BRITISH SUBMARINES IN THE BALTIC
BLOWN UP TO KEEP THEM FROM GERMAN HANDS. (Rec. May 17, 8.30 p.m.) .. London, May 16. All tho British submarines in tho Baltic were blown up before the Germans could get.them. . The officers and crews are saie.—Reuter. (Rec. May 17, 11.50 p.m.) ..London, May,..17,. Tho Admiralty reports: "Seven British .submarines which remained in Russian waters were destroyed by order between April 3 and 8, owing to German naval forces approaching Hango. They had already been dismantled. The Russians retreated after blowing up their four American submarines. Tho crews of the British submarines were removed to Pctrograd. The Russian Admiral rejected' the proposal to block the harbour b£ sinking ships at tho entrance, but the destruction of tho British submarines had an excellent effect, inducing tlio crews of merchantmen to destroy their vessels, which would otherwise have fallen into the hands of the enemy,"— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 205, 18 May 1918, Page 7
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151BRITISH SUBMARINES IN THE BALTIC Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 205, 18 May 1918, Page 7
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