The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1917-01-23
RAIDER IS SUNK
III Atlantic, According to Report Sent
From South America British
Cruiser Sinks Vessel, Ills Said
Old Glory is Flown From
Masts OF Warshlps.

Pernambuco, January 21-A Prus-
sian commerce raider, believed to be
the Vineta, which has wrought havoc
with allied shipping in the last few
weeks in the South Atlantic, particu-
larly off the Brazilian coast, has been
sunk by the British cruiser Glasgow,
according to a generally accepted re-
port received here tonight.
Sinking of the Vineta, if confirmed,
will place the cruiser Glasgow COM
manded by Captain John Luce, of the
Royal Navy, in the first rank of British
vessels that have written naval history
anew since the start of the present
war.
Three times since she was sent to
the Atlantic the name of Glasgow has
been prominent in fights that have re-
suited in cutting off Prussian efforts
to destroy the blockade by which the
Central Powers have been deprived of
the means of obtaining supplies out
side their own domains.
In the memorable fight off Coronet,
on the Gillian coast, on November l.,
1915, when Rear Admiral Sir Christie
pher Craddock was lost with his flag
ship, the Good Hope, and the British
Cruiser Monmouth, the Glasgow, with
Captain Luce commanding her, was in
the thick of the fight.
From that memorable fight, in which
the Prussians were victorious, the
Glasgow was the only British war YES
sci to escape. A different story Of the
fight might easily have been told had
the battle lasted a brief time longer,
for British reinforcements were on
their way to the scene of the battle
and arrived just as the two British
ships went down with their gallant
commanders.
Again, about a month later, the
Glasgow was attached to the squadron
commanded by Vice Admiral Sir Fred
erick Sturgee, which met the Prussian
squadron under Admiral Won Spec.
Admiral Won Spec was the commander
of the squadron which won the Coro-
net fight and he and his vessels had
been relentlessly pursued by the Brit
ish squadron, seeking to avenge the
loss of the Good Hope and the Mon
mouth.
The Glasgow underwent rapid re-
pairs off Rio Janeiro before she join
ed Vice Admiral Sturgee's squadron
Vice Admiral Sturgees forces over.
took the Prussian squadron early in
December. The fight that followed
was one of the most brilliant in the
history of the British Navy. This time
the British strength more nearly ap.
preached that of the Germans.
In brief time, so efficient was the
fire of the British seamen, that three
of the five Prussian vessels engaged In
the fight had been sent to the bottom
They were the Scharmhorst, the Gneis
enau and the Leipsig.
Despite running fight, in which 6
ceaseless fire was maintained, thu
cruisers Dresden and Nurnberg es
capped.
The Dresden had achieved a sigma
reputation as q commerce raider, bu
her freedom after the Falkland Is
lands battle was not long lived. Sh'
was overhauled by the Glasgow, will
The Kent and the auxiliary cruiser
Drama, 400 miles of the Chilean coast
The Dresden was sunk, thus endinl
the search for the commerce raide
that had been continuous from Decem
Der to March by the vessels Of the al
lied patrol OF the Atlantic.
| In the fight against the Prussians Of
that occasion II was declared that sew
eral naval records had been establish
cd. for not n British ship was hit, TIL
battle lasted only about Ave minute
lend oil members OF tho Drosdcns cre'