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In n Terrible Plight.

The third vessel OF the German line.
either the Seydlitz or the MOltke suffered
even more severely She was In "A terri
ble plight from the successive fire OF the
British crui ers. one after another her
guns were put out Of action by the great
execution Of the British crews. She was a
silent ship steamlng desperately for shell
ter. Her whole after de-k was ablaze
In the meantime the Lion had turnaN
her attention to the lEht cruisers and
worked TO head them on and drive them
upon the British vessels I'm pursuit TN'.
was difficult task because of tho large
number of ships engaged
TIE British fa"sN'u d'd GRACE 10 -,a re
to those vessels, but they succeeded In get
ting away Some were seriously damaged
and In some cases their guns were swept
from their mountings and their hulls
badly battered Several OF them cannot
be NJ for action for a long time.
The consensus Is that the Bluecher
made a great fight. Her decks toward
the end were I'm an ndescrbahle condi-
ton. her upper works smashed out OF the
semblance Of ship. while nearly all her
guns werc put out OF action.
Had the Germans detected their fight
from the straight line nothing could have
saved their fleet from annihNation.
There Is a report here that Zeppelin
also took part In the battle and that
nearly all OF the men lost from the Blue
cher could have been saved had Il not
been for bombs thrown by the German
h.ers on the boats which went 20 their
rescue.
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Continued from First Page.

Scarborough. There was no sign OF the
| enemy at dawn. but soon after on
Sunday morning We got word that they
were not far or. The air scouts first got
sight OF them.
They were apparently making for the
British coast our lot went full steam
ahead to cut them off and gradually we
began to overhaul them The Lion opened
fire. Her first shot was a trhe short.
The next struck the Bluecher. | think
Then the fun began The Tiger and the
Princess Royal Joined In. The Germans
were firing hard as they could from all
the guns they could bring to bear Sew
eral of their shells fell short OF the Lion
but later that ship and the Tiger were
hit.
after a little while the Princess Royal
took the lead. IL was a salvo from her
that finished the BlueCher. Two of tho
ether Germans had been getting IL hot
Some said they were the Seydlitz and
the Derfflnger. They caught fire All
this time there had been an action going
on between the destroyer notillas. Tor
pedoes were flying about and II was be-
licved that one or two German boats
were sunk
we had been getting nearer to the
German coast | suppose Il was not
thought safe to pursue the Germans any
further because Of the mine fields and
submarines Therefore the order was
given to the battle cruiser to end the chase
When Admiral Beatty went aboard the
Princess Royal later he received shouts
OF Well done" from the men.
The correspondent OF the Daily Ndi at
Grmshy telegraphs that a destroyer has
brought to birmingham four dead and
one injured. These casualties were the
result of she'll which struck the boat
after she torpedoed the Bluecher II was
this last blow which sent the German
cruiser down for she Immediately heeled
over and sank The correspondent adds
When the destroyer LETT the fighting
was stll on of Borkum Island. The
crew say they saw two other German
cruisers so badly hammered that II was
only by miracle they kept afloat.
1T Is stated that when the British
gave chase the German squadron declined
action with individual ships. The Lion
led the line and the five German cruisers
steamed In such manner as TO bring
their stern guns to bear on her alone.
Their evident intention was TO smash Me
Lion by sheer weight of metal. Naturally
the Lion had a hot time. The German
tactics make the Lions victory more
glorious"
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BIuechcr an Easy Prey.

When the German fleet was overtaken
and the slower Bluecher fell behind while
the big ones raced To escape the British
battle cruisers went after the Moltke. the
Seyditz and the Derfflnger. As she
passed the Bluecher the Lion let go n
salvo that shook the German boat from
stem TO stern. The Lion steamed on and
then came the Princess Mary. She too
shook the Bluecher with a hroadsdc and
in a few minutes the flying Tiger repeated
the tactics. BY then the Buecher was
disabled and she plunged to the bottom a
minute or so later.
The Lien, which finally caught up with
the Germans ahead. smashed the second
cruiser OF the German line. Then Ad-
mirdl Beatty saw that the fight would
probably be prolonged to the German nine
field and called to his ships to turn about
II is certain that the Big British boats
wrought terrible havoc among the Ger
mans. The fire of the Derfflnger and
they SeNd!!tz crew weaker a. the fight
proceeded. Within half an hours run
OF the mine field the Derfflinger was afire
forward and masses OF flame were sweep
ing her fCredecks Her decks were strewn
with shattered upperworks and when she
reached the led area she IA led To an
swer the hail Of projectiles which followed
her home, The loss OF life on her must
have sccs sc-c:s.
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CRUISER TORPEDOED.
Russian Submarines Attack German
Ship In the baltic.
Special Gable Despatch 10 THE srS

