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A Full Leased Wire Dispatches Today's News Printed Today THIRTY-SEVENTH YEAR SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1914 PRICE TWO CENTS ON TEAIN8 AND NEWS STANDS FIVE CENTO Ell KILLED AND 281 WOUNDED BY GERMAN RAIDERS Victims Were Mostly Women and School Boys-Many Wounded Will Die HEAVY FOG ASSISTS VESSELS TO ESCAPE Wave of Anger Sweeps Over Country and Everywhere Men Flock to Enlist (By Ed. L. Keen.) 1.o;nloii, Dec. 17. Culm, dcailly an ger was the prevailing sentiment throughout Kngliiiid toduy, following .V ednesdny 's mill by Gorinuu cruisers on tin' east const. The Oorinnn vessels' escape, which was tendered comparatively easy, ac cording to the ailrni rulty " statement, by the mist which hini); over the North son, was n subject of deep regret. Nev ertheless, it was declared the incident wonl.l lHit In" permitted to interfere with tho mi v v nml war offices' broad plans for the general campaign. Latent lists placed the inmiliei' f hilled by the bombardment of flic towns of llnitlepool, Scarborough and Whitby at 7.i civilians ami seven sol diers and of the wounded at '-H7 ci vilians and 14 soldiers. The soldiers were in the Ilur'jlepool fortress, at the month of the River Teen, where the only shots were fired in response to the (Icrmaii bumbnrd iiieiit. Women and Children Victims. At llnitlepool the majority of the victims were women and children, in cluding 15 Schoolboys, hilled. Mnny of the wonided, it was said, would (lie. Some were hit by frug incuts of shells; others were crushed under the fulling ruins of houses which the. German guns -demolished, Tito Loudon ami provincial newspa pers were a unit today in supporting the government 's determination not to permit the attack to result in any re disposition of the Uritish laud and sea forces, which might, it was admitted, ineiin a more effectual protection of the const against such isolated attacks as Wednesday, but must Interfere with the, main campaign for the kaUer's final defeat, After th first excitement incidentnl to the bombardment liml subsided, the fit ill served to boom enlistments in the lioinbnriled tcwus. Two lioure follow J u tr the shelling 411 men had volunteered from a single factoiy nt Scarborough. In i number of instances volunteers and begun to uppenr at the recruiting of fices while the bombardment was still in progress. Hartlepool Buffers Most. Thinughnut Yirkshiro especial Indig nation was expressed nt the damage none to the nniiov at Whitbv Hciirliornuuli reported IS killed at that place, including eight women and three children. Juiin Hall, n man of tli, was one of the victims. The wounded at the snine place were idaced nt 1.10. Of these ..l.rhr were women or young girls, twrt were little boys and on') was a nan of 70, The killed at Hartlepool numbered nml the wounded I In. One entire family of eight perished when their house wns struck by a shell. Two were killed niol two wounded nt Whitby. . The dead soldiers in llnitlepool fret-n-ss included n lieutenant mid tlx piivnles, Nnvnl experts expressed astonish, lnoiit at the skill shown by the f!er man pilots In thriiKiing the const mine fields with the German ciuiscis, Concerning the number ship" which took part In the raid there was still some cm I lit-t in no, mints, hut:' , " , , ?,' ,, the lestlmonv of majority f nhsorv 'T1 '"''i',""1"" f"r (""' r',m,l,l,"n ers indicated that there were seven, !',' "" T i 'V ?Tr. fZl" ""' i , , the event and tor jolliliciitioti, The ex- T1IE WAR LIKE UP. t,well as members from tifur and theit Knglniul. Ksoiipo admitted of Gel- families nnd friends, nml the program iii-iii i misers raiding east const; killed ', ruiu lndod by the rending of coin bv !,iiiiibaidineiit placed at S2; wound- j m, mirations froni nbsent members, and ed, LM; mines in l-.nglish wnteis sink the "tititonmtlc roll rnll." The proline-, stcamsiiips. f(rnm fu, rlered, follows; France and llclgiinn, Artillery and , Address of welcome George II. llttr Infantry busy tilling entire lines; steady nell. gains clnimeil by ulli but den led by 1 loriiutns. tlci'iunnv. Kniser 's health inn III)- pMIV 'd. Hit. ln. Slavs roiiil'mcing Polish niitiy; Turks clnini Miecese in Trans-cnuciisin. Austria. liiiinrtntit gnin claimed ry Seliult. ngninst tuiaiis In Gnlieiu; (ruining ', Address I.. 1. lfuirington. ship