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CermanFleetRaids NorthCoast ofEngland GERMAN WAR CRUISERS DRVEN _ | OFF BY WEST HARTLEPOOL FORTRESS; NINE PERSONS REPORTED KILLEO : N(\‘aEadhn Press Service.) l ao WA mA LONDON, DEC. 16.â€" ANSTATEMENT GIVEN OUT BY THE OFFICIAL | INFORMATION BUREAU SAYS THAT GERMAN WARSHIPS WHICH | ; HAVE BEEN BoOMBARDiNG THE EASTERN COAST OF ENGLAND HAVE |Four Cruisers of BEEN DRIVEN OFF BY THE WEST HARTLEPOOL FORTRESs. | North Coast â€" THE ENEMY WAS DRIVEN OFF. | fortified Citi Two German Cruisers Reported Sunk During _ > _ l nsP L Engagement and British Flotilla Damad London Dec. 16. â€"1.44 p.m.â€"The Official Press Bureau this afternoon | made the following announcement with regard to a German attack on the | North coast of England:â€" ____ "The fortress Commander at West Hartiepool reports that German â€" war vessele engaged the fortress between eight and nine o‘clock this morning. The enemy wre driven off. A small German war vessel opened fire on Scarborâ€" . ough and Whitby." i Hull, Eng., Dec. 16.â€"Nine persons Hartiepool, and a number injured in th man cruileers this morning. The bombardment lasted for twentyâ€"five minutes. The hostile vessels ‘which tock part in the operation are estimated from two to six, but never ence were they clearly visible from the shore. The forts on the river Tees reâ€" plied to the fire of the German vessels. Pleces of shell have been found all over Hartlepool. The damage inflicted on the town is said to be considerable. One ¢f the shells hit a gas tank and set it on fire. BELGIUM TOWN OF WESTEND BOMBARDED BY BRIMISH FLEET; â€" ALLED ARMYREPULSED ATTAGKS PARIS, DEC. 16. â€"THE OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION SATD:â€" IN BELGIUM THE TOWN OF WESTEND, AND TO THE NORTHEAST %F LOMBAEERTZYDE, HAS BEEN STRONGLY BOMBARDED BY THE BR SH FLEET. __ THE BELGIAN ARMY HAS REPULSED THE COUNTER ATTACK _ ON | &T. GEORGES, AND OCCUPIED FARMS ON THE LEFT BANK OF Tus\ yseR, AND OTHER TROOPS MADE PRCâ€" RESS IN THE REGION OF ST.} or." . _ IN THE REGION OF ARRAS, IN THE REGION OF AISNE, AND_ IN| CHAMPAGNE THERE HAS BEEN ARTILLERY ENGAGEMENTS IN THE| COURSE OF WHICH WE GAINED A DISTINCT ADVANTAGE AT VARI, ous Proints. ! __ _IN ARGONNE NoTHING To REpoRT. | IN THE WOEVRE DISTRICT WE HAVE REPULSED SEVERAL GERâ€" MAN ATTACKS IN THE FOREST OF MONTMARE, AND HAVE RETAINED ALL THE TRENCHES OCCUPIED BY US ON THE 13 OF DECEMBER. _ _ CESNARY FEAR TOOK POSSESSION OF PEOPL t OF BOMBARDED GITES AND MANY DEPARTED ON TRAINS INLAND MESSUDIEH SANK AT HER Loodon. Dec. i6.â€" The Getman Sert made a sudden dash into ili> North Sea toâ€"day, shelled Searâ€" borough and HMartlepool, English roast towns on the Notth Sea, and engaged certain units of the British fleet. â€" (Canadian Press.) Amsterdam, _ Dec. _ 16. â€"Telograms from Cons‘aatinople referting for, the fitst: time to tha torpedoing by . the British submarine B 11 of the Turkâ€" ish battieship Messudich in the Darâ€" denalles December 13. say the _ warâ€" ship sank at her anctlorage and parts m tite vessel are still visible _ alotre Four German cruisers appearrd ofi Scarborough, at an early hour, and began to bombard the town. 1t is apparent that they had ro Aifficulty in _ dropping shells into tK& city. Panic seized the prople and many of them fled from their homes: â€" â€" o tih vess the water. was savrd. The residents of Hartlepool were | aroused from their sleep by the | sound of heavy guns firing. They | focked to the streets and thence l to the beach to learn what was going on. In a â€" few moments | shells from the German ctuisers 1 began to drop into Hartlepool, ‘whereupon the crowd along . the i sHore broke for shelter. | The panic also showed itself at | this point. Fear took possession ‘ of the people, and many abandonâ€" | ed> their homes aud 5o4 inland. IN. ALSACE WE HAVE REPULSED AN ATTACK TO THE WEST OF BOMBARDMENT LASTED TWENTY.FIVE MINUTES. 