The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1914-11-13
KAISER IS DEALT
BLOW IN PACIFIC
Hlr.hp Emden, Terror Of CON-
nerca, Is Destroyed.
KOEAIGSOERG BOTTLED Up"

Australian SHIP Sydney over Foe
With Long Record for Depredations
Sister Ship Of Sydney Puts koe.
niesberg Out Of Business.
London, Nov. 1.-THE admiralty
announces that the career Of the Ger
man cruiser Emden has been brought
to an end. "The Scourge Of the Paci-
tic," as she has been called, was
driven ashore in flames Monday by
the Australian cruiser Sydney on an
island of the Cocos or Koeling group
southwest of Java In the Indian
ocean. Three men were killed and
fifteen wounded on the Sydney, while
the losses on the Emden are reported
to be heavy, although her captain,
Karl Won Muller, has probably been
saved.
koenigsberg Bottled.
n further announcement told how
the German light cruiser Koenigs.
berg had been cornered by the Chat
ham, a sister ship of the Sydney, in
German East Africa, and that GOLFERS
had been sunk in the only channel Of
the river so she cannot possibly es-
cape and can be destroyed or cap
tured at leisure. The admiralty made
an announcement with regard to the
Emden in the afternoon telling of her
destruction. The first lord Of the ad-
miralty, Winston Spencer Churchill,
has sent the following message to the
Sy dney and to the navy board of the
Australian commonwealth.
ConsratuIates Sydney.
"Warmest congratulations on the
brilliant entry of the Australian navy
into the war and the signal service
rendered to the allied cause and to
peaceful commerce by tie destruction
Of the Emden.
Emden Daring to Last.
"The destruction Of the Emden at
this time was brought about by an
excess of daring. Knowing that a
great pack Of war ships was securing
every lane of the two oceans for him.
her captain yet did not hesitate to
make an attempt at Gripping British
communications
"Not long ago Captain Won Muller
was quoted as saying in wireless
message to Germany that he knew he
would be caught sooner or later but
that when he was his enemies would
know they had been in fight. Ger
tsinly he kept his word for there is
every evidence that the Emden went
ashore with her gyms still banging
away and her men doing all they
could to beat the Sydney.
1.-THE effort was in vain. however.
for as is almost inevitable in a sea
fight bigger guns won the day. The
Sydney suffered somewhat but naval
experts point out that her gunnery
work must have been excellent. She
carried eight 6 inch guns against
the ten Al inchers of the German
craft and the preponderance of metal
made her task comparatively easy
once she had cornered her prey.
1.-THE news that the Emden had
been put out of action caused the
liyc,.est satisfaction throughout Eng
land The depredations of the Ger
man cruiser have cost England mil
lions in money and commercial cir
Giles can heave a sigh of relief at her
destruction"
Insurance Rates Go Down.
An unwilling tribute to the fear
the Emden has inspired Is found in
the announcement. following imme.
diately upon the admiralty statement
that marine insurance rates for the
Pacific had been cut in half.
The belief that Captain Won Muller
of the Emden has been saved is sup
piorted by a dispatch from Toxic,
which, in telling of the battle says,
that "the cartain and most Of the
crew Of the Emden were saved" This
Dispatch also says that before the en-
eagement the landing party from the
Linden which had been sent to de-
stroy the cable succeeded.