Connecticut western news., 1915-01-28
GERMANS LOSE IN
 NORTH SEA FIGHT
Squadron Surprised Into Action
 Defeated by British.
BOMBS FALL ON DUNKIRK.

GC
 Still Further Into German Wedge
 That Crosses Mouse at St. MihieI.
 Germans Take AIsace Village.
 The most powerful German fleet that has yentured to open sea since the war began was crushingly defeated Ill the North sea by the British battleShip cruiser squadron under the victor of .Helgoand, Vice Admiral Sir David Beatty.
 Surprised into an action which they tried desperately to avoid, the kaisers battle cruisers Dertiinger. SeydlitZ and MOltke, his finest armored cruiser, the Bluecher, and several light cruisers were hammered in running fight that lasted three hours and a half by Ad- miral Beatty's battle cruisers Tiger. Lion. Princess Royal, New Zealand and Indomitable, assisted by few light cruisers and destroyers.
 The Bluecher, shattered by the great guns of the Lion, was left at the bot tom of the sea. and two of the three German battle cruisers were reported badly damaged.
 Destruction of a British battleship during the great naval engagement in the North sea Sunday is claimed ill an official statement given out by Ger many.
 The German war office admits the loss of the Bluecher. but declares oth- CT German cruisers engaged returned to the German naval base without ma terial damage. The British, the state ment declares, discontinued the battle seventy miles west-northwest of Helgo- land.
 It is announced in the official bulletin that the French artillery near St. Mihiel has completed the destruction of the German bridges across the Mouse river at that point. This exploit of the French gunners will put the Germans at St. Mihiel in danger of being isolated and cut off from the east bank of the river.
 Destruction of big German ammu milton depot from which German forces operating near Rheims drew their supplies is reported in Paris French aviators located the ammuni tion depot and furnished the range to the batteries. The guns had scarcely fired once in its direction when q shell burst through the roof A tremendous explosion shook the earth for miles around. It is believed many were killed.
 Before the depot was blown up the French artillery succeeded in demOl fishing German field, works in the same vicinity. Immediately following the explosion an infantry charge was or dered, the French taking several ot the enemy's trenches.
 A number of German aviators attacked Dunkirk. throwing eighty bombs. The victims numbered twen ty. six of whom are dead. A large warehouse was set afre by one of the bombs. One bomb fell just outside the United States consulate, breaking the windows and smashing the furniture.
 Furious fighting along the battle line extending from St. Mihiel to Metz, with first one side and then the other having the advantage. was reported in the official communiuue.
 SphIleu uSntlnS mas been resumed on the Belgian battle front, but 1t is still mainly an artillery engagement the infantry taking little or no part in the action. An official Paris bulletin as serts that the allies guns maintain their advantage at every point.
 In the region of Soissons and Rheims the lull in the fighting continues
 An official statement from Berlin says that the. Germans captured Airz. stein. in Alsace, and made good gains near Arras.