Show jERMAN CRUISER IS BURNED I EMDEN CAUGHT BY AUSTRALIAN SHIP S SYDNEY Y LONDON N Nov OY 10 12 1251 51 p. p in It m.-It It was officially announced in iii London today that the German G cruise Emden has Iken Deen ocen I driven ashore and aud burned The losses among the officers and crew ere of the Emden are reported to have haye been very heavy hea The Emden was as destroyed by the Australian Sydney She was driven ashore on an island of the or Keeling group southwest of J Java a. a va in the Indian ocean The Sydney sighted the Emden yesterday morning With superior speed she at once closed in hI and ga battle The German boat could not not escape There was Tas a running naming fight at the end of which tin the Emden burning from the sh shells of the Australian boat borit was beached J The casualties on the Sydney are said to have bave beer slight TOKIO No Nov 10 The German cruiser Emden pursued by t th Australian cruiser Sydney has lias been beached on one of ot the Coci Coc islands i According to reports reaching Tokio the thc captain sand and and most othe othe o o. the crew of the Emden were saved previous to o the engagement with the thc Sydney the Emden cu the tho British cable cuble connecting the tho Coco islands with the outside world word Within three days sho she had bad ad sunk four fourY Y vessels 8 there She was accompanied b by bythe the tho Hamburg American steamer Marko Marko- mannia manuia as a collier The nia riia was sunk on October 16 off Sumatra b by a British cruiser Leaving the bay of Ben Bengal al the Emden Emden Em Em- den sank three British steamers in hi the tho theIn In Indian ian ocean on ou September 14 On Sep 22 sho ho appeared off oft Madras and tl shelled the tho the city extinguishing her per lights an and disappeared when the forta for forts replied Then she renewed her activity in tho the vicinity of oC Ran Rangoon oon w moro more British vessels fell prey to her She Sho then turned up at Tho captain of the steamer Parom put into S Sydney r N. N S. S W. W yesterday and reported that aft tho the success o othe of ot the tho Emden at nt silo eho was over o overtaken taken by a n British cruiser but bein being ft a faster ship bip was able to escape Storo ships accompanying her were left be behind hind and tho the cruiser captured ono and find san sank tho o other her I SCOURGE OF OP THE SEAS Tho Em lm has contributed to thu tho history of t the tho o war ouo one of its ita most moat remarkable remarkable re reo chapters For Por audacity and success SS it has bas few parallels certainly none sinco the tho Alabama the famous old confederate warship roamed th the I s tas two Twenty ship thip mostly British hn have n been sunk und and one olle has as been captured captured cap cap- by Lr tho the German cruiser Since ear early in I AU August t the Emden has hM been at work Most ost of tho thu timo time she be was proving preying on ou British shipping in the Indian ocean but late last as mouth fb she suddenly appeared eared at on Malacca Malacca Ma Ma- lacca straits It was here that tho the Ern Emden Emdon en performed per formed her most daring feat A fO fourth fOrth rth smokestack was w rig rigged ed on her deck dek and ami a Japanese Hag run un up T Thus ut etl she steamed ho boldly boldly 11 into the thc harbor pa passing unchallenged e 1 under tho the British guns un of oC tho fort and fired torpedoes which sank hank the Russian cruiser and a French de de- de er Then she took tool to her heels an and escaped cs eso caned unscathed through tho the straits The vessels vessel destroyed by tho the Emden had bad a total ValUe o of or about exclusive of their rho Tho Emden's Em Em- dens den's largest guns uns are only j linch Of these she had bad ten Her speed of knots was Wa her asset 1 as she Bhe was able to runa run a merchant ships with cn ease c and then escape from larger but hut slower vessels that pursued her British Russian French and Japanese Japan Japan- ese esc warships warships in the thu east had hail been attempting attempting at at- tempting lor tor week to put an tin end to her career It has hns been moro more or less of 1 a t mystery mys mys- tory tery to na a naval men how tho the Emden has lias been beon ablo to keep at sea mouth month after month without running short of coal and supplies It is assumed however that she she- ho ha ban hali obtained sufficient