The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-18
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REPORTED TAKEN
BY SEA RAIDER
United Press Correspondent Tells
Graphic Tale Of South At
lantic Coup ...,
THE GERMAN CRAFT LEFT
KEEL UNDER DANISH FLAG
Brought Prizes TO Port Then
With Plenty Of Food and Am.
munition Dashed Away

munltlon Dashed Away
sy CHARLES p. STEWART T..
Copyright 1917 by the United Press.)
Buenos Aires. Jan. lS.-The total
Entente Allied vessels accounted for
by the new German commerce raider
was today raised to "a with the pos
sibility that the total may reach g.. 81
Two more merchantmen, ono
French and one British. are missing,
In addition to the % accounted for
yesterday. The Hudson Maru is In.
cluded among the raiders prizes. :
First Story Of Raid. -
Survivors arriving yesterday and to-
day gave the first connected story oG
the exploits of the raider. The new
German sea rover left Kiel flying the
Danish flag. There she was reported
to be carrying only ballast and laden
only with iron. Not only is the raider
believed here today to be still 1t lafGDs
but she is also plentifully supplied
with food and fuel. IN
Turned Tail. 2 y
When she sent her latest victims In.
to Pernam6uco she turned tail Just
outside the neutrality zone and dash.
cd back to sea. 1%-$
While being carried shout With o.
plotting freighters. victims taken from.
the freightet were closely confined to
guard the secrecy Of her actions. They
were closely couped up in the lower
hold of the vessel There they suf-
fered great hardships. Food was in
adequate and they all complained to-
day. This they said was an unneces-
sary hardship as the raiders food was
replenisheG from the stores of the VIC.
Tins. 80
Patrols Scour Sea. ~n
The British steamer, Araguaya, and
the French freighter Admiral La
Pouche Tresile, both of which sailed
from Pernambuco to Lisbon, were to-
day added to the list OF the victims.
That British patrols are securing the
seas for the raider is we'll known.
That the Hudson Maru is a prize OF
the German government in the Per-
nambuco port is generally believed
here. She arrived with German crew
and flying the German merchant nag.
It is unknown whether her command!
or will intern her, with his prisoners,
or release the prisoners, get fresh
supply of food and fuel and dash for
the sea to become q raider himself.
Argentine officials are seeking to pre-
vent a violation of neutrality.
Call Her venita.
Survivors aboard the Hudson In.
cluded 1873 British and Hindus, s.
French and few ohicials Of other M
tionalities. These described the raid
er as named the Venita and to be OF
the Move type. The Move, as q raid
er, made quite record in sea annals.
From stories of survivors the raider
after leaving Kiel worked northwest
ward across the channel Of French
and British liners. gradually working
southwark taking prizes right and
left. Several of these she took along
with her.
Finally the Theodore, one OF tho
victims OF the raider, was chosen -
the ship that would carry the survfv-
ors. All survivors were placed aboard
this vessel Here they were particu'
larly poorly fed. Great suffering wls
reported by the survivors aboard her.
Closest Secrecy.
Closest secrecy was impressed upon
the crew to prevent the survivors
learning how the German commerce
raider slipped past the curtain Of Brit.
ish battleships guarding the Kiel port
and to prevent them from learning
future plans of the raider and thue
warn other merchantmen.
Despite these precautions, the sur.
vivors witnessed the msneuvers that
preceded the taking of the French
steamer Nantes, and their story Of tie
capture Is fully confirmed today BY
Captain Days, of that vessel. The
raider slipped far ahead Of her intead'
ed victim. carrying along her entire
convoy Of prizes. Then tho raider
overhauled the Nantes and ordered
her to heave to. This the Nantes
promptly did. With guns trained On
the Frenchman. and with al the Ger.
man crew ready for action. the 0ers
mans dispatched q crew aboard the
French steamer. Il #
On Full Hunt.
The entire British navy as repre-
sented in south Atlantic waters Wls
today on full hunt of the German
commerce raider. still at large and y.
lieved to have captured or sunk 3
allied vessels The latest Accounts
are that ~ vessels were captured oe
sunk and that two vessels arc missing
and are believed captured or sunk.
-Four last cruisers, includile he
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