THE SIORKIXG OREGOXIAy. TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1915.
GERMAN WARSHIP DESTROYED IN SOUTH ATLANTIC BY BRITISH
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FLEET.
REJOICES
German Commerce Raider De
feated Off Chile by Three
v British Cruisers.
PEOPLES
DRESDEN
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; . Crtisoe''--Two More of Kaiser's
Warships Are at Large.
LONDON. March 15. "The Dresden
lias been sunk." .
This was the headline which attract
ed the attention of the English people
Inrtav and tonicht.
The announcement of the sinking of
the German cruiser Dresden came after
nisrhtfaJl. but the news spread quickly
through the theaters and restaurants
and there was much rejoicing that this
commerce raider, whose whereabouts
have been a mystery since her escape
after the Falkland Islands engagement
in December, had at last been sent to
the hflttom.
The fact that all the crew' of the
Dresden were saved sets a new record
for rescue after an action at sea and a
naval battle of five minutes' duration
probably is another record. The details
furnished by the Admiralty are scant,
but apparently the British ships were
not even hit. for no damage whatever
is recorded.
Three Britons Attack.
The sinkinsr of the Dresden was an
pounced by the Admiralty tonight in
the following statement:
"On March 14, at 9 A. M., H. M. S.
Glasaow. Captain John Luce, R. X.; H
M. auxiliary cruiser Orama, Captain
John It. Segrave. R. N., and H. M. B.
Kent. Captain John D. Allen. C. B.,
It, X., caught the Dresden near Juan
Fernandez Island.
"An action ensued and after five min
utes' flKhtinc the Dresden hauled down
her colors and displayed the white
flag. tfhe was much damaged and set
on tire and after she had been burning
for some time her magazine exploded
and she sank.
"The crew were saved. IS badly
wounded. Germans are being landed at
Valparaiso.
"There were no British casualties and
no damage to the ships."
Two Geraana at Large.
The sinking of the Dresden loaves at
large on the high seas, so far as is
known, only two German war vessels
the cruiser Karlsruhe, last reported as
operating In the West Indies, and the
auxiliary cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm.
which is still raiding commerce in the
tSouth Atlantic.
The Dresden was a member of the
German squadron which was defeated
by the British off the Falkland Islands
in December. She was the only one of
five German warships to escape. The
Dresden was said to have fled to the
westward hut there had been no definite
reports as to her whereabouts since
that time. She was reported unoffi
cially to have been seen in the Straits
of Magellan and later to be in hiding
Ju one of the bays on the Chilean Coast.
Kmdrn and Dresden Sister Ships.
The Dresden was a sister ship of the
famous Emden, which was sunk in the
' Indian Ocean by the Australian cruiser
Sydney.
At the outbreak of the war the Dres
den was assigned to the West Indies'
station and just prior to the beginning
of hostilities, she took Victoriano
Jluerta. who had resigned as provisional
president of Mexico, from Puerta Mexico
to Jamaica.
Little was heard of her until the
battle off the Falkland Islands. Later,
in August, she sank the British steamer
llyades off the coast of Brazil.
The Dresden, a vessel of 3600 tons,
was no match for the battle cruisers
in the fleet of Vice-Admiral Sir Fred
erick Sturdee in the battle off the
Falkland Islands and after the destruc
tion of the Scharnhorst. Gneisenau,
Leipzig and Xurnburg she steamed
away and escaped her pursuers in the
darkness.
Since that time both British and
Japanese warships have searched per
sistently, but for more than three
months the German cruiser eluded
pursuit.
Knd Near Robinson Crusoe's Home.
The Dresden's armament was com
paratively light. She carried 10 4.1-inch
guns, eight five-pounders, four ma
chine" guns and two torpedo tubes. She
was feet long. Her complement
wsk 321 men.
Juan Fernandez Island, near which
the Dresden was finally run down, is
a Chilean dependency in the Pacific
Ocean, about 400 miles off the main
land. The solitary residence on Juan Fer
nandez Island for four years of a
Scotchman named Alexander Selkirk Is
supposed to have formed! the basis of
Defoe's tale, "Robinson Crusoe."
