The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1917-01-27
HUNT SEA RAIDER
Gordon of Allied Cruisers AL
ready Searching Atlantic
For German Vessel.
BELIEVED TO Be THE MOEWE
Officials at Rio Janeiro Say Cruiser
Left Keel Under Danish Flag
More Crews Landed.

Norfolk, Va, Jan 19.-Wireless re-
ports picked up here tonight say that
at least eleven, if not more, allied
cruisers are now searching for the
German raider in the South Atlantic.
They are strewn along the coast from
300 miles south of the Virginia capes
to within few hours steaming of the
place where the German rover was
sighted.
The cruisers are sending out warn
ings to allied ships, giving the last
two locations of the raider and advis-
ing entente merchantmen to avoid the
known routes in the South Atlantic
Believe 1t the Moewe.
Rio Janeiro, Jan 19-The British
steamer YarrowdaIe with the crews of
eight ships sunk by the German raider
in the Atlantic, arrived January Is at
Sac Vicenti, Cape Verde Islands, ac-
cording to reliable information re-
ceived here.
1t is considered almost certain here
that the raider is the Moewe, the Ger
man armed raider which captured the
Appam and sunk numerous entente
ships in Atlantic waters year ago.
The American consul at Pernambuco
cabled the embassy here confirming
the landing of several Americans from
vessels which fell victim to the raider.
He added that no American ships had
been sunk by the German craft, and
that all the American sailors landed
were men from the crews Of foreign
vessels.
According to reports from an au-
thoritative source, the Moewe is I'M
derstood TO have sailed from KieI IN
der the Danish flag carrying a cargo
of hay on the bridge in order to con-
ceal her armament.
War Painted Black.
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 a large num-
| Der of auxiliary plates which would
| permit her commander to change the
! appearance of the bridge at will. In
addition, she had collapsibIe tunnels.
The vessel now believed 10 be the
Moewe, was reprinted several times,
| observed traces of the Danish flag,
which had been painted on the hull.
/ The steamer Hudson Maru, which
arrived at Pernambuco with survivors
aboard, will remain there as a war
prize under the jurisdiction of the
German minister.
Sank Twenty Ships.
New York, Jan. 1S.-The greatest
German commerce raid of the war was
revealed today through dispatches
from Buenos Aires and an official
statement from the British admiralty
Eight British and two French mer-
chantmen were announced by the adj
miralty as having been sunk by Ger
man raider
Two other British ships have been
captured and are now propably prowI-
ing the seas in search of further prey.
The totaled tonnage of ships report
ed sunk or captured is 94,736 tons
This is exclusive of some of the ships
which are not listed by Lloyd's.
May Have Sunk or Captured p
The dispatches from Buenos Aires
indicated that the list Of vessels whieh
have been sunk or captured may reach
twenty-five
Survivors from some of the vessels
| destroyed have been landed by a Jap
anese steamer at Pernambuco, Brazil.
! 1t is certain that when their stories
are known one of the most thrilling
| seafaring exploits Of the war will be
| disclosed.
Not since hostiIities first opened
have German raiders met with szch
success after e1uding the British pa
troll. The name of the German ship
! is reported as Vineta in one report
reaching Buelos Aires; as the Vinex
in reports to Rio Janeiro; while third
! report was that she was painted read
black and her name could not be dis
tinguished-
Once British Had 1t.
The British admiralty announced on
December that report had been re-
ceived that a disguised German vessel
of the mercantile type was sighted in
the North Atlantic December f. It was
reported from Halifax that a strange
vessel, believed to be a raider. was in
tercepted on December off the north
western coast of Scotland, but was per-
| mitted to proceed under the impress
! sion that she was the Dutch steamship
Gamma Later it was learned that the
! Gamma was at Kirkwall on that date.
India 70 Issue Big War Loan
London, Jan 19.-The India office
| announces the government has ar