Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-15
DETAIL STORY
OF BIC BATTLE
BETWEEN fleets
German Squadron Surprised
by British Vessels BIuecher
Soon Is Mass Of Flames and
Sinks.

Berlin. Feb 1.-THE German news
papers have commenced the publica-
ton Of series of eve witness ar
tlcies on naval affairs. written by
Z otto Won Gottberg, a well known au-
thor. of the battle of January "a. in
I which the German cruiser Bluecher
was sunk, Won Gottherk. writing from
interviews with participants, mostly
otficeis says the German squadron
Was.made up OF the first class cruis-
eis Hieucher. seydl.tz Dcrflnger and
Noltke, the smaller cruisers kolberg
Stra lsund. Graudenz and RostooS. Of
Whlch the last two We're not engaged
ih the actual fighting, and OF torpedo
craft
When Battle Commenced
The Kolbere was the first Id sight
the enemy, q small British cruiser
accompanied by destrovers The re-
mainder Of the British fleet was stIn
below the horizon. The kolherg inn
he"mteiy opened fire After several
minutes the British ship opened with
one OF her forward guns ana then
hesan an artillery duel between the
Two small cruisers. The kolberg not.
ed that several Of her shells made
good hits. The Kolherg received TIVE
british shots. one from q fifteen-cen-
tlmoter (six-inchl gun and the other
from a2-eentimeter tfuur-inch).
Neither shot did much material dam
age but three men were killed aud
two were wounded
Whole British tIcet sighted.
me holberg steamed ahead and
Was planning To close with the enemy.
however. the sister cruiser. the Strai-
sund' steaming further 10 the right
ana long distance ahead OF the
squadron had sighted the main body !
OF me british fleet coming up and I
sisnalied 70 the admiral on board the 1
seydlitk eight large hostile ships 7
sighted on starhoafd bow
The flagship thercupon signalled q /
command which swung the great
German cruisers around and closed /
the umbrella sereen of destroyers. The \
ileet now headed southeast
INC British ships again had drop
ped out OF sight AMI did not reappeaf
until some time later when the pilot
nf the Moltke called attention 10 five
big ships on the starboard quarter.
hat IS 60 the westward ON the oppo-
site side from those seen before.
Heavy Firing Begins.
The commander and the pilot"
writes won Gottberg. Were stin
'tadying through glasses the five
scarcely visible shadows on the gray
waves. when "a big she'll struck the
water SEQ Yards away. throwing up
high pillar Of water The enemy
iad unmasAed himself Either five
iithcrto uBrepurtcd Mg ships had
been lurking undiscovered behind
'ur ships or else five 81 the eight
previously sighted had masfe n wide
.ireuit completely around our squad
on
The German ships Immediately
answered the fire At the enemy. In
rider 10 bring more guns into action.
.rst the enemy. then the German
Quaaren took the familiar echeion
ofmation. like % night ~ airships
nd steamed along twenty-five kiio-
meters tthlrteen miiesl. apart, each
hip trying rs constant turning 10
rIug as many suns as possible 10
ear. The Pritish concentrated their
ne on our rearmost ship. the
iIuecher. and shortly landed a severe
ti over the engine room. This
breed the BlUecher 10 drop back
luwly even before she hoisted her
isual after second shot reached ,
he engine room. all engines use
$50
Bluecler i Mass of Flames.
The ElHether was mass OF
amc from forehridge 60 stern. the
iisar - FIRE above her towering to !
be shx
Forty-fiv minutes later the quar-
'rdeck 81 the stdIiiz also began to J,
l8ze. The Seydhtz. ~ an the ships :