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Ft- Oree-onian Round-Up Souvenir Edition Pendleton, Oregon. Friday, September 21. 1917 Twenty-Eight Page NOTABLE BRITISH NAVAL VICTORY WON OFF THE FALKLAND ISLANDS Pajte Twenty-Four mm mm Wy Klchard Wilson. UttD.I The affair off Coronel put the hrada of the Hrtloh navy upon their mrttlc. and within forty day It irtis followed by a counter stroke, com plete and effective. Silently anJ with steady determination, prepara tion were made to deal with the Scham honrt and her companion--: and the man who wan entrusted with the work wan Vice Admiral Sir F. C. Doveton Sturdee. To the east of the southern portion of 8outh America lies the British sroup known as the Falkland Islands. Due east of the large island called East Falkland, Sturdee's squadron came within slirht of Von 8pees cruisers the British admiral having been helped In finding the "quarry" by the clever wireless signalling of a lady and her servants who lived on the Islands, and who were after wards presented with valuable gifts by the British admiralty as some alight acknowledgement of their timely help. After the battle off Coronel, the the Invincible sighted other hostile ships between nine and ten miles dis tant: and In a short time the British squadron was moving from the harbor towards the enemy's five ships, which could be plainly seen to the southeast. The day was fine, with a calm sea. a brlKht sun, a clear sKy, and a light breese from the northwest. The British vessels at once began a chase In extended order. and the hearts of our men must have been deeply stirred by the admiral's simple signal. "0od save the king!" One of the signallers afterwards wrote: "It was taken up and flung far and wide through apace by each of the fleet In turn, until It seemed aa though It would never cease. I consider It a privilege to have been one of the few to bear the signal" A little after noon Admiral Sturdee came within suitable range of the five enemv ships, and decided to attack with the Invincible, and Inflexible. and the Glasgow. How the officers and crew of the last-named vessel had longed for this happy moment! The Gnelsenau now gamely faced the Invincible and the Inflexible, but about i o'clock she lost one funnel and was on fire In several places. She continued however, to reply to xhii British gunners with a single gun, until, an hour later, she suddealy hex-led over and sank. Here Is an entry In the diary of one of her of ficers. "8 10. Hit, hit; S.l!. Hit! S.14. Hit. hit, hit again! &.20. After turret gone. 6:40. Hit. hit! On fire everywhere 8.41. Hit. hit! Burning everywhere and ainklng 5.45. Hit! Men dying everywhere. s.4. Hit. hit!- After this the officers had some thing else to do than make entries In a diary. Boats had been lowered from the Invincible and the Inflexible, life-buoys and ropea were thrown in to the water, and about 300 men were saved. "Including their captain a tall man with a black beard." Meanwhile the Glasgow and the Cornwall had fought and sunk the Leipzig. Like the other German ships, she took fire fore and aft and i tp f t. I ft : l 1 r iff LP4' 4 .-. I5 i r r A Steam Thresher at Work Glasgow, along with the battleship Canopua. had put Into the harbour of Port Stanley, in East Falkland. The former Teasel had been damaged but ahe waa quickly repaired; and when Admiral Sturdee arrived from home, ahe table her place in his squadron, her officers and men being eager to set things right with the Germans. It waa reported that Von Spee'a squad ron was going to make a raid on the Falklanda; but when he came round Cape Horn he found waiting for him eight British ships of war, and. far aa we know, this waa a com plete surprise to him. At about half-past nine In the morning the Gnelsenau and the Numbers drew near to Port Stanley Harbor with their guns trained on the wireless station. Between them and the harbor waa a long low stretch of land running eastward. behind which lay the Canopua The surprise of the Germans must have been great when they were met by a smart fire across this low-lying land at a range of about six miles! The two ships topped. considered. and turned away, hoisting their colors, however, as they did so. About the same time The signal waa given. "Open fire and engage the enemy," and the In flexible began the battle, followed a few minutes later by the Invinclnle This firing was at a range of about r.ine miles no opportunities for boarding here, cutlass In teeth, and pistols In both hands! but the Brit ish gunnery was so good that three of the German ships turned away. Then the Glasgow, with the Cornwall and the Kent, gave chase. We shall follow their work when we have con sidered that of the heavier craft. The Invincible engaged the enemy's flagship, the Scharnhorst. and the In flexible the Gnelsenau, the fight being a running one, and the range varying from about eight to nine miles. Be fore long the German flagship took fire, lost one of her funnels, and slackened her firing. "The effect of our fire,'' writes Admiral Sturdee, became more and more apparent In consequence of smoke from fires, and also escaping steam. At times a shell would cause a large hole to ap pear In her side. through which could be seen a dull red glow of flame." Yet the German kept grim ly on with her work. as the shades of night were closing in she turned over on her port side and disappeared The Cornwall be gan to lower boats when the Leipzig was settling down, but the British captain leaned over the rail of the bridge and said, "It's no good; she's going. While this was going on the Kent was dealing with the Nurnberg, after a desperate chase with only a small amount of fuel to rely upon. When the engineers had done their best and worked up the speed well above the rate which the Kent could do "officially." they reported that their coal was almost used up. Then the UW means HOLT ftractor A CATERPILLAR Will Pay for Itself in a Year It is a known fact that a 75 H. P. CATERPILLAR will do the work ot 40 horses. . At the present price of feed it is conservative to estimate the keep of a horse at $1.00 per day. 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