Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-17


and partly burned In each Of tho
towns
The hostile squadron escaped in
the mist after an encounter with
coast guard vessels patroliing the
ncighborhood which were reinforced
an soon as the presence OF the Ger
mans was Sirnalled.
The official account 81 the attack,
mn issued ~ the press bureau, with
more complete details nom the war
office follows.
official Statement.
Rumors OF various kinds were
spread brondcasI from mouth to
mouth. The first was that two Ger
man cruisers had been SUNK. Many
thought thni the long expected naval
engagement between the Hriiiah and
German fleets WA progressing and
that the Smelling OF the coast towns
WINS merely Incidental TO this.
The admIrnlty's report issued AT
$3.50 O'Clock tonight giving the news
that the German ships had eluded
pursuit and were returning safely TO
their home waters, caused keen dis
appointment.
Naval writers express the opinion
that Nix or eight ships were engaged.
The Germans have available for such
an attack the armored cruisers Blu
cher. Room, Prinz Adclbert, prinz
Heinrich aud Prince Friedrich Kari
and more than twenty cruisers Of
smaller class.
The official press bureau tonight Is
sued the following statement from the
war office regarding the German
raid
AT 4 a. m. today three enemy
ships were sighted off iIartlepool 4
and at si5 they commenced bonn
bardment. These ships appeared TO
be two battle cruisers and one ar
mored cruirrr.
THE land batteries replied and are
reported TO have hit and damaged
the enemy.
''N $3.50 tho firing ceased and the
enemy steamed away. None Of our
guns were touched. One shell fell In
royal engineers lines aud several IN
the lines % the eighteenth service bat
talon Of the Durham light infantry.
''The casualties among the troops
amounted 10 sevcn killed and eight
wounded.
"Some damage was done to the
town and the gus works we're set on
fire.
During the bombardment, espe-
cIaliy In West HnrtIspooI, the people I
crowded In the streets and approx
mately twenty-five were killed and
fifty wounded.
"Af the same time a battle cruiser
and an armored cruiser appeared off
Scarborough and fired about fifty
shots which caused considerable dam
age and thirteen casualties are re-
ported.
AT whisby two buiile cruisers fired
shots doing damage to buildings and
the following casualties are reported
Two killed. two wounded
al all three pIaccs there was an
entire nbscncc Of panic and the de-
mcnnor ~ the people WINS everything
that could BE- desired"
Wave OF Intense Anger.
wave OF Intense anger has spread
over England because OF the attack
and bitter dennnciatlon IL heard ev-
crywhcre OF policy which permits
The Smelling Of undcfended towns.
The fortress at the mouth of the Tees
a supposed to give some protection
y the Important shipping base or
but Whitby and Scerbof-
fNHN NiN On VU'N W NHf FUrlfy AH Az
antIc City on the New Jersey coast
scarborough. with It's old castle on
4 high hill the big casino with
nigh tower. and the row of protein
Iioua hotels on the water front. pre-
'enih q shining mark for target pfae-
Ice. Few viHtors were al the ho-
els because Of the cold weather. but
,nc invalid "a known 20 hive been
wounded. and was taken away on
German Ships FASTEST
In direct line the mouth Of the
Tees is about 400 miles from Helieo-
land, the German naval base In the
North sea. The British admiralty I
says the German ships we're among
heir fastest. They chose night
when thick mist prevailed TO reach {
he England coast and must have left
heir base NJ least two hours before !
lark. As they started 20 return {
ihout O'Clock there still remained |
shout seven hours OF daylight for the {
which, however. was rem 4
isred almost impossible fhs the fog {
How the Germans eynaed all the
mines and patrols remains somewhat |
u mystery although experts re- {
all that In inanenver@ British chips |
performed the same feat IN lie CONF !
'arptively smni space between eng y
and and Scilly islands which. how /
'vcr, was not mined. 7
Demonstration Not Difficult. !
The admiralty report announces \
hat such demonstrations are not diff {
louit 10 accomplish, but the pepua- /
ion generally cherished 50 erent a I
confidence In the protection Of the q
British navy that the inhabitants Of |
he const towns made no eefionA pre-
'arations TO meet a bombardmenf |
Except for the working people, the i
English are apt te be late risefs dur y
ng the short winter daSs The !
by the German eruis- d
~ occurred between ) and o'clock
n hour when inany persons we're at |
.an tfeet n hile Vibera were on their q
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