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Daily Mail, War Panorama, Benner Collection, ?1916
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Hartlepool, Whitby and Scarborough, North Sea Coast Cities, Shelled.
Nine Killed at Hartlepool and Much Damage Done.
Two German Cruisers Reported Sunk and Naval Engagement is in Progress in the North Sea.
About 8 o’clock yesterday morning, under cover of a heavy fog, German cruisers began the bombardment of England, the attack taking place some 800 miles from the German naval base. The booming of guns awoke the residents of Scarborough and Hartlepool, shells soon began dropping and nine people were killed in the latter city. This is the fist time in centuries that England has felt an invader’s attack, which was a most daring one, Scarborough being directly across the North Sea from Kiel.
England is experiencing the greatest excitement since the war began. British flotillas are engaged against the enemy and it would appear that a big naval engagement is developing. Two German boats have been reported sunk.
To reach the British coast the Germans were forced to make their way through extensive mine fields, and to also dodge the English warships constantly on patrol duty. A part of the German plan was while the bombardment was going on to make a dash for the British coasts by transports, and men, guns, and ammo scramble ashore.
England is experiencing the greatest excitement since the war began. British flotillas are engaged against the enemy and it would appear that a big naval engagement is developing. Two German boats have been reported sunk.
To reach the British coast the Germans were forced to make their way through extensive mine fields, and to also dodge the English warships constantly on patrol duty. A part of the German plan was while the bombardment was going on to make a dash for the British coasts by transports, and men, guns, and ammo scramble ashore.
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Article published December 11, 1914
Aylmer Express Newspaper
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