16. â€"THE OFFICIAL COMMUNICATION SAYS:â€" NINE PERSONS REPORTED KILLED ANCHORAGE 13. say the â€" warâ€"|9°° netJorage and N"-‘}'h‘w till visible _ alore :;I;; Messudieh‘s crew | p‘et ]'i'hl sons are reported to have been killed at in the bombardment of that port by the Genâ€" Hull, Eng., Dec. 16.â€"It is reported here that word has been received that th> attack py the Germans was contemplated and _ tilat consequently | the authorities were in readiness . to |acet it. Ths coast defenses had been ilhnl‘ul!mhlv prepared and all units oi {infontry and artillety ‘were at their Istations and in trenches. Up to thres iu'c!:rk this afternoon no reliable °*â€" timatrs of casualtios were available. GERMAN RAID CONTEMPLATED BY ADMIRALTY News of this nayal raid was announced by the British Admirâ€" alty shortly _ before 11.30 o‘clock this motning and _ it threw Lonâ€" don into the greatest state of exâ€" citement that has prevailed since the outbreak of the war. The preliminary â€"announcement oi the admiralty made uo menâ€" tion of what damage to _ Scarâ€" borough ot Hartlepool had been done,. British flotillas have been _ enâ€" gaged with the enemy at several points, however, and at noon the situation was described by the Admiralty as "developing." It could not be ascertained at Srst whether this German attack was designed merely to _ sproad panic among the British people, or whether its purpose was . to engage the British fleet in a geoâ€" etal action, or to act as an es cort in an attempt to land troops on the British coast. Neither Scarborough nor Harâ€" tlepool are fortified. (Canadian Press) GERMAN FLEET MADE SUDDEN.DASH | INTO NORTH SEA AND SHELLED _ _ â€" SCARBOROUGH !AND HARTLEPOOL CRAIONICLEâ€"TELEGRAPH, WATERLOO, Four Cruisers of the Enemy‘s Fleet Appeared off the North Coast of England and Bombarded Two Unâ€" fortified Cities, Creating Great Panic. LONDON THROWN INTO GREATEST STATE OF EXCITEMENT OF THE WAR Churches and Houses ieported Damaged by Shells, one Woman Reported Killedâ€"Raiders Arrived Under Cover of Thick Fogâ€"Many People Leave Raided f Cities. ipiaeévafiae}vc’over of a thick veil of fog. Some people declared inNcy BaNT M CYc man cruiser lying off Castle Cliff. The roof of St. Martin‘s Church was struck |and one woman is known to have been killed. Another church was damaged ‘and the roofs of several houses were carried away by shells. E FOUR GERMAN CRUISERS TOOK PART IN RAID. ‘ Scarborough, via London, Dec. 16.â€"1.00 p.m.â€"The shelling of Scarborâ€" ough by four German cruisers, which took part in the operation, began shortâ€" | ly before eight o‘clock. Several buildings have been damaged by shell fire. .i GREAT DAMAGE DONE TO PROPERTY. 1 Hull. Eng. via London Dec. 16. â€"1.00 p.m.â€"Fugitives reaching here from (Canadian Press Service.) LONDON, DEC. 16.â€"THE OFFICIAL BUREAU ANNOUNCES THAT GERMAN MOVEMENTS OF IMPORTANCE ARE TAKING PLACE IN THE NORTH SEA, AND THAT THE GERMANS. ARE SHELLING SCARBOR: QUGH AND HARTLEPOQL. THE OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING DEVELOPMENT FOLLOWS: .â€"â€" â€" > "MOVvEMENTS OF SOME IMPORTANCE ARE TAKING PLACE THIS MORNING IN THE NORTH SEA. SCARBOROUGH AND HARTLEPOOL HAVE BEEN SHELLED AND OUR FLOTILLAS HAVE AT YARIOUS POINTS BEEN ENGAGED. THE SITUATION 1s DEVELOPING. ‘ TWO GERMAN CRUISERS REPORTED SUNK. London, Dec. 16. â€"12.35 p.m.â€"Reports are current in London that twe German cruisers have been sunk in the North Sea. RAID TOOK PLACE UNDER COVER OF FOG. is Hull, Dec. 16th.â€"The arrival of the German raiders off Scarborough took place under cover of a thick veil of fog. Some people declared they saw a Gerâ€" nn nomizar |wina off Castle Cliff. The roof of St. Martin‘s Church was struck | Hull, Eng, via London_ Dec. 16. â€"1.00 p.m.â€"Fugitive |8carborough say the German bombardment of that port |great damage was done to property in Scarborough. i 1 r Huil, Eng. Dec. 16.