GERMANDREADNOUGHT MINED

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2627, 24 November 1915, Page 5

GERMANDREADNOUGHT MINED

ONE OF THEIR LATEST BATTLESHIPS

By Telegraph—Press Afleoclation-Oonyrijlit (Reo. November 28, 10.50 p.m.) Amsterdam, November 23. It la reported that one of Germany's newest Dreadnoughts las been mined and sunk in the Baltic. All were saved exoept thirty-three. HUNS CAUGHT. NAPPING BRITISH SUBMARINES SLIP INTO THE BALTIC. ByTel««rarli—Preso Association—Copyright (Rec. November 23, 3.30 p.m.) London, November 22. Renter's Copenhagen correspondent states that the naval activity on the part of the British and German ships In the Cattegat during the past week is said to have been duo to the successful passage of large numbers of British submarines into the Baltic. A British squadron, including Dreadnoughts, several cruisers, ana many torpedoboats, escorted the submarines. The fleet rounded the Scaw (the northernmost cape of Jutland), where the larger vessels stopped, while the torpedo-boats escorted the submarines as far as Elsinore (the Danish port in the Sound), whence the submarines proceeded to tho Baltic. The Germans were too late in discovering tlie movement, but sent a flotilla of torpedo-boats at full speed up tlie Sound. When they saw tho British squadron off the Scaw they retreated.

TWO BRITISH STEAMERS SUNK. London, Novembor 22. The British steamers Hal]flp\6hira (1420 tons) and Mergansor (1905 tons) have been sunk. The crewß were saved.

ENEMY ANXIOUS ABOUT NINE LOST SUBMARINES.

DISAPPEARANCE FROM THE

MEDITERRANEAN. (Rec. November 23, 5. 5p.m.) PariSi November 23. The Turco-Germans are concerned over the disappearance of nine submarines in the Mediterranean. It is feared that they have been lost.