Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-18
RAIDER SINKS
TEN VESSELS IN
SOUTH ATLANTIC
Eight British and Two French
Ships Sent to Bottom by a
German Commerce
Destroyer.
TWO OTHERS CAPTURED
Raider is Fast, Well Armed
Ship Equipped with Tor
pedo Tubes.
PART OF CREWS SAVED

cording to information received here
today from British official source,
seven vessels i'll the Atlantic have
been sunk and nine captured by a
German raiding vessel.
The vessels reported sunk are: Brit
ish, Radnorshire, Saint Theodore,
Dramatist, Minich, Tredegar Hall;
French, Nantes, Asnieres. The YES
sells captured include the following:
British: King George, Mount Tenn
pie, George, Voltaire, Yarrowdale;
Japanese, Hudson Maru.
All of these vessels were sunk or
captured between December Il and
January ], on the route between the
Azores and Pernambuco, in longi-
tudes varying between 40 and 81
west, latitude between 80 north and
south.
The crews OF the steamships sunk
were placed on the Hudson Maru
This vessel was compelled to accom-
pany the raider to point degrees
south latitude, where it arrived jan
uar~ II. 1t then received permission
to go to Pernambuco, where it ar
rived on Monday evening with 237
men from the crews OF the vessels
which were sunk. No information
has been received in regard to the
crews of the captured vessels.
The raider is said to be ship of
the Moewe type.
Marine Insurance Rises.
New York, Jan. 17.-News Of the
destruction of allied shipping in the
South American trade by German
raider was followed by an advance
in marine insurance rates here today
from 2H to 10 per cent of West In
dian and South American ports.
Although. underwriters awaited Of
fetal confirmation, persistent rumors
were still current today that the Ger
man sea raider had been either sunk
or captured, 1t was pointed out that
the steamers Yarrowdale and St.
Theodore were still at large and that
the British admiralty,. for naval rca-
sons, might withhold announcement
OF the sinking of the German war
vessel until these two ships had been
recaptured @"
Two Other Ships Missing.
Galveston, Tex, Jan. 1.-Two
steamships which left this port in
November have not been reported as
reaching their destinations. The
Swedish steamer Consul Olson sailed
November 10, and the Swedish
steamer Consul Corfitzon November
IS, both for Havre Fears are enter
tanned for their safety. ...
London, Jan. l7.-Eight British and
two French merchant vessels are be.
lieved to have 1een sunk by Ger.
man raider.
The following announcement was
given out here officially today:
For some time past it had been
assumed that the following British
and French merchant ships, which
had long been overdue, had been
sunk by German raider: British.
Dramatist, Radnorshire, Minish,
Netherby Hall, Mount Temple, King
George, Georgia, Voltaire; French,
Nantes and Asnieres. Definite infor.
nation has now been received from
Pernambuco confirming this assump.
ton.
Part Of Crews Rescued
"On the evening of Monday the
Japanese steamer Hudson Maru ar
rived off Pernambuco, having on
board the masters and 237 men of the
crews of some of the lost vessels
which were sunk on various dates be-
tween December II and January II.
an addition the steamer St. Theo-
dore was captured and prize crew
put on board, and the steamer Var
rowdale was captured and sent away
with about 400 men, the crews of
others OF the sunk vessels, who were
to be landed. No further news has
yet been received OF their where
abouts.'
Wireless Warning Sent.
Norfolk, Va, Jan. H.-Wireless
warnings that German raider was
off the Brazilian coast last Friday
were picked up here last night. These
messages were addressed ito all
ships" and we're repeated in English
and French. They placed the raider
in latitude 7 degrees south and longi-
tude Is degrees west, which would
put it off the Brazilian coast near
Pernambuco.
The German vessel was described
as ship OF 4,500 tons, we'll armed
with torpedo tubes. 1t had one black
funnel, capable OF extension. and two
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