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Show 1 Guards Doubled at A' Piers in East to Prevent Dastardly,. Acts I I German Agents Ordered I to Paralyze Freight I Movement I COPIES OF ORDER I Goards Doubled at A!l I Piers, Shipyards aad I - Terminals. I NEW YORK, Jan. 21. Definite in- H formation said to have been obtained I by the government that German agents H had been instructed to uso all means B to paralyze the effort to move freight B and clear ships is understood here to B be responsible for the doubling "of Bj guards today at all piers, shipyards B and terminals. B Copies of tho instructions sent to B German agents by the headquarters of B the- German spy system are reported H to have been obtained by agents of the B United States government. Orders B were received here last night to take B ill precautions to prevent attempts to B' do damage. B Guards of all kinds, military and H private, have been doubled at all H points where shipping and shipping in- B terests are concerned. In addition to B extra guards it was learned that B orders wero also issued to scrutinize B with more than usual care the creden- B tials of persons seeking to pass the B barred zones. B As a result, numerous men proml- B nently connected with shipping and B carrying government passes today B were held at various piers until they B could be identified by persons quali- B fied to vouch for them. The orders B came from Washington and were is- B sued by telegraph. B It was learned they called for B prompt action. It is understood they B applied not only to New York but to B every port on the Atlantic and Gulf W- coasts. x |