Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-01-17
Penetrating Allied Warship
Screen, Vessel Creates Havoc
n.South Atlantic. .
ACTIVITIES COVER
PERIOD OF A MONTH
Terror of Seas Still at Large-Hun.
dreds of Men on Lost Craft
Cared For.

Eight British and two French veSseis
nave been sunk in the Atlantic and two
British steamships captured by a Ger
man raider. Announcement to this effec,
was made today by the British admir-
atty, confirming reports which had been
in circulation for some time that a Ger
man raider had once more penetrated the
screen Of allied warships. and escaped
to the open seas. So far as is shown
by the British announcement. the raider
still is at large. Apparently she has
been operating of the coast of South
First News of Raid.
The first news of the raid was received
with the arrival at Pernambuco. Brazil,
on Monday evening of the Japanese
steamship Hudson Maru, which had on
board the masters and 237 men of tho
crews of vessels destroyed between De-
cember Il and January II.
In addition, the British steamship Var
rowdale one Of the captured vessels. was
sent off with about 400 men. who were TO
be landed. No news of these men has
been received as yet. The point at which
probable that the German raider has
been operating of the coast OF South
America
The British admiralty announced on
December that report had been re-
ceived that a disguised German vessel OF
the mercantile type was sighted in tho
north Atlantic on December 4. II was
reported from Halifax that a strange ves-
sci. believed to be raider, was inter-
cepted on December of the northwest
ern coast of Scotland. but was permitted
to proceed under the impression that she
was the Dutch steamship Gamma 1t was
learned later that the Gamma was at
KirkwaH on that date.
Vessels Reported Lost.
ny tine Associated Press,
LONDON, January 1T.-Eight British
and two French merchant vessels are
believed to have been sunk by a Ger
man raider. The steamships st. Theo-
dore and Yarrowdale were captured.
Their Whereabouts is unknown.
The ships sunk by the German raider
are: British-Dramatist, Ladnorshire.
Minleh. Netherby Hall. Mount Temple.
King George. Georgia. voltaire- French
and Asnieres.
British Official Report.
The following announcement was given
out here officially today:
For some time past it has been as
sumed that the following British and
French merchant ships which had long
been overdue had been sunk by a Ger
man raider: Britisl-Dramatist, Rad
norshire, Minieh. Netherby Hail. Mount
Temple, King George, Georgia NoItaire
and Asnieres Definite
informant tion has now been received
from Pernambuco confirming this as
sumption.
"On the evening of Monday the Japap-
ese steamer Hudson Maru arrived on
Pernambuco, having on board the mas
ters and 237 men of the crews of some of
the lost vessels which were sunk on yari-
GUS dates between December IL and
January IL.
I'm addition the steamer St Theo-
dore was captured and a prize crew
put on board: and the steamer Yarrov-
dale was captured and sent away with
about 400 men, the crews of others OF the
sunk vessels. who were to be landed.
No further news has yet been received
of their whereabouts.
OF South American Coast.
Most of these boats when last re-
ported were In the south Atlantic, in
dicating that the German raider has
been at work of the South American
coast
At Norfolk last night there was
picked up a wireless warning that a
German raider was of the Brazilian
coast near Pernambuco last Friday
The message. addressed ITO all ships,
placed the raider in latitude Z degrees
south and longitude % degrees west.
The German vessel was described as a
ship of about 1000 tons, well armed.
and with torpedo tubes. She had ono
black funnel and two masts.
Given UP as Lost
The Voltaire and Georgia. long over
iue, had been virtually given up for
lost. The voltaire left Liverpool No
vember IS for New York. and was nos
heard from again. She WIS believed
10 have been sunk by q mine or a sub
marine The Voltaire was vessel OF
1918 tons gross. She was ASS feet
ong. So feet beam. and built at Glas-
zow in 1907. She was owned by the
dverpool. Brazil and River Plate Steam
Navigation Company.
The White Star freighter Georgia
sailed from Philadelphia December
FOR Liverpool with general cargo.
rhe White Star agents said some time
, go that her destruction must be con-
.etled as she had never taken more
han fifteen days to cross the At1anti;
Nj
Ia or She was 5J1 feet long, sixty
-eet of beam and was built in 1895.
The Dramatist. 5,421 tons gross. and
10 feet long. was built in Glasgow iil
1913 She sailed from Seattle Novem-
,er 9 and San Francisco November Is,
arriving at Colon December and ST.
lucia December 10. the last report OF
Ter movements.
Movements Not Recorded.
The recent movements of the Rad
,orshire have not been recorded. Sho
vas a Royal Mail steam packet steam
hin of 4.S02 tons gross. She was ss5
eet long and was built in Sunderland
T. 1913.
The Netberbyhall 4,f61 tons gross.
vas 3sI feet long, and was built la
e05 at Newcastle She belonged to
he Hall. line Of London. When last
eported she was on her way from
ndia to Cuba.
The King George sailed from Phil
delphia November "a and Wilmington
november 20 for Manchester, beinG
cooked for a return trip to PhiladeI-
hia. Her gross tonnage was 3.s52-
he was $50 feet long. was built iu
sos and owned In Glasgow.
Tho Minieh's recent movements are noe