Show LIVELY CHASE AFTER SHIPS SURViVORS OF SEA HA BATTLE REPORTED RACING TOWARD THE ARGENTINE COAST BULLETIN LONDON Dec 10 p. p The m.-The official l bureau announced this afternoon that the German cruiser Nurn erg one of the warships wh which ch escaped roin the English in the engagement of December 8 has been sunk The text of the official bureau statement reads A further telegram has been received from Vice Admiral Doveton Sturdee reporting that the was also sunk on December 8 and that Ithe the search for the Dresden is still proceeding The action lasted five hours with intervals The Scharnhorst sank after three hours and the Gneisenau two ho hours rs later The enemy's light cruisers scattered and were chased by our cruisers and light cruisers No loss loss' of any British vessel was reported The was a one ono of the small units of tho German squadron which was defeated off the Falkland islands by British h warships on December 8 8 had hall a displacement of 3 15 tons toys and a complement of 29 men Her length oa on the water line wa was 34 4 feet and her boa m was 44 H fee feet She carried carliNI ten tee inch guns gum eight t tour four machino machine guns anti and two ho torpedo tubes tube Announcement of the finking of the leaves only the cruiser Dresden to be accounted for of the tho five warships warshIp ps in the German German- squadron Th The Thelast x last vor word 1 of tho the Dr Dresden den which n ia bt n a sister ship of the famous cruis cruiser r Emdon Em don aa 3 ai that she he was fleeing from tho British ships and was being pur pursued MONTEVIDEO Dec Wireless Wireless s reports received received receive here indicate that the G irman cruisers Dresden an and the survivors in iii the engagement with an English fleet December 8 in which the thee S h q olst the Gnei Gneisenau and und the Leipzig were sunk closely pursued by British warships arc are fleeing in l the direction of Port of Santa r Argentine coast north of otheA tl 1 entrance to the the tho straits of Magellan and arid west of the I Falkland islands k It is reported d. d h here rc a also 9 that th the German au auxiliary cruiser Prince Eitel is IS cruising ill in the south Atlantic and that she has bas on board oard 1500 German soldiers i Russians Again Beaten in Galicia WASHINGTON Dec 10 Further Further successes for tho the Austrian and German troops in western Galicia and the repulse of a Russian force attacking near were reported to the Huu Austro-Huu- garian embassy to today from Vienna The dispatch says Struggle in Russian war theatre continues Southwest of the allied troops repulsed the attack made by the Russians Russians Russians Rus Rus- who were yere forced to yield In Li west Galicia greater fights continue without decision I The allied forces here yesterday took 1500 more Russian prisoners In the the Russians were again forced to I retire before strong forces to positions behind the mountain ridges An embassy dispatch yesterday interpreted to sa say p Russians RUB Rus had been captured really said 2300 had been heen taken Germans Claim Victory in Forest BERLIN Dec 10 by to London 3 p. p m. m m. Today Today's official communication communication c i issued by br tho the German army headquarters staff asserts aerts asserts that a Fre French ch attack resumed in iu tho the forest of Argonne WR wa was repulsed tho the allied forces losing heavily The text of the statement reads read TIn in the district of the French yesterday confined themselves l es to heavy artillery firing A renewed French attack on i and arid did not make mahe any progress The attack broke down doWD under the fire of ot our artillery tho the enemy suffer suffer- Ing aug he Y l loss Yesterday three of the enemy's enemy a aviators dropped about ten bomb bombs on ons ona a a town outside e range of operations the town of Freiburg Baden n. n No damage was don done The incident merely shows again that au nit open opeti town not situated sit flU Lt within tho range of operations has been attacked with bombs by bJ- the eno To To the tho curt cast of the tho lakes East Eat Pm Prussia ia only artillery encounters arc taking place In northern Poland our columns ad advancing on on the right bank hank of tho the Vistula took by bv storm Sir ix hundred prisoners nn anti and sorna oma machine guns guna wore Tore captured The attack along tho the River is being con continued In Poland t the h 0 n Buian a attacks tA CI 3 1 were n repulsed d FRENCH CLAIM ADV ADVANCE ANCE I AND MENTION NO REPULSE PARIS D Doc Dee 10 p. p m. m m Decem December In Belgium ium