Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1917-01-26
EIGHT MORE
CREWS LANDED
The Yarrowda!e at Cape Verde
with 44O Men.
JAPANESE OFFICERS KILLED

ne German KdlOcf is Ihe mSS"C 10
the Confident Belief in South Ameri-
can Ports.
The British steamship Yarrowda!e,
with 440 men, members of the crews
of eight ships sunk by the German
raider now operating in the Atlantic
arrived on Tuesday at San Vincent,
Cape Verde Islands, according to re-
liable information reaching Rio janet
70. Official confirmation is lacking,
however.
The Yarrowdale was captured by the
raider, but released to bring the men
to port. (The Cape Verde Islands be-
long to Portugal, one of the entente
nations.)
1t is considered almost certain that
the raider is the Moewe, the German
protected cruiser which captured tie
Appam and sank numerous allied shlrs
in Atlantic waters year ago.
According to reports from an au.
thoritative sourcc the Moewe is un-
derstood to have sailed from Kiel un-
der the Danish flag, carrying cargo Of
hay on the bridge in order to conceal
her armament.
When last seen the Moewe was
painted black, with white markings.
Her armament included four torpedo
tubes in service and several tubes in
reserve. She is believed to have car
ried a mine laying apparatus.
The raider also carried large num-
Der of auxiliary plates, which would
permit her commander to change the
appearance of the bridge at will. In
addition she had collapsible tunnels.
The vessel now believed to be the
Moewe, was repainted several times,
and under the last coat Of paint were
observed traces of the Danish flag
which had been painted on the hull.
There is still no definite information
regarding the number of vessels sunk
by the raider. The greatest estimate
is twenty-seven and the minimum thir-
teen, the latter being officially given
in the British admiralty report Oh
Wednesday.
Since she parted company with the
Hudson Maru, a week ago, the raider
has dropped out of sight and so far
as can be ascertained, Is still at large.
Great anxiety is felt for the safety
of various vessels In waters which are
regarded as in the danger zone and
various reports of additional sinkings
are current. but there is no Indication
that these stories have any substantial
basis.
The French merchantmen Samara,
6007 tons, which was reported to have
been sunk, is safe and IS due at Rio
Janeiro shortly.
The vessel in regard to which the
greatest concern is felt is the SOOO-ton
British steamship Ortega, on her way
to Pernambuco 1t is reported frcm
that city that she has returned to St.
Vincent, but the report lacks confir-
nation.
From accounts given by men from
the destroyed steamships, as publish
ed in the newspapers, it appears TIA
the raider has speed Of about sixteen
knots.
The Japanese steamship Hudson
Maru. which brought the fist news
of the raids and over 200 members o.
various crews, entered Pernambuc
with German crew. and is looked
upon by Brazilian naval authorities ae-
a German vessel. Ste will staJ a
Pernambuco as war prize. aa1 n!
be under the jurisdiction of the G~r
man minister.
Several japanese seamen ere s'ill Il
board the vessel. There ere reports
as vet unofficial. that Officers of tNi
vessel resisted capture and were sum
marily killed.