The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-11
Ns3. al,.ra Sunk Shortly At,sr
Great British Victory Dat
Falkland Islands
Forty Warships
Now In Pursuit
England Naval Power E-ze,ted
to Clear Seas OF Last OF the
Kaiser 8 Commerce Destroy
ers-IIunt Continues

London. Dec. fG.--"ilic Nucrn-
berg was also sunk on December
g. The pursuit OF tho D.csdsn
continue
This bsief mes~sgc to the adj
niiraity from N,cr-sdmiist sir
Frederick sturtcn. commander of
/. tho British south ttiaEti. feet
which, sank the sci.afn..u-~t, the
f.noiscsa1,. and the Leipzig. oil
thc Falkland Islands on Tuesday.
showed that the business Of clear
ing the high seas O. German war
ships Is proceeding with dispatch.
Now only the Dresden and Inc
karlsruhe are left aacas and
here IL great confidence IN Eng
land tina. they will soon he either
captured or sunk
'fts e.sga " aaef,, one OF the greatest
thar has ever been fought between
modern Warships, lasted five hours
Tine Scharnhorss wenl down at me
rnd OF three hours and the Ga Sc ma 81
followed Admiral yon specs tisgshig
~ the bottom two hogrs later. The
lis hitng began at 1880 o'clock on
Tuesday morning and by 1880 o'clock
rse DANGEROUS UNITE OF the German
HQAAaFoB Hsfd trCff htrBpFEh VI. tf0%
left an afternoon of daylight for the
British light cruisers &c chase the
J Aipzig, the Nuremberg and the ORES
den
Fate soon sealed,
Tas fate of the Leipzig was soon
sealed and she WAS destroyed in time
for the Inclusion % the news in the
s,lst nrles repart which Admiral Stur-
dee flashed Ia England. The speedy
British cruisers thea continued raeir
plrsait % the remaining boats and
evident overlook the Nuremberg
within a few homrs Thus the Ores
den il left alone in the Atlantic. with
the exception Of ,ae karlruhe. which
Is now believed To be In hiding. and
against the little German cruiser are
more thar foriS British fght!ng ships.
aay enc OF Them "a pa 1se OF sinking
hss single han T. That Hle Dresden
AsSss ap.s - ssea IA 1nsca thed liz most
unlikely The TACT that her four
eompaniUns wefe unable TO escape the
Sri ttsh MS Indicates that she bad
aztec part III TIE battle ard that only
heg sssa. S eed She has msde better
Than II, ens seven knoss--.ook s'er
beyond reach Of hostile shells.
The pligls; OF the Dresden. and OF
the karlsruhe too, s greater than
eamstances that the ships on her
trail arc very speedy. and besides arc
I'm better condition because they have
not mad to steam SO long without be-
ling cleaned. the destruction OF Won
Specs feet included two colliers on
which virtually all of the German
ships depended for coal and supplies.
So, naval experts here point out. the
two German fugitives have almost
n0thfng to hope for except, like the
Emden. to harass commerce as long
~ they are ahoat. and then yield to
tho inevitable or else submit to intern
1nent in neutral port. There seems
little chance that either of them can
|Eet across the Atlantic and get
Through the North Sea to safety.
The British admiralty ia still with
out many details o. the Falkland
Action. SO far as the public knows. for
the announcements nave been very
brief. although satisfying in thar they
Hold of an overwhelming British VIC
rory with little loss.
.Admiraiity's Statement.
A further telegram has been re-
|ceived from Admiral Sir Frederick
IHturdee reporting that the Nuremberg
THAT the search for the Dresden is sti,i
proceeding.
The action lated for five hours with
Intervals the Scharnhorst sank after
|thrce hours, and the Gneisenan two
Ihours later. The enemy's light cruisers
ItCattered and were chased by our
icruisers and light cruisers.
mo loss Of any british vessel is re-
|noried.
From this announcement the naval
.exrerts on the London newspapers are
liable ia icduee something OF the ma
tNre or the engagement, and further
Domething about tho composition Of
the British feet. not as to the names
Lot the vessels. but as to tho class OF
the units IN Admiral Sturdee's special
equadron
The nEht Was apparently a running
cne. The German ships evidently tried
To get away when they discovered that
they were vtstlv outnumbcred, and
further that they had fallen into a
|trap The Er.tish had what may he
|ral1ed safe" feet, that ii, their
pxincipai shipA were powerful enough
~ iestrc- the enemy's big units and
III the same time to protect the small
NJ British vessels which could re-
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