, 1914-12-19

states that a military court has been
opened for the trial Of the German ana
Austrian prisoners from the detention
camp there, who are accused OF pstI9ttlh@
the riot last month in which several were
killed. Otto Luz has pleaded guilty OF writ
ing TO Il compatriot in invisible INK, asking
for information about on Bausch, q prisoner
Of war but denied the charge OF netting TO
riot. The trial continues.
A despatch from Bueno8 Aires states that
the Gillian Government refused the "Dtes-
den" coal because three months had not
elapsed since she last coaIed at a Gillian port.
Adyices from Washington state that the
German converted cruiser 'Cormor0ut2 which
put into the port Of Guam ia the L1lrones,
asked for 1900 tons Of coal to reach the
nearest German port, but as there IS only
Government coal at Guam that amount
could not be spared. She was however offered
one hundred tons Of coal and fresh wa
ter, but her commander decided to allow
the vessel to be interued. The "Cormotant
is " vessel OF 5000 tons, acquired by Ger
many from Russia IN q manner the detalIS OF
winch are unobtainab}e, and it is supposed
She has been employed rs Il comm rec des-
troyer in the Pacific. Her complement com
prises y officers aud 355 men.
London, December 17th.--No further otti-
ClJl statement HIS DCtu L9SllG'l eS"I Nll6 'S
commandment Of the East coast. The latest
unofficial news is that a naval engagements IS
proceeding, but the names Of the ships
guged have not been made public.
Lloyds is disturbed and has suspeu
business The Stock Exchange took Il cheeiia
Wow of the situation. off only they would
come" vas the universal expression. All
along the shore the adequate preparations
previously made we're set working as though
a landing was expected, but nothing happened
along those lines. The motive of the bonn
bardment is coujectured, perhaps 1t was
merely to alarm and annoy and perhaps to
attract warships to the spot to enable a naval
dash, either for general destruction, or IN
the hope Of setting commerce destroyers
free, to replace those being driven from the
seas.
The yorkshire Evening News reports
that two German cruisers were sunk aud
that the British AotjlIa was damaged in M
engagement in the North Sea.
The "New Castle Evening Chronicle
places the number OF cruisers which bonn
b,rded Hartlepool 1T three, and states TINT
these cruisers were attacked aim st imme-
diatcly by four British destroyers.
Two German cruisers bombarded Whitby
between nine and ten O'Clock in the morning
appearing about three miles off the shore.
Several persons were injured and a number
OF buildings, including the historic Abbey,
were damaged. Que person has been re-
ported killed. The cruisers, after the bonn
baydment, disappeared in a north easterIy
direction.
Adyices from Hull state that Mr.. James
Harvey Scott, a well known resident OF
Scarborough on arriving ut Hull told the
first story OF the Commandment. He said:
Il could not believe it was u real attack.
thought some OF our battIeships were
at target practice, and the first that [
or anyone else realized that the Ger
mans were sheIIng om homes, was
when a she'll dropped on the roof of a
house and set it on fire, and then another
shell struck a hotel right in the centre OF the
town. [ started towards the railway station
and as | walked l could see shells striking
everywhere IN the town. Several fell near
the railway station, aud when | came
away the employees were picking up
fragments Of them for souvenirs. Just
before the first train left a man came
running into the rallroad station with his
wife and children and said that a shell had
demolished the roof of his house. There
was excitement everywhere, many believing