Evening star., 1914-11-10
AFTER RUNNING BATTLE,
FIGHTER STRIKES BEACH
Flames, Originating From Shells,
Finish Work Started by
Enemy.
KoEN1GsBERG BOTTLED UP
Another Member of Kaiser's Navy
Out Of Action, Says London.
Several Steamers Sent to Bot
tom by North Sea Mines.

. LONDON, November Io.-The
German cruiser Emden, terror
OF the seas" has been destroyed
with a heavy loss OF life; another
VI the kaisers warships, the
.\oenigsberg, has been bottled up,
md the cruiser Glasgow and
transport Otranto, which partici-
pated in the battle with German
.ieet off Chile, are safe. This
'iews, issued by the admiralty to-
day, has caused general rejoicing
ii, England, and the belief is rap
.dly spreading that the activities
.; the British navy will from this
iime be marked by aggressive
ness, the lack of which has caused
general complaint and criticism
throughout Britain.
Emden Driven Ashore.
1t was officially announced that the
German cruiser Emden was driven ashore
OF an island in the Cocos group. south
vest of Java, In the Indian ocean. by the
australian cruiser Sydney and was sub
saquently burned
TIE Sydney sighted the Emden yester-
'.ay morning. With superior speed she at
c1n in nd xye ha
ran boat could not escape. There was a
.I.nning fight, at the end Of which the
linden, burning from the shells Of the
australian boat, was beached
The casualties ON the sydney are SAID
to have been slight.
The losses among the officers and
crew Of the EYnden are reported to have
been very heavy. although Toxic dis
patch says the captain and most of the
crew were saved
Previous to the engagement with the
sydney. the Emden cut the British cable
connecting he Cocos Islands with the out
side world.
Vessels Audacity Marked.
The Emden has contributed to the
history of the war one Of its most re-
narkable chapters. For sheer audacity
and success it has few parallels. Twen-
ty-two ships, mostly British. have been
sunk and one has been captured by
the German cruiser.
since early in August the Emden has
been at work. Most of the time she
uSs preying on British shipping in the
indian ocean, but late last month she
suddenly appeared at Penang, on Ma
iacc;t straits. 1t was here that the
Emden performed her most daring
feat. \ fourth smokestack was rugged
on her deck and a Japanese flag run up.
Thus disguised she steamed boldly
INTO the harbor unchallenged under the
British guns of the fort and fred tor
Iemtchug and French destroyer. Then
.he took to her heels and escaped un-
scathed through the straits.
Caused Loss of Millions.
The vessels destroyed by the Emden
lad g total value of about $4,000, 900,
-zciusive Of their cargoes. The En-
den's larseS. guns were only Al inch.
cf these she had ten Her speed of 24.5
knots was her greatest asset, as she
was able to run down merchant ships
with ease and then escape from larger
but slower vessels that pursued her
British. Russian. French and Japanese
warships in the east had been attempt
ing for weeks to put an end to her ca
reer.
1t has been more or less of a mystery
to naval mer how the Emden has been
able TO keep at sea month after month
without running short of coal and sup
piles. II is assumed, however. that
fuel to meet her needs from captured
ships. In at least one instance this /,
known to have been done. The captain
Of the British steamer Exford, cap.
tured by the Enden in the Indian
ocean. reported to his owners that thr
commander of the Emden said that be
fore he sank the Exford he intended tc
take on board his cruiser the 1000
tons Of steam coal with which the
Exford was laden.
First Report Of Activity.
The first report of the activity n, th<
Emden was received August c, wher
she was said to have been sunk in sc.
tion with the Russian cruiser Askole
off Wei-Pai-Wef.
This was contradicted a few d,vs
later. when word was received that ths
Emden had sunk the steamer Citv n,
winchester August 5, and steaminr
into the Bay of Bengal five days later
the bottom
Within three days she had sunk fou,
vessels there. She was accompanied bJ
Ia. Hamburg american steamer Mark.
on mania as u collier. The Markom
\ MAMMA was sunk October I6 off Suma.
iTa. by British cruiser
Leaving the Bay of Bengal the En-.
den sank three British steamers In the
indian ocean September II. Septembe,
q sne appeared off Madras and shell.
cd the city. extinguishing her light,
and disappearing when the forts re.
piled.
Then she renewed her activity in tn
vicinity of Rangoon, where more Brit
ish vessels fell prey to her Again sh
disappeared and was not heard fror
until she turned up at Penang
Escapes British Cruiser.
The captain of the steamer Paror
put into Sydney. n. S. W., yesterda,
J and reported that after the success q
the Emden at Penang. she was over
pa h