The cargo of passengers and baggage was enormous.
Two launches approached the transatlantic and discharged an avalanche of Germans residents in England who invaded the decks with the joy of those who tread friendly soil, desiring to see Hamburg as soon as possible.
Then the boat sailed through the Channel with a speed most unusual in these places.
The people, leaning on the railing, were commenting on the extraordinary encounters in this marine boulevard, usually frequented by ships of peace.

Certain smoke lines on the horizon were from the French squadron carrying President Poincare who was returning from Russia.

The European alarm had interrupted his trip.

Then they saw more English vessels patrolling the coast line like aggressive and vigilant dogs.

Two North American battleships could be distinguished by their mast-heads in the form of baskets.