â€"A man who arrived here from Scarborough, estiâ€" mates that the German cruisers fired <a total of about fifty shells into Scarâ€" 1borounh. He declares he saw only three chimney stacks shattered. He believes, ; however, the damage nearer the shore will prove to be more scrious than this. i ; SHELLS WERE FALLING THICKLY. } Hull, Eng. Dec. 16. â€"Fugitives reaching here from Scarborough, say the | German bombardment was heavy, and that great damage was done to proâ€" {perty. The morning train from Scarborough to Hull brought many passengers ‘ who left Scarborough when the shelling commenced. A railroad man ° has lwired his wife here from Scarborough saying, "Shells are falling thickly around me but 1 am all right." HEAVY GUN FIRING AWAKENED HARTLEPOOL. Hartlepool, via London, Dec. 16.â€"noonâ€"The residents of Harticpool were awakened this morning by heavy gun firing. Great .crowds at once asâ€" sembled on the beach to term whence sounds came. Shells from German ships soon began dropping into the city whereupon the crowd on the beach sought shelter Whitby, Yorkshire. Dec. 16.â€"German cruisers bombarded this town be tween nine and ten o‘cleck this morning. RED.CAR PEOPLE WITNESSED BOMBARDMENT. + Redcar, Yorkshire, Dec. 16.â€"Heavy firing was heard off the coast here between 8 and 8.20 this morning, and the forms of three cruisers could be disâ€" cerned looming out of the haze and flashes of artiliery firé could be easily obâ€" served from the Redâ€"Car promenade. The people of Redcar sought the water front, but they were driven back from the promenade by th military authoriâ€" ties to a point beyond the zone of danger. It appeared from here as if the hosâ€" tile warships were attacking the forts on Tees Bay. Cannonading was kept up for more than half an hour when the booming of guns ~gradually grew less. During the height of the bombardment as many as half a dozen flashes of guns were counted within the space of two minutes. WARSAW IS BEING STRONGLY REINFORCED Wersaw, Dec. 16. â€"Extensive . preâ€" paratiors HWive been made to protect Warsaw a a‘nst possible German atâ€" tacks.. Reinjorermppté. amounting to five army .corps, . ot about 300,000 men are arriving _ here from interior points. Many of these are first lins '{roovs. with a full contingent of artâ€" ilery. ESCAPED FROM INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL Inspector C. R. Miller of the Childâ€" ten‘s Aid _ Society arrested . Frarfc Locsing, a youth who was sentended to the â€" Victoria Industrial School, Mimico, from Toronto. Lossing °sâ€" caped twice during his. stay there, and the last time was in July 1913. Chatles Finlay was found guilty in Patwe Court this motning of disordâ€" etly conduct at his howe. He _ was fined £20 and cost$s or six months. He took the ‘a‘l term 6 Josoph Nivgirdge was sentenced to six months for vagrancy, (Canadian Press FIFTY SHELLS FIRED AT SCARBOROUGH WHITBY WAS ALSO BOMBARDED. ONT. THURSDAY,. DECEMBER Tallaat Bey, who succeeds Enver Bey as Ministerof War Enver Bey having gone to the Front as Commander of the Caucagian army. TUAKEY‘s NEW WAR MINISTER B / NokRwecP THIS I1MPORTANT was heavy, and that 08 en zrea> URESDEN 6E T5 AWAY FROM SQUADRON \Â¥7. 1014 _ PAQGE 11 Valparaiso, Chile, Dec. 16.â€" Adâ€" vices received here froum Punta Are-\ nas are to the effect that when the German cruiser Dresden left that portl on Sunday evening the warships oil the British squadron were waiting on j both sides of the Strait of Magellan.! SERVIA CLEAA OF AUSTRIANS SENATOR ROBT. | 3 _ JAFFRAY DIED _ jme | IN TORONTO)|! ‘Toronto, Dec. 16.â€"Senator Robert, Jafiray died early this morning, thel immediate cause of death being the bursting of an artery in the abdomen. lleo was President of the Globe Pubâ€" lishing Company, President . of the Imperial Bank, and director in many companies. He was in his 82nd year. ALBANIAN TRIBES (Canadian Press.) London, Dec. 11.