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Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1898-03-17
6inwannerung uno Colonization.

Ger ,Sbio @ailenireuno pom 2.
UtarS brin9t inter vausfunit" iolacu=
bes: nGs ldeint beuti9en Gags fait
niht mebr mO9lid III iein, einen Iuabr=
belts9etrellen Teriht iiber ir9eno cine
Wegeno Der Der. Staaten III erbalten.
Wan ltreiht sic Vihtieiten beraus unb
E rlhpei9t Die Sdattenleiten. @ir
wlnlden Der Ct. Noiepb=G olonie in
Salina, Sat, alles @liid uno Geoei=
ben, eradten ee aber ais umlere Eflidt,
lln'ern ve' fern aus) un9iinlti9e geridte
81 erltatten, %bsionbers wern oie Be
rihterltatter alls ei9ener Griabruna
reben." Iann brin9t bieielbe Num
mer Der 3eitllng cine Correspondents
aus Gan ,Srancisco, California, Die
non ISM. Sacob, a9ent bes rSailen=
freuno", Son Srancisco, Sat, inter
,eidnet lit. Die Gorreiponoens rid
tet ii6 bauptiddlid Sesen einen r0as
S%alinastbal in Californian" bethel
ten Nrtifel in 90 II oes ,Sbio NSai-
lenircuno", unb entnebmcn mir beriel=
ben i%olSenpee:
ia it l6on mebrere Sabre in ga
lifornien lpobne, oallelbe bon einem
Gnoc gum anbern bereiite uno baupt=
ldhlih Die %erbdltniiie i'm Salinas.
thai femme, 10 iebe ih eS ais Eflidt
an, ;ur Steuer Der @abrbeit ac9er
bieien Artitel III proteitiren. sd pro
~teitire ais llnparteiil6er, llnbetbeili9=
ter al Der st. SoiepbssG oloaie",
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lifornien, sur Steuer Der @abrbeit.
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unterldeioet lid beoentenb bon Dem
liiplihen Sbale, in oielem noroli6en
Sbeile 9eoeibt por;il9lid @etreioe,
Sbit, aartoiieln, .3uderriiben II. /.
10. unp I'M iiipli6en, trotenen Sbeils
bes Sbales miro meiltens Eieb;udt
betrieben. Sm norbli6cn Sbeile,
ole @cgcno no bic ct. Soiepbs 60
Ionic liegtD, neil ndber oeu, Weere,
berrlht cine milpe, 9leidmdBi9e Sent
peratur unp 0 rmertrd9li6er 0ibe
fann feline Heoe lcin. Sae Maiier
lit gut unp 9eiunp. Ger Salinashuk
CNortieeun9 aui Seite s.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1898-03-17
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0ieraus lit elm @a6stbum Der pier
Staaten uon LAG GiQaaes unb
Sowns ooer 81 Fro;cnt wdbreno Der
lesten abt Sabre uno Elm @a6stbum
pom 699,4S in Ser Sepolteruna ODER
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lamteit erre9en, uno Suuerli6tli6 bari
man cine nod srOBere 3unabme nab
reno Der ndditen a6t Sabre erwarten.
SSiewobl es ldeint, baB bic 6aupt=
sunabme aui bic Sanooiitrifte idut,
berilbrt lie in Slei6 ansenebmer 9Seiie
aud Die Seuolteruns Der Edible, benn
cs lino Die unuerslei6li6en Grwerbs=
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Der Stdote abbdnSis lit. Die anfers
tl9ltn9 Der nellen aIs9abe bat 0roBe
Saararslasen peruriaht uno perldie=
oenen bunoert Ferl omen Sei6diti9unQ
9e9eben.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1898-03-17
Bur Naebabmmm9 empfUblcm

IN Nep lllm, Wint., nimmt man
9rOBeS Suterelle al Der Grnennun9
pom Nobert Stoder, aui @runo elmer
9ldn;eno b%eltanoenen Fuiiung, gum
S6iHobaumciiter Der Napp 2)arb in
philadelphia, bonn ni6t allein lit
lerr Stoder in Nem Tim 9eboren,
ais Sobn ocutl6er Gltern, lOnpern er
bat lid audi purh eiSene &rait in bic
NObc 9earbeitet. Seine Gltern no.
ren arne eeute, Die i'm nidt inter
'tllben tonnten. NlS CT nit Is Sab
rem IN Der Normall6ule aufnabme
rNno, muBte CT lid bas @elo iir go
9I0, Sii1er uno a%leiouns ourd allers
lei Arbeiten, aoblentrasen, auSpueen
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1898-03-17