LONDON. Jan. 81 wednesday, The
teleRrapns:
submarines appeared close to the German
island Of Ruegen on January 20, torpedo.
ing and damaging the German light
cruiser Gazelle. The GaZelle was lowed
In a sinking condition 10y German torpedo
boats 10 Sassnitz on the northeast coast
OF the Island The Russian submarines
then proceeded east toward Pillau in the
Gulf OF Danzig. where small part OF the
German Baltic fleet Is stationed.
"a German squadron, consisting of some
aTmorcd cruisers and four deStroyers.
passed Visby. on the west coast OF the
island OF Cortland. early this morning.
steam!ng rapidly southwark.
THE unexpected appearance OF Russian
submarines so close TO he German Baltic
naval base has caused considerable eN-
element IN Germany.
Ferry communication between SASS
nitz and Trelleborg. the main route be-
tween Germany and sweden. has been
suspended since yesterday"
According to Copenhagen newspapers
the Gazelle was torpcdoed twice. a big
hole was made in her side and she was
unable TO move, but kept on fring at the
submarine, which escaped unhurt
According 10 one account the ferries
have been suspended because Of the fear
Of floating mines which the Gazelle set
adrift
"All accounts concur that tho Gazelle
was towed 10 Sassnltz In sinking condi-
ton, but that she was saved"
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Beatb's Fleet Back From
Great North Sea Victory

OF them. we were in a fever OF excite
ment to beat the German ships. which we
have stalked 40 often. and to prevent their
getting away.
LAS soon as they made out dreadnought
cruisers they swung about and dashed for
home like hunted deer II was a chase
more than a fight and kept us babbling
with excitement. for the Germans were
racing away at top speed and II was
Just a question Of whether they would
outdistance our ships. The light was good
and the sea fairly smooth. There was
no mist to save them this time. We could
see them miles away and our guns got
to work at long range.
"'Of the actual lighting very little could
be discerned owing to the great range.
The impression the battle left on my mind
Is the picture OF big ships strung out
over a great distance. all dashing along at
I I'll speed. squirting smoke and flame and
with a noise OF guns like continuous
thunder
1--WE were closing In as the Bleucher.
her speed failing, Segan to lag behind.
Her nose pointed home to the end and
she was struggling hard TO get into the
shelter OF the mine field. Tho others,
thinking only OF their own skins, never
paused to cover her retreat She died
game. pounding away with her stern
guns to the last. She was afre forward
and was only just struggling along when
the end came. Even when she was sink
Ing by the head she let fly "A salvo from
the aft turret. Within n few minutes
after this discharge she had turned up
her heels and dived head first to the
bottom.
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BRITISH HOLD GROUND.
Pirst Division RepuIses Several At
tacks Near In Bassee.

LONDON, Jan. 26.--An official statement
OF the flgh;ng In tho region Of La Bassee
yesterday was given out to-day by tho
Official press bureau. The statement Is as
follows:
Yesterday, in the ueighborhood Of
La Bassee. the enemy delivered sew
eral violent attacks against the FIRST
Division, They were repulsed with
severe losses. In one place alone on
the La Bassee road 400 Germans
were killed Ffty-hve prisoners. IN
Guiding TWO officers were captured
An attack made on the French
lines opposite fpres was also re-
pulsed with great loss.
The renewal OF nghtins on a large scale
~ evidenced by the arrival at Boulogne
OF a number % British wounded Trains
arrived there throughout last night
The wounded men say the German
heavy artillery IL taking an impor.ar;
part Infantry operations are extremely
difficult the rain having converted The
neighborhood Of La Bassee mo a marsh.
German armorod train Is reported 10
have shelled the hospital at Be,hune.
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ORDERED MAYOR SHOT
FOR SHOUTING TRAITOR
Offended German Officer De-
manded Senlis Officials
Death, Says Statement.
Special Gable Despatch 10 rur Sun.