' AMERICAN PROBE URGED
BRlTO WOILD HAVE INSPECTION
OF PRISONERS IX GERMANY.
Barea Nrwtoa 9ajffests Plan and Earl
Branch a up Hopea Relief Will Be
Directed by rutted States.
LOXDON". March 15. Baron Newton
pugsested In the House of Lords today
that the American Government be
asked to make Inquiries concerning;
the treatment of British prisoners in
Germany. The services, he said, which
the American Government had ren
dered this country during the war. not
only in Kurope, but in other parts of
the world, could not be exaggerated
Hfii for this reason, it might seem
ungracious -to ask Washington to do
more. but. he added, on the simple
grounds of humanity and justice, there
would be justification for the request
that the American Government under
take this additional task.
Karl Beauch&mp, Lord Warden of the
Cinaue ports, speaking on behalf of
the British government, said there was
reason to hope that the German
jcovemment would sanction this gov
ernment's proposal that United States
officials should supervise the distri
bution of relief provided by Great
Britain for British prisoners in Ger
many. That would constitute a better
guarantee of proper treatment being
accorded British prisoners, he thought,
than would a cursory inspection by
American officials of the detention
camps in Germany.
Ixmdon Writer avnd Artist Dies.
LONDON. March 15. The death waa
announced in London today of Walter
Crane, the artist, writer and lecturer.
Mr. Crane was born at Liverpool In
Hi 43. He was well known as an Il
lustrator of children's books, and for
ears had a studio In London.
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Copyright by Underwood & Underwood.
CRtlSER DRESDEN.
WAR STRATEGY TOLD
French Officials Issue Histori
cal Account of Conflict.
MINUTE DETAILS GIVEN
First Chapter of Official Story of
Conflict in Western Theater Is
sued, Telling Why 1 Vance Lost
and How Regained Ground.
(Continued From First Part.)
vigorous attacks, one from south to
north and the other from west to east.
the enemy had to fall back. From that
time, between the Germans .and our
selves, a sort of balance was estab
lished on this terrain. Maintained for
15 days, it was afterward, as will be
seen, modified to our advantage.
Operations in Brlglan Luxembourg.
Thereremained the principal busi
ness the battle of the north post
poned owing to the necessity of wait
ing for the British array. On August
20 the concentration of our lines was
finished and the General-in-Chief gave
orders for our center and our left to
take the offensive. Our center com
prised two armies, our left consisted of
a third army, reinforced to the extent
of two army corps, a corps of cavalry,
the reserve divisions, the British army
and the Belgian army, which had al
ready been engaged for the previous
three weeks at Liege, Namur and Lou
vain. The German plan on that date was
as follows:
From seven to eight army corps and
four cavalry divisions were endeavor
ing to pass between Givet and Brussels
and even to prolong their movements
more to the west. Our object was,
therefore, in the first place, to hold
and dispose of the enemy's center and
afterwards to throw ourselves with all
available forces on the left flank of
the German group of troops in the
north.
On August 21 our offensive in the
center began with 10 army corps. On
August 22 it failed. This reverse ap
peared serious. The reasons for it are
complex. There were in this affair
individual and collective failures, im
prudences committed under the fire of
the enemy, divisions ill-engaged, rash
deployments, precipitate retreats, a
premature waste of men, and. finally,
the inadequcy of certain of our troops
and their leaders, both aa regards the
use of the Infantry and artillery. In
consequence of these lapses, the enemy,
turning to account the difficult ter
rain, was able to secure the maximum
of profit from the advantages which
the superiority of his subaltern com
plements gave him.
Operation Between Sajnbre and Meaie
In spite of this defeat our maneuver
had still a chance ot success, if our
left and the British army secured a
decisive result. This was unfortunately
not the case. On August 22. at the
cost of great losses, the enemy suc
ceeded in crossing the Sambre and our
left army fell back the 24th upon
Beaumont-Givet, beinc perturbed by
the belief that the enemy was threat
ening its right.
