Show BRITISH VICTORS IN WH NORTH SEA BATTLE ATTEMPT OF GERMAN SQUADRON TO REPEAT ATTACKS ON ENG LAND frustrated armored cruiser bluecher sunk and two battle cruisers Cru isora serious seriously y damaged in running fight in the north sea london an attempt by a german cruiser squadron to repeat the attack recently made on oil scarborough the Hartle pools and other british coast towns was frustrated sunday by the british patrolling squadron and in i a running light fight in the north sea the german armored cruiser bluecher was sunk and two battle cruisers were seriously damaged the all ships suffered buttered only slight injury so far as Is known only of the crow of 0 85 were saved A battle battla also occurred between the light cruisers and destroyers hicom accompanying the bigger ships but the result of 0 this engagement has not yet reached the admiralty the germans were observed some time after dawn proceeding in fit the direction dl of the british coast wien they sighted tile the superior british fleet they turned and made at full speed for home waters and it was only after a stern chase that the faster british ships got within range of them for more than tour four hours the running battle lasted the firing aring being plainly heard in north holland where it was judged the tight fight took place north of the islands of ac abeland and bog the bluecher Blu ocher which was slower titan than the other german cruisers fell behind and succumbed to tho the heavier guns guna of the lion which was leading the british squadron the other german ships got within the mine and submarine area two ot of them in a badly damaged condition and it was was dangerous for the british battle cruisers to follow |