Beethoven sunk bv mine and on-, Selection Mule quartette; llr. II. C. dot crew lost. ' ' F.pley, Fred Met., S, K. Wolfe. C, F. S tv la. Mi.ihnl Austrian prisoners Know land, claimed. Address F. T. Wrlglitniuti. Argentina, Gerniun cruiser Dresden Duet Violin nnd iiitiiio; Master Guy ri' I mi 1 1 1, 1 slink bv British cimscr Gins. 111. Albin nnd Miss Hulh Feck, gow ; Gorman nruied steamship i'ntngo.j Address W. T. Williams, inn reported captured by Atgentiue Coiniiiiiiiirhtiiiiis from absent mem ertiifot Piteyrrodoti on cltsige of v io- , ber. Inline Argentine neutrality. I Atitomntle roll call. Manager Hyland Says Work Is Well Along and Fine Exhibits Ready Oregon is to have exhibits in the agricultural, horticultural anil educa tional palaces, foods, varied industries, fine and liberal arts departments at the I'annma-J'ncifie exposition, which opens in San Francisco next year, and that some excellent and highly credit able exhibits ore being prepared to rep resent this Btate is the assurance given by Publicity Mnnager George M. Hy land, of the Oregon exposition com mission, who was in Salem yesterday making arrangements for the assembly and shipment of the furniture for the Oregon building. All of the furniture for the Oregon building at the exposition, which has been completed and ready for occu pancy, was manufactured by the stu dents of the high schools of the stnte, the Salem high having drafted the pluns for most of it and made some of the furniture, and it will nil be fin ished during the holidays and shipped to Portland, where it will be assembled and shipped to San irancisca by steamer. Air. Hyland says that the Willam ette valley resource exhibit has been assembled and packed and is now on its way to the exposition; the livestock exhibit, which is being arranged under Hie supervision and in charge of Com missioner C. L. Hawley, of McCoy, I'olk county, will sron be ready to forward, and a speciul building has been con structed and equipped for the Oregon tish and game exhibit, the ground di mensions of which arc 2"ix!:'i0 feet, and an excellent educational exhibit is be ing prepared bv the slate fish and guiiie departments. Mr. 1 1 y In tut says that the depart ments have all been organized nud that the commission will go down to San Fiuti'isco to tako charge nn or about .laiinarv 13. Destruction of Industries Causes Suffering-Some at Starvation Point Koine, Dee. 17. The llaliun govern meni was admitted here today to have under consideration plans for the in itiation of extensive public works for the mipluviueiit of the large number of workiiigmen rendered idle by the Kit ropcan war. t In the past few days the situation, which it would seem could not very well have been overlooked by anyone, has been brought empliiiticnlly to the administration leaders' attention by mills from roriniunlilc delegations chosen at a series til' country-wide gatherings to demand steps for the sufferers' relief. It is conceded that n few lines of industry have profited by the conflict but the vast majority have beeu coin pletely prostrated and a point has been readied where great numbers of people u," "my un cige oi siiuvu t ton. Coupled with this tiado stagnation there has been n vi.rv heavy rise In I'miil prices. ODD FELLOWS KEEP "HOME COMING" DAY , The iinnunl celebration of "Hume Cuming" day wns fittingly observed 1 by ( hemckctn lodge ISo. i, of Snlein, !tlie oldest Odd Follows organization In J ho state, III their hull in the Odd I'd- 1 1... till .... 1.... !... .... I I. lorclscs brought out a full nttcinliiucc nl the linii I members of the order its Response C. I., SteXnry. Vocal duet " BrocKes of the Night'' Mrs. 11. W. Siinertil and Mrs. F. 1.. Wnterw, Address C. Ft. Mnores. Mending Mrs. C. W. Neiincyer. Violin solo "Berei-euse" Miss Mu UNDER-ESTIMATED BRITISH STRENGTH CAUSE Or DISASTER Admiral Von Spee Steamed Boldly Up Against Far Superior Force DISCOVERED MISTAKE TOO LATE TO RETREAT Put Up Gallant Fight and Even Colliers Went Down Re fusing to Surrender Buenos Ay res Dec. 17. A mistaken estimate of the'strength of Admiral Sir Frederick Sturdee's war fleet was what cost Admiral Count Von Spee his life and the kaiser his cruisers Seharn hoist, (Incise nan, 1eipsic and .Nurn berg, with most of their crews, accord ing to the story brought by the steam ship Orisu which arrived" here toduy with a full account