Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1914-09-25
SUBMARINES SINK
3 ENGLISH SHIPS
NAVAL BATTLE REPORTED ~
NORTH sEA-WcToRY FOR
GERMAN BOATS.
CLAIM AUSTRIAN DEFEAT
onicial Announcement Saws R..,
Near krupini, on the Drina e,,,.
Ended in Complete vlctorv g.
Serb Arms.

London, Sept 23.-The most .,.,
disaster to Great Britain's nav ~ nus
the present war was announced Su'Ing
admiralty this afternoon. A br;of e e.e
cial report stated that three Rrit UIi'
cruisers, the Cressy, the Abonlrir o@l
the Hogue, had been sunk NV Gnu ~nu
man submarine in the North sea
The Aboukir. Hogue. and Crassu
q displacement of 10000 tons w I@u
$40 feet long, 69.3 feet wide. and d.
70 feet of water. They had armorae 49,"
consisting of two SO inch guns tu,o,.-'
o-lnch guns, twelve 12-pounderg 80
nye S-pounders. The Aboukir and tn
Cressy We're built at Goyan in 1ooo
ana the Hogue was built at Barrou, ~
the same year The Cressy was corn
manded by Capt. Robert w. JoSnsnn
the Aboukir Capt John E. Drummovs
and the Hogue Capt. Wilmot s NiaS
olson. -'i0h-
Neitner the time, scene, nor loss =,
lie marking the disaster was given /.
the official report, but from Other ~
official reports it is CLEANED tbat -.
cruisers were sunk off the Germar
coast close to Helgoland blight tbo
scene OF the recent victory for tba
British fleet, which sunk three Co..
man light cruisers and two tornod>
boat destroyers. Each of the tbroo
British cruisers carried a crew of 7s5
officers and men.
The British flotilla of cruisers and
torpedo boats is reported to have boon
engaged in scouting expedition along
the German coasts to locate the main
German fleet. tits believed thew wore
met by one or more German subms.
zines essaying a raid similar to that
engaged in by the British scout natro,
cruiser Pathfinder only a few DAYS ago
when 1t was sent 70 the bottom
News of the disaster cast gloom
over London last night. The daring
raid OF German submarines has mo.
mentarily diverted attention from .tbe
battlefields of the continent.
Canada to Raise More Troops
Montreal, Quebec, Sept. pa sec.
ond contingent of Canadian troops
10000 strong, will be raised immedi.
ately by the Canadian government, il
was announced on Tuesday. This ad-
ditional contingent is to be ready by
Nov. l With the troops already being
raised, 1t will increase Canada's con.
trlbution to the British fighting forces
to $4,000.
Serbs Defeat Austrians.
Nlsh, Servia, via London, Sept. 23.-
The battle which has been progress.
lng for several days near Krupini, on
the Drina river has ended in complete
disaster for the Austrian army, accord.
ing to official announcement.
The announcement declared that
10000 Austrian troops were engaged
IN this encounter, while the Servian
forces included various bodies of men
who had been concentrated along the
Drina, reinforced by troops hastily re.
called from Semlin and Slayonia. The
nghtlng was sanguinary
The Austrian attempt on Shabats
was repulsed with heavy losses.
Prince George of Servia has again
been wounded. this time while leading
a charge of Servian battalion A rife
bullet penetrated the trunk of his
body. 1t is the opinion of his phys'
clans that his life is not in danger
Prince George was first wounded at
Belgrade in the early part of August
by fragment of shell when that city
was being bombarded by the Aus.
TRANS.
Claim German Wing Yields.
Paris, Sept. 23.-In furious night
attack opened by the allies simultane-
ously along the whole line between the
Aisne and the Disc at O'Clock Tues
day morning, the Germans were forced
back at several points on the German
right, both sides suffering very heavy
losses.
Soon after the attack opened, the
Germans directed an attack against
the allies lines further to the east but
were finally driven back in a hand to
hand encounter in which line after
line FLASHED in terrific charges in the
dark.
The German resistance was desper'
ate. 1t was not until they were over
whelmed by numerically stronger
forces that they were swept from their
position.
Fresh troops, hitherto not in action
were brought up by the French to de-
eide the battle further to the east,