Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-11

crew OF the Emdcn are reported IA
have been very heavy.
The Euden was desiroyea IN thf
Indian ocean BY The Australian
cruiser sydney. She was driven
ashore on an niand Of the Cecos
group.
The sydney sighted the Emden yes
tefdny morning. With superior speed
abe Mt once closed IN and give battle
The German boat could not escape
There was running fight al the
cnd OF which the Emdcn, burning
from the shells Of the Australian
boat. was beached.
The casualties on The sydney are
said to have been slight
Since early In August the Emeenl
has captured twenty-five vessels
mostly British.
No accurate estimate can BE- made
OF the value Of the vessels destroyed
by tho Emden or Of their carRoes,
shipping men have vnfiously placed
the extent Of the damage al $4,000
900 20 81 900. zoe. These estimates are
hased upon the vessels known 20
have been sunk By the Emdon. but Il /
II not unlikely that additional ships.
whoae loss has not been reported.
were sent 70 the bottom By the Ger
man cruiser.
The admiralty statement which an
nounces the destruction OF the Em-
den In the Indian ocean aud the bot
tllnv mp Of The Koenigsberg on the
east coast OF Africa reads as follows
After the Whereabouts " the
Kocnigsbefg had been indicated byf'
the attack on the Pegasus. on the 18Th
of September a concentration az fast
cruisers was arranged BY the admir-
atty ia east African waters and 4
thorough prolonged search wae made
by these vessels,
This search RESULTED, october 30,
In the kvenIgnberg's being discovered
by u. NJ. :, Chatham. Captain Sidney }
II. Drury. Iowa. hiding In shoal water !
about six miles up the RuflIl river, !
opposite Malta Island, German East
Africa. Owing 10 greater drnught
The Chatham could not reach the I
which probably ~
aground. except al high water Part {
Of the crew OF the Koengsbcrg has
been landed and II entrcnched ON the q
banks OF the river.
Both these entrenchments aud tile n
koenigsberg herself have been bonn
barded BY the Chatham. but owing to y
The dense palm groves amid which
The ship lies Il IL not possible to es- d
Innate the damages done. Pending n
operations for her capture and de- al
struetion effective steps have been n
aiken 10 block the Koenesbcrg by 81
sinking coilIefsfin the only navlgable N
lhannel 10 the river bI
The KocniRsberg Il now imprisoned
md unable to do any further harm.
rhe fast vessels which hnve been
earohing for her are thus released
or other service.
Another large combined operation
y fast cruisers against the German
ruiaer Emden has been for some
limo In progress. IN tnis search,
fhich has covered an immense area,
he British cruisers have been aided
y French. Russian and Japanese
cssels working In harmony. The
australian warahlps Melbourne and
,dney also were included In these
Movements
Yesterday morning news was re- IN,
eived that the Iemden. which had ~
cen completely lost to sight after
or action With the Russian cruiser
emtchus, had arrived at Keeling or
ecos island and landed an armed
arty to destroy the wireless station.
|ert abe was caught and forced to
eht by the Australian cruiser sgd
ey, Captain John Glosaop,
SHARP action took place. In which
&c sydney suffered the loss Of three ~
en- Killed and fifteen wounded. The ~
mden was driven ashore and burned. w
er losses In personnel are reported "
very heavy. All possible assistance pal
Nv u being given to the survivors uei
the various ships which have nal
on dispatched to The scene. re"
with the exception al the Ger. ut'
an squadron now of the coast Of 'he
lille, the whole Of the Pacific and
dian oceans are now clear Of the e.
emy's Narships OH
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