New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-13

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Menalaos is fifteen miles long and
eight miles wide, and offers excellent
harbor facilities for light draft yes
sells, as il is not far distant from the
main channel.
MYSTERIOUS Vessels Seen
In the last six years mysterious ves-
sells have been frequently noticed ell
terine the Amazon carrying csrgoes,
believed to be war supplies for
hidden German base. The centre o.
the island is a nign plateau, when
gives AZ sbuadaa; supply OF fresh
water. besides Offering excellent op-
portunities for cultivation.
Native pilots Of the Amazon recsiled'
il was said, that several German yes
sells veered from their courses toward
Menalaos, ostensibly for trading IN
rutta percha and sending supplies to
the colony Of sgriculturists there.
These supplies we're always Of bulky
nature, according 20 the pilots, ana
were handled with excessive care.
As late as July, 1914, month before
the outbreak Of the war in Europe.
river pilots told in Para of the setting
I'D on this island OF two high poles,
which we're said to "tslk with Cod
The conversation with the Almighty
sounded like the "hum Of multitude
of bees" according to the simple ma
tives-ignorant Of the sounds made by
wireless telegraphy.
In November, 1914, a German cruiser.
trapped by three British cruisers,
headed up the Amazon instead OF try
ing to run the gantlet. She has not
been heard from since.
Has Population of 22j
The population Of Menalaos is com
nosed Of approximately 75 Germans, 90
Japanese. who act as servants, and 100
Portuguese and Indians, who had
sought refuge either from fear of being
apprehended by the police authorities
for some crime or came there TO es-
cape storms on the South Atlantic.
Among the passengers to arrive from
Pernambuco was Dr.. James T. Busey,
of Newark, y. j., who has been in
South America for the last year in
specting lumber interests. He boarded
the liner at Pernambuco.
Before his departure, he SAID. ne had
heard many rumors Of a German base
AZ the mouth Of the Amazon, adding
that il was common gossip IN Brazilian
ports that the Germans had one or
more hidden bases in South American
countries.
From other passengers who arrived
on the Sergipe IL was learned that oVo
survivors Of the seventeen Vesseis
which had either been captured or SUNK
had been placed on the Japanese
freighter Hudson Maru. four days saii
from Pernambuco.
The passengers said that after the
arrival of the Japanese freighter " was
autborjtatively stated in Pernambuco
that the japanese steamer had received
excellent treatment at the hands OF her
captors, and that she had received
handsome bonus in gold 10 take the
survivors into port.
Many Names Published
a. vas FIRST thought that the raider
had captured or sunk nearly thirty
ghips. a. the South American news
papers published the two, or sometimes
three, names Of vessels which had re-
Gently transferred their registry and
changed their names.
n was impossible 20 learn he loca..
tiOns Of the capturing or sinking OF
the vessels, o. the Hudson Maru ar
rived only the day previous 20 the de-
parture Of the SeTgpc.
The large majority Of the population
in Pernambuco believes that after cap
turing or sinking these seventeen SHIPS
the raider sailed 70 Menalsos for fresh
supplies and munitions, and 20 allow
tho crew shore leave before setting
forth on new raids.
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DIR. BEUsH's Ku1yss. WHOLESOME