The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-31
Accounts of Battle Declare It Perfect in Execu- ton as Well as
 in Plan
BRITISH DESTROYERS LURE GERMANS INTO
 TRAP IN OPEN SEA
Following Fierce Naval Engagement German Fleet Flees in Direction of Cuxhaven Pursued by British Destroyers, Whose Guns Do
 Terrible Execution

London. August aa.--,fI;t. n. m.,-- Twenty mine killed and 3s wounded was the price in men pnid bs th. British for tue naval action against the Germans in ucigoInnd fight Friday. The nd- miral,y today announced the casualties as foiIowsi
 "The light cruiser Arethusa lost
 Lieutenant Eric Nestmaeott and
 nine men kiled fom men seriously $. wounded, and Lieutenant Robinson
 and II men wounded but not ser-
 iously
 "'rhe torpedo boat destroyer T4lb-
 erty lost Lieutenant Commander
 Hartellot and six men killed; ono man who since has died from
 wounds, one dangerously wounded,
 five seriously wouaded and five
 slightly wounded,
 "'rhe destroyer Laurel suffered
 10 men Killed: one has since died
 of hs wounds; two men danRerons- ly Woundcd seven seriously
 wounded and two slightly wounds
 ed
 rho lihern British aeatroSee. vas | bit by shell which ahaitfred sef fnAs'. tore awal nart If her baage.. snAsAs.s her searctlights and Silfed her com mander Lieutenant Commander Nigel K. N. Barttlot and William Butcher, his signal man
 Accounts or tto battld Say il was peffee. in execution as well ns in plan. Led at dawn by fearless small de- , tachment. the destroycrs crept within the German lines between llelgoland and the German coast
 Germans Are Lured Into Trap
 An aeroplane sighted them and gave the news 10 the Germans, whose de- stroyers came out. The. British de- stroyers lured the Germans to the open sea where other destroNers were wait- ing spread out In fan shape. A small engag cement followed and then the Ger man cruisers came out. The British | light cruiser Arethusa, after a sighting shot got her range splendidly and hit the foremost gun of one of the cruisers. ldemolishng it. The Arethusa then fired a few broadsides at the enemy. Her aim was excellent. They hit German cruiser which at once burst into smoke and flames. but soon afterward Il Ger man shot did some damage to the en- ginc room of the Arethusa.
 The destroyers Liberty and Laertes fought q grand fight A shell brought IuoAn the mast Dl the ilueTty- Ht ! I.aertes was hit amidships. hole was shot through her funnel her forward guns were damaged and she received also shell In the dynamo room and l a shot aft which wrecked her cabin.
 Ii was hot work, but at that moment the British light cruisers and battle cruisers appeared It was the moment | for which they had been waiting. The first shot from one of the British bat tie cruisers sank German cruiser which had been batterng destroyer.
 Germans Flee Toward Cuxhaven 1 The German fleet then turned and | fled in the direction of Cuxhaven. but was pursued by British destroyers. which did terrible execution with their foir-inch guns.
 | Many of the Germans landed after the battle from the British ships who were wounded by revolver bullets. It is declared the revo1vers were used by | German officers to prevent their men surrendering to the British boats which | had put off to save their drowning op- l ponents Some of the boats lowered to | the rescue of the Germans. it is said. were fired on by German cruisers
 Minimized by Germans | London. August 30.--(i0:a5 D. m.p---A gdarconi dispatch froal Berlin gives an official statement concerning the na val battle off Helgoland, IL says: