THE WAR.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 26 January 1915, Page 2

THE WAR.

LKLKCrniO TELEGRAPH—COPrBIGHT ] IPKR FBESB ASSOCIATION.! THE NORTH S>EA ENGAGEMENT. ONLY ELEVEN BIUTISH WOUNDED. London, Jan. 24. The fight began at 9.30 between the Lion, Tiger, Princess Royal and New Zealand against tho Derfflinger, Soydlitz, Moltke and Blucher. Tho latter capsized and sunk at 1 o'clock. The remainder, including the crippled ships, reached the security of the - mine area. / The .British caxulaites wove 11 wounded aboard tho Lion. Oi*-. hundred and twenty-three of the Ijliwhtv's crew wero rescued. ** HIGH COMMISSIONER'S .REPORT. London, Jan. 24. The Admiralty announces that early this morning the British patrolling squadron of battle cruisers and light cruisers, under Vice-Admiral David Beatty, with a destroyer flotilla under Commodore Tyrwhytt, sighted four German battle- cruisers, several light criusers and a number of destroyers steering westward, apparently making for the English coast. The enemy at once made for home at high speed and wore at once pursued, and at about 0.30 action was joined between the battle cruisers Lion, Tiger, Princess RoyaJ New Zealand and Indomitable on the one hand and the Dc-rfflinger, Seydlitz, Moltke and Bluchor. A well contested running fight ensued. Shortly. after one p.m. the Blucher, which had previously fallen out of the line, capsized and sank. Admiral Boatty reports that two other German battle cruisers were seriously damaged,-but were able however to continue their flight and-they reached the area where the dangers from German submarines aiidi mines prevented further pursuit. Xo British ships were lost. Our casualties in personnel as at present reported were slight, the Lion, leading in tho line, having eleven wounded and no killed. There were 123 survivors of the Blucher's crew of HB-J, and it is posible others were eared by some of our destroyers. No reports of any destroyers or light cruisers fighting have- yet been reported at the Admiralty, though some has apparently taken place. Their Lordships have expressed their satisfaction to Viee-Admiral Beatty. TORPEDO FLOTILLA - PARTICIPATES. Commodore Tyrwhytt's torpedo flotilla, which participated! in the fiaht with the Germans, included several light cruisers. The enemy dashed homewtards at high speed when the Britishers .were sighted. ■ Some firing was heard off Friesland, indicating their flight northward, of the Amclaiid Ichermondikog Islands. The Admiralty has not received reports of light cruiser or destroyer fighting, though some apparently occurred. HEAVY ARTILLERY FIRE. London, Jan. -5. The Daily Chronicled Havre's correspondent says the Germans have resumed a strong offensive towards Saint Georges, directing heavy artillery fire compelling the Allies to fall back, but neither side occupies the village. HIGH COMmTsKIOXER'S REPORT. Paris reports that the enemy bombarded an entrenchment north of Zillebeke. There was a shairp fusilade at Chateam Serentin. Bombs were fired into Arras and Laboiselle. In the Argonne fighting in the region of Four de Paris, tho Allies maintained all positions, except fifty metres of a trench demolished by tho enemy's heavy bombs. The struggle in Alsace was continued. THE DllMKmifltAlD. Dunkirk, Jan. 25. Thero wero uino deaths from the bomb raid including three members of the hospital staff. Two of the. enemy's aeroplanes were shot down and two aviators captured, wearing British military caps. The other two aviators were killed. The British and French aircraft waged a forty-five minutes battle, and crowds watched it undeterred by the falling bombs whereof two struck Urugasaii in the Norwegian Consulate. A German aeroplane dropped incendiary bombs in the iwru. which did no damage. STEAMER SUNK WITH TURKISH AIR-FLEET. London Jan. 25. Potrograd reports that the Russians near Sinopo sank the steamer Georgios carrying the entire Turkish airfleet of sixteen aeroplanes. THE OFfIcTaiTrEPORT. Petrograd, Jan. 25. Official.-The enemy bombarded the Russian front in Sambor district and sent a division of infantry M-hich supported the artillery. The Russian fire inflicted grave losses, arresting the rd-va-nce. Two divisions of the Eleventh Turkish Army Corps were defeated in Ivhorasan. region, and their mountain artillery was captured. THEIR LAST CHANCE. ~ , , Cairo, Jan. 25. General Von Kenstein,, adding lurkisli officers and soldiers at Damas? cms, said: The British are your great oiienu«. This is your last chaacein life and the last chance of Mohammed amsm The expedition will shortlv tho Egyptian, frontier, and once you are near the Suez Canal, which is defended by .the oowanlly English, it * : ' • ■ -..... r'm ■

will only bo a matter of a fow hours to cross it. Thore is no possibility of retreat as death is inevitable, not from the desert perils alone, but from the reserve army behind. Therefore it is much <*asieu- to go forward. THE ULUCHER'S COMPLEMENT The Jilucher was tho armoured cruiser of any value lolt to Germany alter the sinking of the Seharnhorst, Gncisenau and Yorck, and she would therefore have been accompanied by bigger and faster vessels which are said to bo the Dcrffingor Moltke, and Seydlitz. As they are capable of doing from 2(i U> 28 knots the Blucher would probablv >>(■ left behind and therefore received pimisliiiwiit. and destruction. The los> oi life <ui;ild im heavy, for sho carried a compii -mont. »85 officers and ■ men.