Bisbee daily review., 1918-01-23
bRESLAU AND GOEBEN SINK
 AF TER FIGHT WITH ALLIES
German Turkish War Ships Lost in Attempted Raid.
 Two British Monitors and One Seaplane English Loss.
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 LONDON. Jan. sS>-The British de- trOyer LfrSrd was ahOct two mites from the ,nOrtheasterly point of the island Of ImbrOS on patrol duty at sssa o'clock last Sunday morning when it sighted the warShipS GOeben and RreS- lau Sultan Selim and NidGltul. says an official statement from the admiral " giving a detailed report Of the en- sagemsnt which resulted in the less Of the Breslau and the bleaching Of the damaged Goeben.
 The RreSlSu was SteamnlS in north erly direction Co the south and east Of Cape CephSlo. fOlolwed shortly by the Goeben. which WAS about a mile astern. The IiESrd at once save the alarm and opening fire it proceeded tO kea in SS close tolfcN as possible with the enemy ships. The GCehen and BreSlSu engaged the Lizard St about il.000 yards, shooting over her without hitting.
 British eAniSerS Sighted. The GCehen sighted British monitors in HuSu bay oR the northern corner Os lmhroS oad engaged them. the BrsSleau continuing to fight the La ard. which was prevented frO closing to torpedo range because of the ac~ curacy Of the enemys' fire Sf the shorter range The destroyer rigreSS now joined the Iirard and the two deStroyerS en6e0VSre1 to cover the monitors by forming a SmcSe screen. in attempting which they were sub jected tO an accurate fire from the GOeben.
 Meanwhile. the British monitor RSgiand had been nit heavily and Ssnk. The small monitor MSS which finally disappeared about 6 a. m. The enemy then ceased his fire and altered hs course tO the SoathwSrd.
 oessroyers Follow,
 Observing trSylerS coming tO the assistance Of the monitors, the rigrcSS and Lizard fOllOwe0 .ne enemy. At : a. m. when the RreslaU was about six miles south Of Ce.pSalO. a large explosion WAS observed abreast Cf her after funnel TWO or tSree minutes later three more explosions took plSce and St 10 minutes past she sank by the stern. keeling over sS she went down.
 On seeing the Bresiau sink. the GOehen>turncd and circle6 around her once. and then continued on a south erly course. Immediately after thlS. fourt enemy des,royerS were sighted coming out of the DSrGanelleS support Cd by an old Turkish cruiser. The TgreSS and Lizard St once engaged the enemy deStrOyers which hurs-el- ly retired up the straits. the nearest one heins hit repeatedly and set on fire,
 The GOeben continued a sOUtherly course until an attack by British air craft forced her to alter her course and head for the slSriSneilcs lO the act of turning she struck a msne which caused her Co settle, down an with a list of 10 to IS degrees. which considerably reduced her speed. She escorted by enemy SeaplSnes and ths preceded slowly up the nsrdSneueS, four Turkish destroyevS which had rs- turned tO her assistance.
 Asireraft Attacks.
 British aircraft attacked the GCeben repeatedly and obtained two direct hits when she was off CASraS. The GOehen now was in such a dSrn0Sed condition that she Steerea for the shore and heached St the extreme end of Niagara point about ie0 yards frOm the lighthouse. shortly after she was heacheO two more direct hits were made on her by the aircraft who were engaged heavily by several enemy Sc0- planes. In the encounters which took place one of the British SeaplSneS fall eG Co return.
 The shore batteries St Cape Heiles then opened an accurate fire on -ae rigreSS and I.irari. whO had been fol- lowing the GOeben. and in view Ot the activity Of the British naval aircraft the two deStrcyerS retired out Of rSnSe and proceeded JO rescue the SOrpivCrS Of the BreSlSu. During these opera tiOnS the periscC0e Of a submarine was siEAtel and the work Of rescue was iO- terfered with seriously while he de StrOyerS hunted the submarine,
 German survivors from the RreS- lau.~ adds the official statement. ~eN- pressed their intense dislike for the Turks and said they had hoped tO oe sent hsck 70 Germany on the Gcehen'S return Co ConStSntinaPOle sfter the raid.
 Our aricraft reported Monday Sft- srnOOn that the GceNen was still ashore in the sane position and that