British Lose
1 A Destroyer
In Collision
LONDON, Dec. 14 (iP) — The
Admiralty reported that the Brit
ish destroyer Duchess collided
with another warship and was
sunk. The report indicated that
there was a loss of 120 lives.
Only three blows all dealt by
Germany have been more disas
trous to the British Navy since
the outbreak of the war. They
V .are: the sinking of the aircraft
carrier Courageous with a loss
of 578 men; the battleship Royal
Oak with a loss of 786 men; and
the armed merchantman Rawal
pindi with a loss of 265 men.
Details as to where or how the
collision occurred were not given
but it was disclosed that it hap
pened yesterday. The Admiralty
said the other ship was identi
fied but was undamaged. Only
one officer and 22 men were sav
ed off the Duchess.
British Report
Sub Torpedoes
German Cruiser
LONDON, Dec. 15 (/P) — The
British press reported that Nazi
warships were sighted by British
airmen in the North Sea convoy
ing a torpedoed German cruis
er and said the crippled warship
was understood to be a vessel of
six thousand tons. Britain, two
nights ago reported one of her
submarines torpedoed a German
| cruiser. The German command
! yesterday asserted that there
had been “an underwater explo
sion” near one of her light cruis
ers but the damage was unim
portant and the “ship returned
to its home harbor.”
German vends in the North
Sea near ‘.he scene of the great
World W: r battle at Jutland and
accelerated air activity was un
derlined in tlia air ministry an
nouncer: at that Britsh warplan
es bombed German seaplanes at
Borkum, Nordcrncy, Sylt Islands
Germany's North Sea coast base.
Last night and eariy this morn
ing fliers reported they saw a
battleship, a cruiser, some des
troyers and a submarine.
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Military Control
ed Cellullose
Plant Blows Up
BUCHAREST, Dec. 14 (/P) —80
persons were killed and 200 oth
ers gravely injured in an explo
sion in a cellulose plant under
military control at Zarnesti.
Many are injured and feared to
!>;; dying and whole families
I were wiped out in their sleep by
! the early morning blast of an
overheated thousand gallon ket
tle of chemical.
High winds spread the flames
and carried the chlorine fumes
over the village. Many inhabit
ants fled into the woods but
numerous families living near
the factory were snuffed out.
Among them were the families
of two factory workers and one
engineer.
German Liner
i
To Attempt Run
Allied Blockade
| VERA CRUZ, Dec. 14 (A1) — j
The 32,000 ton German liner Col
' umbus slipped out of Vera Cruz
^ in the darkness early today in
what is apparently an attempt to
jrun the Atlantic and reach a
Gt man port through the Allied
j blockade with a mixed cargo of!
fiber, nitrates and other consign |
merits from New Orleans. The
Columbus is a rich war prize if |
it falls into the hands Allied war |
I ships. The vessel obtained pa-,
pcrs for the transatlantic cross
i ing.
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BRITISH DEVELOP AIRFLEET
COUNTER GERMAN ATTACKS
—.
! LONDON. Dec. 13 UP) — The!
British disclosed they have devel;
lop(>d a super airfleet to meet or |
counter German mass attacks, an !
; ticipated “perhaps soon or in the !
i spring." ]
I
Air Minister Sir Kingsley
Wood told the House of Com
mons Britain is adequately pre
pared to face “Another and more
: strenuous and difficult chapter"
I in the airways and said air de
fenses are sound and planes con
jsistently outperforming the Ger
mans.
Britain and France, meanwhile
disclosed a financial alliance try
1 ing their currencies together for
the duration of the war and split
ting war expenses in three parts,
Britain two and France one, and
'combining purchasing depart
ments.
The navy announced four were
killed when a plane collided
with a balloon barrage cable
near Southhampton.
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