in pielen idulern berrlht bel Gr.
wahienen uno io9ar bel ainoern biz
llnart, oeS abenbs i'm Bette III leien.
N&il Der Shlaf ni6t tommen UNI
itebt Die G~riabruns feit, OaB ct lid
ourd yelen einiteat, 10 lit oieie Sc
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nIr bin;ulegen baben, I'M alsbalo 81
ldnur6en, nit Dem Bud in Der @ano
OaS Sett beiteisen, neil paiielbe 10
%lpunneno lit, uno man aui ben Nusgang
Der @eidi6te ni6t bis morsen warten
tam, 10 lit bies cine llnart, welde
iebr iblimme ,Solsen nah lid Sleber
fam.
Gltern, oeren ainoer oiele iiblt
@ewobnbeit baben, Iolten leoen abenc
unp iepen Morgen pas vibt unterlu=
den, I'M ielt,ulteuen, wie lanse bal
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;ur Hehenl6ait ;iebeu. @roBte
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maj bieie unart %anSenommen bat,
tommt iebr lhwer bon ibr los unc
tam balb -nidt mebr lhlafen, obne
Elm Sud in Der 6ano III baben. Sel
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wertbpol. @ie leidt miro aber Der
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weleiene periOlst ben S6ldier i'm
Sraume, bei6ditist ieinen @eiit Oft
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mer wieoer treten bic padenoen @e=
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~llnluit ;ur SaSesarbeit uno, por alien
Sinsen, S6doisuns Der @elunobeii
limb Die ,Solsen. @ie leidt audi fam
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Der, 9eborbt curen Glternl
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1898-03-17

ilttm umrpdlSunsen, melde bic unae=
beuere entwideluns bes Maihineu
lpe|ells llno Die Tduberpirtbidait oes
Wtandelters yiberalismus lett Sabrs
Sebnten berbeifiibrten, unper,eiblid
ben locial= reiormatorilden Sd,ue Der
Sdipaden uno auSsepuderten per.
launlt. Sae bat Die rai6e Gerar=
munS Der lnteren G%riperbsitdnoe uub
iua6lenoe @dbrun9 in ben @oltsmaI=
len berbeigeiiibrt. aus bielcm Hdbrz
booen biloete lid Die umitur,iiidtioe
Socialoemotratie, Die nidt bloH NIT
Der 'taatlid)en Sronms, lonoern aud,
NIT ~ott, @laube, Geli9ion uub Sit
ten9eleR bri6t. Samit miro Die 3uz
tllnft ST rednen baben. Die Drift
llfe %Sobltbdti9teit ~leiitet iortoelett
@roBes, nm Die NSunoen III beilen.
welGe oie'e &erbdltniiie eeldlaoeri
baben. Spitdler, @aiienbduier.
Gar'tatlue Eereine uller art, ,abGole
Spenoen unO oao iel6itloie sSirfeu
l@lllerer 9ei'tliden WtGnner= uno ,Srau=
en.Srpen Der @ormbersi9teit 9eben
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tbdti9teit 9eniist ni6t, Inn Die S6d=
Den Der locialiuirtbi6aitli6en Ser
e%lenoun9 81 beilen, wie lie lest flaf=
ZEN, Inn ibre %tieilten llriaden III be-
leltl9en, lrospem iino bieie unmaI=
zen %pripater uno tir6li6er Mobltba=
ten allBeroroentli6 wertbpoll lie bin
bern oa llno bort ben pollen 3uiam=
menbrud llno baben ais ireimiQiae
Etebesmerte namentli6 bobes Gerpienit
bel @ott.
Aie Die :3utunit ii6 seitalten wirb,
ut lhmer ST la9er. Die Nuslihten
limb bitter genus. Ses Staa=
tes Ffli6t lit es, Dor alllem Die mel
tere anbdufung peS Manen Meid=
.blImS IN lpeni9en ldnoen III binoern,
mo oeBbalb Dem @elo= uno Nrbeits=
uno Der wirtbi6aitliden Gouz
'traf9e'eSli6 ent9e9en III treteu,
pell oaS Ales Die rapioe |erormuna
'er brelten &oitsmaiien ioroert uno
ms fs~roletariat i6leuoert,
'as teine lihee Griiten; mebr bat.
: oclale ,3ultdnbe lolher Art lino cine
tets onentli6e @efabr. Ger Gin,el=
'e 1T s~eseniiber .3eitlasen, mic bic
falt madtlos. Der hriitlidz
Mann bait ii6 in iol6en Set
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uno perbarrt anf Dem alter
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emotratilden llmitur;= S%citrebunaen,
te nod nirSenpo @liid 9ebradt ba=
en-, iilr Die !3ufunit bleiben.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1898-03-17
&s ,pirb 9erIitct.

