The New York herald., 1922-11-05
100 BOOTLEG SHIPS
LAY GREAT BARRAGE
AS COAST BRISTLES
Fleet Off New York Mere
Section of Far-Flung
Whisky Armada.
DRY NAVY INCREASED
Liquor Ring Hopes to Flood
u. ). by Simultaneous
Rushes at Coast.
100000 CARGO CHASED
Partial List of Fleet Anchored
Near Three Mile Limit
rs Obtained.
100000 CARGO CHASED

Alarmed over the notifications of
an alleged international BOOTLEG
ring" Federal authorities in New
York. Philadelphia and Atlantic City
yesterday concentrated their forces to
prevent the efforts of a fleet of rum
running schooners from landing thou
sands of cases of whisky along Oh
Atlantic coast between New York ana
Savannah, Ga.
A feet of the rum rum
outside the three mile lin Ion
coast between here and Savannah.
cording to official reports last night
Emboldened by. the State Department
ruling that vessels with contra band
cargoes cannot be molested outside of
the three mile limit, the rum running
ring has pressed intoN service more
than 100 schooners. which hope to un-
load their Illicit cargoes to smaller
boats for transportation into the
ports.
The Gordon Of rum ships is oper-
ating between Nassau, the Bahamas
and many American ports, chiefly III
New York and New Jersey. Clear
ance papers are taken out for ST.
Pierre, Miquelon and Tampico, Mex
leo, by the vessels. which anchor off
New York and New Jersey and wait
until their cargoes can be transferred
to the smaller rum craft maintained
in the herbors by the shippers.
Chnses 100000 Cargo.
An unidentified schooner. said to b.
laden with 1000 cases OF whisky. val
ued at about 100000 was sighted yes
terday between Atlantic City and Ocean
City. The revenue cutter Kickapoo. or
dered out from Cape May to patrol the
coast line, saw the schooner in the fog.
The rum runner sped further to sea a.
tho Kickapoo approached her. She was
outside the three mile limit and the
Government vessel legally could not mo-
lest her.
Headed by Nicholas G.. Brooks, spe-
cial agent of the Treasury Department,
a squadron of dry agents has been con-
centrated in Atlantic City to aid the
New York city prohibition enforcement
forces in checking the movements of
the six liquor laden schooners known u
be anchored Off the Atlantic Highlands,
rear New York
In the harbors here and at Atlantic
City small boats have been pressed into
service TO patrol the coast as far out
as the three mile limit along the
stretch OF New Jersey and Long Island
coast. Revenue cutters also will do
patrol duty. Motor launches caught
bringing liquor from the rum-runners
will be seized. John ID. Appleby. Zone
Dry Chief. said last night.
Every Precaution Taken.
Every possible precaution has been
taken 10 prevent the landing OF the
vast supply OF Bahama liquor" said
Mr.. Appleby. "The marine police, Gus
toms officers and all available dry
agents are cooperating in a rigid war
against the bootleg ring that is at
tempting TO land thousands Of cases
of whisky Dry agents VIII guard every
foot OF the water front In an effort 10
capture the small boats when they try
10 bring the liquor In. Sheriffs of
coastal counties are lnstructing their
dehuties to watch closely every inch
OF the coast for suspicious craft
The alleged ring" responsible for tn,
existence Of the WHISKY armada" ~
financed heavily and organized ingeni-
ously, according TO customs officials
offices Of the ring are said to be main
tained IN practically every large city
along the Atlantic coast. One Of the
divisional chiefs directs the movement
OF the rum laden vessels that clear from
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