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Show TO 'RELAY si 1" . ' t i u 4 Scout Cruisers Taking Their Positions Off Nantucket Washington, April 17 After a conference con-ference with President Taft, it was announced today by Secretary of tho Treasury MacVeagh, that no revenue cutters would be ordered to meet tho Carpathia unless new conditions should arlee. Tho two scout cruisers 1 ordered to meet the Carpathia arc much faster boats than th rovenuo cutters. ! Newspaper Men Will Bo Barred. Secretary MacVeagh said that tho ' treasury department had been informed in-formed by officials of 'the Cnnaid company, which owns tho Carpathia, that no newspaper "ion would be permitted per-mitted to board 1 Carpathia. Tho 1 president nnd Mr. n.tcVeagh both believed be-lieved it was said, that the rescued from the Titanic hysterical as most 1 of them undoubtedly would bo, should i bo undisturbed at least until they Reached land. Customs Examinations to Be Waived Mr MacVengh has issued orders that all thoso rescued from tho Titanic bo allowed to la"nd at Now York with, out undergoing nnj examination by-customs by-customs officers. They will he permitted per-mitted to go directly to their homes when they land. The navy department this afternoon summarized tho situation regarding tho attempts being mado by the naal vessels to secure information from the Carpathia in tho following statement Position of the Chester. "At S o'clock this morning the Salem was in latitude 3S.57 north, longlture 71 48 west, headed for Nantucket Nan-tucket Shoals lightship at 15 knots speed. The Chester, before 8 o'clock last night received tho department's instructions to endeavor to intercept tho Carpathia, being then near-Nan-tucket Shoals light vessel and it is supposed that the Chester then started start-ed to tho eastward at as high speed as was practicable. " Salem to Do Relaying., "Tho Chester should havo been nearly 200 miles to the eastward of Nantucket Shoals lightship by S o'clock this morning The Salem, after reaching the lightship, will follow fol-low the Chester to the eastward for tho purpose of acting as a relay vessel ves-sel in transmitting the desired information in-formation by radiograph to tho department. de-partment. "No reports have yet reached the department that the Chester is in communication with the Carpathia, but tho position of the essc Is such that the new3 when received by the Chester should reach tho department promptly." . - |