food and fuel to meet her needs from captured ships In at least one in instance this thil is known to have havo been lone done Tho rho captain pf qC the steamer Exford captured by 11 the Emden Em Em- den clen in tho the Indian ocean reported to his owners that tho the captain of the Em Emdon Emden n saul said before he sank ank the tho l Exford he intended er to tal take e on board Loar bis his cruiser the tons of steam coal with which the Exford was onas laden en Tho The first report of oC tho activity of the Emden wils received Au August st 5 1 i when she sho ho was WM said to have bavo been bren sunk in ne- ne tion with tho the Russian cruiser off This was contradicted a few dav day later when word ord was received that th tb Emden had sunk the steamer City 0 o Winchester on cn Au August st 5 5 and into the Bay Din of Bengal five fi hays days 1118 later late had sent two tio more moro British h vessels t tho bottom The Tho Emden was a n sister ship of th tb cruiser Dresden which participated i ithe 1 the tho naval bl battle o off tho the coast of Chili November 1 when the British squad squadron qu ron un under er command of Rear Admira Sir Christopher Cradock ona was defeated Tho The Emden had a n complement of 63 men Her armament consisted of tel te 4 inch guns JUll eight 5 ers anif au ani f four ur machine guns She was als ds equipped with two submerged tubes The cruiser displaced ton Sho was a feet lon long and bad had a n. beat beai of 43 3 1 feet She was as laid down a s Dant and completed in May II 1008 Tho The Australian cruiser S caTies caties ca car ties a a. l main battery of oi eight 6 inch gun gur un tho the I inch 1 nt ton tort gun thus tims Divine hinl her hor a n heavy V advantage advantage- a- a oc the Geiman Gelman ship shin Vf lo the speed c o othe tho the two t warships was theoretical equal that of the tho being 24 I knots as as a against tho the Sydney's th former probably was wa foul and her hex ei en engines ginns gines racked from her thre months of almost constant cruising i ii Southern waters chasing and chased with no port for refitting or r re rc pa pairs ir The or Cocos islands are Ire group roup in iii the Indian ocean belonging t tc Great Britain fhe They arc ure about 50 miles southwest of oC tho the western west en end c o othe tho the island of Java and have cona con COD a cc Tho IP Is now Imprison and unable to do 10 any further b harm barm rm Th Tb fast el vessels el which have c been for her arc ore thus released l for tot other crIe cr lye Ive Another large Jarge combined operation b b fast cruisers against the Iho German cruise I has hal been for some time In rig pr-rig ress In this search which has co rc an Immense area the British h cruiser have boen been aided tIded by Iry French Russian an on Japanese vessels working In harmony Tho Tue Australian warships Melbourne an Sydney also were vero Included in then mo cements Yesterday morning news new was 89 receive that tho which had ban been completely com corn lost lost to to sl sight ht after alter h her r action wit will the tho Russian cruiser had ar ai arrived arrived rived at Keeling Coeling or Cocos Cocoa 1 Island land and land lanc landed ed 11 an arm armed d parly Tarl tl ti to destroy destro tho the station IIer HerA she was caught and force to fight b by tho Australian an crul cruiser cr Syd Bd Sydney ncy Captain John Glossop A sharp action took place In which th Sydney suffered the loss ot of thren me killed d and fifteen wounded grounded The mcI was driven ashore and burned He losses In pe personnel onnel are reported a as 81 very ver heavy All assistance assistance- now lOW li Is 18 b be InS InS' Iv Ivin n to the survivors h hy by th van varl ous Otis ships which have havo been dispatched t tithe tl ti the seen scene With tho the exception ci of or the tho squadron now oft off tho the coast const of Chile tn th holo of at the tho Pacific rind Indian ocean nF is now cI clear of or the warships The Oral first lord of or the tho admiralty Spencer Churchill has sent the thc message to the Sydney Sydney- and to the na navy nav board of or the Australian commonwealth Warmest congratulation on tho the brilliant llant entry of ot th the Australian nn navy tho war and tho the sl signal nal service ser rendered d t 1 ti tithe t the thu hI allied cause ulse and to peaceful by the destruction of ot the Emden |