of tho bnttlu off the Falkland Islands. The Uritish sqiiardon, it appears, consisting of the battle cruisers in vincible it nil Inflexible and the cruisers Kent, Cornwall, Cninnvoii and Glnsgow put into I'ort Stanley shoitly before the engagement, for eonl. There they fount the battleship (.'anopiis, guard ing the Falkland island ports. On the morning of December 8 the smoke of Admiral Von Speo's cruisers was sighted. They were coming it was understood, from Robinson (husoes is land to destroy the Port Stnnley wire less station. it was evident that Von Spee be lieved the Uritish fleet included only light cruisers, fur despita the fact that he must have been nwaro of their pres ence, he stenmed - straight toward them. Mlitake Discovered. The Germans were within three miles of Sturdee's squadron before, they discovered the miter's strength. It was then too Into for all the kaiser's ships to cscuiio, ho the Schara- horst (iiieisenuu uuil l.eipsic formed in lute of battle, the Dresden and IS urn berg remiiiniug at the rear, evidently in the hope of getting nwav. The l.eipsic was the first of the German vessels sunk, the Glasgow sending it to the bottom in short order. Then the Uritish fire was centered on the Schnriihiirst. It was on fire but its gnus were still in action and re fused to surrender. An hour after the l.eipsic 's destruction it weut down, bow foremost carrying Von Kpeo and its men with it. The following two hours the Gaels eniitt continued the fight alone. It was on fire mid nil its guns were silenced when It. filially sank. The Nurnberg was run down and sunk SO miles from the scene of the nut in engagement. The Carnarvon con tinued the chnse of the Dresden for hours before tho latter finally escaped, owing to its superior upend. Colliers Went Down Too. The sinking of the German cruisers left, the colliers which accompanied I hem entirely unprotected. They re fused to surrender nnd a few Uritish shots scut them to join the sunken fighting vessels. The only Uritish ship which suf fered any damage wns the Cornwall, which was lilt below the water line, but It was said its injury was not serious, Hritish losses were placed at eight men killed nnd four wounded. Of the crews of the four sunken Ger man crafts, it wns said only I'l were saved. At the time the buttle began the Uritish vessels hud not finished coal Inif and were forced to go Into the on giigemeni short, of fuel. While the fight raited the crews chopped up theii bunts, tore nut woodwork and used every oilier combustible thing on tumid to keep up steam. Latest advice front Pnnla Arentis !i id tluil. the caplnlii of the Dresden, which toil in there lifter its escape uinl subsequently left, rather thiin intern, vvilli ii British cruiser In puisnit, know how the buttle resulted, having iu- Loudon, De terceptcd a wireless message which ' t ruining ship Hi Slnnloe wns sonilinu. up by a mine "II is nnlv necessary to add." hnivvas lost coinmeiiled, "thut the British carried Ml centimetre guns against our 21 cenlimeter weapons." 1 ' ' BUKVIAINM OUT lU.UOU. ' Nlsh, Servin, Dec, 1 7. " Dm lug the' battle of Tin lull, for possession of the heights dominating Belgrade," nn nniiticoil the wnr office heie today,, "the Scrvlniis cnplured another lil.OOO Aus! i lain, bringing- the total number, of our prisoners up to Ml.tuiil. The en ) tire strength of the Aiislilnn southern iittnv operating ngintist us is now onij MII.IWO." 4fc HANDY WITH HER rOilX. I Wiiinctiiiiecti, Nov., Dec. 17. --Mrs. May Slaughter, nriosteil here tei-cntly lull n iliiuge of stealing cattle, was no- quilt M bv n juiy tiiduy. Mrs, Slaugh ter r Millv dug her way oul of jail with a tublu lull.. WATER SITUATION. The water situation briefly is this: Owing to tiie low stage of the river the supply of wa ter at tho well In the bar which supplies the intake is not fur nishing water enough. A pump has been placed at the river which throws water on the bar which is filtered into the in take, but this owing to the surface of the bar being froxen, has not permitted entough seep age, and teams ave been put at work breaking the frozen sur face. The pressure at 2 o'clock this afternoon Vas 35 pounds, while normally ft is SB. This, it is claimed, wilt furnish water to all north of Miller street, but those south of that are giv en no promise ef Immediate re lief. The pressure has increas ed