wmw a 'i, 'iu itwaaawpBiwiiii .ij m W-pjv,rif ,, fvi0ir" l- 5raar EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA; THURSDAY, ITAOTARY . L 18, 1917 ti- i E ' B i 11 t. It 1 FIVE ALLIED CRUISERS SEARCH THE ATLANTIC SEA LANE FOR GERMAN RAIDER CoMlnuwl from rc One (hern of arlous nationalities .Altrdiiglt ,1 1 of them liad been closely cotillncd aboard Vt,Vtr captor, they Identified licr na n Ocr man cruiser of tlio Vinetn or Morwi- tvpe. but dlPKUlseil so her warl'lio character war not revealed. Tlicso survlvora do hot represent by a rreat number the total of those aboard the hlB9 known to have fallen Mctlm to tin; German commcrco destroyer. The fato of evernl humlrcdfl la unknown. From storlei told by these survivors at Fernamburo, the following narrative of tho German raider's operatlutiq may bo con- truotcd : Tho German vessel left Kiel n number of weeks "BO and mvunrr d'rectly southwest ward across tho path of transatlantic com merce Gradually Rho worked her search of the seas Bouthwnrd. tnltlng lirlzes right and left. Several of these cise!,i tho raider Uok alons with her, nuttlns German prize crews on board and confining tho captured crews below decks. Finally the St. Thoo rfnri.. a. British shin of about 5000 tonn, tms chosen bv tho commcrco destroyer a- life fleet "prison ship" and On board her wrtre transferred an 01 1110 Burvitors. 'they were poorly fed and confined so eloAely that Ihcie was great suffering. KVcxy precaution was taken by the raldcr'H capmln that his prisoners should not learn the sHory of his escape through tho cordon of Allied battleships guarding Kiel, or of his fufsire plans, and that they should not by ahv chanco warn other merchantmen which Hie raider encountered of their fato. Despllo theso precautions, somn of tho lurvlvorw managed to witness tho Germnn vessel's maneuvers when sho captured tho French silhooner Nantes, ntul their story was ful, confirmed by Captain Days, of that ci-rl. According to their version, tho German slipped f.ir ahead of her convoy or prizes and revealed tho British flag at her mast head She rapidly overhauled the tlow saillng csel mid then signaled her to lay to. Tli Nantes obeyed and tho mo ment sho c.imo to a stop tho raider hoisted her true colois. bringing her guns to bear on tho Frenchman. A prlr.o crew was sent oer to take chargo of tho schooner. SfHOONUll DVNAMITHD Some time Inter, however, tho sailing vessel being unable to make the speed that tho raider and bor prizes desired, tho ves sel ,ii stripped of food and supplies, tha original French crow and tho German prize crew taken off and a holo dynamited In tho vessel's bottom. "The German didn't look anything like a warship " says Captain Days, "and I had no hesitancy In obeying her order to heavo to. Beside. 1 had no chance to escape, as the raider could easily have overhauled me " After tho Nantes wan captured nnd sunlt tho survivors were distributed nmong tho several j-rlzcs and finally all transferred to the St Theodore. Then, on Janunry 12, the Hudson Main was overhauled, seized and her Japanese crew confined, a Gormnn prize crew taking her place. At thin time tho raider evidently judged her depredations on commcrco were likely to have reached tho attentive cars of Allied warships dot ting the Atlantic and she niado preparations to skip away from tho hampering conoy of prizes Many of tho sur Ivors were put xboard tho Hudson Mam from tho St. Theodoro and thu Japanese steamship head ed toward port. What became of other prize ships which trailed along with tho raider and In particular what waa tho fate of the St. Theodoro Is unknown. HEPOriT 400 LOST The report still persisted In Itlo today that 400 persons had perished In the sinking of some unnamed ship, but neither the survivors at Pcrnambueo nor wlroless pleas for Information sent over the seas brought either confirmation or denial. Tho fe'v survivors landed nt lVrnnmbuco do not represent by soeral hundred the number of those who must have been aboaicl tho twenty-four or twciit-sl-: ves sels sunk or captured by tho raider. What has become of the others Is not Known. They may still bo aboard tho Kt. Theodore or some of tho other prizes, headed, under German prize crews, for other South Atlan tic