South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-23
LOSS OF CRUISERS IS
BLOW TO The BRITISH
Naval Experts Appeal for New
Rules to Govern Submarine
Activities Protecting Res
CuerS of Survivors.
BULLETIN.

LONDON. Sept. .23.-Military ex-
perts today estimated the German
losses in the western theater Of war
alone at $4,000 men. They based
this estimate upon computations made
from official and unofficial reports
coming from Berlin and Paris.
A dispatch from Berlin said that
one list published there stated that
Out OF 80 battahOns $3.50 men were
dead OF missing. AS a battalion num-
bers 10000 men, the loss of $500
l1ea shows that 2 L percent of 80 bat
taIiOns has been lost.
With this dispatch as a basis for
computation. the experts figured that
the Germans total losses were Z31, ,OOO-
Dispatches from Paris having stated
that the kaiser's army numbers at
least 100000 men.
IL is adGitted in Berlin that the
German losses are over $4,000, and in
the list giving the latest casualties
are mentioned the battle of St Die and
Luneville.
Both OF these occurred before the
last week of August. The London
experts therefore take this as an in
dication that the reports thus far is
sued in Berlin fail To cover the mill
tary operations OF September at all.
The battle OF the Marne was fought
this month and that OF the Aisne is
still proceeding
The magnitude of the disaster suf-
fered in the North marines struck
home TO England today when IL was
learned that only 511 survivors.
officers and sailors. had been
accounted for. The missing num-
her 1.754. the three ships having
carried 2.1OO sailors and 1S5 officers.
IL is believed that some Of the
missing have been rescued by ships
Ia -
most optimistic fear that the death
list will total at least 1900.
Grief over the blow suffered by
Britain in the field where she consid-
cred herself practically supreme, was
somewhat lightened by a dispatch
from Ymuiden, Holland, stating sur
vfvors taken there had reported that
two German submarines had been
sunk after they had sent the British
cruisers To the bottom. There is no
official confirmation OF this report,
however.
Throng Seeks News.
great throES besieged the ad-
miralty during the night seeking news
Of fathers. brothers and sons who
were in the crews of the three cruis
ers Weeping women were turned
away by officials themselves almost
ON the verge OF tears, with the state
meut that the names OF the survivors
only the barest details have yet
reached here Of the terrific execution
causd by the torpedoes sent from the
German submarines.
The unofficial reports state that the
three cruisers were sent 10 the bot
tom within "a space OF only two hours.
The AbOuHr was attacked about
o'clock yesterday morning. Within
"a few minutes her shattered hulk had
sunk leaving on the surface only
.vreckage and members Of the crew
who had been able 20 throw them
selves into the sea before the vessel
went down.
Hogue Goes To Bottom.
Within a short time the Hogue
reached the spot and while close
watch was kept for the enemy's sub
marines. its boats were lowered away
TO save the Aboukir's men. To this
fact many OF the HOgue's sailors owe
their lives. for despite the precautions
taken. "A submarine dispatched a tor
pedo against the Hogue's hull and
she followed the Aboukir 70 the bot
tom.
The Cressy was the third 20 be des-
trovet. She is said TO have been sent
10 the bottom about o'clock while
her boats were engaged in rescuing
the crews OF the Aboukir and Hogue.
Appeal for New Rules.
The fact that two OF the cruiser
were blown up while their crews were
engaged in rescue work resulted to-
day in an appeal from the London
Times for new rules 10 govern such
cases. Discussing the sea tragedy the
Times naval expert says:
1T Is deplorable that ia the nature
Of the new form Of naval warfare dis
aster should be sudden and 50 over
Wnelming without even sight Of the
insiduOus foe. To be destroyed by
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