Evening journal., 1914-12-17
.BONBARDNENT
costs 75 LIVES
All England Angry Follow
ing German Raid on
Coast Towns
WOMEN AND TOTS
AMONG THE VICTIMS
BY ED L. KEEN
United Press Stall Correspondent.

United Press staff Correspondent.
LONDON. Dec. l7.-Calm but deadly
anger is the keynote Of national senti-
ment today following the sensational
raid upon the British coast cities yes
tcrday by German cruisers which bonn.
bardcd Scarborough, Hartlepool and
Whitby.
Despite the fact that warships of the
enemy succeeded in threading their way
through the mine fields II the North Sea
and approached within mile OF the
British coast at some points, there is a
firm determination not TO permit such
isolated raids to interfere with the
present plans of the Admiralty and War
Office for the disposition of the British
naval and land forces.
The latest casualty lists today ac-
count for rs civilians killed and 267
wounded in the three cities attacked by
the Germans.
In addition the War Office estimates
the casualties in the Hartlepool fortress
at seven soldiers killed and fourteen
wounded.
! Among the victims in the unfortiiied
! English towns were women and children
who were killed in their homes when
shells from the hostile warships crashed
into the city, spreading death and de-
| siructon..
The London and provincial newspapers
/ today unanimously support the Ad-
miralty and the War Offices in the de-.
termination to follow out all present
plans for the feet and the army. After
the first rush for the railway stations
/ in Scarborough, Iiartelpool and Whtby,
excitement subsidized yesterday and there
was no sign of panic.
The greatest boom in recruiting since
the war began is certain as a result of
the German bombardment.
Already there has been a. rush to the
! colors Within two hours after the
bombardment of Scarborough. forty
men from one factory in the city en-
listed for service. Throughout the
country men began appearing at the re.
cruiting offices even while the British
North Sea squadron was still pursuing
the German raiders. The men of York
shire arc particularly incensed that the
historic ruins of the Whitby Abbey
should have been fred upon and badly
damaged. There are no expressions of
fear of another bombardment but mere
ly intense anger that the totally unfor-
tilted city should have been shelled for
no apparent reason other than with the
hope of striking terror in England.
Latest reports from Scarborough state
that eighteen persons were killed, in
cluding eight women, three children, a
little boy and John Hall, a 6O-year old
alderman. About 100 persons were
wounded. These include eight women
and girls two boys and one 70-year-old
man.
Hartlepool suffered worst in the mum
Der of persons killed by the bursting
shells The latest casualty list place.
the number of dead at 55, with III
wounded. One entire family was wiped
out in Hartlepool. the father, mother
and six children being killed in then
home. A she'll struck the house and ex.
ploding, demolished the structure The
dead at Hartlepool include five Other
lwomcn.
A majority of those killed and wound.
ed in Hartlepool were women and chill
drcn. Fifteen schoolboys were among
those killed. Many of the wounded arc
not expected 10 recover. They are suf
firing from gaping wounds torn by frag
ments of shells or badly crushed as Q
result of being caught beneath demolish.
ed houses.
At Whitby two persons we're killed
and two wounded. In addition to the
p casualties among civilians, the wal
office reported as TO the dead anS
} wounded among the soldiers at Wes
! Hartlepool. A lieutenant and six sol
!, diers are now being cared for in tn
3 the military hospital.
Seamen familiar with the eastern
coast today we're amazed at the skill
Of the Germans in plotting their YES
Il sells through mined waters and alon
r the dangerous coast without detection
i The Admiralty in its statement dc
): clared the bombardment was not {
D.; military significance.
y. Military and naval experts agre
c that there are but three or four me
a. tives that could have prompted tn
Germans to make such a raid. II III
enemy hoped TO create panic
Il. England. their raid was a failure
ol The principal motives seen here
er the raid are to revive the spirits
e- the German people. depressed by u
At disaster to the fleet OF Admiral Va
re Spec off the Falkland Islands;
create a panic IN England so tn
troops would be retained on Il
island instead of being sent to Il
lel continent TO reinforce the army in Il
ire field; or to proclaim to the world, al
on especially to neutral countries. Il
ay ability of German ships to naviga
la the North Sea.
The latter the Germans have dor