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
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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
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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
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cued from the doomed ship.
Only one of the German ships, the
fast cruiser Dresden, escaped from
the battle, the clouds which overcast
the sky in the evening assisting her
In getting clear away. The darkness
cloned in, but near midnight Admiral
Sturdee received a message from H.
11 S. Bristol to the effect that dur
ing the action two enemy transports
had been destroyed near the Falk
land, their crews being removed be
fore the ships were sunk. 80 ended
memorable day In British naval
hlHtory.
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