PARIS, Jan. 26-The circumstances sur
rounding the execution OF NJ. Odent,
Mayor Of Senlls. whose shooting by the
Germans was described In the official
atrocity report, IL explained IN a state
ment made public to-day.
NJ. Odent, according to the statement.
habltually kept his hands in his pockets
and often whlstled mechanically when
preoccupled The first German officer who
went to the City Hall making acquisitions
formerly lived at Senlis and was known
personally 10 the Mayor. lie ordered the
Mayor to take his hands from his pockets
and to show more respect to German
officer" at which NJ. Odent replied; "In
my eyes you are not an officer but a
traitor"
The officer ~ revenge ordered the
shooting OF the Mayor
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WON IN SOUTH AFRICA.
German statement Confirm. Report
of Victory September %.

BERLIN. via wireless to Sayyllc. l.. l..
Jan. 26.-The following Official statement
was issued to-day:
n" report of the Governor of German
Southwest Africa, received to-day, con-
nrns u previous statement that the Brit
ish were defeated at Sandfontcin on Sep
TENDER %. Three British squadrons were
almost annihilated BY the Germans, who
made prisoners Of fifteen officers, includ-
ing the commander. Col. Grand. and 200
men. The Germans also took two guns.
The Germans lost two officers and twelve
men killed and twenty-five men wounded
The British official bulletin from Pre-
toria at the beginning Of october said tho
losses OF the united British and Union NJ
South Africa forces were 10 men Killed.
40 wounded, men missing and IS made
prigOnsrs"
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GERMANS CAPTURE TWO
POSITIONS FROM BRITISH
Points of Support South of La Bassee Canal Successfully
Stormed, Berlin Announces-Victory Reported
Also in Battle on Heights of Craonne

BERLIN, via wireless TO London, Jan
26.--Two strong points q support wer,
captured from the British in an attacl
by Germans near La Bassce yesterday
according to tho statement Issued by IN,
War Office this afternoon. The announce
ment is as follows:
In the western theatre the enemy,
following his custom. placed Middcl-
kerkc and Westendc In Belgum)
under fire yesterday large num-
her OF the inhabitants were killed or
injured by this fire, including the
Burgomaster of M.ddclkerke.
our losses yesterday were small
out troops attacked the positions Of
the English on both sides OF La Bas-
SEQ Canal.
While the attack on the north Of
the canal. between Givenchy and the
canal, did not lead to the capture Of
any English positions. on account Of A
strong flank.ng movement an attack
OF the troops from Bitlcn to the
south of the canal met with COM
plete success. In this rcgio. English
positions extending for more than a
width of 1000 meters were taken
by storm. and two strong points
OF support were captured Three
officers and 10 men were taken
prisoners and one cannon and
three machine guns were CAPTURED
The English attempted In vain to
recapturo the positions which had
been Immediately employed for our
purposes. but they were beaten back
with heavy losses. o. losse were
comparatively small
Rattlpg SucCcSsfu1 for gur tr,n,u
took place on the heights Of Craonne.
to the southeast Of Laon. All the at
tacks OF the French In the southern
part of the Argonue were repealed.
More than nifty prisoners fell into
our hands.
In the eastern theatre the Russians
attacked positions Of our cavalry to
the northeast OF Gumbinnen Gin East
Prussia without success. Fierce
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BERLIN STILL INSISTS.
Repeats Assertion That British Lost
one Cruiser.

BERLIN. via wireless to London. Jan.
26.-- additional statement given out
by the German Ministry of Marine re-.
asserts that Il British cruiser was sunk
In the North Sea hgh. on Sunday and
adds that two British torpedo boats were
also sent 70 the bottom. The statement
follows:
According 10 well informed German
sources one British cruiser suffered heav-
lily from our fire and was then sunk by
IA German torpedo boat with two well
directed shots. The sinking was observed
by German alrship which followed the
battle closely
Two English torpedo boats were also
sunk The airship alro observed serious
damage done to other English ships"
The newspapers here, in the absence of
details or the battle. comment upon the
great superiority and strength Of tho
British fleet. The dental by the British
Admiralty that no British ships were lost
gains 40 credence here.
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BRYAN VIEWS PLEASE BRITISH.
London "Times" says Favoritism
Charge Has Been Upset.