â€"King Petet, Crown _ Prince _ Alexander, and Prince George have entered Belâ€" grade at the head of the victorâ€" ious Setrvian army, according to a despatch. received by Reuter‘s ‘Telegraph toâ€"day from Nish. Not a single Austrian now remains on Servian soil, according to _ the Servian authorities. Tribunal at Ottawa Orders Petention i of German ship Bellas. : OTTAWA, Dec. 16.â€"For the first time in the histor;y of the Dowinion of Canada a prize court, an Imperial tribunal exercisiog jurisdiction in time of war. was convened in Ottawa. yesterday, with Mr. Justice Cassels of the Excbequer Court sitting as presiâ€" dent. The case before the court was one involving the seizure of the ship Bellas by his Majesty‘s customs offiâ€" cers in the port of Quebec after the declaration of war between Great Britain and the German Empire. The i sbip‘s papers disclosed that she was a German ship, constructed of irom, and of the net capacity of 850.67 tons. She was built in 1875, and ber home port is Hamburg. The registerâ€" ed owners are J. Wimmer & Co. __ _ o U o e imme e sds I On Sept. 16 Mr. E. L. Newcombe, Deputy Minister of Justice, fesued a writ claiming condemnation of the ship and the goods laden therein as "good and lawful prize and as droits of the Admiralty." An appearance was entered to the writ of Dr. Orlando de Mello de Rego of Lisbon, Portugal, claiming to be owner of ‘the Belias by sale on July %rd, 1914. § U oo S Arosterdam, Dec. 16. â€" A deâ€" spatch from â€" Constantinople _ to the Telegraph, says that tribâ€" es in northern Albania have deâ€" clared war on Servia. €10, EU CCY After evidence had beon given by the Customs Collector at Quebee, Eugene N. Chinie, Conrad Bolien, master of the ship, was called in beâ€" half of the Portuguese claimant, and stated that the vessel had been sold thirty days before the outbreak of the war. However, it was brought out that the transfer of the ship bad not been completed before seizure, and the president of the court decided that the claim be dismissed with eosts, and that the Bellas and cargo be detained during the duration of the war. mm oUR FIRST PRZ : COURT DECLARE WAR ON SERVIA (Canadian Press) (Canadian Press.) | rwo GERMAN CAUISE RS WE RE SUNK â€""| No BRmisk AOTILL diMeed * on Ts NoRTh sta EACAcHBd | Gratifying Interest is Being Taken in Work of Releiy« (nennte w 9 0T 2 l e cluill o AWuizk) V _ ‘The Social Workers held anothet ‘meetimz in the new rooms secured in the Rieder Block on King street, T€â€" |cently vacated by W. J. MeCuteieon, *which will pe the temporary headâ€" , {quaztcrs of the organization. # i The various committees have alâ€" |readv commenced the work of looking |up the families who are in need, andi Isteps were taken at the meeting to {provide relief. It is estimated that {labout forty familtes are in destitute e ciretmstances. It is proposed that all cases be investigated and an efâ€" ‘ liort will be made to avo d overlapping A The cooperation of all the churches will be enlisted, as well as other orâ€" ranizations in the city. The committee appointed to arrange fcr tife public Christmas tree also held its organization meeting and deâ€" |cided to hold the demonstration _ on oo London, Dec. 16, 3.12 p.m.â€"The Yorkshire Evening WeW rerUii® two German cruisers were sunk in toâ€"day‘s engagement and . a ... BrH flotilla was damaged. :\ 0 MANY BUSINESS PLACES AND HOUSES WRECKED. â€" M Hartlepool, Dec. 16.â€"Many business premises and private homes â€" WP@® wrecked here by the German shells. * London, Dec. 16, 2.30 p.m.â€"The Newcastle Evening Chronicle . pl the number of German cruisers which Lbombarded Hartiepool at. three. says these cruisers were attacked almost immediately by ~Lfout Bri destroyers. Several entire rows of houses at Hartiepool: were dfl‘fi and the gas works seriously damaged, this newspapet says. It is belic several persons were killed or wounded. HOLES BORED THROUGH sOME HOUSES. w Hull, Eng., Dec. 11.