FIGHT WITH U-BOAT
PIRATE SUNK BY AUXILIARY CRUISER
TWO SURVIVORS PICKED UP
London, September 14. Tho Admiralty reports: "A naval auxiliary cruiser was struck by a torpedo in tlie engine-room, flooding soveral compartmonts. A periscope and conning tower appeared, ajid we fired, hitting the periscope. Many other'hits were observed. Several men came through tho hatcii abaft tho conning tower, and the submarine wallowed along, her stern almost submerged, and oil squirted from the sides. The crow waved that they would surrender. Wo ceased fire, whereupon the submarine started off at a fair 6peed. Wo fired again, and the enemy foil on her Bide and slowly disappeared end up. Two survivors wero picked up. We reached harbour."—Aus.-N.Z. Gable Assn. TWENTY U-BOATS SUNK DURING AUGUST. Rome, September 11. The "Agenzia Liberia" states that according to Swiss advices twenty German submarines were, sunk or captured during August.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3192, 17 September 1917, Page 5
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