Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-08-10
Theory Put Forward as ExpIana-
ton of Disappearance of
American Vessels.
PIRACY FOLLOWS GREAT WARS
island Dotted Areas Of the Oceans Of
fer Lurking Places for Sea Rovers-
Piracy Has Flourished Since
Eariy Days Of History.

Washington. ID. C.-The theory that
pirates are again infesting Atlantic
waters has been put forward In con-
nection with the grounding OF the Car
roll Deering aud the mysterious dis
appearance OF three other American
steamships.
IAN epidemic OF piracy has followed
IN the wake OF nearly all Of the great
wars. Even rs recently as 1919 rest
less souls who had smelled the blood
Of hattie and felt the intOXication OF
danger became lOath 10 settle down IN
TO the peaceful ways Of men and
commerce. and chose the wide seas
as an asylum because they refused
10 live under the law" says bulletin
OF the National Geographic society
from its Washington. d. C., headquar-
tiers.
Some Famous Pirate Bases.
ssResIde the broad oceans which Of
fered infinite chance for escape there
have always heen the island-dotted
areas which furnish excellent lurking
placeS from which these opponents OF
absolute freedom might take their
quarry for examination and long d.
vision among them. The Greek Archi-
pelaro the Barbnry coast the East
Indies. the China shores and the span
ish Main. within the shadow OF our
own doors. have been pirate bases
Tor centuries and given TO the worn
= wealth OF stories Of brearhiess IN
terest.
s.In ancient times these sea robbers
OF the coast 81 Greece. Italy ana
Asia Minor with their thousands oi
light. swift vessels, or sea mice a
,bev were called. taxed merchant
shipping so heavily that they hghuE
and rightly termed their base OF OPP
eratIons the Golden Gulf. They
s.upted their black flag In the face
81 mighty Rome. which remained I'M
notent against them until Pompey with
almost unlimited resources at his com
mand curAed their operations.
pandora's Box Of Piracy.
-FerdInand and Isabella unwilling
" In their decision 10 drive the Moors
from Spanlsh soil. let loose upon the
world and particularly upon Spanish
shipping. then az the height Oh It's
pride. a fearful horde OF daring anu
INSCRIPTIONS avengers.
an the early days 81 Moslem pow
er one OF the caliphs wrote 10 ms gen
ernl and asked him what the sea was
ike The general answered, The sea
Is A huge beast which silly folk rue
ike worms on logs Consequently the
calIrh gave orders that no Mos'eih
shouId voyage upon Il. but they soon
learned that they must conquer II II
,bev were 20 hold their own among
other peoples. and they subsequently
furnished some OF the most audacious
and picturesque ~ the pirate figures
The James Brothers Of the Seas.
s'Tyvo 81 the most daring and m
renIous OF these were the Barbarossa
brothers. Red Beard terrorized the
Mediterranean world from CONSTANT
pople 70 he Pillars OF Hercules. Inc
excellent harbors and the island ND
ing places made Il possible for him 70
aeTv the fleets OF England. Italy,
Spain and Holland. 10 levy tribute on
an the vessels that passed over the
highway. 10 capture the richly laden
Papal galleys bound for Rome In Nos
lem defiance Of Christendom ana
chain the Christians 20 their oars. IN
1910. nj that time notorious and I'M
mensely wealthy. he changed the base
OF his operations 10 the island OF
Jerba. or the coast OF Tunis. where
the Fates ceased 20 smile so kindly
upOn him. After many hardiought
battles and viclssitudes Of fortune ne
fell before the forces OF Charles '
OF Spain near Tremizan on African
soil. lie had actually escaped. but
upon learning that his faithful FOL
lowers were close pressed he returned
20 die with them. The career OF his
brother Kheyr-er-din Is scarcely less
romantic.
.Piracy on the American coast
among the French and Spanish nsviga-
tors began before the days OF the Eng
lish colonIsts. Queen Elizabeth Is said