Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-17

London, Dec. Is. 1885 p. m.-For the first time in centuries. England has been struck by a foreign foe. A squadron of swift German cruisers crept through the fog last night to the eastern coast and turned their guns against the Britons.
 At daybreak they began the bonn bardment of three important towns HartlepOol at the mouth of the Tees; Whitby, 36 miles ,southward, and Scar borough noted as a pleasure resort, 15 miles beyond.
 Hartlepeol Suffered Most.
 Hartiepool suffered most There two battle cruisers alsa an armored cruiser were engaged, and at this place the greatest loss of life occurred. The BritiSh war office fixes the number of dead at Hartlepool as seven soldiers and g civilians and the wounded at II soldiers and 5a civilians.
 At Scarborough. where a battle cruiser and an armored cruiser sheIied while at Whifby two were killed and two wounded.
 People Struck Without Warning.
 Men, women and children. of the civilian population, were left dead or wounded struck without warning while at breakfast or at work. In all the casualty list totals no, according to the official estimates, of whom 31 are Known to be dead.
 Many Structures Damaged.
 Three churches were damaged, the gas works and lumber yards at HartIe- pool were set afire and the abbey at Whltby was struck. The Balmorai ho- tel ale Scarborough received the fuli effects. of a shell, and a number of houses and shops were shattered and partly burned in each of the towns.
 Hostile Squadron Escaped in Mist.
 The hostile squadron escaped in the mist after an encounter with coast guard vessels patrolling the neighbor- tne presence of the Germans was sig nailed.
 The official account of the attack. as issued by the press bureau, with more complete details from the war office, follows:
 Official Press Bureau Statement.
 The official press bureau late tonight Issued the following statement from tne war office regarding the German
 "At q. m. today three enemy ships were sighted off Hartlepool, and at 6.lO they commenced @ bonbardment Tnese ships appeared to be two battle cruisers and one arnored cruiser. The Iand batteries replied and are report VI ~ A@eSsO 411b anu QdQlaE60 the enemy
 At $50 the firing ceased and the enemy steamed away. None of our guns were touched. One shell fell in the Royal Engineers lines and several Tn the lines of the Eighteenth service ~ ~oattalion or the Durham Light in
 The casualties among the +roops amounted to seven killed and fourteen 1
 Some damage was done to the town ana the gas works were set on fire.
 z2 Killed at West HartIepooi.
 During the bombardment, especial- " Tn West HartIepooI, the people crowded in the streets and approxi- lnaheiy 2z were killed and 50 wounded.
 At the same time battle cruiser ana an arnored cruiser appeared ofr scar borough and fired about 50 shots. wnich caused considerable damage arS fS casualties are reported.
 At Whitby Two Were Killed,
 At Whftby two battle cruisers fired sone snoIs, doing damage to the build | iMgS, ana the Following casualties are i fegcTted: Two killed. two wounded.
 AZ all three places there was a, | sntfre absence of panic and the de- neanor Of the people was everything | hat could be degired.'' --Ae
 Wave of Anger in Enagand,
 A wave of intense anger has spread q 1 'Ver England because of the attacE | nd bitter denuncia4ion is heard every l where of a policy which permits fife 1 heliing of .Indesended towns. Tine 1 crtresc at the mouth of the Tees is l uppcsed to give some rpotection to | he Important shipping base of HartIe- l Iocl but Whftby and Scarborough are ! E open to the enemy as is Atlantic | 'ity on the New Jersey coast.
 Scarborough. with its old castle on i high hill, the big casino with q high | 1wer. and the row of pretentious ho- | sls on the waterfront, presents a Inning mark for target practice. Few [ lsitOrs were at the hotels, because the cold weather, but one invalid is nOWu to have been wounded and was akcn away on a stretcher. In df- oct hne the mouth of the Tees is bout $50 miles from HeIgoland, the nportant German naval base in fl1eI forth sea. The British admiralty says 1e German ships were among their 3stest -- r.asg eaa@ 2 rsssst n2ea z shtnl