The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1915-02-06
PROGRESS Of THE WAR
From Sundays Salt Lake Tribune

At q time when an increasing ten
dency was displayed on the part of
German journalists to represent
British pre-eminence on the sea as a
thing of the past. a battle occurred
which resulted in the sinking of the
most powerful warship which Ger
many has lost since the war began.
The English themselves had begun
to fear that perhaps Admiral Won
Tirpitz. commander of the German
navy. might be right in saying that
that he would be able virtually to
blockade England by means of sub
marines and raiding vessels and cut
off her food supply. The battle in
the North sea has treasured the Brit
ish and has proved a sure disappoint-
ment to the Germans.
The Germans based their naval op-
erations upon what they called the
theory of attrition. They planned
to reduce the English navy by a sort
Of shipping process, unit by unit, in
stead of by naval engagements. The
theory has not worked out to the
satisfaction of the German admiralty
because after six months of warfare
the Germans have lost more warships
than have the English, and in spite of
their losses the Germans cannot
change their policy. 1t has been the
best policy possible and any change
would prove much more injurious.
If they should risk their battle fleet
in an engagement and should lose all
or q greater part of it they would
open up their coasts to attack by
both England and Russia. Russia
has been hoping for the time when
her navy would be able to protect a
landing on the Baltic coast Of Ger
many and this opportunity would be
offered if England we're to smash
Germany's battle fleet.
The battle in the North sea occur
red during the forenoon and early
afternoon of last Sunday. The Eng
lish battle cruisers Lion, Tiger. Prin-
cess Royal. New Zealand and Indom-
liable fought with the Derflinger.
Moltke and Bluecher. The
net result of the battle was the sink
ing of the Bluecher and the serious
of the Derfiinger and
while on the English side
the Lion was put out of commission
temporarily and the Tiger was er-
damaged. Moreover. accord
ing to stories told by German prison.
ers. the German light cruiser Kol-
berg was sent to the bottom. The
assert that they sank an
English battle cruiser, but this is de-
MED by the British admiralty. An
other naval loss is that of the English
armored merchant vessel Viknor.
After it had been missing for sever
days the admiralty gave it up as
lost, having as evidence of its de-
wreckaae and bodies which
had been washed ashore. The ad-
.irality believes that it was sunk by
. mine off the north coast of Ireland,
but it is not unlikely that its destruc-
ton was wrought by a German SUBJ
marine. as the Germans are said to
have some new submarines with a
much wider sailing radius than that
possessed by their older submarines.
On the land the outstanding fea-
lures of the week were the Turkish
advance toward the Suez canal, a
Turkish defeat by the Russians near
Sari Kamysh and repulse in Persia,
IN Austro-G German advance upon the
Russian position in the Carpathian
and a Russian advance at
he other end of the line in East Prus-
ia. The maneuvers Of the Germans
rave led to a general belief that they
intend an advance in force on the
left wing in an effort to
lrive the Cars soldiers out of Buk-
wilma province and Galicia. The
Russian movements have created an
that they were seriously
upon q second invasion
# East Prussia. It is too early to
lecide that either move is other than
feint. In the western zone the
'attle front has remained almost
tationery. although fighting has
,een continuous. The French seem
have suffered another reverse at