Raiding in the Pacific A Story of hardship and action
A first person account of the German raider Seeadler and Graf von Luckner in the Pacific. The narrator describes the crew’s life aboard the ship, the breakdown of discipline, the failed anchoring at Mopeha, battles with weather and salvage, mutiny sparks, and the eventual scuttling and wrecking of the raider while Americans endure hardship on Tomorrow Island.
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Pacific
Island Home
Smith
von_Luckner
Dupe
Martinet
Seeacher
San Francisco
Honolulu
Overland
United States
Etter
Mopeha
TF Graf Yon Luckner
Mer
Lieut
Priess
Graf von Luckner
Seeadler
Commie
von Luckner
Kling
Island of Dinsinulive and the Seaadler Raid Details
The passage recalls maroon life on a small island with German crew frustrated by the raid. It notes American prisoners and German sailors hoping an American force would arrive. It describes land barely above sea level, a seven mile main island, coral sands, and a channel with coral islets forming reefs between the shore and the water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sroven
Seeadler
von Luckner
Anchorage
Graf von ‘Luckner
Ancho
Thev
Adivicer
Dinsinulive
Island lagoon scene and upcoming continuation note
Fragmentary report describes shallow inland waters and a heavy sea along the lagoon shore with a long reef extending south of the lagoon. Mentions Dr Shallenberger and a scheduled event at Waterloo Hotel Russell. Saturday, March 6th. 212th inst. (advertisement)
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Shallenberger
Pedaligg
Waterloo
Russell-lamson
Improvement in England Labour Situation Noted
London February 16 Notable improvement in the last two weeks is described by the labor correspondent of the Times. The combing out of men from protected occupations under military service is now in progress but the correspondent notes ongoing effects and uncertainties. The report highlights a cautiously easing mood amid wartime manpower shifts in England.
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London
Ilabor
Times
No Stoppage of Work in Months Reflects Peace in the Nation
The past week marks the first long stretch with no work stoppages nationwide due to labor unrest. A different scene unfolds as a rich man’s daughter quips to her father that she wishes to marry the chauffeur, provoking a sharp, amused reaction about nerve.
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Yonkere States
Sanin
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Walder Smith
The
International News Bureau
Root
Russia
America
Jess
Mare Island
Atoll
Moneha
Tahiti
Naldor ‘Smith
J. C. Slade
Graf
Americantown
Kanakatown
Germantown
Baker’s
Walter Baker
Dorchester
Mass
Kombor Mfe. Ce
Ondon
Columbia
Cal J. Miller
England
the Thrift
Tagkt
Overland-Hanson Company
Phonie
Fourth and
Franklin Streets
Cgood
Gates’ Waterloo Business College
Majestic Theatre
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