Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-03-02 | Page 1 | German Raider is Taken Eir Roon or Moewe

German Raider Is Taken it f Wo if ft t it I Either RoOD Roon or BUENOS AIRES AIRES March Marcil 2 Press 2 Press dispatches hes from Montevideo Monte video say that a steamer arriving from Europe intercepted near the co coast st of f Brazil a wireless message stating that British cruisers had captured the German auxiliary cruiser I The ye Moe it is js said was was taken by the cruiser to the island I of Trinidad 4 The American steamer steam team r S Santa nta t arrIved arrived a Montevideo Barbara l has a her captain making t the te e announcement out cruiser which put that a a. French from froni r on on the west coast oas o of Africa encountered ed a Ge German man raider and opened sire pre on on name not not- given th the her Under cover cover of darkness German snip bip got away away She W w s ever damaged on her upper works b by bythe bythe the French fire There is some do doubt bt however a as as' as asto to q identity of the German vessel re re reported reported re- re the ported to have hive been captured Another of the account is that ves s- s r version MJ sel in n question Is the German cruiser Boon first came cam l into prominence I. I The Th with the arrival at at Hampton Hampto Roads nence several weeks ago of the Brit Brit- steamship Appam In charge o of a aGerman aGerman Ish brought word prize crew She German German commerce of a mysterious roamIng was which raider the had captured a and d sunk and the seas merchantmen and admiralty ad- ad British seven transports in addition to capturing capturing cap cap- turing the Appam from the Canary islands Dispatches month reported the arrival of Westburn with a aGerman aGerman the British steamer crew on board s said id to tobe tobe prize German the Accord ng to be f from the continuing these activIties reports T after of the Aph Appam Ap- Ap h her seven other British yes ves- the pam pain LT m and January 16 and February February February between ads sels five British steamers off oft the tho ary 9 sank of Brazil coast vigorouS search for for the l A British admiralty by the The was begun was reported to be a tramp steamship fitted with guns for preying commerce of the entente allies on The German cruiser Roon was said to have llave escorted the when the latter captured the Appam A report that the Roon had been captured b by bythe bythe the British cruiser Drake off Bermuda was published last month but subsequently was denied