ports. Many may bavo perished. Tho close under-decks' confinement of tho sur 1 1vors who have already landed was ef fectual In preventing them from ascertain ing inoro than the most meager facts about their captors nnd her career. Tho fact that no survrvur could definitely Identify tho raider Is significant commentary on how rigidly iho German commcrco destroyer's crew guarded her Identity and how strictly they cnrrled nut "their orders for confine ment of their captives At leu t r,ne Hrltlslt warship Is known to hne been poinds here around the spot where the Hudson M.iru parted c-t'u iy with her captor a cruiser which .u .ent seerat weeks ngo from the Falkland Island's Great llrltaln's Kouth Atlantic naal linc, to search for the istca.nshlp Tlnto Hut It was fairly certain today that every avallablo Allied warship anywhere near the section of tho South Atlantic where tho raider was last reported was churning tho sea in an effort to loc.it 0 her In the mcnmvlilln tlrltlsli nnd French consul Issued warnings lo all Allied ship ping. The few Allied vesrels which did leave and a number of neutral vessels as weil carefully hugged tho shore. atrlMng to rtnaln In territorial waters ns rar as pos sible From the fact that the rommerce do strojer chnso the South Atlantic field ns her main sphere of operations there waa a revival today of tho oft-repeated rumor of a German wireless nnd supply base at somo unlnhabltedfpot on tho South American coast. Both tho Argentina nnd Brazilian Governments today took cognizance of this rumor In making another effort to orlfy the existence of bucIi u station. Itoth Ilrazil nnd Argentine officials pro fessed unconcern over tho likelihood of any violation of neutrality by the raider, but aro nevertheless taking no chances. BIG ALLIED FLEET IN SEARCH FOR RAIDER LONDON, Jan. lit. A powerful fleet of Urltlsh nnd French warships Is scouring tho Atlantic today for the new terror of the seas, a German raider thot Is nccredltcd with having sunk or captured more than n score of merchant ships. Following tho official announcement of tho Admiralty ndmlttlng the loss of a dozen British nnd French ships, It became known hero today that at least ten Urltlsh warships are taking part In tho search. A search Is doing mndo up and down tho American coast, and oft tho southern part of tho t'nited States. As tho men-of-war look for their quarry they aro pending out wltclcss warnings to merchant ships. Urltlsh and French consular representa tives hao gathered Important Information from the refugees of lost ships that were lauded at I'ernambuco from tho Japanese ship Hudson Marti. Tho sea-fugltlves were unahlo to glvo the namo of tho raider, but from their descrip tion It waa supposed that the ship formerly was tho Vlncta. Sho Is well armed with guns nnd torpedo tubes and carries n largo and well-trained crew. In addition to the search for the com meico raider tho Allied fleet Is attempting to locato her base, for It Is supposed that sho Is operating from somo supply point on tho South or Central American coast. Whether tho raider will take tight Into somo other part of the world's seven seas Is not known, but even If sho flees into tho Pacific sho will run tho risk of encoun tering Japaneso warships that will bo on the lookout for her there. Tho vessels known lo have been sunk or captured nggreg.ito about 05,000 tons. Tho German ship began her depredations about Decembor 12, unit was active ns late as January 12. Instead of striking nt tho north Atlantic steamship lane, she went on to tho south Atlantic and swooped down on tho traffic highways between South American ports and lairope. Evidently rho feared lo enturo Into tho north At lantic becauso of the big fleets which are constantly on guard there. Tho Admiralty Is making nn Investiga tion of tho leports of destruction of other ships in addition to thosn named in .the ofllclal announcement, particularly tho sink ing of one vessel In which 400 llcs wero rumored to havo been lost. It has been thought for some tlmo that a German raider was loose on account of tho Increasing number of ovorduo ships, but the ofllclal announcement has caused a big Increaso In murine, insurance rates. Tho fact that tho raider Is still at largo waa nn Important factor In boosting rates. Not since tho days of tho Kmden havo shipping circles been so perturbed over tho German menace. While tho Urltlsh deplore tho loss of shipping, naval men pay tribute to the daring of tho German sea men nnd tho skill with which they have raided commerco without being captured, Tho raiding ship was described as a One Owner I drove his Intcr-Stato 30,000 miles in 17 months. The car averaged 20 miles to the gallon of gasoline, and tho !.. Kin ....... 