The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1915-01-15

ers mistoOk her for the Brltisn cruls-
er Yarmouth. Capt. Won Muller
withheld his fire until less than 400
yards away. Then, while still COM
ing on at a terrific pace, the Emden
emptied her bow guns into the Jemt-
chug. At about ESQ yards she al
tered her course so as to pour two
broadsides into the Russian ship.
She also sent a torpedo into the en-
CINE room of the Jemtchug, but this
did little damage.
Aboard the Jemtchug all was de-
moralization. Only few shots we're
fired from the light guns. and most
of the shells went over the Emden.
The Emden passed the Jemtchug
and entered the inner harbOr. She
saw the French torpedo craft and
realized that she was perfect marx
for their torpedoes, the range being
about 800 yards. SO she turned and
made for the Jemtchug again. The
torpedo boats, however. were not
very dangerous to her. for only one
of them opened up and that with a
machine gun.
This time the Emden passed with
in $50 yards of the Jemtchug. The
range was practically point blank, as
In the old days of Sir Francis Drake.
Even at this the Russians could not
seriously injure the Emden. The
Germans sent a torpedo into the
Russians magazine. there was tre-
mendous explosion and the Jemtchug
was enveloped in mountain of
smoke. Ten minutes later she had
disappeared beneath the water.
Chivalry I'm Battle.
Meanwhile the Mosquet had heard
the firing and was coming into the
harbor at full speed. The Emden
met her as she went out. Three
shells struck the Mosquet at the
same time and the waves soon found
their victim.
Here came in the chivalry of Capt
Won Muller, which brought him in
to such high respect by friend and
foe alike. Although the three
French torpedo craft were in his
rear and should by all the laws OF
war. be pursuing him, he put down
| HIS small boats and rescued the
Mosquet survivors.
While stealing away from Penang,
the Emden met the tramp steam
ship Glen. Capt. Won Muller did
not attempt to seize her. but sent
her into Penang with the message:
81 tried not to hit the town" II I
did SO am very sorry indeed"
This is why the Englishmen from
Penang speak of that gentleman,
the captain of the Emden."
After this the Emden is not heard
of except for minor captures, until
Nov. 10. On that day the employees
| of the cable station on Cocos Island.
several hundred miles southwest of
Java, saw q strange warship coming
into the harbor. Suspecting no good
was meant, the operators began to
send out a series of messages. "Un-
known warship approaching shore"
Letting down boats" armed party
coming ashore" evidently intend to
sieze the cable station"
Meets the Sydney.
These messages we're flashed by
British cable and wireless all over
that section of the Pacific. Just at
that time great convoy Of Australi-
, an and New Zealand transports was
passing about 40 miles from the Co
cos Island, carrying troops to Egypt
and Europe. The guardian warships
heard the call from somewhere IS.
O. s. Cocos Island" The Australian
cruiser Sydney. Capt. John Glossop.
\ turned her bow and fastened for the
south.
BY the time she reached the vicin-
ity of the island landing party OF
40 men had wrecked the cable sta
ton. Seeing the Sydney approach
ing. the Emden let off a great blast
from her siren to recall the landing
party. Then. without waiting for
them, she steamed out to meet the
Sydney. vastly superior warship
in number and weight of guns.
1t is said that the captain Of the
Emden exclaimed: "If she is an Aus
traiian cruiser l will sink her." He
underestimated the Sydney. however.
There were eight British gun-layers
aboard. and the Australians. too,
proved of good fighting metal,
The battle opened at range OF
about five miles. One Of the first
salvos from the Sydney carried away
the Emden's bridge and killed and
wounded about dozen men. At the
same time. the Emden scored by de-