Show u lJ y Se SMASHES BRitiSH SEALS ON LINERS LIQUOR SUPPLIES Stocks in Excess of M Medicinal Limits Carried Away to Warehouse se From One Vessel T After Conflicting Orders Arel Ar Thres Threshed ed Out YORK Juno June BY 23 By The By ByThe The Associated Press Tress Arter After two d das s reflection and ond two false fale starts the United States State today smashed the British government seals placed on the tho liquor stocks which the steamship Baltic and brought Into this thil port Friday Inday to test th depart depart- department department ment ruling that no ocean liner may cross Americas America's three pub three line with bar supplies for the east- east bound voyage B nl nightfall there had had been been re- re remo re re-mo re mo moed ed front fron the Baltic all III liquid which Dr E J K Sprague chief bt bf t the United States Statts health ser service serIce Ice considered in e cess ot of medicinal needs and It ices nas as l an- announced an announced that surplus wet net good from the Beren Berm- would b he taken garia Monday Mondal morning The liquor I i Ld vos van trucked to gO Captains of both vessels entered formal protest at the breaKing ot of their government go s 5 seals but put no obstacles In the path of ot confiscating log InS officials SLOW I IV ACTING G Uncle Sam vas Mas slow alow In deliver deliver- deliverIng deliverIng delivering ing h hl punch Twice he raised his first against those who ho had do- do dc lied his prohibition laws and twice ho he lowered it while whilo his nis executives held parley Conflicting orders rained on the seater viator ater front before the v as mode made and In the the th French liner ParIs steamed Into Iho tho ho harbor with a maritime D cellar well nell stocked for tor forthe forthe the homeward voyage IndIcations t ti it t even t more wore trouble would accumulate next week when moro more ill arrive carrying liquor across tho milo three limit Customs Custom officials and prohibition enforcement agents massed thIs morning on the pier occupied bythe bythe by the W Star liner Baltic which Friday unexpectedly slipped Into port ahead Mead of the Cunard liner heralded as liS the first liner to test the tho treasur treasury depart depart- department department department ment dry ruling The announced purpose of the American officials was nan to 81 eel down on the tv 0 yes yes- ves vessels sels lols eis and confiscate their stocks EVENTS US IN L BRIEr BlUEr This In what happened Sanders I Deputy I-Deputy 1 Deputy Surveyor marched aboard the Baltic shortly after arter 9 S to 0 am a m the British seals were Captain John Rob Rob- Roberts Roberts Oct erts protested and Federal Prohibition Director began taking an In Inventory of the tho wet goods 2 Proceedings 2 Proceedings were d by a telephone c 1 the customs house while while Washing WashIng- WashIngton Washington Washington ton 1 Collector of or the Port BIting Eiting later explained that this halt halt was waa called because Dr E Ic Ie Sprague chief of the tho Unite United States Statu public publio health service had hadnot hadnot hadnot not yet Issued permits for tor medicinal liquor supplies Meanwhile Mr Biting Elting conferred at nt the customs house with treasury department officials and Surveyor of the Port dashed aboard the White Star liner Majestic which sailed Balled at noon with Secret Secretary ry of ot the Tress Tress- Treas Ul ur Mellon tor for an unexplained parley Ith v ft Rh his chief I II H EarlY Z-Early this afternoon J I agents v who nho ho spent tho the day on the Baltic pier resumed their work ot of seizing her liquor 4 This 4 This work s no-s as halted by JI a telephone call from Dr Sprague after Assistant Secretary of ot the Moss from tram Washington Sent him drastic orders and It was reported from the tile capitol captol that Dr Spra Sprague had granted a permit for all the stock listing It tor for medicinal purposes This re- re report report re report port Dr Sprague ole denied but he declined to discuss the Washington ord M Dr 5 5 Dr Sprague Issued lenued permits for lor a i cert certain ln amount of medicinal 1 ablY In ot Of what shat hat the Majestic a larger carried on her outward voyage The 6 6 The surplus liquor r was taken the Baltic and the Deren rias ria's garia's seals selo nero ere ero broken MOSTLY BEER BEEn TAKEN The Tha official on en quan- quan ties quan-ties ties o 0 of liquors brought Into port b the tao t ve-sels ve sels e-sels left and seized follow tolloW I IThe The Tho brought bottles bottle ot Of beer ale and stout bottles of spirits bottles botUs of ot win IS as bottles of ot liquors 70 10 U bottles asI of I brandy listed as reg regular r medical supply The Baltic lost bottles of ot beer ale ale alc and stout tout 80 60 of spirits no vine nine 38 3 bottles of ot liquors the Baltic had left lert bo bottles Ues of ot beet beer ale alo and stout 2 3 bottles of ot ts bottles of wine 70 10 bottles of brandy braid her regular medical supply SUP SUP- SUPplY sup supply ply The Der brought I I bottles of beer gallons ot of spirits 45 t i gallons of ot wine nine The Tho lo lost t 3 3 bottles I I ot of beer ale and nd stout 31 gallons of spirits The had loft bottles of ot beer ale and stout 1650 99 gallons gallon of spirits 47 41 M gallons I 01 Of wine nine lOt NO O COURT ACTION Neither th White Star line Una nor northe northe northe the Cunard line lino instituted n an any In- In Injunction injunction in injunction junction proceedings to proven re- re re removal moval moaZ al of the tho liquor hUe the Cunard line In tho the c case se of ot the applied tor for a permIt for tor all her liquor as liS medicinal sup sup- supplies sup supplies plies the White Star In the case or of the did nothing but list listher listher her stock on her Iler manifest In of the permits which he granted Dr Sprague said that the amounts he allowed were r required by British law and do- do declared de declared dared he ho would be guided In Sn fixIng the med medical cal liquor needs n ot of o Incoming Incoming ing lug vessels e esele sels b bythe by by- the tho law laws of the countries from 1 which they rome came cameI Ul DO T COlIE LONDON LONDO June Dy 23 23 Dy By The TheA A Associated Press Press Commenting on the seizure of sealed liquor on the Baltic In New York today the Star says that the seizure Is obviously a point of ot international law ultimately tor for consideration of The Hague tribunal The E Evening Standard says It is the business of the diplo diplo- diplomacy diplomacy I macy may of ot Europe to represent to Washington quite courteously but Ith 5 perfect firmness ss that while America has the right to pass the laws the she wants tor for the control ot of foreigners while on her soil soli she has not the title to legislate legislate-as legislate I she is doing In In tact fact in restriction of the ht right of ot foreigners on the high seas 00 |