Evening journal., 1914-09-22
50 WARSHIPS lost
since WAR BEGAN
Germany Pays Heavy Toll
With 20 Of Her Fighting
Craft Sunk Or Disabled
FRENCH FLEET
REMAINS INTACT
By The United Press.

by The United Press.
NEW YORK. Sept. 22.-Forty war
ships have either been destroyed bad
ly damaged or otherwise lost to the
European powers since the war be-
gan.
These are the known losses as ro-
ported in the belligerent countries.
The sinking of the German sur
vey ship Moewe by the British
cruiser Pegasus, announced in Lon
don without a date, suggests that
other warship disasters may be con-
cealed.
The naval casualties show that
France alone of the great powers has
not suffered at sea. The losses or
ships of the other countries follows.
Germany 22 Great Britain 10, Aus
tria 8, Russia ?. Japan l.
The list follows.
August German Russian engage.
ment. off Aland Islands. two Russian
ships lost.
August 5-German mine layer. Koe-
nigen Luise, sunk by British torpedo
boat Lance. in Nirth Sea.
August 6-German torpedo boat sunk
off Gedser Light. by boiler explosion.
August 6-British cruiser Ampsion,
sunk by North Sea mine.
August 9-German submarine sunk
! by British cruisers lin North Sea-
August 13-German cruisers. Goe-
I ben and Breslau. sold to Turkey to
escape capture.
August 16-Austrian battleship
Zrinyl and three other Austrian yar-
ships sunk in Adriatic by French fleet.
August 16 - Unnamed German
dreadnought, reported ashore and out
OF action, at Trondhjen.
August 27-German cruiser. Mag
deburg, ashore in Gulf of Finland, at
tackled by Russian warships anC
blown up.
August 27-German converted com
merce destroyer. Kaiser Wilhelm Del
/ Crosse, sunk by British cruiser, Higl
Flyer. off west coast of Africa.
August 2S-Two German cruiser!
and two destroyers. sunk in night en-
/ gagement of Heligoland. Another Ger
man cruiser set afire and several Ger
man destroyers damaged. British
cruiser Amethyst and destroye
Laertes damaged
August 3l.-Japanese destroyer Sh
retayo went ashore off Tsing-Tau an
demolished by German gunboat Iagua
September 4.-Seven German de.
troyers arrived at Keil badly damages
believer in fight week ago of Heligolanl
Understood they afterwards sank v
cinity Kiel Canal.
September 4.-British torpedo gul
boody Speedy sunk by mine North Sc
September 6.-British light cruis
Pathfinder sunk by German submarii
in North Sea-246 lives lost.
September 7.-British cruiser Warri
reported stranded in Mediterranes
after fight from German cruiser
September S.-British converted crui
er Oceanic wrecked off north coast
Scotland-all of crew saved.
September l3.-German light cruisi
Hela sunk by British submarine. Tw
casualties.
September l7.-British training shi
Fisgard IL foundered in gale in Engls
Channel.-Twenty one drowned.
September IA German converte
cruiser supposedly Cap Trafalgar or Be
lin sunk by British converted cruis,
Carmania off east coast of South AmeI
lea.
September l9.-Austrian dreadnougl
Viribus reported damaged in Adriatic
September l9.-Australian submarir
AE-l sunk. No details.
September 20.-British light crliis,
Pegasus caught in Zanzibar harb,
overhauling machinery and completed
I disabled bv German cruiser Eoopis.
berg. British loss 25 killed, so WON
. ded
Date nknown.-German armed su
veying ship Moewe sunk by Britis
cruiser Pegasus.