Salt Lake Telegram | 1915-03-17 | Page 1 | Cruiser Destroyed by Her Own Crew

CRUISER DESTROYED I BY HER ER OWN CREW WASHINGTON March 17 Count Count Bernstorff the German ambassador to tod today today to- to d day received recel an official report that the cruiser cruler Dresden den was blown up b by her own or crew orew after arter having ha bean been attacked In neutral waters of Chile Chilo b by British h warships The official report says MS that the tho British Brit hilt ish bea began firing from n a distance of or meters but that rather r than n b bf be de- de toyed b by tho the enemy ships the commander commander com corn mander of tho Dresden chose choe to save his crew cre and abandon the tho vessel esel The report t came caine from tho German legation at Santiago Chile