The Detroit times., 1914-12-17
Deadly Anger NOW
PerUadeS All England
BY ED. L. KEEN.

LONDON, Dec. 17.-Calm but dead
ly anger is the keynote OF national
sentiment today, following the sensa-
tional raid upon the British coast
cities yesterday by German cruisers
which bombarded Scarborough,
Hartlepcol aand Whitby.
Despite the fact that warships of
the enemy succeeded in threading
their way through the mine fields of
the North Sea and approached within
a mile OF the British coast at some
points, there is a firm determination
not 70 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 &C.
count for 75 civilians killed and 267
wounded in the three cities attacked
by the Germans.
Latest reports from Scarborough
state that Is persons were killed, in
cluding eight women, three children,
a little boy and John Hall, a 60-year-
old alderman. About $50 persons were
wounded. These include eight women
and girls, two boys and one 70-year-
old man.
Hartlepool suffered worst In the
number OF persons killed by the burst
Ing shells. The latest official casualty
list places the number OF dead at 55.
with 115 wounded. One entire family
was wiped out in Hartlepool, the
father, mother and six children being
killed In their home. A shell struck
the house, and, exploding, demolished
the structure. The dead at Hartlepool
include five other women.
A majority of those killed and
wounded In Hartlepool were women
and children. Fifteen school boys
were among those killed Many OF
the wounded are not expected to re-
cover. They are suffering from gaping
wounds torn by fragments of shells
or badly crushed as a result OF being
caught beneath demolished houses.
AT Whitby two persons were killed
and two wounded. In addition to the
casualties among civilians, the war
Office reported as to the dead and
wounded among the soldiers at West
Hartlepool. A lieutenant and six SOL
diers are now being cared for in the
military hospital.
In addition the war Office estimates
the casualties In the Hartlepool fort
ress at seven soldiers killed and IL
wounded.
The London and provincial newspa-
pers today unanimously support the
admiralty and the war office in the
determination 10 follow out all present
plans for the fleet and the army. After
the first rush for the railway stations
in Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whit
BY, 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, 40 men
from one factory In the city enlisted
for service. Throughout the country
men began appearing at the recruiting
Offices even while the British North
Sea squadron was still pursuing the
German raiders.
The men OF Yorkshire are particu-
larly incensed that the historic ruins
OF the Whitby abbey should have been
fred upon and badly damaged.
There are no expressions OF fear of
aDCtneT commandment, out merely IN
tense anger that the totally unfortified
city should have been shelled for no
apparent reason other than with the
hope of striking terror In England.
Seamen familiar with the eastern
coast today were amazed at the skill
OF the Germans in plotting their yes.
sells. through the mined waters and
along the dangerous coast without de
lection. Even the admiralty, in its
statement issued last night. declared
certain amount of risk" was con
nected with such raid, but added
that the bombardment of such unforti
fed ports was not difficult to accom-
plish aud was not OF any military sig
nificance.
Military and naval experts agree
that there are but three or four mo-
tives that could have prompted the
Germans to make such raid. II the
enemy hoped TO create panic In Eng
land. their raid was a failure.
The principal motives seen here In
the pai6s are 20 revive the spirits Of
the German people, depressed by the
disaster to the feet OF Admiral Won