Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 February 1917 — SIX GERMAN SHIPS SEIZED [ARTICLE]

SIX GERMAN SHIPS SEIZED

American Naval Officers Take Vessels in Philippine Harbors. Manila. Feb. <». —Simultaneously with the seizure of the 17 German steamers in Manila harbor, the United States destroyer Barry, which left Manila last Saturday night'Under forced draft, seized three German steamers at Cebu, including the. I‘riuzess Alice. At the same time tin* American destroyer Chauncey seized the three German - steamers at Zamboanga. • ' The seizures were made by .naval officers at the request of customs authorities, who regarded attempts to de> strey German .vessels in Philippine harbors as wanton and lawless. Customs officers, and navy experts hate discovered that every one of the seventeen German ships anchored here Lave been extensively damaged. \