The Detroit times., 1914-11-10

appear In another and capture OF
send some merchantman to the bot
tom.
That the Emden fought TO the last
for her life Ia evidenced by the fact
that the Sydney did not escape with
out loss OF life on board. Three men
were killed and 10 injured. When the
Emden went ashore she was hopeless
ly out OF commission. but the sydney
made sure of her work by firing few
more shots before drawing on.
Every officer and member or the
crew OF the Emden had been awarded
tho Iron Cross by the kaiser for the
brilliant work on the sea. Captain
Won Muller and his men realized that
sooner or later they must be sent TO
the bottom. The Emden's commander
was recently quoted as declaring TO
the German admiralty that he knew
his vessel would sometime be run
down and destroyed, but until that
time came the Emden would give q
thorough account OF herself.
One of the wonders In connection
with the work Of the Emden was the
system. under which she was kept sup
piled with coal and provisions. At
times when II was believed certain
her raids must cease because of lack
of fuel, one of the Emden's store ships
woiild appear and she would be ready
for additional work.
On Aug. Q II was reported that the
Emder had been In action with Rus
sian cruiser ana that both had been
sunk A month later the Emden sud
denly appeared In the bay of Bengal.
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captured another. The Emden was
then accompanied by the Hamburg.
American line steamship Narkoman-
MIA as a collier. Later the Narkoman-
mia was sunk by the British.
In the midst of her career Of sink
ing and capturing ships, the Emden
appeared on Madras. on Sept. 22. and
shelled the city. When the guns from
the Notifications opened fire on the
vessel. she extinguished her lights
and disappeared. No great damage
was done by the bombardment OF Mad
ras
II is estimated that the Emden
caused loss of $10.O00,000 to the
allied powers for the destruction and
capture of vessels, not including the
loss of trade. Protests came from
Bombay to the admiralty, declaring
that trade was being ruined by the
Emden
The nearest approach to the record
OF the Emden has been made by the
German cruiser Karlsruhe, which Is
operating In the Atlantic. The Karls-
ruhe has sunk IL British vessels.
Telling of the destruction of the
Emden, the admiralty statement de-
clared:
yesterday morning news was re-
ceived that the Emden, which had
been completely lost since the action
with the Zhemtchug, had arrived at
Keeling. Cocos islands, and landed an
armed party to destroy the wireless
station and cut the cable. The EN-
den was caught and forced to fight
by the Australian warship Sydney.
"A sharp action followed In which
the Sydney lost three men killed and
is wounded. The Emden was driven
ashore and burned. Her losses are
reported to be very heavy. Every
possible assistance was given the sur
viyors by various ships, which were
dispatched to the scene.
with the exception OF the Ger
man squadron now OF Chile, the
whole OF the Pacific and indian oceans
are now clear Of the enemy's war
ships"
The admiralty sent the following
message to the commander OF the
Sydney:
"Warmest congratulations for the
brilliant entry OF the Australian navy
into the war and the signal service
rendered to the allied cause and
peaceful commerce by the destruction
Of the Emden."
or the Koenigsberg's "bottling up,"I
the admiralty statement said:
"On the thirtieth of October the
koenfgsberg was discovered by the
chatham hiding In shoal water six
miles up the Rufiji river, opposite Ma
ma island, German East Africa.
owing to her greater draught, the
Chatham was unable to reach the
koenigsberg, which is probably
aground. Part of the crew OF the
had landed and en-
trenched on the banks of the river.
Both the entrenchments and the
were bombarded by the
Chatham. but owing to the dense |
palm groves amid which the ship lies.
II Is impossible to estimate the dam.
age that was done. Pending further
operations for the capture or destruc-
ton OF the Koenigsberg, effective
steps have been taken to block the
vessel In by sinking colliers In the
only navigable channel of the river.
She Is now imprisoned and unable to
DO further harm"