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Show COMMENT SEIZES GElijlElERS Crews Dispossessed as Soon as War Resolution Is Passed by House. BOSTON. April P. Five German steamships, steam-ships, which have heen in refuge at this port, were ordered seized and their crews dispossessed by Collector of the Port Edmund Ed-mund Billings early today. The vessels tiken over are the Amerika and Cincinnati, Cincin-nati, passenger ships, and the YVitteklnd, Koln and Ockenfels. freighters. NEW LONDON". Conn., April 6. The North German-Lloyd steamer YVillehad, which came here from Boston last August In order that accommodations might be provided for the members of the crew of the German merchant submarine Deutsch-land. Deutsch-land. was ordered seized this morning by Collector of the Port James A. JIcGovern. BALTIMORE, April 6. Three Cerman steamships, the Rhein, Neckar and Bulgaria, Bul-garia, were ordered seized at this port this morning. A United States marshal, assisted by a company of national guardsmen,, guards-men,, has boarded the vessels. WASHINGTON, April 6. It is understood under-stood -that orders for the seizure of all German ships In American ports went out this morning immediately upon the passage pas-sage of the war resolution by the house. The vessels will be held for the present as a measure of safety. So far there has been no decision as to whether the government gov-ernment shall take them over and pay for them after the war. |