The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-01-28
GERMAN SQUADRON
LOSES CRUISE Err IN
DASH On ENGLAND
Berlin Hears Rumor That Brit,
ish Also Lost Warship, But
This Is F|atIy Denied
In London.
BIG GUNS SINK BLUEcHER
Remainder of Kaiser's Fleet
Escapes In Mine Fields
Outclassed By Flotilla
Under Admiral Beatty.
BIG GUNS SINK BLUEcHER'

London, Jan. 26.-The German official
reports Of yesterdays engagement in
the North sea says that according to
information available a British battle.
efuiser was sunk This is at direct
variance with the official English YER
sion of the fight, which states that
nohe or the British vessels was lost.
Inc German report on the encounter
confirms the sinking of the German
hrrnored cruiser Bluecher and states
to port.
Inc news of the first battle between
areadnaughts, yesterdays naval en-
gagement in the North sea. has aroused
tnuch more enthusiasm among the Brit
,sh pubic than either the fight off
or off the Falkland islands,
sltnough both of these engagements
suits.
Triumph of Big Guns.
10 the English people the combat OF
yssLeIoaE means the triumph of their
loLs Tune confidence in their big gun
l.eet and it Gains the fear of the east
IGasl OF frequent repetitions of the
Iartlepool and Scarborough raid Sir
David Beatty. the youngest admiral in
lne Brltish navy, has become the most
popular hero of the war.
Ine battle yesterday resulted from
al,other attempted raid on the British
f las py the German fleet similar to
mat recently made on scarborough
Whltby and Hartlepool. The British
Pdtrol Meet sighted the Germans short
~ aLler dawn and a running fight en-
suea: the Germans being pursued to
off Helgoland. -'@'O@
% Tar as known only 123 members of
ele crew Of the lost Bluecher We're
saved. Ihe Butcher carried a crew of
SS5 men. -" VI
British Fleet Superior.
Inc British We're superior in ships
engaged, weight of armament and
speed, and the flight of the German
ships into the mine and submarine in
Iested Held positions probably pre-
vented their destruction.
ihe oluecfer was a cruiser of $500
IONS displacement and although com
1Hdssl9ned In 1908 was completely re-
rlgsed last year. She was not olassed
as a battle cruiser, but was in the next
lass 70 those formidable fighters. With
ner We're the Derflinger, Gerynany's
latest battle cruiser, which had lust
lelt the builders hands, and the battle
:. - e sistas seyolitz and Moltke, the latter
d sister ship Of the Goeben, formerly
o. the German but now of the Turkish
meet, winch recently was reported dam
ageq by the Russians in the Black sea.
vine brltisn squadron, commanded by
wee Admiral Sir David Beatty who
r. Ct L lit DdtlIe or
Helgoland last August, consisted of
the oattle cruisers Tiger, Lion. Prin-
cess Royal, New Zealond and Indom-
liable. ~
The first three of these cruisers
mount eight 1876 inch guns and even
the New Zealand and IndomitabIe carry
l2-1nch guns, which are equal to those
OF the Derflnger, the only one Of the
German ships that had better tina IL
incl guns
Commodore .Regin Tyrwhitt, who
also took part in the battle off Heieo-
and, commanded the light cruisers and
aestroyers which accompanied Vice
mira Beatty's battle cruisers.
Appeared at Dawn.
The Germans We're observed some
time after dawn, proceeding IN the di-
Iectlon or the British coast. When
they sighted the superior British fleet
they turned and made at full speeH for
nome waters, and it was only after a
stern chase that the faster British
ships got within range Of them. For
more than four hours the running bat
Tie lasted, the firing being plainly
Ineard IN North Holland, where it was
Judged the fight took place, north of
the Stands of Ameland Sc~hierlnon-
nik-Oog.
The Bluecher, which was slower than
the other German cruisers, fell behind
n succumbed to the heavier guns OF
the Lion, which was leading the Brit
ish squadron. The other German ships
got within the mine and submarine
area, two Of them in a badly damaged
condition n it was dangerous for the
big British battle cruisers to follow.
The fact that only II men were
wounded aboard the Lion, which led
the line, indicates that the British cas-
ualties were light. 1t is possible that
more Of the Bluecher's crew were
picked up by the British d~estroyers.