Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-09-30

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thousand one hundred men, were tor
'pedoed and sunk in the North sea, on
the German coast, by German subma'
rines.
These cruisers. the >Aboukir, Hogue
and Cressy, have been reported az
very active in scouting close to the
sHelgoland coast in an effort to locate
the main German war fleet.
The government says that a econ
siderable number" of the crew were
picked up by destroyers and trawlera
that hurried to the rescue.
The Aboukir, which was patrolling
in the North sea, was the first to be
sunk when she was struck by a tor.
pedo sent from a German submarine.
The Hogue and the Cressy went to the
rescue Of the survivors, who were
floating in the water. AS they were
lowering their boats the submarine Of
the enemy also launched torpedoes
against the two cruisers, they also be.
ing sunk. &
Two Of five German submarine boats
which attacked and sank the British
cruisers Aboukir, Cressy and Hogue
were sent to the bottom by the British
ships, according to survivors Of the
cruisers who arrived in England. The
steamer Flores brought in 2S7 survi-
vors.
I 1888 Lost In Naval Disaster.
The magnitude OF the disaster suf-
fered in the North sea when the cruts.
ers Aboukir, Greasy and Hogue were
sunk by German submarines struck
home to England when 1t was learned
that only 1867 survivors, officers and
sailors, had been accounted for. Tho
missing number 1873, the three ships
having carried 1900 sailors and Off.
GERS. s.e, q =
/" Berlin Says Gar Lost.
According to an official statement
issued at Berlin on Wednesday, the
Russians lost $4,000 men in battles
with the Germans near T%anneburg,
East Prussia. OF these, it is stated,
$50, 900 were killed and $4,000 cap.
tured.
Russ Sink Three German Ships.
According to a message from Paris
to the Central News at London the
Russian cruiser Bayan has sunk q
German cruiser and two torpedo boats
in the Baltic sea. Coming immedi-
ately after the loss to the British fleet
in the North sea this report of Rus
sian c in the Baltic lei was
joyfully received at. London. "A
Four Of kaiser's Sons Wounded,
A dispatch from Berlin to Rome
quotes the Tageblatt as saying that
four of Emperor Williams sons are
lying in hospitals seriously wounded.
The paper hopes Italy will maintain
her neutrality. :
Many British Officers Killed.
2 The official casualty lists received at
London are proof that the battles In
France exceed in violence and stub
bornness anything since the struggle
In Port Arthur }
The part the British officers are
playing is illustrated by the bare testi'
monyo Of the casualty lists. Seven hun
dred and ~ninety-seven officers a
among the killed, wounded M miss
ing, which is a percentage out of all
proportion to the losses in the ranks.
One hundred and thirty onicers have
been killed, 1888 have been wounded
and 279. are missing. Many of the
missing probably must later be re-
corded as killed or wounded.
; Famed Cathedral Razed.
The French. minister Of the interior,
Louis ]. Malvy, announced that the
famous cathedral OF Notre Dame at
Reims had been destroyed and all the
other historic and public buildings
either laid in ruins or seriously dam
aged during the b~ombardment OF
Reims by the German artillery.
Report Dankrs Army Hemmed In.
A dispatch to the Tribuna from Pc
trograd says 10000 Austrians under
General Dankl are surrounded by 3OO,,
900 Russians between the Rivers San
and Vistula. The Austrians are short
Of provisions and have been sum-
moned to surrender. - IA
Russian troops have occupied the
fortified Austrian position Of Jaroslau,
according to official announcement
made at Petrograd. The Russian flag
is now flying over the town.