ngagements of importance which had been fought by the
end of January, 1915, the British had been the victors in three--the
battles of the Bight of Helgoland, the Falkland Islands, and the
third German raid of January 24, 1915--the Germans had been victors
in one--the fight off Coronel.

British and other allied ships were unable to inflict damage on
the coast defenses of Germany, but the latter in two successful
raids had been able to bombard British coast towns, offsetting
in a way the loss of over-sea dominions.

[Illustration: SEA FIGHTS AND THE CRUISES OF GERMAN RAIDERS

THE EMDEN AND THE SYDNEY. FALKLAND AND NORTH SEA BATTLES. SEARCHLIGHTS.
SUBMARINES. WRECKS. SHIPPING ARTILLERY

Among the modern inventions which insure a battleship's efficiency
is the searchlight, which must sweep not only the sea but the sky
to find the enemy]

[Illustration: The German steamer "Walkuere" sunk in the harbor of
Papeete, Tahiti, when the German cruisers "Scharnhorst" and "Gneisenau"
shelled the town]

[Illustration: The Australian cruiser "Sydney" which caught and
destroyed the raider "Emden" near the Cocos Islands]

[Illustration: The famous German raider "Emden" beached on one of
the Cocos Islands after being wrecked by the "Sydney's" shells]

[Illustration: Rescuing drowning sailors after the naval battle
near the Falkland islands, in which the "Scharnhorst," "Gneisenau,"
"Nurnberg" and "Leipzig" were sunk]

[Illustration: Canadian soldiers shipping a rapid-fire gun, on
embarking at Montreal for England, to take their part in the Great
War]

[Illustration: The interior of a submarine, showing torpedo tubes
and batteries. The flooring which covers the batteries has been
removed]

[Illustration: The German cruiser "Bluecher" turning on her side
as she sank in the North Sea battle of January 24, 1915. The other
vessels of the German squadron escaped]

Great Britain, after six months of naval warfare had lost three
battleships, the _Bulwark, Formidable_, and _Audacious_;[*] the
five armored cruisers _Aboukir, Cressy, Hogue, Monmouth_, and _Good
Hope_; the second-class cruisers _Hawke_ and _Hermes_; the two
third-class cruisers _Amphion_ and _Pegasus_; the protected scout
_Pathfinder_ and the converted liner _Oceanic_; losses in destroyers
and other small vessels were negligible.

[Footnote *: The British admiralty did not clear up the mystery
of her disaster.]

Germany had lost no first-class battleships, but in