The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-19
State Department Suppresses
Cable From u. S. Consul.
Sea Rover, Probably the MOewe,
EludeS PurSuerS.
CALMLY FILM SINKING SHIPS
Movie Man Gets Real Evidence
of Each Catastrophe.
Captain of British Steamer
Tells of Thrilling Chase.

Washington, Jan. 19.-Nine Amer1-
cans were among the crew of the Brit
ish ship st. Theodore taken by the
German raider, and landed with other
survivors at Pernambuco on the Jap
anese ship Hudson Maru. Consul Stew
art today reported they were all safe
and that so far as reported no other
Americans We're on the other ships.
The state department today made
public the following cable from the
consul dated January IS and received
this morning:
Hudson Maru brought 237 st.
Theodore crew. List shows Americans
Ben Stevens, Royal Gregory, Frank
Magee, David johnson. Z. 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
December IL, when prize crew and
44O were placed on Yarrowdale and
not heard from since"
Another dispatch from Mr.. Stewart
dated January 16 and received mere
January II, says:
Crews of St Theodore, Dramstis,
Radnorshire, Mineh, Netherby Hall.
Nantes and Asnieres arrived today.
Several Americans. Reported no lives
lost"
Consul stewards first dispatch dated
January 16 was received at the state
department January II. at $40 a. m.
Officials of the. department have
stated both on that day and the day
following that they had absolutely no
Information from their representative
in South America on the raider
BY CHARLES p. STEWART.
copyright 1917. by the United Press-)
Ruenos Aires, Jan. 19.-The Ger
man raider is still at large and II re-
ports from Rio de Jane1ro today are
correct has increased her score or
merchant ship victims by six. By this
time she may not be alone in her dep
redations-it being accepted here
that she has transformed one or more
of her prizes into raiders like herself
In the meantime the greatest sea
hunt in history is on in the south
Atlantic. Allied warships are concen-
trating to sweep the most dangerous
menace to allied shipping that has yet
sailed the high seas into a corner and
destroy her.
Amusement at the raiders audacity
grew here today. From the British
steamship Radnorshire, one of the vic
calmly took moving pictures of her
destruction of various ships.
Identify Raider as MOewe.
The belief grew here today that the
raider is the Moewe, of previous raid
ing fame This identification came af-
ter additional questioning of survivors
landed at Pernambuco. Dio de ia
Metro dispatches stating that the Brit
ish steamer Yarrowdale had arrived at
Saint Vincent Tuesday with the crews
of eight victims of the raider aboard
also quoted those survivors as this
Identification.
The Rio report as to six additional
ships sunk by the German was uncon-
firmed. 1t did not list the ships over
whose fate there was anxiety, and it
may be that this list of six is merely
ecapitulation of the number of al
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