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Show WARNED BY CRUISER, UNERSEEKS PORT Mnuretania Arrives at Hah fav Under Forced Speed With Lights Out 1UUFV n i v K , t iog la four la a au 1 ten r f t est d at Ira nutic a oss th Vtla t tl o u nl Uaer Ma rotauia fro oo tor New ork arrived at U t tola Mth 3400 pasawiKer t e h m ner n oil aus fr u ar ravaged buxoi Passeut, ra aud 1 b lauled here an 1 sent b t t Nov ork an I other o tl Ltd btat i ut Canada U U U lo k 1 la n ght while off Nvble 1 a 1 Ma rota as warue I by tl lir 1 s r h sei. to chaugon r r o t delay and head tor Hal tax 11 1 1m w shitted so q iiklj that a (usse fers jolted by th sho k a tl e U p eeled sharply be i i th steamer was turning turtle Under the highest pres re of her turbine engines, mtl all j rts blank eted and not a light si o v u, she sped over the 140 rrules that a between her ani safet from t er au cru sers Behind her auie t e 1 whoi searchlights o Id b ash n, at aht a ross the hor i s s s auned the waters for the u The Ma retama si rs were not official nforn ed of what had oi. eurred Thev ha I rev a fed u u ti mation of the declarati n ot war The Mauretan a a led iron Liver pool at 4 55 p. m -.ugut 1 an d the utmost excitement Uuv w H be passengers were left be i on the piers From the moment the b g liner left Br tish shores the oft ers were on the alert and Halifax was h Id n mind as an alternative port in case of emer genoy In the midst of th ck fot off Sable Island a message from the bst.ex gave urgent warning to make full need for Halifax At that time the Cunarder was 3"0 miles from New lork and 140 from this port. Lurking somewhere n the darkness and fog was a German cru ser but guarding the lanes of steamsh p travel were British warsh ps warn dl liners by wireless where danger lurke 1 The Mauritania s daily runs from noon to noon of each day were To noon Sunday 5io miles, Monday 610 miles Tuesdav 59' Wednesday oSO and then the Slo miles to Hal fax a total of 2bS miles. This d stance was lengthened by the steamer having first taken the New ork route and ha ing to change her course due north when warned 6v the Essex. The actual time to Halifax could hare been reduced six hours had a direct ronte been taken Six hours more were lost in tog and in dodg ng steamers and cruisers thereby br nging down to three days and twentv hours the time in wh h the fleet Cunarder could have covered the distance froma Liverpool to Halifax. Had she con tinned to "Sew Tork under forced speed she would not ha e reached there until after midnight Thursday Chief Engineer Carothers of the Maure tan la told of the trip across and declared the Maure tania could have done several knots better than she did last night had there been any real urgency "vnj we Just loafed along for hours, he said 'For a t me we were only run nlngr about fifteen then we cracked on a bit and hit her up to nineteen knots. When we got the full speed telegraphic wireless we struck up twentv five knots but had there been an Germans dt rectlv astern of os the engine room staff had a few tricks up the r sleeves still I am not saying what I think we could have done, but I do not tn nk there Is a protected cruiser afloat that can catch the Mauretanla when we really get go-Infr go-Infr Captain Charles kept constant vigil during almost tbe entire voyage For three das he stuck to the bridge of h s vessel getting not a wink of sleep in tbe seventy two hours. Early this afternoon, h s duty done and his ship sale In port, he turned in lea ing orders not to be called until tomorrow morning Whei a statement on the voyage was sought from htm tonight officers of the Maure tania declined to awaken him. Twentj three passengers will be held in Halifax as prisoners of war and hand ed over to the proper jxuthorttlea Those passengers were Germans and Austrlans, who could not furnish satisfactory proof of their being American citizens and they wOl be held until they can do so The immigration authorities now have them in charge and will hand them over tomorrow morning to the provost mar shal when the ship s passengers are landed |