The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-06
Another of the kai>cr'N War.
ships Reported II Captive
in North Sea.
sl.-a .all. bespatcl.. o rn,' II,

STOCK HOLM, Aug. 81 thursday l.-
swedish yachtsmcn who arrived here
to-day from Finland said that German
warshps were bombardlnG Swesborg
and Helsingfors
LONDON. Aug. THE British cruiser
Amphion has sunk the Hamburg
American Line steamer Kocnigin Luise,
which had been fitted out for mine lay
ing. according to an official announce
ment from the Admiralty. The Koenigin
LuIsc had been in Hamburg recently
The Information given out to-day did
not say where she was operating at tho
time % the attack 10y the Amphion.
\ telegram from ITarwich says that
twenty-five Germans and SIX English
men. all wounded. have been landed
there, Apparently hey are victims Of
the night in which the kocnigin Lulse
was sunk
1t * reported that the Amphion's bat
tcrles were slightly damaged.
Torpedo boats were putting to sea at
dawn as the Hook Of Holland and Ant
werp steamers were returning crowded
/ with Americans and Brtons. The pas
scngers checrcd the British warships
ana the hlucjackcts responded
Tho Hamburg American koenigin
I uise is not 10 be confused with the
/ transatlantic ship Of the same name
owned 10y tho Nnrth German Lloyd.
The Hamburg American boat is small
passenger ship Of 1000 tons which plies
between Hamburg and tuNhav"n and
other nearby summer resorts. When in
her usual service she carries crew OF
about thirty men.
Reports that a British mine laying
ship had been sunk and that the de-
stroyor Pathfinder had narrowly cs-
capcd captive were confirmed to-day at
the Admiralty.
The French Embassy here announced
Tonight that another German cruiser
had been captured by French snip 3.
The place Of capture was not given nor
The name Of the cruiser. II IS reported
here that one of the cruisers attached
In the German fleet in tho North Sea
which had been out scouting was sepa
rated from the fleet and was captured
before she could return 10 the German
naval base. which at present is reported
to bc Off the mouth Of the Eide
Germans Lose Three ships.
Authentic information of the naval
= ngh, between German ships and the
: French and British fleets reached mere
, to-day from Algiers. This report says
that the small German cruiser fanthei
WAS sunk and that the larger cruisers
Goeben and Breslau were captured 10y
r the allies
There Il still some confusion whether
the captures we're made 10y French oi
4 British ships. or both one report has
Y il that the Brcslau, after hombardini
g the Algerian port of Bona. sailed west
y ward to avoid the French squadron anC
was captured by British ships from
Gibraltar. Another report has 1t tina
d the Breslau. having sailed westward
J. encountered British ships and turned
9 back. running into the French squad
- ron and being captured by 1t.
, A British fleet is said 10 be guardin'
the Straits OF Gibraltar and Frencl
n ships were rushed across from Toulol
y Immediately upon receipt Of word tina
= German cruisers were making for tn
II Algerian coast.
s Official confirmation OF the lombard
e ment Of Bona has been received here
The Breslau, which conducted the bonn
' bardmcnt, fired approximately siXt
shots and the land batteries replied
No information has been received re-
d gariing the casualties or the damag
II done The Breslau is supposed TO hav
" abandoned the bombardment because q
the approach of the French squadron
The Panther In a small gunboat 90
feet long, built in 1901. She carrie
y only two Al inch guns and six on
FOUNDERS. She was at Agadir durin
the incident there.
= The Breslau is n modern small cruise
~ which has made over twenty-seve
y, knots, is lightly armored and carrie
p, twelve A. inch guns.
nd Go.ben a Fast Cruiser.
~ BY far the most important result
nj the battle for the vlctors was the cal
i'd ture of the Goebcn, which is sh
Il, of over 1000 tons She is armor'
NJ with a belt OF eleven inch Krupp armc
~, over her vital parts and carries Il
NJ elsvon inch guns, twelve SO inch ar
twel,e "a inch. She has a compleme,