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Sho was equipped with four torpedo tubes and car ried a plentiful supply of ammunition. Tho vessel was painted a dirty gray, nnd black paint had been smenred over her tmtno to blot It out. GERMAN SEA RAID SEEN AS PART OF PROGRAM WASHINGTON'. Jan. 18. The German commcrco raid feat off South America Is regarded hero ns a new spectacular 'coup In a series by Germany. ' Authorities hold, however, that whllo gigantic on tho surfaco tho raid Is only n. "drop In the bucket" compared to the string of sinkings accomplished by sub. marines. And they fnl to see where it presages tho opening of nny new victorious warfare by Germany. They say only nn occasional raider can operato nnd then not for long, duo to tho Allied warships dotting the oceans. What Germany will do about sea war fore, especially submarlnlngs. cannot be gnuged, officials said, by tho ncllvlty of tho raider. Germany Is accomplishing the destruction dally of eight to fifteen or twenty ships of varying tnnuogo by her submarines, nnd theso sinkings now gn virtually unnoticed. Tho spectacular elements of the raid In South America aro what make It Importnnt, w hurras from n strategic point of vlow tho rnld can accomplish only temporary fright or nervousness for Allied shipping, accoidlng to cxpertB' views. While tho raider work Is beforo tho public reports nro current that not only Is Germany planning tho spectacular return of the subsea freighter Deutschland, but that a larger sister ship will dock In New London or "somewhere cIo in America" with her. FRENCH LINER SAILS AFTER 14-HOUR DELAY NHW YOItlf, Jan. 18 Undaunted by the fear of submarines nnd German com merco rnlders, the French liner Chicago sailed today for llordeaux after delaying her departure for fourteen hours. Ofll clals wero emphatic that the delay wm not caused by the suddenly revealed nc tlvlty of a German sea rover. None of the 120 cabin passengers can celed their passage becauso of the raider's known presence In Atlantic waters. Aboard tha Chicago wero thirty French soldiers, returning to the front nfler furloughs spent In this country. 13 AMERICANS LANDED HY RAIDER'S VICTIMS N'HW YOHK. Jan 18. So far ns It Is known oltlclnlly no lives were lost In the destruction of merchant shipping by tho German raider which Is now ravaging tho seas, tt is nnoillclally re ported, however, that 411 persons nro inlsRlng. Among tho persons landed nt Fernnmbuco from sunken or captured ships aro thirteen Americans Telegraphic reports from I'ernambuco quote survivors as saying that they were severely treated by the Germans on the raider Tho correspondent of the Urn?. I Journal reports that somo of tho sailors from the victim ships say they weio kept without food for two dojs. The commander of the French steamship N'nntcs Is said to have asserted that the raider approached his ship under tho Urltlsh Hag. G110 report In shipping circles was that the raider maj bo tho Mnevvp, whoso ex ploits In African waters are world-famous. Tint there bns been somo loss of life Is virtually certain Somo nf the refugees on tho Hudson Main, which arrived nt Per- nambuco on Monday night, snld that oincera of the ship had been shot down when they tried to resist rapture by tho German com merce destroyer. According to the survivors at I'ernambuco the raider carried n crew of nbout 250 men, Including flvo olllcors of tho German navy, INSURANCE MEN ROOST SOUTH AMERICAN RATES NTW YOHK. Jail 18 Marino under, wrlteis In New York rontlnued todny to boiM rates on ships hound for South Amer ican Maters. War risk rates leaped from a general range of two to threo per cent ti six to ten per cent vesterdny With the Germnn raider still at largo and new reports of ships sunk, received todny, rates wero expected to go oven higher, Oillclals of the Hrltlsh Consulnle In New York expressed the belief that tho raider roou will bo laid low. "Wo have fnvt patrol boats In that dis trict." one of them said. "Thero will not be much more raiding " The ships already destroyed by the raider. are valued, with their cargoes, nt miotic fiO.000,000. Insurnnco Is carried for tho most part by local underwriters. The French liner Chicago sailed from New York nt T n. m. for llordenux, re gardless of tho raider's presence. Sho will have 120 passengers aboard. 