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Show GERMANS BLOW UP WARSHIP I I REPORTED OFF ATLANTIC fywt II All Merchant Vessels Practically Tied Up Pending II Action of Coast Patrols Nantucket Lightship Jr Sends Warning to Ships Not to Venture IT Out Destroyed Flotillas in Pursuit. B "WASHINGTON, April 7. Reports of K German commerce raiders off AtlaD km tic Prts were fished along the sea-uR sea-uR board today and all shipping practical-IB practical-IB ly was tied up, -while navy patrols K went out to establish the identity of jjK mysterious ships reported near the IK lanes. It was the first breath of war fJK- at the doors of America and It sent Jk a tnri11 throuhg the country. IB The first report came from Nan-IB Nan-IB tucket lightship, which saw a strange ,B ship passing west at 7:20 o'clock this jjB morning and promptly reported it to i !K the Boston navy yards and the navy B department. Destroyed flotillas are at 1 B sea in the vicinity and presumably B they heard the wireless warning which B swept the coast line and set out to B locate the mysterious oraft. Mean-1 Mean-1 B while shipping was warned not to ven- i b turo out j B Soon afterward a report of a raider i B of tno "Wrsinia capes came from B Hampton Roads, where shipping also j 5, was held in port while armed craft ' Ss , went to sea to Investigate. fJB Navy officials expect many reports iya jofraldGcswhile the- sea coast is at XM.-rm gh t.cnsjon and many such probably B will turn out to be unoffending tramps. . B No precautions arc being overlooked, B however, and the naval patrol is on the i B alert to examine all strange ships. |