Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-01-18
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vessel Hudson Maru told the irst con-
neoted story Of the operations OF the
raider today.
The latest German sea rover LETT
KEEL, flying the Danish flag, the sur
vivors said. The dispatches reporting
their stories said they declared she
was In ballast, being laden only Win
iron.
German Rover at Large.
The German raider is not only still at
large. but she is plentifully supplied
with food and fuel--taken from her
score and more captures. When she
sent the Hudson Maru thirty miles or
40 Il. Pernambuco. she turned tail and
sped away into the horizon line
The German adopted the greatest pre-
cautions in guarding her plans from the
hundreds Of prisoners taken aboard her
pri1es. The survivors were closely con-
dne5 below decks. They were 50 numer-
Gus that this coping up forced severe
hardship. Moreover the food served
them wac utterly inadequate. All the
survivor were bitter In their complaint
Of iIl-trsatment
When the raider left homo waters she
carried $50 sailors and four German ON
oers. She was well provisioned, but IN
her combing Of the seas has several
times roplenished her stock Of both fuel
and provisions from the carEoee and
1arders Of her prizes.
The two ships which sailed from Per
nambuco on y nuary 10 and are now
believed also 70 have fallen victims to
tho raider. arc the British steamer Ara
ouava and the French freighter Admiral
! fatouche Treville. Roth sailed for hs-
bon.
Search is being made for these two
vessels and IN addition British patrol
ehipa are reported 10 be diligently
searching for the raider.
Dispatches from Rio de Janeiro re-
vealed that the Japanese steamer
Hudson Maru. which brought in sur
vlvors. was itself prize II was Of
fciallv stated that the Hudson came
into Pernambuco under German
crew with the German flag flying at
her masthead. Her commander has
not vet made Il known whether ne
VIII intern with his prize and crew
or whether he will discharge pas
seneers. take aboard supplies and
make a dash for the open sea to DO
raiding himself
Brazil WIN Protect Neutrality.
IN the meanwhile, the Brazilian
Rovernmont is preparing strictest
surveillance TO prevent any violation
Of neutrality laws.
The survivors landed at Per-
nambuco by the Hudson included 1873
British and Hinaoos, So French and
a few additional OF various nation
alities Although all Of them had
been closely confined aboard their
cantor. they identified her as a Ger
man cruiser of the Vineta or Moewe
TYNE but disguised so her warlike
character was not revealed.
Theee survivors do not represent
by any great number OF total OF those
aboard all the ships known 20 have
fallen victim 70 the German com
meroe destroyer. The fate OF sew
eral hundreds is unknown.
Survivors See Ships Sunk.
From stories told by these sur
vivors at Pernambuco, the following
narrative Of the German raiders oper-
atoms NAV be constructed.
The German left Kiel number o
weeks ago and swung directly south
westward across the path OF trans-At
. lantic commerce Gradually she work
ed her search OF the seas southwark
taking prizes right and left. severa
Of these vessels. the raider toof
along with her, putting German prize
crews on board and combining the cap
tured crews below decks Finally the
81 Theodore. a British ship OF about
x 0o0 tons was chosen by the com
rnerce destroyer as the heet prison
shin" and on board ner we're transfer
red all OF the survivors.
Thew were poorly fed and confined
40 closely that there was great sur
fersngs Every precaution was takeI
nv the raiders captain that his pris
onArs should not learn the story o
mis- escape through the Gordon OF Al
lea battleships guarding Kiel OF Q
i,is future plans. and that they shoul'
not bv any chance warn other mel
chantmen which the raider encoun'
cred. OF their fate.
Despite these precautions, some 9
the survivors managed 10 witness IN
German vessels maneuvers when IN
capfured the French schooner Nantel
and their story was fully conhrme
nv CAPTAIN Days OF that vessel
Raider Files British Flag.
According TO their versions, IN
German slipped far ahead OF her co
vov OF prizes and broke out the brl
~ Gag at her masthead. She rapid
overhauled the slow-sailing vessel an
then rignalled her 10 lay 70. II
Nantes obeved and the moment 81
came 10 a stop the raider hoisted NJ
t~ne coiors. bringing her guns TO be
an the Frenchman. A prize crew w
sSrt over 10 take charge or u
schooner. -. 80,
Some time. later, however tne sa "a,
inr vessel being unable TO make y
epeed that the raider and her pil1
desired the vessel was stripped
food and supplies. the original Fren'
crew and the German prize ere
taken of and hole dynamited IN u
vessels bottom.
sThe German didn't look anythir
like a warship." said Captain Day
land had no hesitancy in obeyir
its order 70 heave TO. Besides, ! hs
no chance to escape, as the steam'
could easily have overhauled me-"
After the Nantes was captured ar
sunk. the survivors were distribute
among the several prizes and Anal
ali transferred TO the St. Theodor
Then, on January -, the Hudsl
Maru was overhauled, seized and n
Japanese crew confined, a Germ
prize crew taking their place. At u
time the raider evidently judged /
zeprcdations on commerce were III
" to have reached the attentive Ell
OF Allied warships dottinR the Atl