Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-12-23
GERMANS SHELL
T. ENGLISH CITIES
EIude Vigilance of British War
Vessels and Wreak De-
, struction.

vessels and Wreak De-
struction.
OVER 100 PEOPLE KILLED
Immense Amount OF Property De-
| stroyed in Raid, and kaiser's Ves-
| sells Escape unharmed-BeIieved to
Be the First Of Series OF Devas-
tatIns Raids Planned by German Ma
val Board Of Strategy. -
London, Dec. 17.-Conflicting re-
ports from Hartlepool, Whitby and
Scarborough make it difficult to give
the exact number of dead; The
Chronicle announces that 4S were
killed and 116 wounded in the three
towns. A London Times dispatch
from Hartlepool says SO soldiers and
| civilians were killed in that town
alone and as bodies have been recov'
| cred. The war Office statement ts-
sued early in the evening gave the to-
| tai as 81. The Evening Standard says
~ were killed at Scarborough, while
another dispatch says 1S died at thai
place.. Reports seem to agree that
only two were killed at Whitby. 5a,
| Berlin, Dec II. = An official an
nouncement issued here says: 81
Parts of our high seas feet made
| an attack on the English east coast
and bombarded December Is, early In
tho morning, both fortified and coast
places at Scarborough and Hartlepool.
Regarding it's further course OF action
no information can yet be given" ;5S
London, Dec. 17.-Germany daring.
ly attacked England herself early in
the morning. -. f.e# 2%S55
After a dash across the North sea
on misty night, a German tlotilla
bombarded Hartlepool, Scarborough
and Whitby, unfoftified cities on the
east coast of England, early in the
morning. Is
Some thirty women and men were
killed Churches were ruined, hotels,
dwellings and stores were destroyed
by the bombardment, which endured
40 minutes, after which the Germans
steamed northward from Scarborough
and escaped pursuing British cruisers.
The gun flashes indicated that four
big warships we're firing. One shell
that has been picked up was II inches
in diameter and 80 inches long.
Hundreds fed in panic while the In
vaders:: projectiles Numbered and
burst, Jsetting on fire the structures
they had set in ruins. Others, saf-
frighted, took refuge in cellars. 5s<.
The exploding shells Of the bold
cruisers who slipped through the Brit
ish fleet and the guard ships and
lodged the mines thickly strewn In
the North sea, dug holes in the streets
of Scarborough so wide and deep that
a railway truck could pass through
them. S& 49,
Warships Repel Raiders. #
Hurriedly called by wireless, British
warships hastened from the nearest
points to attack the enemy: But the
German cruiser force. made up 4 of
their fastest cruisers, escaped in the
mist from the British squadron.
The squadron which shelled Hartle-
pool, where the bombardment was
most destructive to life and property,
was composed, the admiralty announ-
ces, OF two battle cruisers and an ar
mored cruiser, while from four to six
light cruisers attacked Scarborough
and Whitby. 5, .s ~.
The number Of the attacking force
has been variously estimated at from
three to six cruisers. Some had
submarine. Necessarily there is no In
formation on this point yet. ..
The attack began at Hartlepool
about FIVE minutes after eight in the
morning when most Of the people
were. at breakfast. It was like a thun-
derbolt from a clear sky, most persons
thinking a thunderstorm had arisen.
The first shell exploded near man
who said afterward he thought Brit
ish squadron was practicing gunnery
and was making bad craftsmanship
Of It.. ,r< CIR. $50 !. .' .55..:.I III IL.
& Several victims of the bombardment
of Scarborough arrived in London. Ar
thur Wood and his twelve-year-old son,
both wounded by fragments of Shells,
came in with bandaged heads and
were interviewed by an International
News service correspondent.
1.-THE bombardment was incessant
e.. ar$< - col
Wood. 1.-The cruisers first directed
their fire toward the wireless station.
but without effect They next trained
their guns on the electric light plant
and the gas works, but their shots
went wide and inflicted severe damage,
on property in the vicinity.
"My son and were injured by the
same she'll" =
Scarborough English Resort.
Scarborough, which was shelled by
the Germans. is seaport and FASH
ionable resort of England, in the
northern part of Yorkshire, on a head
land extending into the North Sea. 1t
is 81 miles northeast of the import
ant English city of York. 1t is little
more than two hundred miles from
London. ~ - L@t 4
Scarborough has been, popularity
styled the queen of watering places"
The permanent population Of the
place is more than forty thousand
persons. @,2s AZ. $500
HartIepooI a Trade Center. I
Hartlepool is seaport and munich
pal borough of England, in the south