Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-20

captured by the herman raioer III the
South Atlantic, armed with two guns
and manned by German crew, was
cruising as an auxiliary to the raider.
The department announced the ad-
vices i'll this statement:
"The department is advised by tele-
gram from Rio De Janiero that it is
stated there that the captured steamer
ST. Theodore has been armed with
two guns and German crew put on
board and that the vessel is now oper-
ating as an auxiliary cruiser i'll the At
1antic." 81 r...
New York, Jan. l9.-Notwithstand-
ing the known activity Of British war
ships, eleven of which are hurrying
from many directions into South At
lantic waters, in search OF the Ger
man commerce destroyer which sank
the Voltaire, George and other en-
tente vessels, increased apprehension
was felt in marine circles today, owing
to undenied credence which the ship
ping world in general has placed on
over night reports that the black
raider, believed to be the famous
Moewe, is not operating unassisted.
According to these reports this fugi-
tive raider carried several sets of
armament and has furnished guns to
at least two of its captive ships, the
St. Theodore and the Yarrowdale
British, which in turn became prey
ing rovers. The Yarrowdale is re-
ported to have arrived at the Cape
Verde islands with the crews of eight
of the ships which were sunk. Its
early departure on raiding mission
would cause no surprise among ship
pers. Isl. -... ..
Reports as yet unconfirmed place
the present whereabouts of the
Moewe a considerable distance north
of the Ireland-to- Brazil sea lines,
where its havoc was accomplished.
Meanwhile the entente war vessels,
aside from hunting down an active
raiding squadron, keeping close
watch on several merchant vessels
suspected of supplying the Moewe
and its allies with food and of as
sisting them in other ways
As a precaution against an illegal
use of Brazilian territory as a base
of operations for the German ships,
portion of the Brazilian navy is
maneuvering off that country.
Names of Americans.
Washington, D. C., Jan. l9.-Nine
Americans were among the crew Of
the British steamer St. Theodore,
takenNby the German raider and land
ed with other survivors at Pernam-
buco on the Japanese, ship Hudson
Mura. Consul Stewart today re-
ported they we're all safe and that
so far as reported no other Ameri-
cans were on the other ships,
The State department today made
public the following cable, from the
consul dated January 1S and re-
teived this morning:
"The Hudson Maru brought 237
St. Theodore crew. List shows Amer
leans, Ben Stevens, Royal Gregory,
Frank Magee, David Johnson, E.
Judy, all colored, and Fred Smith,
Harry Picot, Guy Vondoren. Minieh
shows Charlie Jones. No Americans
on other vessels named. All nine
safe here.
Survivors state that Yarrowdale,
Georgia, Mount Temple, Voltaire,
Snowden Range, King George, one
English schooner and one Norwegian
were captured to December II, when
prize crew and 440 we're placed on
Yarrowdale and not heard from
since"
Another dispatch from Mr.Stewart,
dated January 10 and received here
January II, says
Screws of St. Theodore, Dramatist
Radnorshire, Minieh, Netherby Hall,
Nantes and Asnieres arrived today
Several Americans, Reported no
lives lost"
Rio Janeiro, Jan. l9-Except for
| the accounts brought to Pernambuco
by survivors of vessels which had
been sunk, no authentic information
has been received here regarding the
unidentified German raider which has
been rowing the south Atlantic for
more than a month. Since it parted
company with the Hudson Maru a
week ago the raider has dropped out
of sight and so far as can be ascer-
tained>is still at large.
Great anxiety is felt for the safety
of various vessels in waters which
are regarded as in the danger zone
and various reports of additional sink
ings are current, but there is no indi-
cation that these stories have any
substantial basis. The French mer-
chairman Samara, 6,007 tons, which
was reported to have been sunk, is
safe and is due at Rio Janeiro this
afternoon. The vessel in regard tc
which the greatest concern is felt is
the 8,000-ton British steamship Or
tega, on its way to Pernambuco. II
is reported from that city that it has
returned to St. Vincent, but the report
lacks confirmation.
Speed of Raider.
No official information has been re.
ceived in confederation of the re.
ported arrival at ST. Vincent, Cape
Verde islands, of the British steam.
ship Yarrowdale, one of the vesse
captured by the raider, which is sup,
posed to have on board the crews oil
eight destroyed steamers.
From accounts given by men from
the destroyed steamships, as pub
lished in the newspapers, it appears
that the raider has speed of about
sixteen knots.