Del Der pom Congress sur S&ab-
rlln9 Der Gbre oeS yanbeS 9ema6ter
acknowledging ldBt mans ni6t be-
menoen es triiit Die Administration
Die perlbieoenlten &orribtunsen, bic
n%otblpenpiS linp, Inn uns polltdnoio
sur &ertbeipi9uns bes panoesebre III
rllten, Sereits lit iiber ben Nnfaui
pom pier &riessl6inen uerbanbeli
moroen, bon benen ,mei &reu,er, sic
rilr Sapan i'm Sau besrifien limb, se=
wiBlib setauit weroen. Die anberen
swei limb braiilianii6e Sbiiie, welde
Spanien 81 %taufen beabii6tiste Die aber
lett lnllerer He9ierun9 an9eboten limb.
Nud lit ein beoeutenoer @elobetraa
sur SefeitiSuns Der Srp Sortu9as be
ltimmt Woroen. Sen. 9&ilion bat lid
portbin begeben, nm perlonli6 III I'M
E rluben, welde Nrbeiten por 9lllem
notbwenolg linb. Wtan mill bic Srp
SortlSaS 81 einem aoblenz unb Muz
nitionslaser iilr uniere ariessi6iiie
MAIDEN. Sic eisnen iih oasu beiier
ais Sen @elt. 2ll6 biloet bic ses
nannte S%nlel9unppe nibt MIR ben
Sdlilnel gum @Olf, lonpern ielbit Der
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neller Fllperiabriten lit idon besons
men worpen, uno cs berrlht b~eionpers
sroBe Na6frase nud ral6loien Fuls
per. aue ,Sabrifen, in weltem @ez
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lem Ganse.
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lhnelllte ShiIi, Oas ie sebaut wurce,
Die yGlioe", pon leinem Teliser e..
SurSeB @arren pon philadelphia
fir 10000 gefauit unb miro es in
Elm S%orpeoobOat r%mlpanbeln uno nit
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lenoe bon llniformen ber9eltellt. Nud
lollen aoblen i'm @ertbe pon $780,
600 iiir Die &rieSsi6iiie in Sen g&elt
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The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-07-08

they sped away from the Gloucester
and tried to overtake the Vizcaya and
get into shelter on her starboard side.
If that could be done there ought to be
a chance to torpedo the Indiana and
break through our line to the open sea.
where speed would save them, but the
Indiana steamed in shore and the Iowa,
too. but farther away.
The Indiana's secondary battery had
the first destroyer's range and rained
shells upon it. Splintered and torn.
but still with their steering gear and
machinery intact. both destroyers
turned back to run for the mouth of
the harbor and seek safety inside, but
it was too late. The fight had been
carried nearly four miles west of the
Morro and the New York was already
past the harbor mouth.
The Gloucester was ready for them
close at hand. She and the destroyers
and the Indiana formed triangle of
which the destroyers were the apex
and the American fire, converging, was
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-07-08
Maria Teresa.
Torpedo Boat Destroyer.

too fierce for human beings TO stand
One destroyer drifted into the surf
on fire, and then crept on toward the
Gloucester and the New York with her
guns silent and showing a flag OF truce.
She was on fire, too, and her crew ran
her ashore to save the lives of those
who had escaped our shells. She blew
up soon after they abandoned her.
was standing behind DIR. Simonds.
OF the Iowa when the Gloucester was
in greatest peril, and he could not help
turning from the main battle to watch
her heroic work and shouting his hope
that she would not run short of ammu-
milton.
Her commanders skill and courage
were simply magnificent.
The Spanish admiral was lost IN
smoke to the westward, when, at a
quarter before IL o'clock, the Vizcava
hoisted white flag. This was fol-
lowed by the Oquendo's going ashore
with flames bursting from her decks.
The Iowa, Indiana, Texas and Massa-
chusetts ceased firing, the Massachus-
etts going at once to join the Oregon
and the Brooklyn in pounding up and
smashing Cereva's ship.
Once headed off, the Oquendo turned
INTO small bay four or five miles west
OF Santiago, where she lay close TO the
land
with an ever weakening broadside
the Nlzcaya followed, first heading
out as If TO break through the line of
battle. The Indiana and Iowa closed
In, and their formation made her es-
cape in that direction impossible. Capt.
Eulate then attempted to reach the
east side of the bay, occupied by the
Oquendo, but in vain.
with glass could see that he Viz
cayas bulwark's near the stern had
oeen torn away. Smoke poured out
where the shells had exploded inside,
ana she was on fire Her guns, with
the exception of those forward, were
out OF action. Her bow guns were still
nred at interval. Those who were not
working the bow guns crowded for
ward to escape the smoke and fire
aft
The oquendo was ashore, her gums
silent and smoke rising in thick black
clouds.
mere was laundering of guns 10
the westward now and flashes in the
smoke told that Cervera still fought,
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-07-08
Brilliant Dash Out of the Harbor that Had Only Two
Alternatives, Escape or Destruction.
The Career of the Spanish Squadron
Fire OF SIMPSONS Fleet.
Admiral Cevera and Large Number of His Officers and Men P
oners---Many Others Were Killed.