five pounds since 10 o'clock, which would ujeau the water level in the pips has been rais about 12 feet i that time. 7T Bitter Feeling in Turkey Against Germany-Say She Got Turkey Into War Athens, Dec. 10. (Delayed.) Field Marshal Vou Der Gultz Hie fii.i mil ti soldier who has assumed 'churgo of the sultan's troops, will bo extremely lucky if he ever gets out of Turkey alive, ui-curiuiig io novices received liero to day from Saloniia, If this information is to bo relied on, nnd it comes from very trustworthy sources, tne reeling is spreading rapidly throughout the Ottoman emiiiro Hint Germany dragged the Turks into the r.ttropcaii war agatiiBt their own inter ests and to tho country 'a ut ave neril. simply because the kaiser thouutt it ...l.l ...... I.:... ' ... Fv1' """'"I pa. Jl I 111 io uo SO. l The anti-German leaders are evon stud to be arguing that, such sinull chances as their country might havo hud of profiting by participation in the struggle are being forfeited through German efforts to compel the sultan to direct his campaign against Caucasia, wnere lucre is little lor linn to gnin, Instead of pushing Into Kgypt, which there is a forlorn hope that ho might recover. As the most, important Herman in Turkey, it is asseited that Von Der Holt 7. is looked on as typifying this nuti-Turkish policy and It Is reported that Turks high in the Constantinople government are determined to eliminate him. The assassination plot against him mentioned in n brief dispatch last Sun day according to these accounts, wns an exceedingly formidable one, which barely missed going through successful ly. Though it was discovered and a number of arrests were made, the i version received hero Indicates that the ' authorities let the most Important of the conspirators slip through their fingers and fresh attempts on the Gorninus life are predicted freely, A TURKISH STORY, Constantinople, Dec, 17, Via Berlin mid Loudon, Defeat by the Turks of the Hussion forces In Traiiscnucusia, tiller a series of bottles lusting several days was claimed In n war office statement Issued today, "The buttles on the eastern frontier, In the region of Wiliijotswan," said this comitiiiuicut ion, "hnve been con cluded fuvornbly. " Wn took the positions at Sural by siirrniiniling Hie enemy, who is now retreating toward Kolur." sc ic )(( )fc ))( i( )c )jc ic t )( )( )c DRESDEN REPORTED SUNK Biienns Ayres Dec. 17. I'll confirmed icports that Hie Ger man cruiser Dresden, the Inst surviving vessel of Admiral Von Spec's fleet, had linen run down ami sunk by the lliilnh cruiser Glnsgovv wero current here toduy, It was impossible to confirm thciii, AUSTRIAN SHIP BLOWN UP. 17, The Austrian llioven bus been blown TURKS MAY ilR GERFp GENERAL i and its crew of cadets!, according to Infurmut re - i ceiv-d here this nfteriionn. Though 1 win hot specifi. oily so stilled, it. wns I presumed that the disaster o irred In the Adiialie, The Weather Oregisi: Gener ally fair tonight and 'Friday; not much change in i e in p e r a I it re; northeast erly winds, I 'IC BUIN Tf TI T The Flouting of England's Big Navy Is a Terrible Blow to English Pride JUST PLAYED TAG WITH WHOLE NAVY All England Prayed for a Chance Germans Gave Them, and Then Missed By J. W. T. Mason (Former London correspondent for tho United Press.) New York, Dec. 17. Once more the naval laurel for personal efficiency passes irora tne mitisii to the Ger mans. The escape of the kaiser's cruisers which raided tho English east const Wednesday is tho severest blow Al bion's sea preBtigo has yet suffered. The raid's effect on the war itself is negligible, but as a demonstration of individual prowess it has obliterated for the Germans tho bitterness of their roeent defeat off tho Falklund Island It seems inconceivable thut the Bri tish ndmirality failed to consider the possibility of a German dash straight across tho North Boa from the kaiser's naval bases on tho continental const to England. If any pluti existed for frustrating such nn attempt, however, tne untisli wore caught napping. The humiliation is oil ' tho greater for them from tho fact that at leust three Germnn buttle cruisers took part ai.