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Show UNCLE SI WILL WOl TOM USMST01 Dreadnought Florida to Guard Channel Leading Out of New York Harffor OUTGOING SHIPS ' BEING SCHEDULED Customs Guards Supervise Loading Vessels, Sailing of Reservists Referred to State DepHrtment NEW YORK Aus ft. The cha nel leading out of New York e upper harbo was guarded tonight by t e United Sta es dreadnougl t Florida No vessel headed for sea may pass by untl a officer f um the battleship has lnape ted t er cargo This Is the step the Washington gov ernment has taken to prevent fore gn registered vessels from Involving the Un t el States In a possible neutral ty entan glement with any one of the warring European nations The reason for the sudden coaling of the Florida In the Brooklyn navy yard esterday and her departure this morn Ing with her destination unannounced be came public tonight when Dudley Field Malono collector of the port made known the government s plan to preserve neu trail ty in this harbor Acting under Instructions from 8ecre tar les McAdoo and Redfleld In Washing ton the col ector today organised a fly ing squad of customguards and doubled the number of these guards on the clt h piers and on ships lying in berths here Using Eery Effort Every endea or will be made Co lector M alone said to pre ant anj ship sai ing with arms munitions or other cargoes of a contraband character The collector passed on to Washington for decision there the question of allowing vessels to carry reservists aay from New York, lie hoped to receive a reply tomorrow The extra guards will supervise the loading of all outgoing ships It was understood that these measures were prompted by reports that at east one German steamship was preparing to slip out of the harbor without making known her destination. The Kronp nz Wllnelm of the North German Lloyd 1 ne left heavilj coaled and without pa sue n gera In advance of her sailing hour Mon day night, and she has not been heard from since so far as is known There was no confirmation tonight of a re port that a near by wireless station had received a message saying the Kronprlns Wtlbelm had been captured b an Eng lish warship and was being taken to Hal lfax. More Idle Ships The Idle fleet of nine German sh pa In port waa augmented tonight when the Frl ede rich der Gross tied up at her Ho boken pier not daring to complete her voyage begun from Baltimore on June 28 She had lain off quarantine se eral days her commander apparently hop ng condl tions would let him venture to sea Sub sequently her passengers were brought to land and tonight her crew was g en shore leave on arriving at Hoboken She had beea recalled by wl el ess w h e In mldocean. The vessel was placed under the same close guard which has been thrown around the other German sh ps here. German reservists have registered by the thousands ut the German consulate No plans have been made for getting them to the fatherland according to the Ge man consul tonight. The American liner St. Paul will sail for Liverpool tomorrow morning with one of the largest east bound cons gnments of mail e er carr ed b a vessel leav ng this port. The St. Paul wi carry 4 0 passengers including some well to do re servlsts who hope to be ab e to reach their nat ve lands American newspaper correspondents and consular representa tlves. |