The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1914-11-12
German Cruiser Sunk

Berlin.-Only the scantiest authentic
details Of the sinking of the German
cruiser Yorck are available here. The
admiralty has received from Wilhelm
shafe little beyond the announcement
Of the time and place of the accident
and the number of men saved. A fuller
report, it is expected, will probably
be available soon 1t is definitely an
nounced, however, that the sinking was
due TO German mine and not to hos
tile attack. The ship, which was un
der way, presumably swung outside OF
the channel through a mine field and
touched one of the powerful German
minues which made short work of the
big cruiser. The conduct of the crew,
in the moment of disaster, is described
as exemplary and there is much regret
over the destruction of the cruiser
the heaviest individual loss as yet sus-
tanned by the German navy. The loss
Of the Yorck is counter-balanced in the
German opinion by the news Of the dar-
dlu VI q OOl VA INV
F. itish home waters to indulge in what
IS described here as "a bit of rat hunt
ing on its onw account" The report
from the commander Of the squadron
states that the Germans suffered no
loss or damage to men or material
and returned safely to its base, where
ever that may be-. The retirement OF
the German squadron, it is stated here,
may not improperly be described, in
the much-abused term, as strategic
retirement" designed to draw its pur-
suers into difficulties. The names of
the German ships engaged will not
be published and there is the same
reticence regarding the identity of the
submarine which sank the cruiser Her
mes. In well-info!med quarters the
British report of the sinking Of Ger
man submarine by the destroyer Bad
ger is strongly questioned. So far as
known no German submarines have
been destroyed beyond those whose
loss was reported earliest.
Turks Declare Holy War
Berlin.-According to information
given out in official quarters to the
press, the Sheik- Ul-1slam, the chief &C.
clesiastical dignitary Of Mohammedan-
ism in Turkey, has issued decree in
Constantinople, saying that in the fight
ing with Russia, England and France,
the duty of every Mussulman is to his
faith. This decree is spread throull-
out the Mohammedan world and ain
nounced to the pilgrims at Mecca. A
report received here from Constantine
pie says that the ameer of Afghanistan
has sent an army of 100000 men with
135 guns to the Indian frontier. This
news was given out in official quarters;
in Berlin to the press. The railroad
from Herat to Kushk has been de-,
stroyed.
British Ships Suffer Defeat,
Valparaiso, Chile.-The German war
ship Gneisenau, Scharnhorst, Nurn-
berg, Leipsic and Dresden attacked
the British fleet off Coronel, Chile.
The British cruiser Monmouth was
sunk. The cruiser Good Hope was
very badly damaged, and she was on
fire, and is supposed to have been
lost
The British cruiser Glasgow was
also badly damaged, and took refuge
in the llarbor of Coronel, and is-now
bottled up.
Germans Withdraw From User
London.-That the German army
has abandoned its attempt to hack
it's way along the Belgian coast to
Calais is agreed by all the official
reports. A combination of inundated
country, the remnant of the Belgian
army under King Albert, and the ac-
tivity of the British warships, seem
ingly, all contributed toward ending
the costly struggle.