Show XV ilviiiltoWBNw''“ti'Tlt4'JiWwi-iiJlibBrt)jlisMi- W0sM Friday Morning -- British Used Gas Shells In Sea War Say Nazis Britain Hunts Two Other Nazi Raiders Berlin Will Ask Neutral Board To Investigate Charge Ilail Exploits of Graf Spee (Continued From Page One) t scape from Montevideo extremely difficult jj These sources said that no one need be surprised if the commander chose internment Basis of Charge German authorities based their charges of the use of gas on reports received late Thursday night from the German minister in Montevideo Previously the gas charges were made by DNB official German news agency and officials had refused to give them formal support But authorities later said they believed the gas was contained in xplosive shells so timed as to explode only after the projectile had pierced armor and entered the interior of the ship They said such shells would be more effective in putting a battleship crew out of action than a dozen ordinary shells (The gas charges were vigorously denied by British ministers) Loud Ejaculations Loud ejaculations of “What do you think of that?” were heard everywhere as the newspapers exulted over the Graf Spee’s "he-roaction" in "fighting down” three British cruisers The action off Uruguay was described as the second German sea victory in a few days— the first the successful return home of the great liner Bremen from Murmansk after an encounter with a British submarine The extent of damage to the Graf Spee remained undisclosed the high command in a communique saying merely that she had received "some hits” after severely damaging her three antagonists Before the battle the communique said the Graf Spee sank is M $l)e Salt £akc Tribune at Russ Radio Rants Against Swedes MOSCOW Dec 14 CD— The Moscow radio launched a sharp attack Thursday against members of the Swedish social democratic party and their organ Social Democrat "Slaves and hirelings of capitalists and imperialistic interests have dared to abuse the glorious red army which with such unselfishness has lent its help to the democratic Finnish republic” said the sobroadcast "These cialists have sunk so deep that their newspaper has reached the level of the worst Paris boulevard papers But the whole world and even the Swedish people will realize the unselfish work of the soviet union and her army” W (Continued From Page One) flclals and press over "bottling up” of the Graf Spee overshadowed the Joss of 120 men aboard the 1375-to- p British destroyer Duchess which was sunk Wednesday In a collision with another and unidentified warship Only one officer and 2? men were saved British minesweeper The 202-toWilliam Hajlett struck a mine Thursday and sank with the loss of all but one of her crew of nine The 7400-to- n British tanker San Alberto was damaged "by enemy action” off the southwest English W- V t v own v Li I I U Anil n ' In- tiff " - uzSti !J j UV ? t were Siii mm coast r i 1 identified as Brown of the S S Huntsman Pottingcr of the S S n Ashlea Edwards of the S S Stubhs of the S S Doric Star and Patrick C C Dove of the Africa Shell All these ships were sunk in the vicinity of the African 4-- - The other four vessels which fell victim to the raider were the Clement sunk off Brazil September 30 the Newton Beach attacked off South Africa October 5 the Pairo whictyaejiljdown the same day as the Doris Slarind the Streonshalh sunk off the river Platte about a week ago British officials conducting the prisoners to their consulate continually warned the men against talking— in violation 0CUFT of pledges— about what happened on the Graf Spee six-inc- A close inspection Thursday of the crippled warship revealed graphically the effectiveness of the British guns Three holes apparently made by shells gaped on the starboard waterline forward A huge hole a yard and a half in diameter was blasted through the hull into the ship’s sleeping quarters on the port side forward Plates bent outward Indicated the effect of what must have been a severe explosion within the ship Another gap large enough for several men to enter together could be seen in the fighting tower The heavy shell apparently came over the stern during the chase Guntowers Upset six-inc- h £- - The German raider Admiral Graf Spee suffered severe damage in her battle with British cruisers and Thursday was ' bottled in a neutral port by enemies UNITED STATES Deny Gas Charges m guns 11-ln- '"’I'heftaprisoned captains coast Spee iPi (Continued From Page One) in close confinement Jn the bowels