HOW THE NURNBERG WAS SUNK

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2332, 14 December 1914, Page 5

HOW THE NURNBERG WAS SUNK

: AN AMERICAN ACCOUNT ■'.■ ■■'■'■ ; '.' ■'■•.( ''■■'■■'. '■). ■'.■...''■■.• ■ - v i THE DOVER SUBMARINE SCARE •■■,"■''■ - ■'■ ■ ■ '-■.-..- \ ■ . .' < ByTeleyrapi—Prasa Assootatdon—o»syxieht r* •, 'mi. , "■• ,~ -, '~'■''"' London, December 11. Official.—The total British casualties in the Falkland Islands fight were seven killed and four wounded. No officers injured. [A similar message has been reoeived by the Prime Minister of Now Zealand.] Vancouver wireless messages state that, the Dresden and Nurnberg ■ were hotly pursued in the direction of the port of: Santa Cruz. 240 miles west of the Falklands. Reports from Buenos Ayres to the New York Steck Exchange say that both the cruisers were overtaken and. sunk. The Buenos Ayres Minister of Marine has received a wireless message stating that three German merchantmen were sunk off Terra del Fuego one Sunday. One belongs to the Cosmos Line. .Monte Video reports that the German auxiliary cruiser, Prinz Eitel Friedrich, is cruising in the South Atlantic with 1500 soldiers aboard. NURNBERG ROUNDED UP AND FOUGHT REPORTED INTERNMENT 01 THE DRESDEN. . (Rec. December 13, 4.15 p.m.) ,' New York, December 11. The British squadron caught the-Nurnberg after an exciting chase, and summoned her to surrender. Her commander refused, and fought his ship till she was sunk. . All the German supply ships'were sunk after the crews were Temoved, so 'depriving the Karlsruhe and the Prinz Eitel Fredrich of means of reprovisioning and coaling." •■' ~'.'•■ Washington, December 11. - It is reported that .the DreSfen.-is interned in the Argentina port of Santa .Cruz. -_.. • ' .f. • . (Reo. December 14, 0.5 a.m.) , ~<■_, . '"'■■ I' ■ " New York, December 13. A Valparaiso message states that it is reported that the Dresden has taken refuge in an inlet on the coast of Patagonia.. THE LATEST.:;''DRESDEN STRANDED ON ARGENTINE COAST. ™ «'-';, ■" / ,i .. '..- L . Buenos Aires, December 12. ' The Dresden is Btranded on the Argentine coast, near Port Gallenos. HEAVY FIRING OFF/CHILEAN COAST (Reo, December 13. 2 p.m.) Buenos Ayres, December 12 It is reported that the Scnarnhors hkept up the firing until her guns were Submerged. ■ , ■ ; _ - Heavy firing has been heard off the Chilean Island of La Mooha (400 miles south of Valparaiso). It is-believed that the cannonading was that of a British vessel engaging the armed merchantman Prinz Eitel Frederick. -■'■■ 'A SEMI-OFFICIAL .VIEW FROM BERLIN. ' (Rec. December 13, 4.15 p.m.) ... ."_'. , ! / London, December 12. A semi-official message from Berlin suggests that Admiral von Spee had steamed southwards to seek the Canopus and the Glasgow, and that meanwhile a very strong British squadron had'been dispatched. "It must be remembered," continues the message, ''that the German squadron had been . four months on the high seas, and that no dock was available for cleaning the ships' bottoms." ■ ■■ . Amsterdam, December 12 The "Vqssische Zeitung" states that two of Admiral Count von Spec's sons were with his squadron in the action off the Falkland Islands. STEAMSHIP SERVICES FROM VANCOUVER. -'.'.' Vancouver, December 11. The steamship service to Australia is to be resumed immediately. ■ FLOOD OF CONGRATULATIONS GERMANS WERE MENACED'IN, FRONT AND REAR. ■ London, December 12. The Grand Duke Nicholas, on behalf of the Russian army and navy, has congratulated the- Admiralty on its brilliant victory. Melbourne, December 12; Mr. Fisher's of Admiral Sturdee's victory was greeted by • enthusiastic cheers for the British and Australian Navies. ' •