- :.l ' iii me iniu. - These vessels form an important part of Germany's first line sen strength. Had they been destroyed, the loss to tho kuiser's navy would have been of tho most serious import ance. The Chance They Wanted. Ever since the war begun, all Eng Innd hns been praying fervently that nil or part of tho German first line of strength might venture into the open sea, away from tho shelter of the Teu tonic land fortifications. Yet when this actually happened, the Hritish navy was found unprepared. Hon tho Germans escaped doubtless will constitute a matter for rigid naval investigation. Several possible explanations suggest themselves. The mist which overhung the North sea has been mentioned as having been of advantage to the raid- en '' getting uwiiy, l'erliups it con tribtited to their success to a greater extent Hum any other single cause. It may be, too, that the German warships wero nnio to jam" tlio wireless, pre. venting notification uf their presence from renching tho British fleet nt sea. The squadron's strength undoubtedly had nn important bearing on the im munity It enjoyed, since nothing less thut British first line ships could have hoped to engage the raiders without n strong probability of disastrous con sequences to themselves. Trick Easily Turned. Nevertheless, it is impossible to avoid the conclusion Hint British naval strategy was defective In failing to take into account the possibility of an attack under such conditions as prevail ed Wodnesdny. The ease with which tlio German squadron broke through the cordon of British warships along the kaiser's const suggests nlso thut a Teutonic raiding force might get into tho north Atlantic nnd di-inornlize their shipping there. As n culminating effort to do till the damage possible to Grout lln- tu in such mi exploit might be under- tukeii. ' it must lie admitted, however, that k it Is not very likely. The dusk to the k 1 Yorkshire const, wns made under con- ililions which permitted a quirk rcliirn to shelter. This would not be possible ) from Hie Atlantic. In effect, such n proceeding would be to commit Hie strategic blunder of ln" "'" "". "'n'ug'n. rrHierm..i-.., Gorman fleet mi- 1"" " "" " w" ''I"''''''"'" jf eiin.v ill g'liioa inn oi loi' iorin sen illlio tne Aliuntic on liecount oi me 1,1111111' fields which block the foi liter's I northern nnd southern exits, I BANDITS UOT $H,000. Cincinnati, Ohio, Dec. 17. An armed tin i i I it held up Miiiinger Hughe in the 'iinni'li office of Hie Provident Snv ings Dinid ic Trust company here todny. set.eii fsoini, ran to Hie sireci hiii escaped in an aiiinuioitiie, ungues ami the lubber exchanged shots, but both missed. SHELLED THE TURKS. A'liens, Dec. 17. -Tiie British Modi terr.iuenii fleet Sunday shelled the Tinkisli troops cixieeutiatcd nenr the Gulf of Sums, according to informa tion received here toduy. What tinni ng'' wns done was not known. GERMAN STRATEGY I BRITISH 11 OFFICE ASLEEP PLEASURE PARTY Breaking of Engine on Launch Leaves Boat Plaything of Waves All Night Ilermosa Beach, t'al., Dec. 17. After drifting all night at sea in an open launch, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Ulake. their son and daughter and two little girls, were rescueu early today wlien the in coming tide washed their craft upon the bench here. All were in a serious condition from exposure and medical attention was given them. hngine trouble, Blake said, left them nt the mercy of the sea late yoster day. They attempted to anchor off Iiedondo Beach but a gale that sprang up parted their anchor chains, and they were carried about 15 miles to sea. Sheets of rain were driven into tho little boat by high wind that blew all night. Many seas were shipped and tho boat was almost filled with wator when it came ashore. Went for Pleasure. Los Angeles, Cal., Dee. 17. Believed to have perished at sea in a gale that struck the southern California coast IttBt night, five persons wero being sought today by a score of launches and the United States destroyer Preble, off bedmido Beach. The missing persons were in a pleas ure launch. They wero Mr. nnd Mrs. .1. II, Blake, of Los Angeles; thoir daughter, Harriet, 17; tlietr son i Charles, 22, and Until Smith, 11. It also was reported thut a playmate ni the Smith girl was 111 tho party t tins was not contti-uieii. , With Timothy Oizuunigii, a ' man, the Blake party left Flench early yesterday for l!r to hunt aholcs. Ketiirning, tor stalled five miles fro' Beach, just as heavy seu sweep in from the north, Tiio autoniobilo has it on in oho respect. It doesn't elitu lis