Evening star., 1939-08-30
Bremen Release
Due Today; 5.
Plans Escort
May Be Watched
To Smile Limit;
Other Boots Searched
BY the Associated Press.

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NEW YORK, Aug 30.-The liners
Normandie, Pennsylvania, Bremen
and Aquitania, held in port here
While customs guards searched them
for contraband, will be permitted to
sail early this evening, Harry M.
burning, collector of customs, said
today.
The search of the Bremen is be-
ginning to look completed, and
believe it will be finished by 4 or b
o'clock eastern daylight time) and
that goes for the other ships, too"
Mr.. burning said "I think all Of
them will be cleared and ready to
sail by 7 o'clock if they want to.
However, there are storm warn
lngs up and no ship would want to
sail before the right tide and wind.
The Bremen and the Normandie
arrived here Monday, and the
Bremen had expected to depart yes
terday without passengers.
Liner Chartered.
The Cunard-White Star line.
owners of the Aquitania, announced
that the line has chartered the
Lamport & Holt liner Vandyck to
carry passengers from Liverpool to
the United States who originally
were to have sailed on the Scythia
and the Brittanic, both of which
We're requisitioned by the British
admiralty.
The Cunard-W White Star Line said
the Vandyck, a 13,250-ton vessel
which has been carrying $50 cruise
passengers, would maintain the Scy-
thlas schedule, leaving Liverpool
September l and sailing for Europe
from here September Is.
The lines Office here said it had
heard reports, but had not con-
firmed them, that the Arandora
Star OF the Lamport & Holt Line,
also was being chartered.
When the Queen of Bermuda ar
rived today from Bermuda with $50
passengers it was detached at once
from the New York run to stand by
for orders. E. P. Rees, general man.
ager of the Furness- Line,
said the ship was likely to proceed
to England shortly"
Lindsay Sailing for England.
The Normandie was scheduled to
sail at 9 am. CE. S. T) and many of
its 800 passengers began arriving
early. None was allowed on board.
Most of them departed after saying
where they could be reached.
The Cunard White Star Line, how
ever, permitted its passengers to
board the Aquitania, which had
been scheduled to sail at noon.
Among them was Sir Ronald Lind
say, retiring British Ambassador to
the United States 1t was expected
the ship would carry about 81 cabin,
100 tourists and 100 third-class pas
sengers.
Still chafing under the delay i'm
posed on him, Capt. Adolf Aherns,
master of the Bremen, complained
today the customs guards were
searching an empty swimming
pool" The delay has already cost
the line about $4,000, he said, and
would cost another 81 900 by tonight.
Capt. William Drechsel, marine
superintendent of the line, said they
wished to get back to Germany "just
for the safety of the ship"
ut cost 100000 marks, or $2o,-
600 ,000," he said.
THE ship can't be used for any,
thing else. 1t could be seen 20 miles
away"
Fear Kuhn Will Go Aboard.
The New York Police Department,
meanwhile, took extraordinary pre-
cautions to see that Fritz Kuhn,
German-American bund leader, did
not slip aboard the Bremen either
from the pier or by water. 1t was
indicated the vessel would be escort
ed at least to the 3-mile limit.
The request for these precautions
was made by the Dies committee
investigating un-American activities.
Detectives were stationed on the
pier and police launch kept an eye
on the ship from the river side.
Acting Capt. James Donnelly said
the detectives of the alien squad
would board the liner and proceed
as far as quarantine in the lower
bay where a Coast Guard cutter
and possibly Coast Guard plane
would escort the ship to the Smile
limit.
Safety Drill Ordered.
Customs officials declined to say
when the Bremen would be granted
permission to leave.
While 100 Federal agents searched
the holds and cabins-even compell-
ing its crew to lower lifeboats and
row them in safety drill-the
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