On this same day. the I4tn, the
British army fell back after a German
attack upon the Maubeuge-Valen-ciennes
line. On the ioth and 26th its
retreat became more hurried. After
Landreoies and Lecateau It fell back
southward by forced marches. It
could not from this time keep tta hold
until after crossing the Marne
The rapid retreat of the English, coin
ciding with the defeat sustained in Bel
gian Luxembourg, allowed the enemy
to cross the Meuse and to accelerate,
by fortifying it. the action of its right.
The situation at this moment may
thus be summed up:
Either our frontier had to be defended
on the spot under conditions which the
British retreat rendered extremely per
ilous, or we had to execute a strategic
retirement which, while delivering up
to the enemy a part of the national
soil, would permit us, on the other hand,
to resume the offensive at our own time,
with a favorable disposition of troops,
still Intact, which we had at our com
mand. The General-in-Cbief determined
on the second alternative.
The Preparation of the Offensive.
Henceforward the French command
devoted its effort to preparing the
offensive. To this end three conditions
had to be fulfilled:
1. The retreat had to be carried out
In order under a succession of counter
attacks which would keep the enemy
busy.
3. The extreme point of this retreat
must be fixed in such a way that the
defendant armies should reaeh it simul
taneously, ready at the moment of oc
cupying it to resume the offensive all
together.
3. Kvery circumstance permitting of
a resumption of the offensive before
this point should be reached must be
utilized by the whole of our forces and
the British forces.
The French Counter-Attack and Result.
The counter attacks executed during
the retreat were brilliant and often
fruitful. On August 29 we successfully
attacked St. Quentin to disengage the
British army. Two other corps and a
reserve division engaged the Prussian
guard and the Tenth German Army
Corps, whisii ' was debouching from
Guise. By the end of the day, after
various fluctuations the enemy was
thrown back on the Oise and the Brit
ish front was freed.
On August 27, we had also succeeded
in throwing back upon the Meuse the
enemy who was endeavoring to gain a
foothold on the left bank. Our suc
cesses continued on the 2Sth in the
woods of Itlarfee and of Jaulnay. Thanks
to them, we were able, in accordance
with the orders of the general In chief
to fall back on the Bu7.ancy-Le Chesne
Bouvellemont line. Further to the
right another army took part in the
same movement and carried out suc
cessful attacks on August 26 on the
Othain and in the region of Spincourt.
On the 26th these different units
crossed the Meuse without being dis
turbed and were able to join in the
action tf our center. Our armies were
therefore again intact and available
for the offensive.
On August 26 a new army, composed
of two army corps, five reserve divi
sions and a Moorish brigade, was con
stituted. This army was to assemble
in the region of Amiens, betweeu Au
gust 27 and September 1. and take the
offensive against the German right,
uniting this action with that of the
British army operating on the line
Ham-Bray-Sur-Somme..
Continuation of the Retreat; Ita Cause.
Tht hope of resuming the offensive
was from this moment rendered vain
by the rapidity of the march of the
German right wing. This rapidity had
two consequences which we had to
parry before thinking of advancing.
On the one part, our new army had
not time to complete its detraining,
and on the other hand, the British
army, forced back further by the en
emy, uncovered on August 31 our left
flank. Our line, thus modified, con
tained waves which had to be re
dressed before we could pass to the
offensive.
GIRL AND MOTHER SLAIN
Father-Husband Is Being Trailed by
South Dakota Posse.
SISSETON, S. D., March 15 On the
trail ofr George W. Carlaw, charged by
a Coroner's jury with the "willful mur
der" of his wife and 16-year-old daugh
ter, whose bodies were found last night
in their home here, a Sheriff's posse
tonight crossed the state line into
Minnesota 14 miles east of here.
Neighbors became suspicious when
neither Mrs. Carlaw nor her daugkter.
Frances, was in evidence about the
Carlaw home yesterday, and forced
their way into the house. Both bodies
were found in a bedroom, their heads
crushed and the girl's throat cut.
blood-stained wrench and large knife
lay near. The Carlaws had been prom
inent in local affairs.
Bootlegging In Camas Charged.
VANCOUVER. "Wash., March 15.
