The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-21
BRITISH REPORT


river. In which the British had
the better Of u
The admiralty report says that
since the outbreak Of the war,
the Pegasus. under command Of
John a. ingiis, mad been working
from Zanzibar and had rendered
very Useful service, rsncludina the
obstruction Of Oar-Es- halaam a
seaport In German east Africa: the
sinking OF the German ounboat
Move and a floating drydoek.
early this morning." continued
the statement, she was attack
ed BY the koenissbers, while
cleaning boilers and repairing
taken at a dissdvantaae and
somewhat outrsnged by the new
er four inch guns Of the koenios-
berg, was completely disabled af-
ter suffering a loss, unofflcialIy
reported az IS killed and 90
wounded. This 10 high pro-
portion out OF crew Of 2s4.
The damage done 10 the koenlgs-
oerg Is not known. She was last
seen steaming TO the southwark.
ON September 10 the German
cruiser Emden. from the China sta,
ION after being completely lost for
SIX weeks, suddenly appeared in the
pay OF Rengal. and during the period
including September 10 TO II, cap
tured six British ships as follows:
me Indus. Lovat. KILN. Diplomat.
PADDOCK and katinga. of which five
were sunk and the sixth WAS sent 20
Saicutta with the crews of the Others.
and Il Is pdss nTs s ssssorssd at
captures.
sunk German Cruiser.
The British auxiliary cruiser. Car.
mania. Captain Noel Grant Royal
the east coast of South Anerics with a
posed TO be the Cape Trafalgar or Ber-
poms: This action lasted one hour and
70 minutes. when, the German shin cap-
sized and sank. her survivors being res
OF the Carmania's crew. nine man
NeIe hled and hNe seriously wounded
None OF the Officers were injured. The
nrSt lord OF the admiralty has sent the
following telegram 10 Captain scott:
Ven zone. You have fought a ine ac-
ZION .llr, 70 a successful finish.'
TAIN Cyril Fuller. X. n. reports from the
tNsaner IN river that "A German steam
, noSI on the night OF September IL at
Dwarf. commanded Frederick StronR.
Win an internal machine in her boWs
, ne attempt failed and the steamboat
Win one prisoner was captured
On the night OF the 18th the Dwarf
Wa pnrposely rammed by the Nashti-
49, GERMAN merchant ship Thu
Dwarf was slightly damaged. but stis'
,.a- no casualties. The Nashtiyall
was wrecked. The enemy lost four w5i.s
men men and ten colored men and eight
, Mic ana fourteen colored men s-s
Launches Destroyed.
further report from the Cuuber-
,and today says that two German
IS4ncnes, one carrying explosive ma.
chimes. were destroyed The enennv7s
losses We're one white man killed and
tnIee white men and two natives taken
ne admiralty report confirms an
carrier report from Toxic. last Week oi
the sinking OF six British Steamers bv
the Emden in far distant waters. az
the steamers the Indus was OF 210s
tons. and was last reported at Calcutta
august II; the Lovat was Of s,IOs tonS,
the hillim or KILN. 2.25T: the Diploma,
OF 4.stS tons, was last reported al Suez
august IL. bound from Liverpool for
calcutta Neither the Paddock nor ths
katinga Is mentioned in the official
maritime register: There Is a Kabinga
OF S.s25 tons. which was at Calcutta
september 3. ready TO sail for Boston
and New York and a Katanga, Of $50
tons. which sailed from Port Talbot