LONDON, Jan. 26-The Times makes
the following comment on Secretary
Bryans letter TO Senator Stone denying
The United States Government had shown
par'iality for either group Of belligerents
In Europe
Secretary Bryan shows that Americas
action has been based on legal principle
without the slightest bias In favor OF
ether party Broadly speaking Il vs. the
doctrine laid down by our own courts
There are some points whAreon we do
not see eye 10 eye with him But as we
and gu allies share the desire of the
American people that their neutrality
should be real and not sham and az we
recognize and follow the general doctrines
upon which II Is founded Mr.. Bryan's let.
ter commends itself 10 u; as an admirable
exposition of a policy which becomes the
greatest OF neutral peoples.
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The Admiralty report says:


All the British ships and destroyers
engaged IN Sundays action have re-
turned safely 10 port Tho Lion, which
had some forward compartments
flooded by a shell that hit below the
water line. was taken In tow by tho
indomitable, and the destroyer Meteor.
which was also disabled, was towed
by the destroyer Liberty Both Of tho
damaged vessels were guarded by
strong escorts OF destroytrs Both
boats can be speedily repaired
The total casualties reported to the
Admiralty are as follows Lion, II
men wounded, Tiger officer and
men killed officers and ? men
wounded Meteor men Killed, l
wounded II is not believed that any
other casualties occurred but II so
the Admiralty viii Immediately pub
lish the list,
The Lion was hit half dozen times
The shot that tore a hole in her bow was
probably a chance one from the stern guns
OF the Mol,kt OF the Derfinger The fact
that the Meteor was rather badly damaged
~ evidence that the smaller vessels OF
the TWO fleets did clash and leads 10 the
belief here that some OF the German de.
struyevs must have been n trouble
Rp:lsa destroyer rammed a German sui,
marine near she German coast and that
OIL from ;he sunken boat WAS afterward
seen on the surface.
II Is believed her that the German nee
was heading Cor Newcastle and Hartle-
pool IS s'a;ed by men Of :he Bit
ish ships that he Germans were only
;wo and half hours steaming dis.
taace from the British coast when they
were discovered
Men O! the crews Of che vessels which
took part IN the Hght say that German
Reroplane dropped bombs on destroyer
which was towing another destroyer anC
also on a whaler which was rescuing th'
survivors from he Bluecher.
The Daily MATS correspondent a
Harwlch says:
"Bluejackets belonging to attendant de
stroyers who for time had no more eX
citing share in the encounter than keep
ing ring about the larger SHIPS. declar
thai the chase of the German ships wa
me most thrilling experience they hav
had
TT was n big gamo hunt, said on
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KIELCE RECAPTURED,
ISREPORT IN BERLIN
Unofficial Despatch Says Rms.
slams Lost Base in South
ern Poland.
100000 Now IN BUKOWINN
Specici cable Despatch 10 Tnr sry


LONDON, Jan. ga despatch r,ce.,,i
here from Berlin to-day stated that o..
Austro-Germans have again cup,Yr.u.
Kielce. the Russian base IN sou,..-,
Poland. Tho report was uuonl,,u.
1t is estimated that tho Russian s....
in southern Bukowlna now numbers -.
900 men. More troops are being r.s.
to that region on special trains. tho '.,,..
Duke Nicholas counting on having
adequate force to cope with the BaNlr...s
and Saxons. who are now nEa.la Do
Hungary, and with the Austrians
Military critics here comment upon .a.
unusual features which have chuIar,.
lied the operations In East Tru.-t,
Poland and Gaiicia thus far especially
noting the changes in the motive JAZZ.
ties Of the opposing armies. Tho ui.....
inactivity in the eastern war tnclfr.
largely attributable to the Temporal.
failure OF the transportation method. at
only of the Germans but OF the Au.tr.lrs
and Russians as wcll.
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Survivors Picked Up.

90 the end drew near Ne raced in
20 try to save any OF the crew we could
We saw several men dive OFT just before
she sank We were not the nearest de-
stroyer. however. and by the time our
boat got to the scene mt a. the sur
vivors had been picked up. We got only
one. lie was shouting loudly for help
and was rather exhausted before we took
him from the water
4 new phase OF the closing stages OF
the battle has just become known. As
the fleeing German ships retreated to
their own waters several units OF Ger
many's aerial fleet came out to harry the
pursuing British ships. The drone of
motors was heard and our seamen, glanc-
Ing upward. saw the familiar scouting
Taubes. No airShips were used but about
about half n dozen aeroplanes were sent
to pet our minor craft with bombs.
I'VE tried TO save their drowning sailors
when the Huns came overhead dropping
bc mbs," said one bluejacket in an explo-
sion of Indignation. Our whalehcat was
pulling out to where drowning Germans
were struggling when bombs began to
fall. They dropped all around. but We
We're nnnnuvring about and had lucky
escape. one or two bombs fen perilOusly
near the whaier"
In the course Of the fight one OF the
British destrcyers received shell through
the hull forward near the first funnel.
-Four Of the crew were killed and one was
wounded The vessel was towcd home.
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THINKS FRENCH WEAK.
German Critic Comments on De-
velopmcnt at Scissors.

