The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-20
NAVAL BATTLE
IN BLACK SEA IS
NOT DECISIVE
Turk h Cruiser Coeben, Re-
ported Seriously Damaged,
Escapes
Both Sides
Claim Victory
Russians Claim Great Speed of
Former German Cruiser In
abled Her to " ithdraw
When Battle Got loo hot

London. Nov. ia great battis
was fought in tin. black sta between
AessastuiJ.,i and odessa yesterday, by
Russian fleet OF two isa stio,>bAIsS aIsd
hive e.uisef~. and farhash squadron
toii.iSe-td oi the famous tserman bat
tie .in.tr tsococn and .ignt cruiser
tsreslau.
h..n t.etio. rad and Consianttnorie
tiaGa a ti.t4si,e victory. lhe RUSSIAN
losrin,n.a. supplies details oI the
hsh. -.iu ,.sscf.s ,ha. be soc ben WA,
iss,~4y ,...4H4-,a ~ n.-..usLits from
The n...>,.an i,a ships twcsve-inch
CANS. ..o,ss o~..pe'sa osi.s because OF htr
E,~u4~ - -. ,Br A,tts.sn goa ernnent
Atscg, Iia. k.,ssssa htSt was
tss., az. :. n. ->sIi,n s-attH~iiip
a..4, ......i-..t.i. aad that The
k.. :. pursued Dy the turkish
el> - .sxt~t>4spOf hartoT.
-. ~,.i.-Ht ssaea To-Day n: the
Efas .u st.T Or marine. gave the
Io.lun.as account " the engage meit:
I'm 4s.se mner IL. "a DIVISION OF Sas
BLACK Sea neets returning from Its
sluss. 10 ScEastopoi, sighted near tins
coast o. Anato.ia. twenty-five mixes
if.n the Bisefsenes light. Ii Turkish
detachment consisting oI the Geeben
aad the Breslau.
sThe Russian feet Immediately
drew up In battle order. bringing til.
enemy TO starooaTd and opened fire
at distance OF five miles The first
eslvo OF tweise-inch guns from the
flagship Admiral Eys,afey struck the
Goehen and caused an explosion amid
ships, setting her on ire.
Following the Evstafey the other
Russian ships opened fire. giving an
excellent account OF themselves.
Explosions Are seen.
"A series OF explosions were seen
In The Goeben. which opened fire
siow-y Tie enemy seemed not 10
have expected to meet US The Gle,
mans Aired saivos Of their hesvy guns,
directing them exclusively at The flag
ship. The encounter continued for
forty minutes. after which this Goeben
withdrew and disappeared in the fog.
taking advantage of her speed
THE Bres,aa took no part in tho
fight, holding herself on the horizon.
The Evstafey suffered only insight
ficant damage. The Russian losses
were q lieutenant and nineteen sn doris
killed and Ave sailors slightly wound
ed"
II the Russian official statement Is
TO be credited, the Turks have lost
for q considerable time, at least. rae
most formidable warship Of then
xofdIh s1SA USSts Ait fGtfU bdLNiN
cruiser Goeben. In gun power and
armor protection she was practically
the equal of hattieship. while her
great speed, from 81 to 81 knots, de-
pending upon service conditions. gave
her an advantage.
II she was pounded at long range
and set on Are by the twelve-inch
gunships OF the Russian feet. another
effective demonstration Of the value of
big guns In naval warfare was shown.
With two such ships as the Evstafey
engaged, the Russians were able to
oppose to the Goeben's ten e.even- inch
guns, eight twelve~inch guns and
eight eigs,t-tnch guns, with each Rus
stan battieship capable Of using four
twelve-inch and two eight-inch guns
In hroadsides.
Gained Fame BY Running.
The Geoben attained tame largely
because OF her commanders skill in
lodging French and British fleets
early last August, and escaping from
me Mediterranean into the Darda-
nel,rs. Until yesterday she had never
matthed herself against a ship of
similar or larger size. immediately
nftcr she was interned- In the OAR
dane.les. Turkey. she was taken over,
along with the light cruiser Bres.au,
.raa.,c,ad IN Seeond paUaN