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LA SALLE STREET, CHICAGO 80 MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK SIXTY.FOURTJI ANNUAL STATEMENT, JANUARY 1st, 1917 ASSETS Bonds and Stocks $28,915,764.00 Ileal Estate 1,000,000,00 Loans on Bond and mortgage. . 2,700.00 Premiums in course of collection 1,195,671.33 Interest, Dividends and Rents accrued , 288,667.16 Cash on deposit and in office . . , 2,381,569.37 LIABILITIES Unearned premiums $10,135,305.-16 Losses in process of adjustment 591,007.51 All other claims '. . . 381,725.23 Reserve for contingencies 100,000.00 Reserve for dividend, payable January 4th, 1917 600,000.00 Policyholders' Surplus $22,303,333.63 Capital ...$10,000,000.00 Net Surplus 12,303,333.63 $22,303,333.63 334,114,371.86 Total Assets $34,114,371.86 Includes excess deposit of $20,497.39 in Canada. HENRY EVANS, President YvrTTT t-it tttt A a iXTfts2 . CHAS. T. EVANS. 428 Walnut St. PHILADELPHIA AGr&N la. HARRY C. L. SAUEB & BRO, 4U Walnut St SMSMMMMSSMSMSMMm g 1 Mav?son & DeMarry 1 1 15 Chestnut Street (Opposite Kcllh's) vp H i& Discount B and B I? It Twenty-five per cent is a great big inducement when it is an actual, honest discount, and when a firm of seventy-seven years shows gain after gain, that record can be reasonably called excellent. No big business ever originated without big reasons, and we point to our success due to Values Reliability-r-Service Fur Sets 30.00 Hudson Seal Now 22.50 32.50 Raccoon Now 3fi.37 35.00 Black Fox Now 26.25 50.00 Skunk Now 37.50 60.00 Beaver Now v 45.00 75.00 Red Fox Now 56.25 75.00 Sable Brown Fox. Now 56.25 89.50 Dyed Blue Fox . .Now 67.12 89.50 Moleskin Now 67.12 98.50 Slate Fox Now 73.87 135.00 Natural Fisher ...Now 101.25 135.00 Cross Fox Now 101.50 Fur Coats HoKulnrly. Now. 45.00 Pony Skin 33.75 Beaxor or llnccoon Collar; 0-Inch Model. 59.50 French Seal 44.87 Skunk Opossum Collar: 40 Inch: Smart Mod' 89.50 French Seal 67.12 Contrasting Collar of Illaclc Lynx; 42 Inch: Full Model. 92.50 Natural Muskrat 69.37 42 Inch; full Moiieln; I.arB Collars of Muslirat or Hudson Seal. I 10.00 Hudson Seal 82.S0 40 liu'h; Kull Model; Smart Model; Brocade JJnlnR. 1 35.00 Hudson Seal 101.25 40 and 45 Inch Models; Select Quality; Full Cut. 1 50.00 Hudson Seal 112.50 42 Inch; Very Smart Model; Very Choice Quality. 160.00 Leopard Skin 120.00 42-Inch Model; Collar nnd Cuffs of Badger or Itaccoon. 1 65.00 Hudson Seal 123.75 Very Full, Jaunty Model: 6-Inch Border and Collar of Skunk. 190.00 Hudson Seal 142.50 Cape Collar and Wide Border of Silky Skunk 224.00 Persian Lamb 168.00 42 Inch; Full Design ; Lynx or Persian Collar 245.00 Hudson Seal 183.75 43. Inch Model ; Collar and 6-Inch Border of Silky Skunk. 325.00 Scotch Moleskin 243.75 Cinch Border and Collar of Skunk, Fox or Flying Squirrel. 600.00 Natural Mink 450.00 42'Incll Flara Model; Tails and Sable Paws at Bottom. Here Are a Few Gems of Economy For Only a Few Fortunate Early Shoppers Were Now 80,00, Hudson Seal & Ermine Set. 40.00 90.00 Russian Martin Set 44.00 89.50 Taupe Lynx Set 44.50 1 1 5.00 Hudson Seal and Skunk Set., 58.00 1 30.00 Mole and Ermine Set ,65.00 300.00 Skunk Cape and Muff 150.00 Read This P. S. P, S. We are reserving a great number of fun for thrifty women who are taking advantage of the present low prices, but who will not need new furs until fall, d small deposit now will put aside a coat or set, and wilt prgve to be an invest' ment due to the advance in furs you tan expect next season. i 1 Hi.nnmnmnmHHnnnM tmmmmmmmm? i T pCTSjiiiijMiiiw iiiitfiiiil w ni diiiWiiii itJMimn"""" " ' ' ' ' ' inniiiinn ' ' ' h H
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