Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-14

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Halifax. \. s.. Aug. ij.-For half
an hour Thursday night Il. NJ S Bris.
tol, the smallest British warship In
the North Atlantic, fought long
range duel with the Karlsruhe, the
largest and fastest Of the German
cruisers which have been trying to
intercept British shipping on the north
Atlantic.
Fleeing from the British cruiser
Suffolk which interrupted the Karls-
ruhe coaling az sea from the North
German Lloyd steamer Kronprlnz VIII.
helm. the German cruiser was inter
copted by the Bristol southwest Of
Bermuda, and for half an hour a long
range running fight took place in the
blackness Of semi-tropieal night.
Ships Exchange Broadsidcs.
Racing through the heavy swell At
a terrific clip the ships exchanged
broadsides without inflicting much
damage. conditions being very unfnv-
orahle for accurate gunnery. Al
though the Bristofs consorts were #
least one hundred miles astern, tie
German would not stand and fight.
according to the British participants
Altering her course. she gradually
drew away from the Bristol, owing 20
superior speed and after half an hour
was out OF range Of the British ships
six-inch bow chaser.
The chase was continued but some-
whore in the darkness the German
doubled and made of south to San
Juan where she put in for coal several
days ago.
Single Ship Fight.
Details of this action. the first sin
gle ship fight In which British m n
of war has engaged in these waters IN
a hundred years. were brought to Hat
flax today by II NJ. $. Suffolk the
flagship Of Rear Admiral Cradock
commanding the fourth cruiser
squadron.
1--WE were steaming north on Thurs
day morning last and the crew had
Just been ordered TO general stations,
when from the foremasthead came the
hail, enemy on the port bow, said
the flag captain of the Suffolk In Civ
ing out an official statement Of the
chase Of the Karlsruhe today "AA
soon as we knew that war was 1e-
elared, the ship had been prepared for
battle. Fittings. ull woodwork and |
everything else that might be a. all
Irfammable, we pitched overheard
and the sea for miles around was
strewn with debris.
German Cruiser Coaling.
"Under these circumstances there +
was very little lefi To do when the +
order. clear the snip for action, was
given. The gun crews went 20 battle
stations and the stokers were doubled.
"Off the port how. about ! or IL
miles away We could see the Karls-
'nhe and the Kronprinz Wilhelm The
Karlsruhe had had her boats out coal
ng from the North German Lloyd I
lhip and as wc hurried down toward
ier II was in the hope she had run ~
hort in her hunkers that we could
atch her
"As soon as thc Germans sighted DIS
hey took 70 their beels The karls-
uhe did not oven sfop tu PICK np he
,oats Her mon clamnored aboard aa
,est they could and She hustled away {
o the northward while the kronprinz I
steered off 10 the east We /
new, Of course. that the Karlsruhe
Iad the beels OF us our hope WITS 4
hat she was short 81 fuel and could :
ot keep up her steam, bat this hops
fas fruitlcsE
Lost tn Seas Darkness.
Nineteen thousand wards Was the
losest we got 90 our quarry THE l.
ristol was to The north ef us and ne Z
erwick to the south We called both q
( them by wireless. and ordered lhem
, aid In the chase The Berwick fiiea
J cut off the kfonprnz " lhelm n
hile the Rrlsiol took position 20 u
itercept the Narlsruhe Afl after q
oon We raced after the Fleeing 1lcr Is
IAN By 8 O'Clock her smoke lNa
and then aii oW h7)es Il
uttered IN he Bristol picking her ua =
AT O'Clock that niehl Chat well n
me news camo through The ase to4u
. from the Bristol. enenN M sight. 4
few minutes later came the ncs- a.
pc. 'we are engaging the enemy In
Although ws must have been
lnorea miles astern of them we
ced on for ail we were worth We
"a no fear Of the result If the Ger Il
an stood ZIP 70 the Bristol. for ve r