South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-12-11
ANOTHER GERMAN
CRUISER IS SUNK
BY BRITISH FLEET
Vice Admiral Sturdee Adds
Nurnberg to List in Sea Bat
tie OFT the Falkland Islands,
is Report.

LONDON Dec. H. The German
LONDON. Dec 10.-The German
cruiser Nurnberg. which with the light
cruiser Dresden escaped after the
Schernhorst, Gneiseuau and Leipsis
OF Admiral Won Specs squadron were
sunk Tuesday morning by Vice Ad-
miral Sturdee's British squadron off
the Falkland islands. was sunk after
stern chase on the afternoon OF the
same day, according TO official an
nOuncement OF the admiralty tonight.
The Dresden has not been accounted
for officially but the British ships
were declared TO be in hot pursuit and
there is an unofficial report in circu-
laton IN London that this last unit
OF the fleet that defeated Admiral Sir
Christopher CradOcks fleet off Cor
onel, chile, on Nov. I, also had been
sunk. The report is accepted with re-
serve and the further announcement
hat the victory has been made COM
plete Is confidently awaited
Official details of the terrific naval
engagement of Tuesday in which Ad-
miral Sturdee avenged the death Of
his close friend and cOmrade, Admiral
CradOck, are furnished by the admir-
alty'S statement.
The most remarkable passage Of Ad-
miral Sturdee's report is that not a
man aboard any Of the British ships
was lost.
Battle For Five Hours.
The battle lasted for five hours.
When the British squadron attacked
following the motions of the flagship
he British guns singled out the
Scharnhorst flying Admiral Won Specs
flag. The German flagship replied
and vigorous engagement ensued in
which only the Gneisenau stood by,
the others being directed TO scatter.
1t took three hours Of furious fight
ing in which the gunnery of the rival
crews was put 10 a supreme test be-
fore the ScharnhOrst was given its
death blow
AS the flagship went down still
fighting with all on board the Brit
ish flagship directed it's guns against
the Gneisenau, sister ship of the
Scharnhorst.
Meanwhile the lighter cruisers Of
the British fleet were detached to
overhaul the Leipzig, which then was
just steanling away from the wake of
the Nurnberg and the Dresden.
The battleships of the British fleet
continued their attack upon the Gnei-
senau which put up a valiant resist
ance for two hours more when it too
was sent to the bottom.
While in the distance the small war
ships OF the British fleet were engage
lnE the LtlDElk WHICH WAS SUNK after
only a short fight. efforts of the units
which had dispatched the Gneisenau,
were directed toward picking up the
survivors who were struggling in the
water, some clinging to the boats
which had gone overheard when the
ships cleared for action.
OF the crew of the Leipzig also soma
survivors were saved, but of the crew
of the Scharnhorst none was found
alive. though the water all about by
this time was dotted with inert forms.
The rescue of the living delayed the
chase Of the fleeing Nurnberg and
Dresden. which was led by the flag
ship. but the Golfers accompanying
the German cruiser were easily over
taken and British crews Immediately
placed aboard them.
In the chase that followed its di-
rectiOn and duration nothing is said
in the official statement.
Loss Near 2,100.
The Nurnberg carried a crew of
122 men and as far as known none
of the crew escaped. This brings the
total loss of life among the Germans
10 between 1000 and 2,400 men.
The Nurnberg was built at Kiel and
went into commission in 1906. She
had a length of 1882 feet on the wa
ter line. was 43.6 feet broad and her
mean draft was 15.S feet. Her dis