The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-18

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49,, ,rt,af Is Known. II IS supposed
80, a. .,s--pau. feet ~ rye battle
,.,-.ssegs .,a tv~a arnored cruisers,
which wss the strength Of the German
a., e+...-A,ex Ia the war Jrfloe. ecat-
tsreA - the run fpy 1nue. aud thai
v ,xss a part If the feet that ire
hgr-eta of the royal navy came Hp"'
Very likely the battle cruisers Won
Dsr Tam, NeItke and Se}dHtH, were
IN sfe fght after having 9aruei es4lt"
in the bonn pardnent Of t*se coast ne
Won Der Tam is ~ ia,@oo tons ana
pwrr4ee eight e.tven-inch guns in tb'-
rstx Her speed is = Knots ~"
Hrrrxe Is Of 5000 IONS. aud mounts
ssIusg an tfsur The serdlitz is ot
%. poe toes. carries Zen 11-incf guns.
Hnd = believed 20 he good f1r 90
hncss
h sns beginning uf the WEI Ger
vaafr~ sad in combustion only These
battle cruisers and tAf Goeben, now
n par of the Turkish rnvy. Bit II ~
not improoaoye thai 'hree battle
cruisers even moro powerful whsch
we're buTSsrr mad .heen rushed TO
corspietion. N9d thet ono '1~ more of
thsse participated in SIC destructive
rad
Tfas sor1e - GERMANY finest ships
w~Ye sent out IL the bold adven tare Is
pycvsa by the German official an
tresyn cement wtsich states thar parts
cf tie German high SEA feet made
NE attack on Tie English EAST coast.
asad the rapidly Of their moVeme nts
and the ease With which they capped.
indicates that the fast steamins battle
cruisers were used. + le Of course
quite prohah bic that two nr three
dreadnougs7ts Of hisA speed kept pace
with the battle cruisers The news
from South Shields 's the first intin,a-
ton that the Germans had torpedo
brat destroyers with their big ss1irs
There had been IA report that German
submarines were seen ~ 'he coast al
the tjne cs The attack
Rattle Fleet Net IN Readiness.
T.aA GtSt.eaai@E fact that has ElevEs
heen loss s.e~7f 1g fcr a moment here
A THAT England battle feet was not
80 disposed az 70 prevent the rad, or
destroy ti7e s8id"rs Instead of being
bottled an % Egiel. the Germans were
o1,viouafv free o. emerge ut well
chosen time and strike such "A blow as
England has not felt since William OF
Normandy Iohn Paul Jones raid
and landing party. and the extremely
temporary s0{0urn OF french raider
Il few years later In IT2s we're picnic
PARTIES con, pared n the savage and
sangnnary attack made ov Ne Ger
mans yesterday morning. Although
The admiralty announces that IL vii
hold firmly TO it's original pusicy, II is
confidently expected thaf prepare
iious are peng made t. forestall al
effectively punish any similar attempt
ity The Kaisers navy.
Thrsx. Merchant ships sunk.
The story of the extent Of damage
Sona by the German warsnips and
~ the loss OF life and injuries theS
cs,usea has grown hourly. Employing
defensive tric% they used to some
pnrPose on November Z. the German
cruisers dropped mines in t'hcir wake
Is they sjpped 20 sea- ia The fog
Three Brt.ss merchant vessels were
sunk lass niaAt Dy these mines. and
ut least seven men. and probably
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fCHs. struck mine on flanboToug*l
Aeao "a. uiN"t anu Went 10 the poE
but seven were los' yhQ Princess
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M ny Mlhe on har'iep"ot ana
ahoat SIX naAss from the coast Mem
3 |t!S 81 we ere" ~ iialS SNIP reported
th@t Trey sA" German ahip laying
mines ear T1f ofHt where the Prin~
'ess ''3Ea VS. }usf 4 'nird snip as
F"i unidentified, wJrl down rot far
4FoT1 Jam borough Head bat Il Is be-
t'tFe1 lA2t ~" NHs4 EsHr- and crew
bao uTno t9 ihhn +r fHe boats ano
tgai th, Y,-rr teN nASHaities
j n@ "eft-ltis th-' 30 GerruarN
ottted the ~o4 V1h mines COM ~. ed
&ao a6Wiral % .-s t. warning This
afterneer tt -tlipQ.es N4f;aatctA and
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