New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-01

Rio de Janeiro, March 81 Eludlng
the British sentinel ships in the North
Sea. a German raider. the See-adler
("Sea Eagle") is duplicating in the
South Atlantic the feats Of the Moewe,
and has already sunk eleven or more
merchant vessels. totalling $4,000 tons.
Survivors of the destroyed ships. who
have reached this port. declare that the
latest raider is strongly armed auNll-
iary sailing ship. which follows closely
the dashing methods of the Moewe,
now back in a German port.
Among the crews of the destroyed
vessels already landed are at least five
American citizens. They are:
Roye Clark, of Virginia; John Ron
DOM, Of California; Luther Leatters, Of
Ohio; Ernest Ray Gilbert, of Wash
ington; Manuel Guerrero, of Manila
Lands 2S5 Sailors
News of the activities Of the raider
was brought to Rio de Janeiro by the
French bark Cambronne. which arrived
here yesterday. She had on board 2s5
men from the crews of vessels sunk by
the See-adler.
The Cambronne encountered the
raider on March Z at latitude p south,
longitude 7 west, a point in the Allan
tic almost on a line with Rio de ia
metro, and about two-thirds of the way
TO the African coast. After the survi-
vors had been put on the Cambronne
she was ordered to proceed to the coast
of Brazil a voyage Of twenty-five days.
Members Of the landed crews declare
that they recognized among the officers
of the See-Adler several pilots from
German ships interned in the harbor
of Rio de Janeiro.
List of Ships Sunk
The vessels destroyed we're:
The Antonin, French sailing vessel,
3,O7l tons, owned in Dunkirk; thirty
one men on board.
ne DIlllsH ltOIHdH, DiINiSh S"iiiHS
vessel. 1903 tons, owned in Victoria,
B. c.; twenty-one men.
The B1enos Ayres, Italian sailing
vessel, 1911 tons, owned in Naples;
twenty-one men.
The Charles Gounod, French sailing
vessel. 2,199 tons. owned in Nantes;
twenty-four men.
The Duplex, French calling vessel,
2,2O6 tons, owned in Nantes; twenty
two men.
The Gladys EOyle. British steamship,
32GS tons. owned in Sunderland; TWEEN
ty-six men.
The Horngarth, British steamship,
3 ,6O9 tons gross, owned in Cardiff; thir-
ty-three men.
The Perez, British schooner, 364
tons, owned in Halifax; six men and
one woman.
The Lady Island Cor Landy Island),
4 500 tons; twenty-five men. Not
listed.)
La Rochefoucauld, French sailing
1900 tors, owned in Nantes;
twenty-four men.
The Pinmore, British sailing vessel,
2 .431 tons, owned in Greenock; twenty
nine men.
There were twenty-five men in the
crew of the Cambronne.
MAY BE American Vessel
II is reported here that the German
raider is the captured American bark
Pass Of Balmaha, a vessel of l,57l tons
gross, which was taken into CuXhaven
by a German prize crew in August.
1915, while on a voyage from New Yorh
for Archangel, with 5000 bales OF
cotton.
In spite of the expressed desire OF
the raiders officers not TO shed blood
the Seeadler did not hesitate. 10 turn
loose her machine guns on the decks
and on the bridges of any vessel she
was capturing if there were signs Of
the ship not surrendering at once. In
such an action as this British sailor
was seriously wounded, his eye being
put out An operation was performed
on board the raider, but the man died
under the knife.
Fleeing Ship Is Riddled
The HonCarth, which was on her way
rom Montevdeo TO Plymouth, with
800 tons Of grain. disobeyed the raid
RS order to halt and attempted 10
scape. The captain finally surrendered
.fter four members Of his crew, includ-
ng the chief engineer and his assist
mt, had been wounded by machine gun
ire. Twenty-one shells, fred from a
distance of ore and half miles, rid
led the Hongarth in her fight.
The BuenoS Ayres was halted just
,efore the fight with the Hongarth oc-
,,rrod Tho roiAer oompeIled the