amid the thunder of great rifles told of
armor-piercing shells driven into and
through their protected sides. Still
they fired. Their shots fell about the
Indiana and Iowa thickly. The Golden
Rod was close enough to see all
that the thick smoke did not hide She
was too close sometimes for comfort.
could not see that our battleships were
hit. No doubt they were, but it seemed
that none of their guns were silenced,
so terrific continued their fire.
Once free of the MORO battery range,
l stopped the Golden Rod abreast of
the Spanish destroyers to see what
would be the fate of the Gloucester.
ant-Commander Wainwright.
like Nelson, seemed to have a blind
eye.
If he were signaled to pull out. he
remained, with his six-pounders, to do
work which was heroic and astonish-
ing.
At one time the Gloucester was being
fired at by the Vizcaya, both torpedo
boat distroyers and the Moro battery.
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-07-08

oquendo came throbbing toward the
open sea.
Behind her came the Vizcaya, also at
full speed, while the rear was brought
mp by the Infanta Maria Teresa and
the two torpedo boat destroyers, the
Furor and the Pluton.
This stirring scene. SO dramatic and
so unexpected, quickly put the captain
of every American vessel on his mettle
"Cervera's trying to ESCAPED" was the
cry that resounded through the feet.
Every American vessel quickly
weighed anchor. The engines were
started, and one by one the great
American warships made ready for
battle. Every man scampered to his
gun. and the captains. knowing that
Admiral Sampson had gone along the
coast, eagerly watched the Brooklyn,
Commodore Schley's flagship.
In few moments the Resolute was
speeding to the eastward after the New
York, but the advance of the Spanis h
feet was so rapid that our men could
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-07-08

Behind her came the Infanta Maria
Teresa and SPANS two much dreaded
torpedo boat destroyers, perhaps 200
yards apart. The Maria Teresa was
received with a terrific storm of shells.
Smashed and on fire, she was beach ed
close to the MORO.
The Iowa steamed for time for
ward with the Oquendo. And the In
diana did the same with the Vizcaya,
but as the fight thus moved westward
1t became clear that the Americans
were willing that the Spanish ships
should run far enough from the Moro
to lose the aid of the guns there, and
in 20 minutes this was done.
This was a bit of strategy which was
developed under fire and which was ac-
cepted at once by all the American
ships without orders. In fact, the
smoke often made it impossible to see
the signals which Commodore Schley
was making from the Brooklyn, so ire
mendous was the firing all along the
line
Both the Oquendo and the Vizcava
were sometimes within 1000 yards of
the Indiana. The range varied, but as
rule it was short and extremely
deadly. Nevertheless the high speed
and the thick armor of their class stood
the Spanish in good stead as they fol-
lowed in the path of honor marked out
by Admiral Cervera.
Three-quarters of an hour after the
action began it was evident that the
Spanish had many guns disabled and
would have to surrender.
There were terrible casualties on the
enemy's ships. As the smoke cleared a
little, one could see the Spanish flag
ship, her port broadside spouting
smoke, still holding on to the west
ward.
The Texas and the Massachusetts,
joined the Indiana and the Iowa. The
oquendo and Vizcaya Rugged the shore
and steamed after Cervera, pledged to
go with him to defeat and death.
Shells burst on the decks of the Span
ish cruisers at short intervals. Often
they were on fire, but again and again
they extingulshed the flames and
manned again and again the guns from
which they had been driven.
The green coast on their starboard
side smoked with the shells which flew
over them, and crashing sounds heard
The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1898-07-08

