Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-17
DRESDEN SUNK IN
NEUTRAL WATERS
GERMANY CHARGES GREAT eRI.
TAIN WITH VIOLATION OF
WAR RULES.
CLAIM ATTACK WAS MADE
ONE MILE OFF SHORE
British Commanders Had Orders to
Sink Dresden Wherever Found-Ger.
man Commander Says Dresden Was
Not Prepared to Fisht-claims He
Blew Up ship to Prevent Capture.

Washington, March IA statement
issued by the German ambassador here
Tuesday night declared that the Ger
man cruiser Dresden, sunk by Brit
ish squadron off the coast OF Chile,
apparently was attacked while in
shelter of neutral waters"
The embassy's information came in
cablegrams Monday and Tuesday from
Valparaiso. The statement follows:
Monday morning the embassy re-
ceived from Valparaiso the following:
German cruiser Dresden after hav-
ing destroyed an English sailing ship
on March was surprised by an Eng
lished armored cruiser and pursued by
her from o'clock in the afternoon.
Dresden escaped the armored cruiser
under cover of the darkness. Damage
in the machinery and lack of coal
forced her to put into the island OF
Juan Fernandez"
According to yesterdays telegram
received at the embassy from VAL
paraiso, fifteen wounded of the Dres-
den were landed by the Drama at said
harbor Three men Of the German
cruiser are reported to have been
killed The telegram further says that
the remainder of the crew is landed
on the island of Juan Fernandez and
will be brought here by Chilean
steamer.
According to the British admiralty
report the Dresden was caught by the
armored cruiser Kent, protected cruz
ser Glasgow and the auxiliary cruiser
Drama near Juan Fernandez island.
Considering the existing conditions
the Dresden apparently has been at
tackled while in shelter of neutral
waters.
LAS long as no other news Is re-
ceived to prove the contrary. we are
entitled to believe that second vio-
lation of neutrality in waging naval
warfare has been committed by the
English navy.
"on Aug. %. 1914. H. NJ. auxiliary
cruiser Kaiser Wilhelm Der Crosse was
fred upon in the bay OF Rio De ORC
by the English cruiser High Flyer
while at anchor within one mile OF
the Spanish coast Of West Africa"
Officers Make Charges.
Valparaiso, Chilli, March 1.-THE
German officers of the Dresden who
have arrived here declare they were at
tackled while at anchor in Cumberland
bay, on the north side of the Island OF
Juan Fernandez. They assert that
other ships lying in port We're damaged
by the fire of the British ships and that
shells exploding on shore killed wo-
man and child.
The Ministro Zenteno, Chilean
cruiser has been sent to bring the
crew Of the Dresden from Juan Fer
nandez and to inquire into the sinking
of the German warship.
According to the account given here,
because of damaged machinery and
lack of coal the Dresden was obliged
to take refuge at Juan Fernandez
island She was anchored about
quarter Of a mile off shore on Sunday
morning when the British cruiser Kent
entered on one side and the Glasgow
and Drama on the other side of Cum
| berland bay.
The British warships opened fire
at distance Of a little more than 81
600 yards. The Dresden was not pre-
pared to fight in neutral waters and did
not reply Immediately. She replied
feebly within few minutes.
The Dresden lowered boats and sent
protest against being attacked in
| neutral waters. to which the British
F., commander. according to the German
statement, replied that he had orders
| to sink the vessel wherever found and
let the diplomats arrange the matter
| later and that he would do SO unless
T! the Germans themselves sunk her.
AS consequence the German COM
| mander sent the crew ashore and blew
UP the Dresden. The casualties num-
bered three dead and fifteen wounded
| Berlin Praises Crew.
| Berlin, via London, March 1.-The