The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-19

TO-DAY and save ali further distress.
The z. W. Rose Co.. Cleveland. o.
! British freighter Palm Branch ar
rived here today with story OF {
forty minute chase by German sub
marine. The freighter is in comm sri
of Captain Mailing.
The vessel was coming here froE
Cardiff and while in the Eng'is.
channel was suddenly approached b.
a submarine which came to tn, sur
| face within few hundred yarIs
| Captain Mailing changed his
course and put on steam while the
submarine followed. firing high ex
plosives from large gun. Accord
/ ing to the captain and members Of
the crew. fifteen out Of over nifty
shots fired, took effect
/ Fortunately all the shots were
4 above the water line. Four Of the
/ life boats were carried away and one
shot exploded in the engine room.
During the chase two OF the sailors
were injured. The submarine finally
submerged supposedly because of
the proximity of large number of
trawIers and the freighter continued
her voyage.
More Than one Raider.
itBy Charles P. Stewart, United Press
Staff Correspondent
copyright 1917. by The United Press1
BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 19-Not only
the raider, now believed to be the
Moewe. but two or more German com
/ the sea somewhere around South Am
erica and by this time have probably
taken further toll Of allied shipping.
United Press dispatch from Rio
De Janerio today stated that survivors
from the Japanese steamer Hudson
Maru had declared the British mer-
chairman st. Theodore, first of the
captures made by the German raider,
had been armed and QUILTED.
The Theodore was used as a con-
sort. the survivors landed at Pernam-
buco said. That she and the German
raider steamed together in maraud
ing operations was also confirmed in
the log OF the cAptatn of the British
steamer RadnoFshire which mention
ed being pursued and then captured by
two strangers" The same log men
toned the German commander of the
raider as explaining his instructions
were to spare vessels carrying large
cargoes.
This was taken here to mean he was
instructed to take his pick OF big yes
sells and use them as auxiliary raiders,
IL necessary.
The British steamer Ortega, OF .0n9
tons, and known as very speedy yes
sci. has not yet been accounted for in
any of the stories told by survivors. 1t
may be that she has also been pressed
into service as raider on account OF
her special fitness for such work in
speed size and seaworfhiness. It is
known she was among the number
overhauled and cantured by the raider.
The frank belief that there were
nun Der Of raiders now operating, was
expressed in shipping circles here to-
day. That the same opinion was en-
tertained in other South American
ports was evident from the exceeding
care with which owners or masters Of
allied ships measured their chances
Of getting out Of port. A number Of
sai!ings we're Indefinitely postponed.
The French steamer Seduaha, which
sailed yesterday from Rio De Janerio
to Bordeaux, dropped her anchor at
Cobras Isle and stopped awaiting fur
Their orders
Evidencinx how widespread is the
fear Of further depredations and the
grudging admiration accorded the
raiders or raiders activities, dispatch
es from santiago, Chile. on the Pa
cftic side of .outh America, said mum
Der Of sailings Of allied merchantmen
there had been cancelled or delayed,
admittedly because OF the fear that
raiders might be operating in the
southern Pacific.
The Brazilian press today united in
jdenunciation Of the German raidine
operations in waters adjacent to South
America They pointed out that such
depredations were seriously interferin
with South American trade and de-
manded Immediate internment Of the
: Japanese steamer Hudson Maru, which
arrived at Pernambuco under the Ger
man flag and German crew. as one
Of the raiders prizes.
! The captain Of the British steam er
Radnorshire in United Press dispatch
es :rc.a pe-cambuco via 2!o De JaHc--
10 today ampliied his log with these
{ details:
we sighted the raiders when 100
miles east OF Pernam buco and having
I IL mind the warnings - watch out for
commerce destroyers. Immediately
sent out a wireless call for help, stat.
ing our position and the fact that we
were pursued.
When one Of the raiders had over
hauled us and was mile distant, she
fired shot across our bows. We lay
70 at once. The vessel came closer II
Us and finally sent over two boat loads
Of German officers and sailors. They
ordered rs 10 leave with our baggage
was blown up.
The German commander particular
Iy questioned me az 10 the whereabout!
sof the steamer Arguaya."
lie American Consul General Gottschali