as well ber bet 0 9 passed quietly as M in tho vicinity of Arras according to toI the tho official statement nt given out at the I war office in Paris this afternoon Tho war ar office claims French advances ad vances at nt several points on tho the extended ex ex- tended battle front and makes no mention non men tion Uon of any reverse For instance near gains gams of 00 to yards made mado in the on tho the heights ht of ot the the tho French artillery mastered the bat batteries bat bat- tories teries of or tho the enemy and near French cannon compelled tho the evacuation tion of trenches Counter attacks wore repulsed near and in the tho Ar Ar- gonno In the tho latter lo locality new trenches were taken by tho the French The Tho t text t of ot the communication follows fol tol lows s Tho The day o of Dc December 9 0 passed quietly in in Del Belgium um as well as In fn the region re roo ro- ro gion on of Arras where the enemy rondo mado no attempt at a resumption of offen- offen operations c Further to the tho south in tho the region of ot and aud around Andechy wo we made advances varying from to yards Our gains Jains were maintained and consolidated I In tho region of or tho Aisne end and in inI I Champagne there ha hag hnz been n change Tho German artillery over which we gained 1 the advantage during tho the last bat few trow days dalI yesterday evidenced d In Increased in- in created creased activity but hut was n a again mas mastered mastered by br o our our r T he heavy artillery In tho the environs of Rheims tho the heavy beaTy French pieces compelled tho the Germans to ate ato era Ec several trenches This evacuation was carried out ont under the firo of our in In- fantry Lautry In In tho r lon of ot IV the tho nemY I by means ot or two counter n attacks e endear en dear on d to recapture tho the which ho lost to u us Ull on December r 8 8 lie JIe waR wan r repulsed pu od The Tha ground taken n by us ua han been effectively protected In In all nil the tho Argonne region wo WI have continued con con- to make progress We havo havu oo- oo new trenches repulsed ed with completo com com- pleto success al Nbc counter attacks and rom com Continued on page 11 lIe 1101 I LIVELY iV LY CHASE H E a 7 Cn nned from page paga 1 1 L plated aD and consolidated the ground won from the te enemy On Ott a the tho te heights of ot the te Meu e there tere have Mh been ben artillery engagements nt In which w wo we maintained a a. a distinct advantage and this tl In spite spie of the very vr great geat activity of ofte the te batteries of or the Mem enemy via In the forest foest of ot Le TM we have havo taken some Ome new trenches tranche There Is nothing to report on the re re- of or the front as far fsr as the Swiss frontier r LAST BATTLE SHOWS mows DEFEAT AT T BEA SPELLS ANNIHILATION LONDON Dec c. c 10 1227 1221 p. p m Thil m.-Thil The British na ory Inthe couth routh Atlantic Is 18 being discussed in England Englan today al almost almost al- al most to the exclusion of or all aU other phases of the war pews new The last word regarding the naval nanI engagement engagement en- en en en- i ement was waa that the tho British squadron after sinking the German cruisers Scharnhorst Sahara Scharn- horst hoed Gneisenau and Leipzig with the loss lose of ot nearly neatly 2000 men men was waa pursuing the i fleeing Dresden and Number the other two Vvo vessels vessels' present when the action opened The British public is I. waiting anxiously for fOT news new of or the outcome of or this chase challe Naval observers observe commenting on the ac nt von tion oft off the tho Falkland Islands da make mako note of tho the fact tact that In all naval m ena engagements In tho the present war there thre Is la great disparity between tween tho the losses victors and the d. d In the C ekeS case ee of or the British h cruisers Monmouth and Good Goo Hope sent to the bottom by a German Gennan squadron otc oft the coast can of ot Chile early in November the Germans were practically unscathed and the same is a true truo of t. t the e British In their victorious engagement In the south At At- lantic In other words defeat at se sea means meane virtually annihilation and the loss losa of or all aU ere crews with the exception of ot such ch men as the victors may be able to save uve This Is attributed to a a. great Tnt extent to the fact tact that naval paval engagements have been be betWeen between bee be- tween ships of ot unequal l armament The German guns outranged the British off orr the const coast of Chile an and the roles were reversed