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Show BRITISH TO GUARD THE MERCHANTMEN Funnel-shaped Sea Lano of Armed Patrol Ships Extends 300 Miles From Fastnet. rCEW YORIC, Feb. 12. A funnel-Miaped sea lane of armed patrol ships, which ex-lends ex-lends 300 miles from the British Isles westward, has been established by the British admiralty, according to passengers passen-gers arriving here today on the Cunard liner Andania from Liverpool. Ught Truisers, patrol boats and armed trawlers -4'tcrally lined the course taken by the Andania from Fastnet until she was safely out of tle war zones. It was said. The patrol boats were at times so close ik to the Andania that her passengers said y. they appeared to be separated by less than half a mile of sea in close places. At western or sea end of the lane of safety,' however, the passengers said they learned from the officers of the Andania the guarding craft were spread out in such a manner as to be invisible from the bridge of the Andania, The Andania sailed from Liverpool January Jan-uary 31, the day the German note of intention in-tention to resume the unrestricted submarine sub-marine policy was delivered to President Wilson. The admiralty, according to the Andania' s passengers, apparently had anticipated this move on the part of Germany Ger-many and had for weeks previously been equipping a large fleet of patrol boats to protect trans-Atlantic liners. |