Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-10-16
British Cruiser Destroyed
by Submarine in the
North Sea.
ANOTHER ONE ESCAPES
Theseus Attacked, but Is Miss
ed-EngIand'S Less in
Armed Vessels, 8.

London. Oct. i6--The British cruis-
= Hawke was sunk in the North sea
Yesterday by r German submarine.
Only so OF the crew OF 400 were saved.
Ths Cruiser Hawke was OF 1850 tons
displacenent. $50 feet long and launch
q in 1891. ficr complement was
gwen as 5+4 men. but she may we'll
have had fewer on board when she
vent down.
His maiesty-s ship Theseus was at
lacked by a submarine IN the North
sea yesterday. but was missed. The
Hawke. Captain Williams. was attac,.-
ed about the same time and was sunk.
The Hawke makes a total Of six
British cruisers destroyed by Germany
4 the North sea. The Hawke collid-
"a with the White Star liner Olympic
SEPT. 20. 1911. near Osborne bay. She
received serious damage az that time
London. Oct I6-A COnstdutinODle
aspatch denies rumors OF the sinking
Z the cruiser Brazlau. This is the
srJt heard IN London OF any rumored
6isaster 10 the Breslau. now in Turk
ish waters. She. however. had been
reported I'm sction IN the Black sea
build .ng occupied by Germans
with foundations and roof OF heavy
e7rcrete vas found by police al vii
lssden. 2 suburb in northwest London.
twenty-five Germans were arrested.
The premises were used by a Ger
nan music publisher as a factory The
ste Of the factory commands several i'm
portsnt railroad functions. The Paris
premises Of this same firm we're blown
- recently by orders OF the French
government
Germans Take $500 Prisoners.
Washington. oct. 1G. - y German
snbassy's Berlin wireless says: Near
Antwerp four 10 five thousand prison
rs we're taken. Among war booty are
80 cannon French attacks near Al
bert we're Tspulsed. The Russian ad-
vance in east Prussia failed"
London, Oct. IG.-The latest news
iTsiisble in London early today said
he Germans were within 10 miles Of
Ostsnd. The British press says the
zking OF Ostend viii be a moral and
Spectacular victory for the Germans,
lgt Of no great strategic significance.
whether this viii be so future events
'aiy can show. The arrival OF Ger
nzns near Ostend staightens their
me 50 II now runs almost due south,
tonnecting with the forces in France
England Is buzzing with talk OF a spy
nenaee. Newspapers dwelling on the
Fesence % Germans at hotels. are
l'Elng closer restrictions. What was
s1a 70 be SPY dressed in 2 Belgian
sliiorm was arrested among the ref
sgses.
German Troops Moved West.
Sndca. Oct. 1G.-Impor.ant German
1eirforceme.ts have been sent 10 the
vest 'front.'. cables the Copenhagen cor
respondent % Reuters Telegram COM
pany. MY Informant. who has just
le'7rned her. met a. Branden5erg IS
,l-ins o. rsinforc- ments in one hour.
ioo.600.'
Allies Progress Confirmed.
Paris, Oct. Progress indicated
communications yesterday have
zen confirmed. In Russia. on the left
oank Of the Vistula. the Russians oct
/" repulsed German attacks on War
aE a battle Is going on south Of
Przemysl.
Americans with Canadian Forces.
Salisbury. England. oct 16.-Cana-
een troops have been pouring into
amps On Salisbury plains since dawn
mere IS a surprising number OF nat
-fshzsd Americans among the Cana
eian forces. 4 sergeant said he was a