The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-17
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dren, . little boy and John Hall, .
sixty yeAr old alderman. About $50
persons were wounded. These include
eight women and girls, two boys and
one seventy year: Old man.
Hartlspool suffered worst In the
number Of persons killed by tho burst
Ing shells. Latest casualty list places
the number Of dead at fifty-hve, with
lis wounded. One entire family was
wiped out in HartIepooI, father, moth
Or and six children in their home, when
a shell demolished the structure. The
dead at HartIepooi Include five other
women.
AZ Whiby two persons were killed
and two wounded. In addition to the
easualties among civilians, the war Of
fec reported a. to the dead and
wounded among the soldiers at west
HartIepool, q lieutenant end six sol
tiers now being cared for In the mill
tary hospital. seamen familiar with
tho eastern coast today were amazed
at the skill Of the Germans In pilot
Ing their vessels through the mined
" aters and along the dangerous coast
without detection. Even the admir-
atty In it's statement Issued last night
declared "a certain amount Of risk"
was connected with such raid, but
added that the bombardment Of such
unfortified ports was not difficult TO
accomplish and was not OF any mill
tary Significance. Military and naval
experts agree tkat-there are, but three
or four motives that could have
prompted the Gernaans to make ouch
a raid. II the enemy hoped to create
a panic in England, their raid was a
failure.
The principal motives seen here In
the raid are: To revive the spirits of
the German people, depressed by the
disaster to the fleet Of Admiral Won
Spec of the Falkland Islands; to
create a panic In England 30 that
troops would be retained on the Is
lands instead Of being sent to the con-
tinent to reinforce the army In the
field: Or to proclaim to the world, and
especially to neutral countries, the
ability Of German ships to navigate
the North sea.
The latter, the Germans have done.
Despite mines and the extensive pat
roi Of the British, the Germans cross
ed from their base. Their speedy
cruisers dropped shells Into the Eng
fish towns and aided by fog they eiud-
ed tho destroyers which pursued them
and are now probably safely back in
their home port.
STRUCK A MINE.
LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE steamer
Clearwater struck mine and was
sunk today off FIambe@ough Head.
Six Of the VESSELS crew are missIns.
Another vessel, az yet unidentified,
also struck mine and went down
nearby. The passengers and crew Of
the latter vessel escaped by taking TO
the life boats.
Marlborough Head 10 fifteen miles
south Of Scarborough, ono Of the Eng
Iish coast Gowns bombarded by the
Germans yesterday. Tho freight
steamer Princess olga was sunk dur
IV0 Highly atIOt UuDS
six miles off Hartlepooi. Members Of
the crew Of this vessel, who were res
eued, reported that they saw Ger
man steamer laying mines near tho
point where the Princess Olga went
down.
The German cruisers are also re-
ported to have dropped mines over
board as they fled after the lombard
ments yesterday.
RECRUITING is BRISK.
LONDON, Dec. 17-Lord Kitchen
er's army will be increased by thou
sands Of men az result Of the bonn
bardment Of the three coast towns
yesterday. This was evident today
when every recruiting station report
ed enlistment Of more volunteers than
at any time during the past three
months.
Men from factories, shops, profes-
sionaI men and In fact that from every
walk Of life offered their services.
SEARCHING FOR SPIES.
SCARBOROUGH, Eng, Dec. IA
vigorous search Is being made In Scar
borough today for spies. Reports Of