hair in the spring. .Britons Looking for Spies as Though They Were Guilty of Bombarding Coast Scarborough, Eng., Dec. 17. This part of Englund was being ruked to day for German Bpies, Reports were current of mysterious flashlight signalling nlong the const the night before Scarborough, Hartle pool and Whitby wero bombarded by iho kaiser's cruisers, anil it was sus pected that German secret agents were guiding the raiders. It was estimated today that the property dumtigo suffered by Scar borough would amount to $200,000. The authorities believed that most of the denil and wounded had been ac counted for. Tho wreckage was being cleared away, debris was being carted from the streets, pavements wcio ill course of repair, nnd the street railroads' overhead wires were again in commis sion. COLD AT KOSEBURO. lfoseburg, Ore., Dec, 17. Ilosebiirg experienced the coldest weather in two vents hi"t night when the temperature 'dropped to 2.1 above zero, "WORLD AT The Capital Journal has just received a new shipment of the "World at War" atlases. They are of a later and revised edition, compared with those we have been giving awav to our subscribers. Instead of 1G pages, they con sist of 21 large, highly-illustrated pages, printed on heavy I ,1,1 U,.,,l, I t-liainv-itu noun, The atlas contains splendid colored mans of all the warring countries, with routes of travel and railroad lines; many tables of army and navy and general statis ticsin fact, the work is a complete ready-reference li brary for students of the great war. It is a book which would ordinarily sell for $1.00 or $1.50, but we are havin? them made up in large lots and buy them at a price which allows us to give them away to subscribers on very easy conditions. All who pay three months subscription, old or new. back subscription or in advance, in case their paper is de livercd by carrier, will receive one of these atlases free. All mail subscribers, old or new, who pay a year's sub scription ($:5.00), either back subscription or in advance, will also be entitled to receive an atlas without extra charge. This is the most liberal offer the Capital Journal haj ever made. S INSIST Say All Attacks by Allies Are Repulsed Easily With Heavy Losses FRENCH CONTINUE TO CLAIM ADVANCES Heavy Artillery Duels Are Continuous All Along the French Frontier Berlin, by wireless to London, Doc. 17. Paris accounts of steady gains by the allies in the western war one wero denied in nn official statement issued ,, here today by the government. "Tho French," said this statement, "cootiaued their attacks from Niou port Wednesday but were unsuccess ful. "Their assaults in tho ZiUebecko and LnBaase regions also were repulsed heavily. "Our artillery likewise frustrated a Frcoch attempt to bridge the Aisne at Soissons. "la the east, the Russian offensive, against Silesia nnd Posen has broken down completely. Tho Slavs are re--treating, with our forces in pursuit." v French Stick to Story. Tnris, Dec. 17. Much artillory and infantry fighting in the western V zone was reported in the official statement Issued by the trench war office today. " The French advance in the Vennnil le Mgion was described nn still in progress, wltli heavy cannonading all along the line. Fierce artillery duels were said to have raged Wednesday in tho Trucy-Le-Vnl, Aisno, Champagne and Argonno regions and about Verdun. Between tlio l.ys and tne sen," said tho statement, "tho ullies captur ed Bevernl German trenches at the point of tho bayonet." sjc j(c Ssjc )jc st sft s(c sfc ))c iiC THREE STEAMSHIPS SUNK Loudon Dec. 17. Three steamships have been sunk by mines in English waters in the past few hours, it was aa iiounccd hero today. Tho Ellerwnter was lost off Flamborough Head and six of its crew arc missing. An unidentified vessel went, down under similar cireitm stimces and ill tho same locality, its crew and inissengers escap ing In the lifeboats. The freight steutnship Princess Olga hit a mine and sank six miles off Hartlepool Wednes day night. Members of the Olga's crew, rescued, snid they saw a German steamship laying niincB nenr the spot where their vessel was blown up. GERMAN SHIP SUNK. I'otrograd, Dec. 17. The sinking by Iho Hussion Black sea fleet of the Gor man steiiniship Dcrintie off the Turkish cuist was announced here this after- UUIIll, WAR" ATLAS GERMAN ERENCH REPORTS 0 GAINS A E UNTRUE st t