Bisbee daily review., 1914-11-13

mc prestige of oreae. Britain traditional sovereign of Che sea. hos suffered accordingly
 The immense numerical superiority of me British navy naturally drove the ships Co at the outbreak of hosuiues. The British immediately began to carry German commerce Scores of merchantmen seized driven 70 the shelter or neutral ports in every corner of the world
 Soon the English boasted that the sea was clear Engan6s own commerce sailed the seas unmoested Brttania ruled the wave completely than Scattered German warships could not venture abroad Winston Churchill chief of the admiralty boasted that the Brtsr would invade wilhelmshaven and drag the German warships forth like rats" There was, in fact sizable British victory when several German vessels were tempted and riddled by the waiting enemy.
 And then things began to happen. big British cruiser was sunk of the coast Scotland, by float ing mine" the report said. Later it was learned that German submarine had gone 400 miles and turned the trick Three more cruisers, the Aboukir, Hogue and Greasy were sunk in the North Sea by the submarine U9 solitary and unaided That feat alone outrvas thing in naval annals. Other British ships sent the bottom of the North Sea the English Channel by submarines mines.
 The climax came when Rear Admiral Cradocks little fleet surprised by Admiral von Spec off the coast Of Chile and three cruisers sunk or put out of commission.
 Meanwhile. the fast German cruisers. Karlsruhe and Dresden refused go of business They carried from Newfoundland the Indies. ducking about the ocean, coaling provisioning from
  prize On November there were landed in Liverpool 1417 from the of trading ships sunk by this vessel alone.
 But the Emden has carried off the honors If the story the Emdens cruise ever written full there will be narrative to stir the blood In the captain of this speedy cruiser eur own John Paul Jones seems reneamated the of the Confederate cruiser Alabama in the Civil War pale before the exploits the Emden
 The Emden has been at constantly for three months. She has careered through the South China Sea- invaded the Indian Ocean crossed the Bay of Ben gal closed up Calcutta for couple weeks fired upon the city Madras captured sunk two dozen more merchant ships then doubled across the Bay of Bengal again and sunk warshps in the British harbor of Penang She has adopted disguses of paint flags and
 false tunnels and dodged and fooled the nayies of four powers nearly 100 warships trying to run her down.
 At this moment too, powerful Japanese fleet is in search of Admiral von Spec, whose exploit is no les' noteworthy This dog started hostiltes in the Pacific Ocean with or two cruisers. Other German warshps were scattered over the biggest Oceans with British Japanese French cruisers trying to round uem up. Dodging here and there, using the wireless with such secrecy that enemy discovered his plans he assembled after vessel until he had five ships superior power the fleet with which the Brtisl admiral had counted guarding the Pacific. Then Inc fought the first serious naval engagement of the war as deciaiyely as Admiral schley at Santiago Admira Dewey at Manila
 The Germans have grown consistently boldef in spit of some serious losses And yet their daring hard avail them the long run. Tonnage and guns wil tell Great Britain could sacrifice three for every tw Of Germanys warships have enough left at the en to protect her interests from her other enemies.