Show jo I t i i SUNK J I 1 THREE BRITISH f Y CRUISERS SENT TO THE BOTTOM Torpedoed by by German e Submarines Submarines Sub marines in North Sea i Many Lives Lost By United Press LONDON Sept 22 2 Night London and andall andall all England received the greatest shock the people have known since the war v r began when the press bureau announced calmly and sullenly this e evening evening even even- enthat en- en ing that three British cruisers had been blown it up P and sunk by German submarines The confusion of the people i is s great The populace is clamoring for details but ther there is very little forthcoming from the war var bureau which seems to think it m must delay all announcements announcements announcements announce announce- ments as has become the custom in the present tragic conflict The he 1 lost cruisers are the Aboukir kir the U Ho T Tj j ue ye nd the Cress Cress' w c The location of the disaster r is not made known although although although al al- al- al though it was vas later admitted to have haye occurred in the theN N North sea Subsequent information was given out to the effect that the Aboukir the first victim She was as was pain patrolling patrolling pa pa- trolling in the North T sea and near sear to when a aGerman aGerman German submarine slipped out in the haze and launched L' a torpedo It hit true truer sending the cruiser to the bottom almost instantly The cruisers Hogue Hogne and Cressy were steaming close by when the disaster occurred and they m made de quickly for the scene and were engaged in picking up the survivors sur-ivors of the Aboukir when they too were shattered and torn by br torpedo concussions below the water line The two latter ships settled quickly and went down So great was the force of the explosions that the cruisers were fele literally torn to pieces Destroyers and trawlers in the immediate im mediate vicinity made for tho rescue How many havo have been picked up or how m many ny have boon lost is not known or at least not yet ct mado made public The ships are Bre known to have carried crews crew of moro more than thau each The cost approximately apiece This is the Iho worst British naval disaster disaster ter of the pre present ont war Later information states that tho scone scene of the na naval yal disaster was in Hell Heli goland Joland bi bight ln and near where Admiral Beatty recently sank several German Gorman warship It is l own that t cruisers ha havo recently recently re re- re- re conti boon beun scouting there in an endeavor endeavor en en- deavor to locate the main German fleet It is is n admitted that the casualties are Bra largo are but that it is impossible to accurately accurately ac ac- estimate the tho losses of men Englishmen are nrc greatly aroused over I the d disaster and on all aU si sides es arc are heard demands for speedy vengeance I Stop Stop dilatory tactics and go in after tho Germans is tho cr cry that is hoard heard in Lon London on tonight The people arc are no now urging that tho I British fleet which is coni considered all powerful go after the Germans an and wipe her fleet seas There is nothing to mow Know whether the German submarine or submarines that accomplished th the ou of tho the cruisers escaped or wore were rent ent to tho bottom hot hot- tom bj- bj both oth other r British ships hips |