Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1914-12-17

the wireless at this point occurred,
kut it is apparent sender intended
20 say if other powers would 90
likewise.
London, Dec. 1.-THE official bu-
-eau announces that the German
cruiser Nurnberg, one Of the war
ships which escaped from the English
In the engagement of Dec. s, has beeR
sunk
The text Of the official bureau state
mert reads:
e. further telegram has been re-
ceived from Vice Admiral Sir Fred
rerick Devotion Sturdee, reporting that
the Nurnberg was also sunk on Dec.
8. and that the search for the Ores.
den is still proceeding.
Action Lasts for Five Hours.
"The action lasted for five hours,
with intervals. The ScharnhOrst sank
after three hours and the Gneisenau
two hours later The enemy's light
cruisers scattered and were chased
by our cruisers and light cruisers
No loss of any Birth vessel is re-
ported
The Nurnberg was one of the
small units of the German squadron
which was defeated off the Falkland
Islands by the British warships on
Dec. 8. She had a displacement Of
S.45C and a complement Of 295 men.
Her length on the water line was 354
feet, and her beam fOrty-fOur feet.
She carried ten IL inch guns, eight
3 Founders, four machine guns and
two torpedo tubes.
British Had Safe Fleet.
The fight was apparently running
one The German ships evidently
tried to get away when they discov-
cred that they were vastly OUtnum-
beIed and further that they had fall
len into a trap. The British had what
may be called a "safe" f1eet-that is
their principal ships were powerful
enough to destroy the enemy's big
units and at the same time to protect
the smaller British vessels which
could remain in safety until only Op-
DOrents of their own ration remained.
Furthermore 6turdee must have had
some very fast cruisers with him.
Otherwise the destruction of the Leip-
zig and Nurnberg could not have been
accomplished and the Dresden would
not have been in immediate danger.
The Leipzig could make more than %
knots and the Nuremberg about "a.
Cruisers Of equal or greater speed
were required to run them down.
Insurance Goes Down.
As an immediate result of the bat
-Gle the insurance of cargOes to South
American ports by Lloyds, which for
a time was impossible, is now rem
deIed likely again. The government
also announced that the 2 per cent
Tato on South American cargoes
would be reduced to IL per cent be-
ginning with Dec H.
Winston Churchill, first lord of the
admiralty has received a message OF
congratulation from NJ. Augagneur
French minister of Marine.
King Lauds Sturdee.
London, Dec. liking George has
sent a message Of congratulations to
Vice Admiral Sir Frederick Sturdee
and the men Of his fleet for their vic
tor over the Germans and the sink
ing Of the cruisers Scharnhorst
Gneisenau and Leipzig off the Falk.
land islands General Sir John
French, commander in chief of the
British land forces. also sent a mes
sage to Admiral Sturdee on behalf OF
the army. In the message. he said:
81 congratulate you and the admiralty
on having practically swept the seas
Sclear Of the enemy's ships"
Cruiser Dresden Corne?ed.
Buenos Aires. Argentine. Dec Ii
The German cruiser Dresden, the only
war ship Of Admiral Count Won Specs
squadron TO escape after the battle
with the British squadron under com.
mand of Admiral Sir Frederick Stur
dee. has been cornered in the Straits
OF Magellan. according to advices OBJ
aained through fell informed circles.