GERMAN NAVAL RAID ON LOWESTOFT

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2758, 29 April 1916, Page 5

GERMAN NAVAL RAID ON LOWESTOFT

THE FIGHT AT SEA BRITISH LIGHT CRUISER SQUADRON'S ATTACK By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, 'April 27. . Several of the houses destroyed at Lowestoft were not tenanted. A shell crashed into a large empty residence,, and carried out the interior. Two other houses were reduced to piles of rubble. "• A Bkipper of a fishing smack, jus t after dawn, noticed four biggish ships and a lot of smaller craft steaming southward parallel with the coast. He took them for British vessels. . Eye-witnesses state that the vessel s opened fire about six miles off. Soon a hail of shells -was whooping over the town. The missiles landing were 6in. to 12in. shells. Some missed the town altogether, and were picked up as far inland as Alton Broads and Carlton Colville. The marksmanship was poor. One broadside of four guns did most da mage. The bombardment ended-with drama tic suddenness. A British light cruiser squadron was 6een approaching from t lie south with wonderful speed. Though outmatched in point of size, and outnumbered, they tackled the Germans tenaciously. The reverberating cannonade was more terrific than the bombardment". One of our destroyers was hit, smoke and flames being visible, but she continued blazing away with her: guns. , . The fight was conducted in bright sunshine. Cascades of water, were thrown up by the shells. It was a most impressive spectacle. German shells fell around the British vessels, who reserved their fire'until well within range. Time and time again they hit the Ger man monsters. Once a volume of flame leapt from the funnel of one of the big warships. Another suddenly staggered, but righted'herself. although steam and smoke came from unusual places. The sea was so, churned by the shells that it looked'like a lake of foam. Suddenly a seaplane from the north came along at a terrific rate, and sent-a message to the German vessels,-which turned tail at high speed. One of the giants appeared to be in trouble. A BRITISH SUBMARINE REPORTED SUNK. London, April 27. The Press Burea<u states that a German wireless message announces that Submarine E22 -was 6unk in the North Sea. Two of the crew were saved. .DISGUISED BRITISH PATROLLER SINKS A SUBMARINE. (Rec. April 38, .9.55 p.m.) Amsterdam, April 27. "De Maasbode" (a Rotterdam paper) states that a disguised British patroller suddenly shelled and sank a TJ boat in the North Sea which was holding ft Dutch vessel. ° GERMANS CLAIM TO HAVE SUNK A BRITISH CRUISER. Amsterdam, Aoril 27. A German communique states: "A German submarine's torpedo struck a British cruiser of the Arethu'sa type, in the southern -waters of the North Sea, on the 25th (Tuesday)."