Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 94, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 April 1918 — SENDS OUT S. O. S. IN VAIN [ARTICLE]

SENDS OUT S. O. S. IN VAIN

Passing Ships Feared Distressed Bark " i to Be Enemy Raider and Avoided Her. San Francisco. — : Bad!y leaking while only a few miles off Honolulu and In danger of sinking, the American bark Retriever failed t<v obtain help from passing ships, which apparently feared the bark to be an enemy raider, according to Capt. John Ross, who has arrived here. -—■ The Retriever sent up distress signals repeatedly, but they attracted no attention. Captain Ross said. Federal officials are Investigating. After ranch difficulty the Retriever made port, and is now in drydock at Honolulu.