Mexico City, Oct. 7.
fo have been absent from the Ger-mechanics are reported siam liner Columbus for two days while they repaired a diesel engine of a U-boat near the coast, Mexican authorities had dismantled the radio, but it is believed that there may be a small portable set aboard. If these facts are confirmed, the Columbus would have broken neutrality pri joges, and would be compelled to go to sea within 24 hours.—Reuter. iroquois Skipper. Takes Steps hole civilized was conveyed this morning by Ambassador.—Reuter.
Washington, Oct. 7.
"While American warships rushed to the Atlantic, the 584 American Passengers aboard the s. Iroquois today were kept in ignorance of the strange German warning that the American vessel would be sunk under circumstances similar to the fateful lend of the s. Atheni The skipper of the Iroquois, Captain A. E. Chelton, had taken all the necessary precautionary measures but was withholding the news from the passengers to avoid possible hysteria aboard.
Helsinki, the capital of Finland, speech fs regarded as pro-leaving the situation un-while the Amsterdam blad" says the speech gives that Britain can consider Moscow, Oct. 7. wireless, in its German broadcast, refrained from Her Hitlers speech, e to The Maritime Commission estimat-that the destroyers sent to convoy the Iroquois would contact the American vessel early today.
The Maritime Commission yesterday said that the Master of the s. Iroquois had taken precautionary [measures in acknowledgement of the warning sent to the White House yesterday by Grand Admiral Erich Roeder, Commander-in-Chief of the German Navy.
Mr, Stephen Early, the White House Secretary, who revealed the warning yesterday, confirmed the report that Grand Admiral Roeder had required the Naval Attache at Berlin to sign a receipt acknowledging the receipt of the warning.
Reports from other sources that Grand-Admiral Roeder had said he received the information upon which the warniñg was based from Eire could not be confirmed.
President Roosevelt, at Hyde Park said that the dispatch of a naval escort to the Iroquois was not designed to establish a precedent, and did not maam that similar protection would be given other U.S. refugee ships. He drew attention to the fact, however, that the case of the Iroquois _is every reason to believe [afforded an excellent example of the. September for an unrevealed destina-is received here with satis-the assertions that value of the neutrality patrol.—United Press,
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