The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-05

CT c. Slade. arrived i'll an open boat at
Samoa with three other men from MO-
phea island, which they left September
10Th. The master, Hador Smith. states
that his vessel was captured BY tho
German raider, Sceadlcr. on June "a.
The schooner Was destroyed by burning
and the entire crew wcro taken aboard
the raider.
Smith further states that the Sec
adler captured on June II the American
schooner A. 4. Johnson. and on July
Sth the American schooner Manila. Inc
Manila was destroyed by dynamite,
after which the Sceadler proceeded to
Mupcha island tho westerward island
Of the Society group. arriving there
July 81. On August ?. the Seadler
stranded and was abandoned as total
loss. The commanding officer or the
Srendler left August u in a motor sloop
with machine guns. rifles. bombs ana
about two monhs' supplies. accompan-
led by three officers and two men.
"On September 5. the French schoon-
er Lutecc, bound out Of Takiti, Society
Islands. arrived at Mophea and was
captured by the remainder OF the See
adlcr's crew. who Immediately left on
the schooner with mnchine guns. sup
plies, rifles and bombs. leaving behind
them % white men and II native prls-
"ucrS from the Scradler. marooncd on
Tnphca Island. These men are in great
need of food and water"
The Raiders Record.
First news that the Secaler hal
slippcd past the british Gordon in the
North Sen and was prcylng on shipping
In tho Atlantic came on April last
in DISPATCHES from Rio Janciro giving
the names Of twelve allied craft. sail
and steam. that she had destroyed. Word
Of the sinkinEs were carried to the BRA
lillian port by tie French bark Cam
bronze, which was sent there by the
S"eadlr with the crews of the Destroy
I'd ships.
According 10 scmc Of the survivors.
the Seeadler's master said he left Ger
many on December GO and passed as
Norwegian sailing shin. The Seeadler
had thrc" mast$ and was equipped with
a powerful auxiliary engine. She car
ried two guns Of lO5 millimctres and 1G
machine guns with I crew OF %. under
command OF Count l'kncr. The vessel
also was equipped with powerful
wireless concralrd in the rigging.
Flew Neutral Flag.
Tho raider flew tho Norwegian flag
until close 70 her intended victims.
when her sails were lowered. the Ger
man flag run up and fire opened with
machine guns taidinG parties boarded
the ships. transferred the crews and
papers and then sank the prizes with
bombs.
One report among the survivors II
Rio JanrErn was that thn Sccadler was
the captured American bark Pass Of
lSalnaha. Of 1.571 tons. which was taken
into Cuxhavcn by Il German prize crew
in August 1915. while on voyage from
New York Ia ArcranScl with 5000 bales
of cotton.
She was first held up by a British
cruiser. which placed priz" crew on
board Subsequently. n. German sub
marine ovrrhaulnh the bark and put
prizc crow on her. The Germans did
not know there was II British priZc
crew aboard. they said. until the Eng
lishmnn was discovered in hiding. This
vessel VAS conTiScatcd by y German
prize court because she was carrying
contraband to an enemy country.
Tho Victims.
NEW YORK. Oct. 4.--Thc American
schooner 4. r. Johnson was $50 tons
gross and was owned by Wilson Broth
crs and company. San Francisco. She
was built at Aberdeen. Washington. in
1900.