The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-09-23
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the latest success, tho Britain will now
be able 20 push tho Germans entirety
from the neiehborhood Of st. Quentin
and reoceupy that village. u % con
sidered that the main German foresa
have already left It 40 the unon'c'a
reports place the British advance
guard in that citys suburbs.
1924 DEAD.
LONDON. Sept. 23-Members o.
thu crew Of the Aboukir who were
rescued. declared the Germans hreo
seven torpsdoss and that nvs seorso
hits. The Aboukir was streuk stimuli
taneously forward and aft and Prae-
tieaIly blown to pieces. Her boilers
exploding, added to the terrible nature
Of the disaster, hardly = member o.
her crew being uninJured. The Rogue
and Greasy believing ths'r s'stsr mp
mad struck . mine, steamed speedily
TO her assistance. The HoSue was
putting over her boats when torpedo
struck her squareiy amIdships ana
aha likewise went down. TWO torpe'
does struck the Greasy below her
water line and practically tore her
loose from her hull.
The latest estimate OF the dead -
s1,624 and included are believed g pc
,..-%ie.IIvs MI. Of the officers OF the
three ships.
WANT SPEEDY REVENGE.
LONDON. Sept. 23-Demands TOT
speedy vengeance on the Germans tor
their exploit in sinking three british
.rmored cruisers are voiced by most
newspspsrs today. It - sussesseo
that while England has many times
a many submarinss ~ have the Cor
mana. they have YET failed to demon
strate their worth. Fantasue sso''ss
Of their penetrating Into German mar
bor. are circulated. None has been
confirmed but 40 . result Of the as'.
tation now going on IN every pars 2.
ENGLAND, II 10 believed these eraH w.
| now e least make an attempt 20 evsn
tho scores. England wac SIN Win
out details Of the cressy-A0o"H'''
Hoaue tragedy today. Il seems esr'
tain that less than 1925 Of the crew.
perished. II 10 apparently sssao'isneo
that the disaster took place only Z
abort distance from the hook Of Ho''
land a. many Of the survivors, nave
been landed at Muiden, Holland. 'os
trans.shipment to England. Although
it i. unoffeiavy stated that TWO SUP
marines were later sunk ~ or's's"
destroyers, there was no eonnrmA
zion Of this report. Tho adm'ra1y
still claim. II Is without details o.
n. disaster although these are Ok
peeted 70 be sent by AdmFal 'e".oo.
TODAY. There were five submarinse
In the raidina party. The firss Know
ledge that they were IN the v'e'".'
wa. when the Aboskir was suddenly
lifted almost entirely out Of the w ,ls
and then seemed 20 break into pieces
The cressy and the Hooue rushed &C
the rescue and midshlpmsn ana
GOOD portion Of the Aboukir's eomp.e
ment had been picked UP, when VIII
roar torpedoes exploded under tns
hull Of both rsscuing ships ana s"sS
.Iso sank In less than an hour.
The survivors, not landed IN Hossane
| have been brought e Har~teh and
! p.rkeston. None has been allowed e
.,lk and all are very carefully s"sfo
ID from the inquIsitIvs. Reports ar
n circulation that other British eran
x,ere DANCED at the same time ou'
.h.r. /. no confirmation Of these ~
mors. Il 10 ditseuit to determine ~nse'
they originate.
according to the Daily Ns~s navs
eroert, the admiralty has learned tina
| me main body Of the German meet u
carefully slowed away In the shelter
"a harbors and under the protection
| o. land guns. The channels leading
"a tbes. harbors are % strswn witt
,,rnes the expert says that II 10 ~
absolute impossibiiity 70 get through
them unseathed.
aa,1A,Ne WANT REVENGE.
!rex Ed. L. Keen, United Press star
correspondent.1
LONDON, Sept. 23.-WIth the oes
man rtoht vIne turned by the allies
the British military experts were 70
d.x waiting word that the enemy nat
,.ttbdrawn TO the lines just inside 0
N. northern French frontier. Althoug'
n r. admitted the battle will prosaol!
f.st n vssst two more days the mill
t.,v experts believe part at lesss o
tbs cepmsn forces nave already r.
tired 70 their new fortifsd pos'tson
along the ssmbre.
evt little attention 10 being paid Z
the Nat,ttnu In France. The desir