(Special) Frank Plckersgill waa ar
rested by the authorities yesterday on
a warrant issued by Prosecuting At
torney Blair, charging him with selling
Intoxicating liquors in Camas, a dry
unit. He is being held In the County
Jail in default of bail and probably
will be arraigned before Judge Back
this week.
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NOTED EDITOR IS DEAD
CAPTAIl HENRY K1JTG SUCCUMBS
AT ST. 1.0UIS.
Publisher of Globe-Democrat More Than
50 Years In Newspaper Work Amj
Career Brilliant.
ST. LOUIS, March 15. Captain Henry
King, who recently retired as manag
ing editor of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat,
died today at the home of his
daughter here.
Captain King had been seriously ill
three weeks. Death was due to a com
plication of diseases, chief of which waa
bronchitis.
Captain King retired from the man
aging editorship of the St. Louis Globe
Democrat February 26 last, after more
than SO years in newspaper work. For
several years he had lived at the home
of' his daughter, Mrs. Nelson J. Hawley.
His first notable assignment waa to
cover the Lincoln-Douglas debates in
1858. From that date until he retired
he was in daily newspaper work, save
for the four years he spent in the
Union Army during the Civil War. He
retired from the Army with the rank
of Captain. He was born In Salem, 0
May 11, 1847. After leaving the Army
he returned to newspaper- work in
Quincy, where he was editor of the
Whig. Later he went to Topeka, Kan.,
and, with Joseph K. Hudson, founded
the Topeka Capital. In 1883 he joined
the staff of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat
as an editorial writer. In 1898 he
became managing editor.
Captain King was a stalwart Repub
lican, a close friend of ex-Speaker
Cannon.
FLIGHTS AID III WORK
THREE CONGRESS MEMBERS TAKE
TRIPS AT SAN DIEGO STATION.
Representative Britten Pledges Imme
diate Snpnort of 92,000,000 Appro
priation for Avlntlon.
SAM DIEGO, Cal.. Mar. 15. Three
members of Congress made flights to
day at the Army aviation station on
North Island, opposite San Diego. They
made the trips one at a time in an
aeroplane controlled by an Army offi
cer. Those who ascended were . Senator
Porter J. McCumber, North Dakota, of
the Senate naval affairs committee;
Representative Fred A. Britten, Chi
cago, of the House naval affairs com
mittee, and Representative William
Gordon. Ohio, of the House army af
fairs committee.
Represenative Britten said that he
would favor a $3,000,000 appropriation
immediately for aviation work on
North Island. Representative Gordon
is in favor of aviation development for
the Army, but suggested that the
United States wait until results of
the European jovar are at hand.
BOWLBY ACTION CENSURED
Southern Oregon Communities De
clare Pacific Highway Is Good.
ROSEBURG, Or., March 15. (Spe
cial Local commercial organizations
This disease is more prevalent in
March than in any other month, and
should be guarded, against most care
fully. It usually starts with a cold.
Persons over 60 years of age should go
to bed when they take a cold ami re
main in bed until well on the way to re
covery, which will not be long if Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy is taken as
directed. This remedy has a wWe repu
tation for its cures of bad colds, and
haa well merited the esteem in which
it i held. Adv.
Constipation
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when needed. They are mild
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are Indignant over the published letter
of H. U Bowlby, state highway en
gineer. In which the writer advised
autoists contemplating a trip South
during the Summer to avoid the Pa
cific Highway through Western Oregon.
Letters of protest are being prepared
and will be sent to Governor Withy
combe and other members of the State
Board of Control.
People who are acquainted with the
work that is being done on the Pa
cific Highway between Portland and
Ashland deny that the road is impas
sable and are of the opinion that the
Summer of 1905 will find it in better
condition than ever before.
Xonogenarian Dies at Nehalem.
NEHALEM, Or.. March 15. (Special.)
A. S. Handy, the oldest resident of
the Nehalem Valley, died at his home
Monday. He was 92 years old and had
lived here 15 years. He was planning
to make a trip East with one of his
grandsons and arrangements had been
made for the departure when he was
taken ill suddenly. He is survived by
four sons who live here.
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