The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-03-31
Armed Graft, Believed to be the
Sea Eagle, Slips Past the British
Warships on Patrol Duty in the
North Sea.
EQUIPPED FOR CRUISE OF
EIGHTEEN MONTHS, CLAIM
French Bark Reaches Rio Janerio
With Survivors of Destroyed
Vessels, Who Tell of This Latest
Peril to Shipping
By Amaelaiea Pres,

By Associated Pres.
I,iO Iuncirn. MARCH al-A new
German raider, slipping past the Hrit-
ish warships on guard ~ the North
sea. has reached the south Atlantic
and sent nine or more merchantmen
go the uottom According tn sur
viVors from the sunken vessels the
raider b. the Sccadlrr. tSea Eaelcl
formidubiy armed craft opcratlng with
the same succc-s ana darips as ~
prcdgt essOr, the Moewe,. which re-
Gently returned tu German port af-
tei playing havoc with ~hipning in
The same waters
News OF the activities OF the raider
VAS brought 20 Rio Janiero hy the
French bark Cambronnc which arr
rived here YESTERDAY. She had ON
board 1Na men frum the crews ut
Vessels sunk hy the Sevadlcr tn,
amnronuo encountered the raider ON
March z at latitude - south. long.-
tudc . west. "a point in the Atlantic
almost ON a line with Rio Jnnetro and
about two thirds OF the way To the
African coast. After the survivors
had been put on tho Camhronue she
was ordered to proceed To the coast
of y azil "a voyage of ~ duNs.
Loaded With Mincs.
According TO the Journal 10 Brazil,
! the raider was loaded with mines.
which explains the destruction OF N"s-
sells of the coast of Brazil The
commerce destroyer Is reported To h"
larmed with two guns ot 10. milli-
mou"- and 10 machine guns Thv
vcs~ci has three nastt and ls equipped
with wireless. Its crew consists Of ~
men under command of count tkner.
! According To- the refugees. the raider
| left Germany on December -, ana
escorted by submarine. They said
| that the commander declared that the
/
| prince alone knew of tho expedition.
! No complaints huNc been made as ~
! the treatment Of the sailors while thcS
| We're prisoners ON board the raider.
| They gave the name OF the boat as the
/ SeeadIer ana Say thdt she wa- pro-
lNi-ioucd for eighteen months and had
90 gfunt -uppN uf munitions and cA-
! pllSiNc-. ON siEhtluE a merchantmen
] The raider huI-tyd e NurWp-iuu llo-
(which Was replaced boy the German
leu-lpu when her prey was within
iI,1Dh ut her guns Among th" rriu-
gcos are two women. the wives OF two
lui che captains ct the suUkeu vessels
Some ct the ships sunk.
| Among the ships sunk Pos tho inidor
lar,
Glaydc RoyIo, 265> tons
! Charles Gounud. sailing a.loo tons
'sncfouoauld, 5000 tons
| Autnuluo. 1000 tons
| buploiN, 600 tons
/ lady Island $500 toms
Eohmroth. 1000 toms
IlpngUrth aud tho Canadian -choon
81 rrr~o. 500 tons
Tho Ilongarth. which was ON hol
way from Moutcvideo TO plymouth
with 500 tons OF grain. disobeycd th'
h.lrvT order Co hult ana uttcmpict
10 escape The captain finally sur
rendered after four members of hi
crew. including the Chief engineer an'
luis assistant had been wounded h
machine gun fire The Lady l-lon'
was loaded with $500 tons Of ~uga'
the Autoiuiuc with iuuo tons of 0,
frttOs and the Ch"r!,- Iouupd witt
@ leo tons of grain
GcrIuaIi> Mnrk TitoUugh.
THO thuroughuc,s with which th'
Grrmlus carried ou their work %
, destruction I- shown nN tnrir treat
= mont of the Cumbrouuc. un drcid
lug ,D send this vessel Co Brazil viii
their prisoners. they oui away par
, of hcr mast- and destroyed some 90
. lh,r Sails. with the idea of dcl1Niu
. her prugr,-- 90 iirnzu ana ke"piu
secret ts LONG 1- possible the pres
/, enc, ui the raider TOO the south At
d llauic NI plpors uu th, CHmuruuu
4 Ntio seized aud lJrr" par, of he
4, cargo was destroyed
/. The survivors who hlN0 ro1che
ID here can -Ilc mo- definite account t
I'm, movements of the Sceadlcr. 1
a Though thcy sag that most oi the we,
sells were sunk uU the BRAZILIAN cun~
tn, HuuEarih pui uu the .iluD
fight u required tW"utN con" 'tunu
shots. nrcd from a distance ui
mile. fu sink her