Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
FLEETS OF ALLIES
CONTROL EUROPEAN
WATERS, Is REPORT
British Admiralty Announces
Victory for Carmania, But
Admits Reverses in Far
off Seas-German Victory
in Baltic.
BORDEAUX, Sept. 2i.

BORDEAUX, Sept. 81.
The fleets Of the Allies control the AT
,srtic. Mediterranean and North Sea, &C
oordins to an official Navy Department
,,atement published today in the Monl
,eur de Ia Flote.
LONDON, Sept 2t.
The admiralty has reported number
A. encounters in far-off waters. In the
principal action tho auxiliary cruiser
carmania sank German armed mer.
chant cruiser. The official bulletin an
nounces details as follows:
The Carmanla, Captain Noel Grant, r.
NJ. went into action September IA OFF the
east coast of South America with Ger
man armed merchant cruiser, supposed
10 be the Trafalgar, of Berlin. mounting
eight four-inch guns and pompons. The
action lasted one hour and forty-five min
utes, when the German ship capsized and
sank. her survivors being rescued by an
empty collier
or the Carmania's crew nine men were
killed and five seriously wounded None
Of the officers was injured. The First
Lord Of the Admiralty has sent the fol-
lowing telegram to Captain Grant:
well done! You have fought a fine ac-
tion to a successful f1nish.'
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
heavily and the Koenigsberg 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 statement continues:
On September 10 the German cruiser
Emden, from the China station after
being lost for six weeks, suddenly ap-
peared In the Bay of Bengal and
from September 10 to II captured six
British ships, as follows: The Indus,
Lovat, Killlm. Diplomat, Frabbock
and Katinga, of which five were sunk
and the sixth was sent to Calcutta
with the crews of the others. The
Emden is now reported at RanRoon.
and 1t is possible she has made other
captures.
The British cruiser Cumberland,
Captain Cyril Fuller, r. NJ, reports
from the Kamerun River that Ger
man steamboat on the night of Sem
tember IA attempted to sink the Brit
tsh gunboat Dwarf. commander Fred
erlck 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 feet in the Baltic has de-
feated a Russian squadron, according 10
advices received here today. The battle |
is said to have taken place east of Kol-
berg, and number of Russian ships are
reported TO have arrived at Helsingfors.
Finland.
The dispatches describe the German
Meet as comprising seven dreadnoughts |
and batt creuisers. two cruisers four de- |
stroyers and complement Of supply ves-
sels' and added that the flag of Prince |
henry OF Prussia was displayed OH the |
armored cruiser Bluecher,
London has been waiting for some days |
TOT definite information of an engage
ment between this fet and the Russian
neet' Recent dispatches from Russian
sources have said that German ships had
nred on each other and that the Russian
heet had not been in action.
ATHENS. Sept. 81.
The Turkish fleet is coaling at Constan-
unople' according to reliable report re-
celved here, and will be ready TO move
Nithlh y hours If the Porte decides to
side with Germany.