The Washington times., 1917-01-20
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RAIDER CARRIES U-B0ATS
Captain of Captured Ship Tells Of
Three Pygmy Subs.
Copyright. 1917. by the United Press)

BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 20.-Pigmy
ubmarines-eighteen feet in length
are carried by the German
raider which has wrought such dam
age to allied shipping in Atlantic
waters.
The captain of the captured Brit
fish steamer Netherby Hall, among
those landed at Pernambuco from the
German prize ship Hudson Maru, was
authority for this statement today.
"There are three submarines Carried
by the raider" he said in an inter
view at Pernambuco, they are cap
able of operation over a small radius,
and are Equipped with torpedoes, dy-
Mantle and ammunition"
Predict Long Chase.
Such additional details as this, in
dicating the typical German thor.
oughness with which the raider was
prepared and equipped, led shipping
circles to predict a long chase by
allied warships before the sea
scourge is cornered.
Certainly she had not been def
patches at South American ports
fleet of warships is now literally rak-
ink the ocean for her. :
Wireless dispatches received today
said that the auxiliary British cruis-
ers Macedonia and Drama had ar
rived of Pernambuco.
Detailed Description.
The most detailed description OF the
German raider yet given was revealed
by the captain OF the Eetherby Hall,
in dispatches from Pernambuco.
81 began calling for help by wire
less the moment l sighted the raider"
he said. 81 kept this up until a shot
across the bows of my ship showed IL
was useless for me to try to escape.
The raider was equipped with several
machine guns in addition to her can
non and IN addition carried three sub
marines about six meters (Ts.74 feetl
long, capable of being operated over
a small radius and equipped with tor
pedoes, dynamite and ammunition.
Raiders Speed = Knots.
81 would put the raiders speed at
% knots-and she always Travelled at
top speed during the day time. At
night she slowed up, but her engine
room crew was always held In readi-
ness to jam on her full speed.
Additional description from the cap
tain of the Dadnorshire today gave
these new details of his experience,
further indicating the raider had
converted one Of her prizes into an
other commerce destroyer:
Another ship was constantly with
the raider. The captain of the vessel
which captured us-which was the
raider herself-was most considerate.
Delighted To Spare Him.
81 am delighted that you did not
resist u.s. he told me; otherwise
would have been compelled to shoot
you and your ship to pieces
Immediately after our capture
this commander told me he expected
the captured Hudson Maru within a
few days and would put prisoners
aboard her. Questioning me about
the whereabouts of the steamship
Araguaya, the German officer said:
Don't be afraid-rm only destroying
ships. | am not killing women and
children
Urged TO BE Comfortable.
THE German officer who was in
charge OF prisoners taken OF the
raiders various prizes urged us to
make ourselves as comfortable as
possible" the Radnorshire's captain
continued. "It'was only when a new
victim was sighted that we were
locked up"
CThis quotation from the captain OF
the Radnorshire clears up statements
which he made yesterday complaining
of i'll treatment. 1t appears from to-
days dispatches that the captains
complaints referred TO treatment
aboard the Hudson Maru. the prison
ship" Which was sent into Pern1m-
bucO Evidently the Germans packed
the japanese prize as full OF prisoners
as they could. Judging from tOday's
version, the prisoners were granted
freedom Of the raiders decks.)
when the crew of the Radnorshire
and other prisoners were transferred
to the Hudson Maru I noticed that a
number OF HindOos who had been
with us, were being retained aboard
the raider" the captain said. The
German officer explained he was
keeping them to work in the engine