New Britain herald., 1925-05-12
RUM FLEET SEEN
 OFF CALIFORNIA
Five FreighterS With WhiSkey
 Laden Decks Discovered

San urEo, CAlfr May '-,--' 'I| cers of tho coast En1r lorco h"rH admitted today I84' they were badly lamperel In 'ner efforts to ~'op t.." work q. i've large ships, four o' them carrying HuUsh NaB arI t'' ofHrr us5ng tao NleuN rn.orS V'frh aro now cruising of t.r solrNo-n raN.armo coast ro7ay 'o dnl,,r r4rue-s CT .glnr Co Aust hoats rom shore. Tho ships arn al. fas,r~ ,Nln r.a coast guard cut rS anl r.. ewt' l.aa's WhIrh go o.' Tor illicit ,arEo.s also Are lus'.r '.an 'u" go,.rnmen, r"l.n
 The cu4s. gul cu,'e~ "am1ro1, nov in 1o-r. oml t0a rum lt""t or santa Rosa isanI, witch Is one Of trc Santa UUoarl channel group cn lhc nl-at og May (, When day nigh. cawa tne Tumaroas officers saw the n1a Ilrge frrlghters, 'hoir Iccks ptot high with caSes Of wlllf- hoy. only a snort distance from the i.,anl With them WAS a score os ras. motor launches. supposed 10 nave come from Pedro.
 Rum Fleet ~cattcrS,
 Tie SpooIboa,s Immella'c,g Ne- gan racng at ful, speed in tho dire'- u,n oc san Pedro, whYe Inc rum ,1rrylng ships began Wusb|0g an- ua, Q. ,1o British r,m boats xteamci ous t7 spa, followed 'y tho
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 sor a HH1a was .n 'us', l.a'eI %
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 m -s of shore when l' gave lp ,Ie c.l-', Er'Hr- .ng 70 Santa Eosa is'a9I. thn cutter found that some Q. the liquor ships ta5 ra.uraod Aguu it Gtee chase, +hfs .inc following oua O. the NaSso $ until !: wds in Mexican t,rrHory waters. Returning a=ljn 10 'l@ santa Rosa island rrnlelNouS. t"' J'm- a~oa ran into another dooh o' big rum runners, Short nr provisions an l fuel the cutter fnoHy Was forooi 70 come back 10 san Diego, leaving the duty os keeping woa'N"r eye on tho rum fleet 'o the cHHor Vaughan,
 Confederate, On shore.
 That The run fleet is rr0o.N7g anle assistance from Con'odrra'rF ashore, was the statement mla b% h~icrrs 0r inc Tanar0a.
 White chasing vessels of the rum rect inc Tamaroa sighted floating about l5 miles off San C'"m"nte is- land. Su fuol tauSs laahed togothor These tanks, 00rl with much ue'd- ed fuel oil for Inc Brltsh rum ships had been toro1 out 10 soa 1y E launch. Tho Tamaroa reported 'h1 tanks had boon Hoistcd aboard Il. rum ships. cmptiod and 'hon lowered over 'hc side ara,n, lashed 'oG"th" and sot airir' 10 ne picked up agai' by tho launch and 'ow"l ashore I he raflIo.L Only by chance were the founI and destroyed by the Tam aroa. Coast guard officials said two Bri; ish rum runners wore at anchor yes terdav near the Cortes Banks, siX' miles due west oe Totnt Loma, an two others were off Santa Rosa Is land. Tne Belgian e'oamor Gertrud' first Of tho Nv York rum feet : appcar in Southern Ca.iforni waters, is having a difficult time, th Tamaroa reports, because 1t has dispose of it's cargo on cash has and few Of the fast launches tht bring tho liquor aehore carry sn1 cient money 10 buy more than q caS al 2 time throueN fear or h'Ja@N"r Coast guard officers say they car not hope 70 cope with tlc Slt|mlo until thay gat mora and faster boat The Tamaros makes only l2 kno an Eolr. q sp,.l that frcQuon, brings lauEh'or from 'ho rum ru' ncrs. Tna c.'rlr Vaughan .s as tio as the Tama0oa.
 Victoria, E. C.. May t2.--'ns.an offers .--- t.ca-.I today. th their srizura o' 'ha sr>o7n-r Ia~ Dc Agua I0I.ca' :. at ~lm rmn' ny bon, from I}"'.s4 CoDm d
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