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Show GERMANS REPORT ATTACK BY FOUR TORPEDO BOATS BERLIN-, via Amsterdam to London, ' Dec. 18. 3:25 a. m. The following official details concerning the German squadrons attack on the east coast of England are published : When annroa.chine the "English coast our cruisers were unsuccessfully attacked at-tacked by four Briiish torpedo-boat defitrovers in misty weather. The batteries at Hartlepool were si-i si-i lenced and tbe gas works destroyed. There were several detonations and Ibree big fires in tbe town could be observed from our ships. Tbe coast guard station and waterworks water-works at Scarborough and the coast sruard station and signal station at Whitby were destroyed. Our ships received some shots from the coast batteries, but suffered only sliffbt damage. (Signed.) VOX BEHNEKE. |