The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-17
TWENTY LONE SHIPS
SUNK BY RAIDER
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German sea raider today recalled the
mystery of the steamer Tinto. A
number of weeks ago the Tinto was
interned at Santiago, Chile. Later she
was permitted to leave and it was
rumored after her departure that she
had carried a big cargo OF supplies
and, met a German navy vessel on
the high seas. There German crew
took charge OF the vessel and the
native crew aboard her was sent back
to Chile.
The Chilean navy secured the coast
for the yesselI but without success
and latest reports were that Brit
ish cruiser, dispatched from the
Nlklands, had taken up the task OF
looking for the ship.
List Given Out.
LONDON, jan. fT.-Tne British ao-
miralty today announced the following
British steamers sunk by the German
commerce raider in the South Allan
tic:
Voltaire, Dramatist. Radorshire.
Netherby Hall, Mount Temple, King
George, Georgia. Minieh.
The admiralty also announced loss
OF the French ships: Nantes, Asnieres.
The admiralty stated that the vessel
ST. Theodore was captured by the Ger
mans and a prize crew put on board.
The st. Theodore, in turn captured the
Yarrowdale and put aboard the latter
vessel four hundred members of crews
Of other vessels which the raider had
captured. No further Information has
been received as to the whereabouts
OF the Yarrowdale.
1.-THE London admiralty statement
brought the first news of the reported
loss of the Mount Temple, the Georgia
and the Minieh. 1t is possible. how
ever that the Minieh and the ship list
ed in the United Press cables from
Buenos Aires as Michsnethiel may be
the same.]
Another Victim Reported.
RIO DE JANERIO, Jan. 1.-THE
number of merchantmen victims Of the
German South Atlantic sea raider
reached twenty today. with the receipt
'of additional reports here.
The name of the raider is now
given here as the Vinex.
Admiralty Report.
LONDON. Jan. 1.-THE British adj
miralty today announced the sinking
of eight British and two French mer-
chsntmen by German raider.
The ships were sunk In the South
Atlantic The admiralty announce
nent was made following the receipt
OF dispatches from Buenos Aires tell
ing of a Japanese steamship arriving
at Pernambuco with survivors from
some Of the sunken ships.
I rryA roH
the Japanese teamship Hudson Maru
landed the masters and 237 men OF the
crews OF the merchantmen which were
destroyed by the raider.
Greatest Raid Of War.
! NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE
greatest German commerce raid of
the war was revealed today through
United Press dispatches from Buenos
Aires, and an official statement from
: the British admiralty.
! Eight British and two French mer-
chantmen were announced by the
admiralty as having been sunk by a
German raider. Two others have
been captured and have now prob
ably been converted into raiders and
\ are prowling the seas in search oil
| further prey
The United Press dispatches from
Buenos Aires indicated that the lis;
of vessels which have been sunk OF
captured may reach twenty or twenty
two.
Survivors from some OF the vessels
destroyed have been landed by Z
Japanese steamer at Pernambuco
Brazil. 1t is certain that when Their
stories are known one of the mos
thrilling seafaring exploits of th'
war will be disclosed.
Not since hostilities first opened
have German raiders met with sucf
success, after eluding the British
patrol.
The name of the German ship i: