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Show German Ships Are Closely Watched Washington, Mnrch 12. Secretary Daniels Into today announced thnt the nrmored cruiser brooklyn, receiving receiv-ing ship nt P-oston navy yard, had been ordered to patrol tho harbor there to guard against violations of neutrality. Tho German auxiliary cruiser Kronprlnzessln Ceclllo is 'interned 'in-terned nt Boston. Although offlclnls hero continue to deny thnt any ovldenco had been discovered dis-covered to bear out stories of a plot to turn Gormnn steamers laid up at American ports Into warships and rush them out to sea, developments of tho pnst threo days havo demonstrated demon-strated tho government's determination determina-tion to tnko extraordinary preeau-tlons preeau-tlons ngalnst nny violntlon of neutrality. neu-trality. Four warships nnd a coast cutter have now been detailed for patrol duty in Boston nnd Now York harbors. har-bors. Wednesdny tho naval yacht Dolphin was ordered from Washington Washing-ton to Now York nnd yesterday tho destroyers McDougal nnd Drayton from Gunntnnamo and tho cutter Mohawk Mo-hawk from her cruising grounds off Sandy Hook, wero ordered to' Join her. Boston, March 12. Tho armored cruiser Brooklyn, ono of tho fleet that destroyed tho Spanish squndron off Santiago In 1898 and of late re celvlng ship from Charleston navy yard, will tako up her position In President's roads tomorrow morning to preserve neutrality in this harbor in accordance with orders from Washington. Six German steamers aro interned hero, including tho passenger Steamers Steam-ers Kronprlnzessln Ceclllo, Amerlka and Cincinnntl. All nro tied up nt docks nnd so fnr as known nono of them havo made nny propnrntlons to leave tho harbor. |