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Show AIRMAN SEES WARSHIPS SINK German Papers Report Destruction De-struction of Three British Craft One Cruiser Two Torpedo Boats. Berlin, Jan 28 (by wireless lo London, Lon-don, 9:48 a. m ). Additional details of the sinking of a British battle cruiser in a naval battle In the North sea, west of Helgoland, which is claimed by the Germans, is given in a statement Issued here today. The statement follows: "According to well informed German Ger-man sources, this (cruiser suffered! heavily from the fire of our cannon and was then sunk by a German torpedo tor-pedo boat by two well directed shots. The sinking was observed by a German Ger-man airship which followed the battle bat-tle closely. "Two English torpedo boats were also sunk The airship also observed the serious damaging of other English ships." In the absence of further details of the naval battle in the North sea, the newspapers confine themselves to comments about the great superiority and strength of the British units engaged. en-gaged. No credence is given in the newspapers to the new orders of the federal council concerning bread-stuffs bread-stuffs which are welcomed by all writers. writ-ers. Prince Joachim, the youngest son of Emperor William, has been un- able to start his convalescent leave as recently planned, as he has been affected af-fected with a high fever for several days. |