The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-12-18


tc the enemy as is Atlantic '~ity on
the New Jersey coast
Scarborough, with its CID castle on
high hill. the big casino with a
high tower, and tie Aow OF preten-
tous hotels On the water iront, pre-
sents shining mark for target prac-
tice. Few visitors were at the Gotels
because of the cold weather, but one
invalid is known to have been
wounded
In direct line the mouth OF the
Tees is about $50 miles from Heligo-
land. the German naval base in the
North sea The British admiralty
SAYS the German ships were among
their fastest. They chose night
when thick mist prevailed and must
have LETT their base at least two
nours before dark. AS they started
10 return about 9 o'clock t&ere re-
manned about seven hours of daylight
fer tx pursuit which, however, was
rendered almost impossible by the
fog. How tie Germans evaded all the
mines and patrols remains mystery,
although experts recall that in ma
nceuyres British ships have perform
Ell the same feat, through the COM
parative,y small space between Eng
land and the Sicily islands, which was
not mined.
The admiralty report announces tcat
such demonstrations are not difficult
to accomplish but tie population gen.
orally cherishes SO great a confidence
in the protection of the British navy
that the inhabitants of tle coast towns
made no serious preparation to meet
a bombardment
Except for the working people, the
English are late risers during the
sort winter days. The bombardmeat
occurred between 8 and 9 o'clock, al
hour wen many persons were at
break asst, While others were on their
way to work or were opening their
shops
Went to Watch.
IT, boo~,;,,,, of l,oov.v o,,pc off tha
three towns drew hundreds to the
beaches. They had no thought o.
German raid, but when shells came
crashing over their heads and into
the quiet streets, they dashed for
shelter. Off shore the German guns
did rapid work, the flag.es coming
necessarily and o3e shells finding a
mark among the buildings Many resi-
dents took refuge in cellars. Others
rushed from their houses, among them
women and children in their night
clothes, and not a few sought the rail-
Way stations, leaving on the first
trains.
The Hartlepool land batteries re-
turned the German fire and are re-
ported TO .lave damaged some of the
cruisers. Several shells from the war
ships burst among the Royal Engln-
eers and DuN1am Light Infontry d
it was among these troops that the.
casualties of seven killed and IA
wounded occurred
A dispatch rom Stockton-on-Tees
to the Exchange Telegrapl company
says:
The effect o. tne bombardment at
Hartlepoo! was that so persons were
killed and 1890 injured. At West
Eartlepool 20 persons were killed and
many injured.
Shells passed through the Baptist
church at Hartlepool and other
churches were damaged.
VIII Help Recruiting.
The general belief in London is that
the German attack will give impetus
to recruiting. Today was one Of eager
waiting after the admiralty bulletin
was issued shortly before noon, say
ing:
Our flotillas nave at various points
been engaged. The situation is de-
veloping."
Various rumors were heard. One
was that two German cruisers had
been sunk. Many t>ought the long
expected general naval engagement
between the British and German fleets
was progressing and that the she'll
ing of the coast TOWNS was merely
incidental
The admiralty's report issued at
$50 O'Clock tonig2t giving the news