The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-07-19
SOUTHERN REPUBLIC ARGUS
ED TO FURY OVER BARBAR-
GUS POLICY OF TEUTONS
Repetition of Anti-Ger.
man Riots Feared
Story of Captain of Oriana Stirred
the People, Who at Early Stage
of War Were Inclined Toward
German Empire.
By John W. white, Jr., international

By John w. White, Jr., international
News Service Staff Correspondent
BUENOS AIRES, July 19.-The de-
liberate destruction of the Argentine
sailing ship Oriana without notice of
any kind to the crew has aroused
widespread Indignation throughout
Argentina, and stringent police pre-
cautions are all that have prevented a
repetition of the serious rioting which
followed the sinking of the Monte
ProtegidO.
The manner in which the submarine
announced it's presence to the Oriana,
discharging a shell against it without
the least warning, may indicate why
there has been no news or any trace
of the steamer Curumalan, which dis
appeared while on a voyage from Glas
Cow to Buenos Aires.
Following is the entry made by Cap
tain Jensen, of the Oriana, in his log
book as cabled from Toulon:
June 6, 1917, At 1855 p. m, we
heard a cannon shot without knowing
from what direction it came. At 8
we heard another and saw a projec-
tile fall so metres from our bow. Com
pretending that a hostile submarine
was near and seeing the impossibility
of escaping on account of the clear
moonlight and the slow speed of our
vessel, l gave the order to stop, that
they might see that we had no idea
OF escaping, and in the hope that they
would cease cannonading us.
Immediately after this maneuver a
shell hit us which cut the shrouds Oh
the upper part of the mainmast. An
other shell passed us parallel to the
shin at a distance of only some inches
on the starboard side. The water
which it threw up inundated a part
OF the poop.
"As | saw that the submarine in
tended to sink the Oriana without Civ
ling the crew the time necessary tc
save themselves, | ordered the life
boat to be lowered and the order was
carried out Immediately.
"Once all the crew were embarked
in the boat, 1 gave orders for course
to be steered away from the direction
> whence the shells came. When We
were at a good distance I gave or
ders to stop and awaited develop
ments The submarine was then wei
visible. After firing three other she'll
at the Oriana it approached our llt'
boat and ordered the captain and creV
} to come aboard leaving in our boa
only four men VINO knew NOW W loM
e. This order having been complied with
e an officer and two German seamen
with the four men from the Oriana
y proceeded in the direction of the Orr
e ana. which was more or less 25O met
= ers distant. These four men from tn
e vessel were the first officer, Ludwig
e sen, and the sailors Erik Anderson
n lose Fernandez, and ships boy, Lu
e ciano Gomex
+ According to the declaration mad
= by Ludvigsen, the Germans placed o
h board the Oriana three automati
l. bombs. one in each hold. Afterward
= all returned to the submarine, and tn
Germans went aboard. The commar
der of the submarine then ordered tn
captain and other members OF U
:, crew of the Oriana to return to tn
l life boat Two minutes later we hear
three consecutive explosions. yer
faint and the Oriana began TO dlsal
= pear with all her sails set.
t, After being witnesses OF such
+, lamentable spectacle the crew mad
l. towards the coast. On the followin
J. day. at 5:25, we met the French coas
e guard ship Indefatigable, which trans
ported us to the port Of Toulon.'