Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-01-19
RAIDER STILL
TAKING TOLL OF OCEAN
COMMERCE OF ALLIES

cramped, stuffy fashion, sleeping with
hindoos and other roughnecks. Then we
met the Japanese steamer Hudson Maru
and ali ON our ship were transferred to
that vessel except coolies.
"The Hudson Maru was despatched
to Pernambuco with barely enough wat
err and sea biscuits to complete the voy-
age"
The preceding sections of the log
log had detailed how the Radnorshire
by Bahia on January and asserted the
spot at which she sighted the raiders
was 100 miles east of Pernambuco.
Raider is Probably Moewe.
Not only the raider, now believed to
be the Moewe, but two or more German
commerce destroyers are still 'ploughing
the sea somewhere around South Amer
lea and by this time have probably tax
en- further toll of allied shipping.
A Emitted Press dispatch from Rio
De Janeiro today stated that survivors
from the. japanese steamer Hudson
Maru had declared the British mer-
chairman st. Theodore, first Of, the cap
lures made by the German raider, had
been armed and Outfitted. The st. Theo-
dore was used as a consor, abe sur
viyors landed at Pernambuco said. That
she and the German, raider steamed to-
gether in raiding operations was also
confirmed In the log4of the captain Of
the British steamer iRadnorshore, which
mentioned being pursued and then cap
tured by "two strangers. - The log
mentioned the German commander Of
the raider as explaining his instructions
were to spare vessels carrying large
cargoes.
! This was taken here to mean he was
instructed to take his pick Of big vessels
and use them as auxiliary raiders, if
necessary.
The British steamer Ortego Of 5000
tons and known as a very speedy yes
sci, has not yet been accounted for in
any of the stories told by survivors
1t may be that she has also been press
ed into service as a RAIDER on account
of her special fitness for such work in
speed, size and seaworthiness. 1t is
known she was among the number over
hauled and captured by the raider.
I The frank belief that there were G
number of raiders now operating was
expressed in shipping circles here today
That the saale opinion was entertained
in other South American ports was evi
dent from the exceeding care witt
which owners or masters of allied ship.
measured their chances of getting out
of port. A number of sailings were in
definitely postponed The French steam
er Sequana, which sailed yesterday from
Rio De Janeiro to Bordeaux, dropped
her anchor at Cobras Isle and stopped
awaiting further orders.
Evidencing how widespread is tht
fear of further depredations and thC
grudging admiration accorded the raid
er's or raiders activities, dispatches
from Santiago, Chile, on the Pacifi,
side OF South America, said numbei
of sailings of allied merchantmen there
had been cancelled or delayed, admitted
ly because of the fear that, raider
might be operating in the southern Pa
cific.
Press .Denounces Raiders.
The Brazilian press today united il
denunciation of the German raiding op
erations in waters adjacent to Soutl
America. They pointed out that sucl
depredations were seriously interfering
with South American trade and demand
ed immediate interment of the Japanes,
steamer Hudson Maru, which arrived
at Pernabuco under the German flal
and a German crew as one Of the raid
er's prizes.
The captain of the British steame
Radnorshire in United Press dispatche
from Pernambuco via Rio De Janeirt
today, amplified his log with these de
tails:
"We sighted the raiders when 10l
miles cast of Pernambuco and havinj
in mind the warnings to watch out 70
coemree destroyers, Immediately sen
out a wireless call for help, stating ou
position and the fact that we were pur
sued. When one Of the raiders hac
overhauled us and was mile distan
she fired a shot across our bows. w
lay to at once. The vessel came close
to us and finally sent over two boat
loads of German officers and sailors
They ordered us to leave with our bag
gage. Eight minutes later the Radnor
shire was blown up.
1.-THE German commander particular
ly questioned me as TO the whereabout
Of the British steamer Araguaya.'
American Consul General Gottschall
at Rio De Janeiro said today he had a
yet received no information of Amer
cans aboard the ships reported captures
or desfroyad bv fhe Germau raider.