The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-18
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NAVAL RAID ExeITEs lOnDen'
One Of the Towns Attacked 10 Scar.
borough, Famous Seaside Resort;
Other Shipping Point
ASSOCIATED Press pispatch.I

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.I j.
London. December l6.-The
German feet made a sudden dash
into the North sea and shelled
Scarborough and Nartlepool, two
English coast towns on the North
sea, and also engaged certain
units of the English feet.
Four German cruisers appeared
off Scarborough at an early hour
today and began to lombard the
town. 1t was apparent that they
had no difficulty in dropping
shells into the city. A panic
seized the people and many Of,
them fed from their homes. *:
Residents of Hartlepool were
aroused from their sleep by the
sound of firing. They fiocked 70
the streets and thence made their
way to the beach to learn what
was going on. In. q few moments
shells from the German cruisers
BEGAN dropping into Haftlepool.
whereupoa the crowds on shore
broke for shelter. A pdnic soon
ensued. Fear took possession Of.
the people and many of them
abandoned their homes and, fed
varying distances inland. -.
The news of this naval raid was
announced by the British admiral.
ty shortly before ll:30 o'clock
this morning. and It threw Lon.
don into the Greatest state of ex.
element that has prevailed since
the outbreak of the war. !.
The preliminary announcement
OF the admiralty made no mention
of the damage done Scarborough.
which is a fashionable sea resort.
thirty.seven miles northeast Of
York; a little over 200 miles from
London, 1921.
Neither did the announcemcn
make any mention of the damage
to Hartlepool, an important ship.
ping center. about forty miles
northwest Of Scarborough. The
British flotillas has been engaged
with the enemy at several points.
However, at noon the situation
was described by the admiralty as
developing"
ANOTHER sroRY or THE BON.
sARpMENTs.
London. December 16.-In q dash
across the North sea by the Ger.
man feet the ports Of Scarborough
and Hartlepool we're bombarded to-
day and English warships patrollins
home waters we're engaged at vari.
Gus points. Four cruisers partici.
pated in the bombardment Of Scar.
borough. one Of highlands greatest
seashore resorts Scarborough ID
forty-two miles south Of Hartiepooi.
where other vessels approached close
enough to shelf the town. Today'z
attack is the most daring ever at
tempted by the Germans. scarbor.
ough is directly across the North
Sea from Kiel and the Germans were
forced to thread their way through
extensive mine fields as well -
to elude English warships on patrol
duty. -
Insurance. Ratss suspended. !:
London, December 1s.-No furthei
information has been given out about
the reported battle in the North sea,
but advices reaching London indicate
that Germany sent only few swift
cruisers for the raid on the coast
of England. Germany has not -
| tempted any action with Its main
feet or the invasion OF England
News Of the naval raid threw tn
English Metropii1 into the CREATES!
state Of excitmont that has prevailed
since the outtrtak Of the war. u
surance rates, 10 far % the NORTH
sea Is concerned. are practically sus
pended.