The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1917-01-19
GERMAN SEA RAIDER
AGAIN WREAkS HAVOC
Vessel Escapes Blockade and Deals
Destruction to allies Ship
ping.

A German commerce sea raider has
been working havoc in the Atlantic
ocean On entente allied shipping. Be
tween the Azore islands and South
America during the period from De-
cember - to January 10 at least Is
. vessels-ten British steamers, Jap
anese steamer and two French sealing
&craft-were captured by the raider
land it is presumed that most OF them
were sunk.
The British admiralty assumes thaI
eight of the British STEAMERS and the
two French sailing vessels, all OF
them long overdue and scme OF them
known to have been loaded with arms
ammunition. horses and othsr war
supplies for the entente allies, nave
been sunk by the raider.
The japanese steamer was released
by the raider off the coast OF brazii
and permitted to land at Pernamouco
237 men of crews of vessels destroyed.
One of the British steamers is said to
have been sent away by the raider
with 400 more men to be landed, Du1
IN to the present no advices of her
having reached port have been recelV-
ed. The whereabouts Of the raider is
not known.
British Strike Blow.
The British troops in France nave
hit the German line hard at two
places for good gains, according 10
fhe latest British communication
Northeast Of Cite Calonne the Cana
dians carried out brilliant raid OF
German trenches on q front OF 'oo
yards and penetrated the positions TO
a depth of 500 yards to the German
. second line. The German dugouss
were completely wrecked and 100 men
were made prisoner. The Germans
suffered heavy casualties.
At Beaucourt Sur Ancre anotner
drive by the British gave them Ger
man positions over a front Of sou
Yards. which they held despite a
counterattack in which the Germans
lost heavily under the British Darrase
hre.
The Russians in a vigorous attack,
have recaptured the village Of Vadenl.
six miles southwest Of the important
Danubian town of Galatz, according
to Petrograd, and repulsed with heavy
casualties Teutonic~ allied counter
attack. The Teutonic allies were aiso
driven out Of the village OF Gerlescnl'
near the mouth Of the Rimnik river
but later the Russians were compelled
to withdraw in the face OF superior
forces.
Berlin Admits Cheek.
The Berlin war Office admits that
Field Marshall Won McKensen's TURK
ish advance posts near Vadeni were
withdrawn, but makes no mention OF
the evacuation OF the village. In the
Kasino and Suchitza valleys the Rus
slams still are vigorously on the ofen-
sive and at one point have succeeded
in gaining a footing on peak. EV-
erywhere else they were repulsed
with sanguinary losses.
Berlin reports that near Smorgon,
which lies on the railroad between
Wilma and Minsk, the Russians after
heavy artillery preparation attacked
and penetrated the German lines on
a narrow front, but later We're dr17-
en- out, leaving the battlefield covered
with Russian dead. In Galacia near
the Zborow-Zlochoff railway the Ger
mans are carrying out an advance In
fantry fire against the Russians.
In the other theatres there have
been no important battles, the opera
Ations still consisting of artillery duels
band enga gements between small par
Bties.