â€"An eye with amount of debris was scattered about by shell fire. Roofs of houses were to Hull, Eng., Dec. 11.â€"An eye witness from Scarborough said a ‘latrg amount of debris was scattered about the square neat the railway sta by shell fire. Roofs of houses wetre torn away, windows were broken holes were bored entirely through some houses. The huge chimney at. brick works was knocked â€"down. Several shells were fired at the wirele station with result unknown. " o . uf SOGIAL WORKERS REPORT FORTY _ â€"> FAWILIES IN NEED OF ASSISTANGE CRUISERS WERE ABOUT ILREL MILEA ELVWTO S UECCOUL Whitby, Yorkshire, Dec. 16.â€"Two German cruisers appeared . to about three miles of shore. In the bombardment several persons WFI1 fured and a number of buildings including the‘ historic abbey here damaged. One petson is reported bhaving been killed. The cruisers © the bombardment disappeared in a northerly direction, 1000 ___ge NPTew So m t ans Saturday â€" evening on . tlie Market Square. Various subâ€"committees were appointed. . The Social Service Workâ€" ers â€" will require a lot of Christmas tree _ ornaments for the _ public crlelrations. Anyone â€" wishing to donate is requested to leaye them at the Rooms, which are opened . every afternoon. _ TO INVESTIGATE Those present at the meeting YrSâ€" terday were Mesdames W. K. Jacobs, J. Kauimar C. 0 H. _ Milis, Mrs. Clarke. H. M. _ Cook, O. A.‘Kefier, and â€" the â€" Misses Olive M. Snydet, Whiting, Raver, Ziegler, Maud Knechâ€" tel, Agnes Good, Cummings, and Mesâ€" sts. Rev. C. L. Melrvine, J. Doxerâ€" becker. Dr. W. K._Jacobs, C. E. . l oi "H * n«‘ i m 1# ~M FOOTWPAR THIS XMAS # mc . augy s l Rrogogy\ "* . +~*/ h * QGive Kibler‘s Footwear1 "l,ll- es P npSstois o & ing Poor and Distressed in Berlinâ€"Public mas Tree on Market Square Saturday. ways comfortableâ€"Fashionable, serviceable. It‘s as STANDARD IN VALUE as the good money you buy ‘0! with, and our name backs up every pair for SATISFACTORY WEAR, READY with the stocks and service to handle the greatest po# sible crowds promptly. PHONE 432 Te by the German shells. THREE GERMAN CRUISERS IN THE FLEET It leads the list of sensible Gifts because it is always ustfulâ€"at. WERE ABOUT THREE MILES FROM SHORE. F. KIBL E BR (Canadian Press.) 6‘% n.â€"The Yorkshire Evening News reports Werner, â€" W. IL E. Schmalz, 1. .G¢ Buchhaupt, ard several others : fl'* came in later. d 153. Miss Olive M. Snyder, the president® tof the Social Workers, stated, / 4 |Â¥rs. J. . Kaufman was hsn’umem Â¥ in securing the room they wete in ‘and the men‘s Committee under ?:fi THE CASES REPORTED 31 MR Auaai: Abosta enett 1 and the men‘s Committee under Mr, J. Doerbecker, fitted it up, and MYF Wernar â€" also offered to bring a for the use of the ladies. â€" +4 Miss â€" Snider also stated that ° '\i comimittee of the ‘ladies had waited upon the MayOr, and ( received the assurance, that it were possible, a grant from the ci pould be obtained EDVe OSCto es A list of the families who are i# need â€" was looked over and Nam$ assicned to the diffierent ward a mittess for investigation. Â¥ _ Ti number of families in need ‘0§ assistance is at least 40. *k _A committee was appointed to ‘Set cure an index card systero far mfl the records of the different fam! i¢g. !a.nd also a book for the purpose .Of enterine all articles. rg_ceivu‘l;‘ll?:infi EJPE UE NC OHTCC TCO K. Jacabs suggested the advisibility» of securing . & card system for t purpose of keeping the stock, and hd, was authorized . to atrange fof necessary supplies. +A _ Arn appeal to all is made for cloth¢ inz of all kinds and slfoes, rubbets, and eatables. Donations cam be telt }al’. th: room and they wili be taken |care of and after investigation, will be banded out to those in need: J NEXT TO DOMINION BANK, +; @ CURES