The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-12-18
ATTACK
NOR TIL SEA COAST
AFTER DAYBREAk


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German squadron or Get vaonsy reported asirom
three to six warsps aided the North Sea coast England
Under Of dense fog the Germans eudod the vigilance
e b s co seas d patrol ana S ne ne Yorkshire
HartlepooL Scarborough Whitbt and Redcar
WOMEN AND CHILDREN ARE SLAIN
The ndefeded town Of Scarborough suffered considerable
ONE hsd y s anu eO
oft BY the fire from the forts.
One Of the cruisers was damaged BY the fire from the forts
ana was on IRE as the Germans steamed Off leaving behind
few killed and wounded soldiers and than eighty killed and
wounded civilians nearly all Of whom women and children
COMMANDMENT CAME WITHOUT WARNING
When the ships first approached the coast they
taken for British wafsfps and the bombardment came entirely
without warnnp the people being at breakfast Or at work. The
vessels were s sgted about three miles oft shore being faint
The first reports received from HartepOo were followed
hy British Admiralty announcement at stating that British
oas had engaged the enemy at several points and that the
situation was developing Another announcement later in the
afternoon said that the Germans had all escaped.
ATTACK BEGINS At SCARBOROUGH
The attack began Scarborough the Germans sheinu the
town. which Is anuniorted summer resort for twenty-five min
utes Buildings were damaged Or demolished roofs torn off
Chmneys opped into streets and general devastation wrought
The people began to ee inland after the firing began but
seven women and three children were killed. Some Of these
The work Of rescue began while the town was under fire. the
efforts Of the police being admirably effective The work Of re-
construction OF the damaged buildings has begun Pacards
up all the town saying Business is proceeding as usual
ifsg FIFTY SHELLS HURLED INTO TOWN
According tC the statements Of an eyewitness which were
published in the Evening News here at feasibility shells landed in
Scarborough destroying the Baorai Hotel t railway station
and number of houses Communion being celebrated at
81 MARTINS church when two shells struck the edce and dam
coastguards station at Scarborough also wrecked by Shells
SCHOOL CHILDREN KILLED AN4.iNIBREDr
AWhtby the historic abbeywa damaged BY seIfre from
the raiders several houses demolished and schoohouse
struck scattering the children Two killed and two injured
Altogether Wftby was struck by thirty shells.
Normal conditions have now been restored
,ffs GERMAN RAIDERS FORCED To- RETIRE sssss
The German ships met with heavy fire from the seacoas
batteries at HartepoC and were forced to withdraw with one
OF the cruisers on fire from a British she'll
At this place soldiers were Killed and fourteen others
wounded by the fire from the feet while twenty-five civilians
killed and htty-one were wounded. sss 's
One Of those killed was Aduant William Avery a prominent
Salvation Army worker. tt
CHURCHES AND HOMES DESTROYED
Three churches and numerous houses were damaged by the
German e and the Hartepoo lumber yard and the gasWorks
were set on fire.
When the Germans withdrew under the fire Of the forts and
escaped from the approaching British warsps, they srewed
submarine mines In their wake. &
INFAMOUS CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY
Editorials in all the newspapers condemn the attack upon
unattended towns against the principles Of warfare The Daily
Chronicle says the attack an infamous crime against humanity
There keen disappointment when the Admiralty announc
no disposition however, to criticize the Admiralty
RAID DESIGNED TO LURE BRITISH
One OF the purposes of the Gran raid Is believed to have
been that o. urng the British baehps within range Of German
treating Germans. a8
Military experts believe the raid not demonstration in
forces but that its first purpose was to strike terror the British
and hamper the movements of the British transports carrying
troops to France at the rate more than dozen vessels day.
PEOPLE ARE NOT TERRIFIED BY ATTACK
This purpose has failed The attack has not terrified the
British people the authorities and II generally regarded that
the Germans have their backs to the wall and utterly eck
less" E}4ffAK s#As BR fffssf
The ports sheled have naval Importance The effect Of
the raid has been an enormous stimulus to recruiting
An official announcement from Berlin last night says
sParS of our highseas fleet have bombarded two coast
places In England both Of which are fortified
NO GERMAN SHIPS WERE SUNK
The first reports received here said that two German cruisers
had been sunk and that three others had been ENGAGED by a
ism destroyer oHa eight miles off Harepoo These reports
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