oft off the F Falkland Islands lalands Nevertheless it It- itIs Is argued that even with ships of or similar armament the disproportion of losses louea be between between between be- be tween the victor and th the vanquished would be greater by br far than anything possible in land Jand warfare The reported Illness of t Emperor WU Wil- Wilham Ham lam continues to be variously d described Some dispatches say it Is 11 serious and perhaps pneumonia while others de declare declare- lar he is Js a victim of ot mental depres depression lon or that he Is suffering Butten from fever chills and influenza Ab About all that i is la definitely I known beyond tho the official bulletin which admitted that his hiB majesty Is Ie suffering Buttering i from bronchial catarrh Is 18 that the emperor emperor emperor em em- has hae returned quietly and unexpectedly e edly ly to Berlin There has hu been n little or no change In Inthe Inthe inthe the general situation along the battle line Une In France and Belgium but the tone of all tho the French and British official statements nu reflects more moro and more the the tho contention of ot the allies that slowly and surely they ther are gaining pIning a a superior po po- po The rhe belief prevails that when the moment is la ripe an aggressive allied offensive e will set et in with the Idea Idu o of clearing th the Germans out but it Jt t is not thought that this effort will wUI be until until un un- til UI the spring In the eastern arena of ot the tho war the occupation of Lods by bythe the Germans has baa been temporarily eclipsed by br r reports of ot the development of ot activity at two other points notably north of tho he ho Vistula from the southern part of East whence the Germans Germane are advancing In a a. southeasterly southeasterly south south- easterly direction toward Warsaw and In tn the country to the southeast of Cracow Craco where combined German Austro-German forces lU are arc endeavoring to outflank tho the Russian left This latter movement according according- to Russian announcement hem has up JJ to the present time been repulsed Confirmation of tho the death in South Africa ca o of General Byers and official news o ot of British successes on the Tigris by which they established themselves one fourth of Qt the distance along te Is road to Bagdad were other developments read with Inter- Inter oat ost in England and todA today NO JAr JAP W WARSHIPS TOOK PART IN NAVAL BATTLE BAnLE TOKIO Dec 10 The Tho British government govern govern- ment meat ha has hap communicated to Japan an off om account of ot the sinking on December 8 ort oft the Falkland Islands in the tho south Atlantic of the German Gennan cruisers Scharn- Scharn horst and Leipzig Ig with a loss JoBS of ot about 1800 1500 men The Tho reports report make no mention b by name of the British warships which took part port partIn In this engagement The Japanese naval authorities say no advices es concerning this combat have been received from the Japanese warships on patrol In southern waters consequently It is 18 presumed that they thoy did not tako part port partIn In the action The British squadron in the south At At- t Untie according to information given out here hare was waa reinforced recently by sevI several sev sev- I eral vessels ess l armed with guns guM of heavy I I caliber I FOOD SCARCE IN flIT CITY OP SAY PRISONERS LEMBERG Galicia Dec Dee 10 Via Petrograd Po Po- arid and London 50 p. p m. m onera on- on ers erg who ho were ere taken in a sortie made bYthe bYthe by bythe the garrison gamson of the Austrian fortress of at were brought here yesterday esterday They declare that all the inhabitants o of have deserted the city and that It Is fast tast becoming uninhabitable Food stores havo hav become exhausted they say and nd few tew cattle are loft lott A days day's rations for an entire company accord accord- lag Iris to the prisoners has baa decreased to fourteen pounds of meat and even canned goods ore are almost gone SENATOR WOULD PUT r PUTA A STOP aTOP TO THE TE WAR WASHINGTON Dec Dee 10 F Food od clothIng clothIng cloth cloth- which would Inthe in inthe inthe Ing of any commodity the slightest degree Wg-reo serve Borve to prolong the Europ European war as well an as JI contraband willbe willbe will wll be barro j from export by a bill blU introduced toda today by Senator Works Work Direct prohibition of export would In Include In In- elude clude food clothing supplies arms arma ammunition am am- horses or war supplies o of ot any kind whether the same me be of ot war or not noL |