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Show LINERS ARRIVE FROM THE SOUTH Saw No Submarines But Took Every Precaution to Avoid Surprise. AN ATLANTIC PORT. June 6 The arrival here today of several steamships steam-ships from southern Atlantic watera among them two passenger liners, brought no further news of submarine operations. Officers of the ships said, however, that every precaution was laken against surprise. Barrels lashed to the masts served as crow s nests foi observers, and as . further precaution passengers were . dvised not to disrobe at night and all lifeboats, fully provisioned and watered, water-ed, were kept hanglncr on the davits on a level with the boat deck ready for instant use. |