BERLIN, via London, Jan 26.--Major
Moraht, military critic for the TdOebldtt,
says the only signs of the Allies often
sive now noticeable are at Arras and
Perthes, in the Argonne. at Pont-a- Nous
son and in Alsace
lie declares that the abandonment Of
tho French effort at scissors, after the
first reverse, Ii considered as showing that
they can no longer seriously attempt to
maintain general offensive, else thew
would have renewed their struggle AZ
scissors regardless OF their losses.
The continuation OF igh,lng at Arras
Major Moraht attributes to the persist
oncy OF the British
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TO ENTER TRANSATLANTIC.
Rumania's Occupation Of rrovinc.
Predicted by Russinns

LONDON, Jan. 26.-Despatches from Pc
trograd say Russian military critics arc
inclined 70 believe that the Russian a4.
vance in southern Bukowina viii lad -.
the transfer of German troops TO the
Jakobeny and Dorna Natra region instead
OF the Servian front. Statements e
quoted indicating that Rumsnla intends
to occupy Transylvania.
One correspondent infers that tn, AUS
TRAN concentration on the bounda y ne
tween Bukowina and Transyivauin i- d..
rected with a view 70 opposing tho eA-
pected Ruman!sn movement.
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o'clock tonight, which relates this en-
plot, follows
The British troops repulsed last
night a new attack on Glvenchy-les-
La Bassee (west OF La Bassee) and
succeeded by a counter attack In
reoccupying the positions held by
them the previous night. The en-
E-Semcnt was very lively on the
road from Bethune to La Bassee alone
the Germans left 800 dead on the
field
Yesterday evening. following the
violent attack already reported, the
enemy was able to penetrate our
trenches between Heurteblse and the
Fou,on wood (west Of Craoune). We
made a counter attack when tho
enemy's forces had been thrown into
disorder by aerial bombs. Accord
ing TO the latest news Iart tthe
Fou on woody Of the lost ground has
been recaptured.
In tho Argoune our troops mado
two attacks against - Hubert and
Fontaine Madame. They succeeded
in regaining ground In the trenches
recently lost and In destroying several
German saps Underground military
workD A counter attack by tho
enemy was repulsed
The night Of January 25-26 was
calm in Alsacc and in the Nosges.
There is nothing OF Importance TO
report from the rest'of the front.
- Bassee. one OF the most strongly
held positions on the German line. has
been the scene Of much fierce lighting dur
ing the war but no engagement at any
poirt has cXce ded in violence that OF yes
torday. when the Germans tried to drive
the British troops from Glvenchy, sub
nrb Not only did they fail In tho at
tempt. but the gains they had made In
previous days were wiped out by the Brit
ish In q spirited counter charge. The in
tensity of the action Is illustrated by the
that In one field 300 Ger
man dead were found
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KAISER'S GRANDSON I'LL.

AMSTERDAM, Jan. ga despatch from
Berlin says the hereditary Prince Of
Brunswick, infant son of the Duke Of
Brunswick, whose wife Is a daughter Of
Emperor william, is seriously III from an
Inflammation Of the ear and that an on.
Grafton has been performed
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artillery ducls took place On the re-
ma,nder OF the front In East Prussia.
Less important engag sments to tho
northeast OF Wloclawek Ton tho
lower Vistula. forty miles southeast
or Thorn) were successful for us
Nothing OF Importance las hap
pened I'm Poland TO the west of the
Nlstula River or TO the east Of the
pilitza River.
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GERMANS THANK AMERICANS
Rcd Cross Expresses Gratitude
Through Count Won Bernstorr.

WARRINGTON, Jan 26-Count Won
Pernstoroff the German Ambassador,
esvs out To-day a message of thanks
from rae German Red Cross to the United
states The message says:
The central committee OF the German
Red Cross will always remember that
tnis high minded and generous spirit has
largely contributed toward enabl ge tho
German Red Cross To accomplish lis .pr-
nous task OF caring for tho 500. nd
wounded and relieving the slTeryg
caused by the present war"