Show I 2289 BRAVE OCEAN IN FACE OF RAIDER Report That German Boat Is Off Atlantic Sends Up Insurance Rates lily n Dy FreM lo to The Tho NEW YORK Dec 9 While While it was said at the British Britis consular consul r office to to- eta nay day Ille steamer reported to have slipped through the British lines on a raidIng raIding raiding raid raId- ing expedition would not be feared by byI bythe bythe I the big liners it became known that the stiffening of insurance rates the past several days was largely largel due to news concerning the raider t that at had reached the marine Insurance compa- compa compa compa- I nies Rates nates have almost doubled Today Today Today To To- day 5 per cent was demanded less than titan two weeks ago It was under 3 3 per cent I AU All liners linera flying lying flags of the allied countries will sail as scheduled it was said but a sharp lo lookout kout will be kept I Ifor for tor the German vessel She is said to be a boat of 1200 tons Whether or not she is the former Dutch steamer steam steam- er Gamma is not known though she was allowed to pass by the British patrol in the belief ef that she was Vas the Dutch steamer of the same name Vessels sailing Balling today from New NewYork NewYork York for fol Europe carried 2289 gers Many were cre returning to their I native lands for the Christmas holi boll days The St St. Louis for Liverpool had cabin passengers ers the largest number ever carried by the boat She also carried sacks of mail mall a record only exceeded by the Lusitania Lusi- Lusi tania which once carried SOJO sacks Robert Bacon former ambassador to France was a passenger going to France to supervise the work of or the American ambulance hospital I |