The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-10
DIS ROVER OF MANY SHIPS
MEETS FATE. m lNFLI CTED|
Australian Cruiser, Sydney, IN the In:
dian Ocean, after Running Fight De-
stroysi Great German Sea Victor
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sLyNlON, Nov. lott was officially announced in
today that the German cruiser Emden has been
DRIVEN ashore and burned The losses the officers
and crew the Edenare reported to. have been very
sneayy The Linden was destroyed by the Australian
cruiser Sydney She was driven ashore island of
gne Socos or Keeling group, southwest Java the In
The Sydney sighted the Emden yesterday morning
speed she closed and gave battle
German boat could not escape. There
night AT the end of which the Emden burning from the
shells OF the Australian boat was beached The casualties
{ on the Sydney are said to have been slight
The Enlen has contributed t. the history Of the war
one chapters For sheer audacty
has parallels, certainly none since the
famous old Confederate warship while
Twenty two ships, mostly British have
been sunk one has been captured by the German
cruiser. early August the Enden has been at
work Most the time she was preying British ship
Indian ocean, but late last month she appeared
at Penang straits TWAS here that the Emden
performed her daring feat. AZ fourth smokestack
was on and Japanese flag up Thus
dsglise steamed boldly into harbor passing ncfs
lenged under the British guns the fort fred orpe
does which sank the Russian cruiser, Jemtchug, and
destroyer Then she took her heels and escaped
Through the straits The vessels destroyed by the Enden
had total value of about 100000, exclusive Of their
cargoes The Emdens largest guns only four end
INCH Herspeed knots was her greatest asset
she able to down merchant ships with ease and
sued her British, Russian, French and japanese war
ships the east had been attempting for weeks put A
end to Ithas been less Of mysterto
naval how the Emden has been able to keep sea
month after month without running short of coal and sup
plies. 1T assumed however, that she has obtained food
and fuel from captured ships In at least nstancehs
is known have been DONE The captain of the British
steamer Exford captured by the Emden in the Indian
reported to his that the commander of the
said that before he sank the Exford he intended to
take board his cruiser the thousand tons ofcoal
with which the ESord laden The first report of the
activity Of the Emden received Augusta when she
was said have been sunk action with the Russian
cruiser, Askold This contradcted few days later
when word received that the Emden had sunk the
steamer City Of Winchester August s. and steaming
Bay of Bengal five days later had sunk two
British vessels Within three days she had sunk yes
sells there. She accompa by the Hamburg
lean steamer rkomanna, which sunk October
is off the Suinatra by British cruiser
Leaving the Bay Of: Bengal the Emden sank three
British the Indian September IL On
% she appeared Madras and sheed the city
her lights and disappearing when the forts
replied Then she renewed her activity the vcnityo of
Rangoon where most British vessels fell prey to her
Again she disappeared and not heard from until she
turned up at Penang The captain of the steamer Paro
Sydney New South Wales, yesterday and report
cd that after the success of the mden at Penang
but being faster ship was
aheto escape Two store ships accompanying her were
and the British cruiser captured and sank
the cther
Enlden was a sister ship Of the cruiser Dresden,
which the naval battle off the coast Of
Chile November when the British squadron under com
nalsd Of Rear Admiral Sir Christopher Craddock was de-
feated The Enden had complement of 361 men. Her
consisted Of inch guns, eight five pound
ers and machine guns She also equipped with
two slbmer ged ~ z inch torpedo tubes.
GERMAN CRUISER BOTTLED UP
stBY ASSOCIATED PRESS
LONDON Nov. o. The German cruiser Kienigs-
berg disabled Pegasus some
agO aas been island % tie coast
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