnight
Thursd ~.
| kc|rnur agents were 1T inc p'ci
Watching 80 see II the ship would p'i-
! t. SIN tcfolr the amendment went
into effect, but at mdn .ght there were
IStill two bargcs filled with cases OF
| liquor alongside and large stacks OF
| it on the pier. The entire shipment
WAS stopped by the revenue agents,
| but yesterday afternoon the Yarmouth
was permitted to proceed with what
had been put aboard. About 5000 cas-
les OF liquor said to be worth between
$25O.00O and $500 900 a. present Pr
cs were on the y or under police guard
, when the steamship moved out
The communication officer CT the
| Fhi'adrlphts: navy yard said tonism
| that the coast guard cutter 1tHScn,
stationed at New York and two steam
! crs had gone to the assistance OF the
/ steamer Yarmouth. The distressed
vessel sent her S. O. S. from IL posi-
ton twenty four miles st OF North
: END LightSh.p or ab-ut thirty five
miles east of Cape May. N j.