Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-05
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 SEA RAIDERS. RAVAG|NG IN. THE PAC|F |C.
Navy Department Announces Receipt of Advices That Seeadlef's Crew is Still On South Sea Rampage.
By Review Leased wire.l

 man commerce raiders. manned by the crew of the famous Seeadler, which it now develops stranded on Mopeha island, in the South Pacific, after roaming the seas for seven months preying on American and al lied shipping, are operating some where in the South seas. according to a report received tonight at the navy department from the commander of the naval station at Tutuila, Samoan islands.
 The dispatch transmitting the story of Capt. Hador Smith of the American schooner c. Slade, one of the Seead- ler's victims. was sent on September 29, several weeks after the two new raiders left Mopeha island, where they had been captured by the Germans. The first put to sea on August 21 and the other on September 5, and it prob ably was their operations which led to recent reports of raiders in the Pacific.
 American Ships Sunk
 Before coming to grief on August 2 the Seeadler had added the Ameri- can schooners A. B. Johnson, Manila and Slade to the list of at least twelve allied vessels which she sank early this year in the South Atlantic ocean. In the long period from last arch, when she was last heard from, the raider probably sent down other craft encountered in passing through the Atlantic, around Cape Horn and across the Pacific to the Society group of French islands, of which Mopeha is one.
 Seeadler Stranded
 The Seeadler, according to Captain Smiths report, arrived at Mopeha on July 31. Two days later she stranded on the island and was abandoned as a total loss, the master and crew, with twenty-seven white and seventeen Da- tive prisoners, making shore in safety.
 Life on Island
 The Seeadler's prisoners, of whom Captain Smith was one, were left on the almost desolate island, but on September 19 Smith and three others of the prisoners departed in an open beat and reached Tutuila ten days later. Smith reported the prisoners badly in need of food and water.
 The dispatch from the naval officer did not indicate the size of the raid CTS and nothing is known of them, as one was unnamed, while the French schooner Lutece is not listed in avail able shipping records.
 The dispatch fro mTutuila, as an nounced tonight by the navy depart ment, follows:
 Official Announcement
 "The master of the American schooner c. Slade arrived in an open boat at this island with three other men from Mopeha island. which they left September 19. The master, Ha- dor Smith. states that his vessel was captured by the German raider Seead- Ter on June IF. The schooner was destroyed by burning. The entire crew was taken aboard the raider.
 A. B. Johnson Captured
 Smith states that the Seeadler cap tured on June IA the American schooner A B. Johnson. and on July 8 the American schooner Manila. The Manila was destroyed by dynamite, after which the Seeadler proceeded to Mopeha island, the westward island of the Soicety group, arriving there July 31. On August 2 the Seeadler strand ed and was abandoned as total loss. The commanding officer of the Seead- Ter on August 21 in motor sloop with machine guns. rifles, bombs and about two months supplies, accompanied by three officers and two men.
 French Ship Taken
 "On September the French schoon- CT Lutece, bound out of Takiti, So-
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