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  2. Why They Ran Away.

    It is claimed in Berlin that a torpedo boat fired a torpedo which struck and sank one of the British battle cruisers. It is added that a German airship with the fleet ...

    Article : 110 words
  3. SEA FIGHT DESCRIBED.

    The cable messages give details concerning the great naval battle in the North Sea on Sunday morning, when the German armoured cruiser Blucher was sunk, two other German warships set on fire, and several light cruisers badly damaged. The stories of witnesses ...

    Article : 418 words
  4. To Avenge Scarborough.

    The Scotsman, in a description of the battle, says that the broadside from. H.M.S. Lion (26,350 ions), as she passed the Blucher in her chase after the larger ...

    Article : 136 words
  5. Incidents of the War.

    The British Red Gross Society has warmly acknowledged gifts from Sydney, comprising blankets, clothing, foodstuffs, and motor lorries. The recipients added ...

    Article : 83 words
  6. British Wounded in France.

    Many British wounded are arriving at Boulogne from the fighting line in the neighbourhood o£ La Bassee. Motor ambulances plied all Tuesday night between ...

    Article : 46 words
  7. Russian Submarines Active.

    Several Russian submarines have unexpectedly appeared off the island of Ruegen. in the Baltic. The traffic between Sweden and ...

    Article : 72 words
  8. "All Sorts of Hell."

    The Press Bureau states that on Monday the enemy made several violent attacks against the British First Division in the neighbourhood of La Bassee. All these ...

    Article : 528 words
  9. "CONKY" MAXWELL.

    When Fieid-Marshal Lord Grenfell—or, as he then was, Sir Francis Grenfell—commanded in Egypt the was possessed of a model A.D.C. This "study in scarlet and ...

    Article : 1,361 words
  10. "Beady to Hoist Again."

    In reply to the telegram of congratulation sent by the Dominion High Commissioner to the captain of the battle cruiser New Zealand—regarding that ship's ...

    Article : 51 words
  11. DREADNOUGHT IN FLAMES.

    The fire from the Kaiser's super-Dread-nought Derfflinger (28.0C0 tons) and the Seydlitz (21,640 tons) weakened as the fight proceeded, and within half an hour of ...

    Article : 129 words
  12. ZEPPELIN WRECKED.

    An official announcement states that a Zeppelin airship made a raid on the Baltic coast of Russia on Monday morning. It dropped nine bombs upon an undefended part of the naval port of Libau. The invading craft was fired at from the forts ...

    Article : 66 words
  13. "Valour Will Win Through."

    The Australian High Commissioner (Sir George Reid), interviewed by The Standard on Australia's Foundation Day, remarked that great danger was the best ...

    Article : 98 words
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    MJR.-GEN. SIR JOHN G. MAXWELL, COMMANDING THE FORCES IN EGYPT. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 24 words
  15. A SILENT SHIP.

    A third vessel—the Seydlitz or the Moltke suffered more severely. One by one the guns from her pursuers smashed into her and did great execution among her crew. ...

    Article : 103 words
  16. The "Scrap of Paper."

    The British Foreign Minister (Sir Edward Grey) says that it is not surprising that the German Imperial Chancellor (Dr. Bethmann-Hollweg) should he ...

    Article : 110 words
  17. GERMAN "CULTURE" AGAIN.

    When one of the superior officers of the Blucher was picked up out of the water and was being assisted to get on board a rescuing vessel, an officer of the latter ...

    Article : 162 words
  18. Contraband Question.

    The letter of the Secretary of State (Mr. Bryan) rebutting Sr. Stone's criticism of the alleged partiality for the Aliies shown by the United States Government in the ...

    Article : 91 words
  19. Small Ships Fought First.

    Sailors who took part in the running sea fight on Sunday morning have returned to Grimsby. They state that a British scouting destroyer sighted the enemy near the ...

    Article : 173 words
  20. GERMAN WARSHIPS AFLAME.

    The more detailed information which is Bow coining forward in relation to the battle on the North Sea on Sunday shows that the encounter was one of the first ...

    Article : 100 words
  21. WEST HARTLEPOOL AVENGED.

    Two hundred and fifty-three survivors of the Blucher have been landed in Great Britain. These comprised both wounded and unwounded men. The captain admits that ...

    Article : 113 words
  22. All Corn Seized.

    It is officially announced from Berlin that the German Government has seized all stocks of com in the Empire. Distribution committees have been ...

    Article : 46 words
  23. GERMAN WARSHIP TORPEDOED.

    A Reuter correspondent at Malmo, a port of Sweden, telegraphs that it is stated that the German third-class cruiser Gazelle, 2,603 tons, lias been struck by a torpedo and damaged. ...

    Article : 98 words
  24. Dominions and Motherland.

    The Colonial Secretary (Mr. Harcourt) presiding at a gathering of the Victoria League, alluded in eulogistic terms to the manner in which the Indian Empire and ...

    Article : 173 words
  25. THE BRITISH ENGAGED

    The afternoon communique announces that the Germans were repulsed cast of Ypres, in Flanders, and 300 of their number were killed. ...

    Article : 102 words
  26. RANGE. EIGHT TO FIFTEEN MILES.

    The Germans when first sighted by the light cruisers, were only 30 miles off the English coast. After the lighter ships had fallen bock the Lion chased the enemy and ...

    Article : 79 words
  27. A GHASTLY SIGHT.

    A bluejacket recounts that when the Blucher was crippled she continued to fire, but that her gunfire then became more a menace to the ships of her own fleet than ...

    Article : 152 words
  28. THIRTEEN-INCH GUNS.

    Other sailors who have returned to Leith state that the chase began, when the Germans refused to stand but turned tail and fled. ...

    Article : 106 words
  29. German Submarine Rammed.

    British destroyers off the German coast on Sunday saw the periscope of an enemy* submarine appear above the surface. One of the destroyers charged the spot, and afterwards oil floated on the water—an indication that the submarine had been damaged and sunk. ...

    Article : 74 words
  30. THE END OF THE BLUCHER.

    A member of the crew of a British light cruiser states that the light cruisers fell back in order to allow the big battle cruisers to throw their immense weight of ...

    Article : 288 words
  31. THIRTY-FIVE GERMAN SHIPS.

    The crew of a fishing trawler state that they were engaged at their work on the famous Dogger Bank when they heard the firing. They at once suspended the fishing ...

    Article : 111 words
  32. SHROUD OF SMOKE AND FLAME.

    The captain of a Dutch trawler says that he counted 24 German ships, which were maneuvring to evade the endeavours of the British to cut them off. The firing was ...

    Article : 136 words
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  34. WHEN A SAILOR DIES AT SEA. A "SYMPATHETIC" AUCTION.

    THERE IS ALWAYS A TOUCH OP PATHOS ABOUT AN AUCTION SALE, BUT AN AUCTION AT SEA HAS A FIXER SIDE. IT IS THE CUSTOM IN THE BRITISH NAVY TO SELL THE EFFECTS OF A MAN WHO HAS DIED AT SEA, AND SEND THE PROCEEDS TO HIS WIDOW OR NEAREST RELATIVE. IN THE SALE ILLUSTRATED, THE KIT. ORIGINALLY COSTING £7 OR £8, REALIZED OVER £50; THE GOOD HEARTED BIDDERS GIVING, FOR INSTANCE, £5 14/4 FOR THREE KNIVES WHICH COST POSSIBLY FIVE SHILLINGS, AND INSISTING UPON HAVING A BED PUT UP THREE OR ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 265 words
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