of the Graf Spee while1 the battleship was pounded by British shells and shaken by the recoil of Its r i m Graf Spee Gels Permission To Stay in Port n Heavy Los of Life The loss of life aboard the Duchess was outranked only by the 786 men killed aboard the sunken battleship Royal Oak at Scapa Flow the 578 lost when the aircraft carrier Courageous was sunk and the 265 killed in the sinking of the armed merchantman RawalThe William Hallett was pindi the sixth British minesweeper to be sunk Prime Minister Neville Chamber-lai- n speaking in the house of commons called the feat of the two h gun cruisers Achilles and Ajax In driving the Graf Spee to shelter a "gallant action" especially since the feat was accomplished after the more powerful British cruiser Exeter had been forced out of action He said the result would probably be to free the south Atlantic from depredations of the Graf 13 Hemmed in in Neutral Ihwen Britain Keeps Death Viail Over Nazi Ship Cruiser Renown Leads Hunt For Reich Vessels the British merchantman Vairoa 7983 tons and the Streonshall 3895 tons Military sources described the battle as part of the nazl naval activity begun two weeks ago Since then these sources said “heavy units" have ventured far into the Atlantic and into the northern part of the North Sea Authorized sources also denied that the Graf Spee would be interned indefinitely in Montevideo It was evident that there was hope the Graf Spee might yet escape because of the power of her guus In another announcement the high command said an unidentified German light cruiser had been damaged slightly by an underwater (The British admiralty explosion earlier had announced the torpedoing of a German cruiser and the by the same sinking of a submarine which failed to catch the Bremen) The German announcement said the cruiser had reached home port December 15 1939 : Both the prime minister and the admiralty indignantly denied nai charges that the British cruis had used mustard gas shells Neither Chamberlain rjorbther officials however gave 'any information as to British casualties In the battle h The portalde guntower was overturned The Graf Spee lay high out of the water possibly confirming the contention of the German minister that she was forced to run for shelter because her fuel was giving six-inc- 1 out Docks and portside streets were crowded all day with great crowds gazing at the pocket battleship swinging at its distant anchorage Plain pine caskets were heaped in a grim pile on the dock prepara- tory to be taken aboard the Graf Spee for her dead Technically the crippled ship had only until midnight (8:30 p m E S T) to leave get extension of her stay or submit to internment Smartest the Season I PAJAMA AND ryjXiftjf f- c- HtHil’ for the rest Of the war F YOU HAVE delayed buying (In Washington Secretary Hull announced receipt of Information that electric refrigerator that the Uruguayan government you’ve always wanted here’s already had allowed the Admiral Graf Spee a stay and that your chance to take advantage it might be extended if her commander requests it on grounds that of the greatest dollar-for-dollrepairs must be made (Reports reaching Washington value in Kelvinator’s history also indicated that Uruguay did not intend to apply a distrhetion It’s a brand new Kelvinator made by the United States between repairs made necessary by brought out especially for this gunfire and repairs resulting from Christmas and at a price you other causes such as a storm) Keeping constant vigil in the wouldn’t believe possible Big event the Admiral Graf Spee elects to make a run for it were the 6 cu ft in size and holding Achilles and Ajax also damaged 5 but ready to renew the fight which more than bushels of food it sent the nazi raider scurrying to includes all of these features the safety of Montevideo shortly before Wednesday midnight and every woman wants (but exother unspecified warships to find only in much They were joined during the day pects by the Exeter which was blasted priced refrigerators): out of the fight after four hours higher of cannonading She would be of 5 spatial refrigerator dishes little help to her fellow ships however because of her badly damA vegetable crisper with slid aged condition Reports circulated that the Exeter had many dead ing’tyass covar and wounded aboard but officials maintained silence on this score Heavy glass meat chilling tray British Reinforce Guard However the British admiralty 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