For the next five minutes he ran the
gauntlet such as no ship had ever run
in history, and when his consorts were
burning and he surrendered his ship
he still had a gun or two capable of
action.
The Indiana fell on the Oquendo,
paying no heed to the Moro battery,
whose gunners tried hard to protect
the cruiser as she moved to the West
ward
The Iowa let Cervera go into the
hands of the Oregon, Massachusetts,
and Brooklyn, and then turned with
the Texas to pound the Oquendo. Then
every American ship was in action,
and smoke shrouded the coast and
blew away lazilv, revealing geysers
about the ships where the Spanish
shells from the cruisers and the Moro
tore the water.
ship emerged from the harbor. 1t
was the Vizcaya, coming at full speed.
smoke curling over her bows as she
took her course to the westward and
brought her guns into play.
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not wait for Admiral Sampson to get

not wait for Admiral Sampson to get
back
Just as the Girls tobal Colon was polk
ing her nose out into the open sea
Commodore Schley sent the BROOKLYN
madly rushing to the westward to head
off Cervera's fleet.
He ordered the MASSACHUSETTS and
Oregon to follow after, at the same
time ordering the Indiana, Iowa and
Texas to intercept the other vessels of
the escaping fleet. Then began one of
the greatest sea fights in history.
1t is not known whether Admiral
Cervera had blown up the Merrimac or
passed it in single column. His ship,
the Cristobal Colon, glided out of the
narbor and shot to the westward, her
two tunnels and high black bulwarks
showing plainly against the green of
the hills, her pennant and the Span
ish red and yellow ensign in flashing
above.
In few seconds the American fleet
was in motion, the Indiana, which was
closest, heading straight in shore to
get close range. The Spaniard opened
fire with an 11-inch Hontoria, and
mighty fountains of water rose above
the battleship and wet her decks. The
shell fell near her bow.
The Indiana replied with her 13-iuch
guns and moment later let GO every
thing she could bring to bear
One of the first shells fell on the
Spanish cruisers deck. Cervera was
going past the Indiana rounded to and
gave him a broadside, and then as the
Iowa and the Texas opened on him the
doomed admiral turned to the harbor
mouth, where the Almirante Oquendo
was just coming into view.
At first one could scarcely believe
his eyes, but when the Oquendo APP
peared and steamed quickly westward
into the smoke and lightning where
Cervera's flag still few, it flashed upon
us that here was TO be history making
indeed.
1t was sublime spectacle of des-
perate admiral, who had decided to
give battle against overwhelming odds
in the open water rather than remain
and blow up his own ships in the har-
Dor of the beleagured city.
Cervera's flag was hidden for a time
as he fled westward, his port broaside
emitting flashes and tongues OF
fame, which marked his progress
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That she was not sunk and that she
had enough men left to work her guns
was marvellous.
She lay close in to where the vizcaya
came out, and ran along parallel, Il, :
ing at the cruisers fiercely in proper
ton to her size, as did the Indiana and
Iowa.
Capt. Eulate of the Vizcaya probably
feared torpedo from the Gloucester.
for he turned loose his secondary bat
terry at her as he passed on into a storm
of shells from the battleships.
Then the destroyers came out, and
the Gloucester accepted them at once
as parts of her contract These de-
stroyers were strong in machine guns
and guns of our three and six FOUNDER
class.
1t seemed that smoke jets burst from
the destroyers in 90 places as thew
slipped along after the Vizcaya, and
the water all about the Gloucester was
kept splashing by shells and by bull
lets from guns, but the yacht steamed
ahead, keeping the destoyers directly
between her and shore and hammerinp
them
The MORO was throwing shells from
behind, and occasionally the Vizcava
turned gun or two to aid her follow
ers
The yacht was often completely hid
den by smoke. / could not but wonder
if she had been sunk, but she ALWAYS
forged ahead and appeared again buster
than ever
In ten minutes the fire of the DESTROY
ers slackened, but, although some of
their guns were disabled, their ma
chinery was all right and they moved
on till MORO could no longer take part
in the battle. Then the New York
appeared, hurrying on the news from
the Resolute that Cervera had dashed
his wedge of cruisers into the Ameri-
can feet and was dying gloriously.
The New York was six miles away
when the destroyers saw her. The
Moro Numbered at Sampson as he
came within range, but the admiral
never needed, seeing on in the distance
the dim forms of the Vizcaya and the
Oquendo, hopelessly hemmed in by a
circle of fire, and in the foreground the
Gloucester, lighting two destroyers at
short range.
When the destroyers saw the flagship