The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-10

Australian cruiser Sydney. She driven ashore
\ on. an island of the Coco group.
The Sydney sighted the E1nden yesterday morning.
speed she at closed and gave battle
The German boat could not escape There running
ghy at the end Of which the Emden, burning from the
shells boat beached The casualties
on the 81 Sydney are said to have been slight.
Enden has contributed to the history Of the
most remarkable chapters. For sheer audacity
success has few parallels certainly none since the
Alabama, the famous old Confederate warship, while
Twenty ships, mostly British. have
been sunk and one has been captured by the German
Since early in August the Eden has been at
Of the time she was preying on British ship
Indian ocean, but late last month appeared
at Penang alacca straits 1t here that the Emden
performed her most daring feat fourth smokestack
NasIigged onherdeck and Japanese flag ruin up. Thus
steamed boil into passing unchal
enged guns the fort and fired torpes
does which sank the Russian cruiser Jelntchug and al
French destroyer Then she took her heels and escaped
through the straits The vessels destroyed by the Eden
had total value Of about 00000O exclusive Of their
cargoes The Emden largest guns are only four end
Her speed Of knots her greatest asset
she able down merchant ships with case
then escape from larger but slower vessels that
sued her British, Russian French and Japanese war;
ships nthe east had been attempting for weeks to put
end has been less of mystery to
naval how the Emden has been able to keep at seal
month after month without running short of coal and suppl
plies assumed, however, that she has obtained food
from captured ships In at least instance ths
is known have been DONE The captain Of the Brtishl
steamer Exford captured by the Emden in the Indian
ocean, reported to his that the commander of the
said that before sank the Eford he intended
take board his cruiser the thousand tons of coal
which the Eford was laden The first report the
activity Of the Emden received August g. when she
was have been sunk action with the Russianl
cruiser Askold This contradicted few days later
when word received that the Emden had sunk thel
steamer City of Winchester, August 5, and steamng
into Bay of Bengal five days later had sunk more
British vessels Within three days she had sunk four
sells there She was accompanied by the Hamburg Amer
lean steamer MarkOmannla which sunk Octoberl
16s off the Sumatra by British cruiser. a
Leaving the Bay of Bengal the Ernden sank three
British steamers in the Indian September a. Onl
September % she appeared off Madras and sheled the ct
her lights and disappearing when the for
replied Then she renewed her activity the vicinity
Rangoon where most British vessels fell prey to her.
Again she disappeared and was not heard from until she
turned up Penang The captain of the steamer Paro
but into Sydney, New South Wales yesterday and report
after of the Enden at Penang was
by British but being faster ship
able to- escape Two store ships accompanying her were
the British cruiser captured and sank
the other.
Th Efnden was sister ship of the cruiser Dresden,
which in the naval battle off the coast of
Chile November when the British squadron under com
la1d Of Rear Admiral Sir Christopher Craddoc was de-
feated. The Enden had a complement of 361 men Her
consisted of ten Al inch guns, eight five pound
er and machine guns. She also equipped with
L two; submerged IL Y inch torpedo tubes.