The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1914-11-13
naval men.

ne EmQen emu came In Dattle
as befitted her record throughout
history for according to all ac-
counts. even those OF her victims,
she played clean game strictly in
accordance with the recognized rule
of naval warfare.
After sharp action of Cocos
Island with the Australian cruiser
Sydney, the German ship with heavy
casualties was beached ablaze. The
German cruiser Koon. gsberg met I
less glorious fate as she was bottled
up N such a position that she must
either be captured or surrendered
! though in either case she probably
will be nothing but useless hulk.
! A REMARKABLE CHAPTER.
/ The Emden has contributed to the
history OF the war one OF the most
remarkable chapters. For sheer
audacity and success it has few
parallels-certainly none since the
Alabama. the famous old Confeder-
ate warship was roaming the seas
Twenty-Five ships, mostly British
have been sunk, and one has been
captured by the German cruiser.
Since early in August the EmdeG
has been at work Most OF the time
she was preying on British shipping
in the Indian ocean, but late last
month she suddenly appeared at
Penang, on Malacca Straits. 1t was
here that the Emden performed her
most daring feat. A fourth smoke
stack was rugged on her deck and
Japanese flag run up. Thus dis
guised, she steamed boldly into the
harbor, passing unchallenged under
the British guns Of the fort and fired
torpedoes which sank the Russian
cruiser Jemtchug and a French de-
stroyer. Then she steamed away
and escaped through the straits.
PROPERTY DESTROYED.
The property destroyed by the
Emden had a toal value OF about
$4,000, 1000, exclusive OF their car
goes. The Enden's largest guns are
only 4.1-inch. or these she had ten
Her speed of 245 knots was her
greatest asset, as she was able to
run down merchant ships wivr ease
and then escape from larger but
slower vessels that pursued her.
British, Russian, French and Jan
anese warships in the East had been
attempting for weeks to put an eni
to her career.
II has been more or less OF a mys-
terry to naval men how the Emdcn
has been able to keep at sea month
after month without running short
Of coal and supplies. 1t is assumed.
however, that she has obtained suft-
fient food and fuel to meet her
needs from captured ships. In at
lc"st one instance this is known TO
have been done. The captain OF the
British steamer EXford. captured by
the Emden in the Indian ocean, re-
ported to his owners that the com
mander Of the Emden said that be-
fore he sank the EXford he intended
to take on board his cruiser the
1000 tons Of steam coal with which
the EXford was laden.
The first report OF the activity OF
the Emden was received August 6.
when she was said to have been
sunk in action with the Russian
cruiser Askold. OFF Wei-Hai-Wei.
This was contradicted few days
later, when word was received that
the Emdon had sunk the steamer
CITY OF Winchester on August 5,
and steaming into the bay OF Ben
gal five days later had sent two more
British vessels 10 the bottom
Within three days she had sunk
four vessels there. She was accom-
panied by the Hamburg American
steamer Markomannia as a collier
The Markomannia was sunk on Oc-
tober 1G off Sumatra by a British
cruiser.
Leaving the bay OF Bengal the
Emden sank three British steamers
in the Indian ocean on September IL
On September % she appeared or
Madras and shcllcd the city, e1tin-
gushing her lights and disappearing
when the forts replied. Then she
resumed her activity in the vicinity
OF KaDgoon. where more British yes
sells fell prey to her. Again she dis
appeared and was not heard from
TIL TsGae