Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
FLEETS OF ALLIES
CONTROL EUROPEAN
WATERS, IS REPORT
British Admiralty Announces
Victory for Camania, But
Admits Reverses in Far
off Seas-Geman Victory
in Baltic.
BORDEAUX. Sept. 21.

BORDEAUX, Sept. q.
The fleets of the Allies control the At
i,ntic, Mediterranean and North Sea, ac-
cordIng to an Official Navy Department
abatement published today in the Moni-
teur de la F1ote.
LONDON. Sept 81.
The admiralty has reported number
of encounters In far-off waters In the
prIncipal action she auxiliary cruiser
Carmania sank German armed mer-
chant cruiser. The official bulletin an
nounoes details as follows:
The Carmania, Captain Noel Grant, r.
NJ. went into action September IA off the
east coast of South America with a Ger
man armed merchant cruiser, supposed
to be the Trafalgar, of Berlin, mounting
eight four-inch guns and pompoms. The
action Iasted one, hour and forty-five min
utes- whsr. the German ship capsized and
sank, her survivors being rescued by an
empty collier.
OF the Car1nanla's crew nine men were
killed and Ave seriously wounded. None
of the officers was injured. The First
Lore of the Admiralty has sent the fol-
lowing telegram to Captain Grant:
"WeD donel You have fought a fine ac-
ton TO o successful finish"
Disaster is reported by the Admiralty
In African waters.
SEVERAL BRITISH DISASTERS.
The German protected cruiser Koenigs-
berg caught the British light cruiser
Pegasus overhauling her machinery in
Zanzibar Harbor and attacked and COM
pletely disabled her. The British lost
heavily and the Koenlgsberg was able to
steam away
The German cruiser, while of the same
class as the British. had more modern
guns. which outranged her antagonist.
The British loss Is given as % killed
and so wounded.
The staterent continues:
On September 10 the German cruiser
Emden. from the Gina station, after
being lost for six weeks, suddenly ap-
peared in the Bay of Bengal, and
from September 10 to IA captured six
British ships, as follows The Indus,
Lovat Killim, Diplomat. Frabbock
and Kattnga, OF which five were sunk
and the sixth was sent to Calcutta
with the crews of the others. The
Erden Is now reported at Rangoon,
ana IL 'S posslDle Sne mas made other
captures.
The British cruiser Cumberland.
Captain Cyril Fuller, r. N, reports
from tho Ka1nerun River that Ger
man steamboat on the night of Sep
tember IA attempted to sink the Brit
ish gunboat Dwarf. commander Fred
erick Strong, with an Internal ma
chine in her bows. The attempt failed
and the steamboat with one prisoner
was captured.
COPENHAGEN. Sept. q.
The German fleet in the Baltic has de-
feated a Russian squadron, according to
advlces received here today. The battle
Is said to have taken place east of Kol-
berg, and a number of Russian ships are
reported to have arrived at Helsingfors,
Finland.
The dispatches describe the srman
fleet as comprising seven dreadnoughts
and battl creuisers two cruisers -four de-
stroyers and complement of supply yes
sells and added that the flag of Prince
Henry of Prussia was displayed OIL the
armored cruiser Bluecher
London has been waiting for some days
Tor definite information of an engage
ment between this fiet and the Russian
meet. Recent dispatches from Russian
sources have said that German ships had
hred on each other and that the Russian |
neet had not been in action.
ATHENS. Sept. 81.
The Turkish feet is coaling at Constan-
unople, according to a reliable report re- |
celved here, and will be ready to move |
within iS hours IL the Porte decides to |
side with Germany.