MOTOR-BOATS VERSUS AEROPLANES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 280, 15 August 1918, Page 5

MOTOR-BOATS VERSUS AEROPLANES

THE FIGHT OFF AMELAND GALLANT ATTACK AGAINST ODDS .... „ , Amsterdam, August 13. Details of Uio encounter off Ameland botween a British motor-boat patrol and German aircraft show that tho German aeroplanes began to fight. The Zeppelin liurrip-1 to assist them, but was soon destroyed. , Tbo German aircraft warned tbo German warships, and a battleship and ten torpedo-boats appeared, but did not participate in tho action. It is believed that only two motor-boats wcro sunk. Dutch patrols rescued the crews. In their account of tho fight tho Dutch newspapers slato that a German airship and- forty hydroplanes attacked tho British motor-boat flotilla. Ignoring tho showers of bombs, the flotilla, fought bravoly against odds, and, refusing to flee for safety, concentrated their fire on tho Zappelin. Two damaged motor-boats wero towed to port b.v Dutch patrols. A British seaplane, which alighted on the water after destroying the Zeppelin, had a rousing reception from the attendant British warships, which sounded their sirens at full blast within a couple of miles of «ho German coast;

Divine servico was proceeding during iho fight, and tho flagship signalled: "Hymn 224. verse 7." The verse was joyfully Bung on all the ships.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. Hymn 241, verso 7:~0, happy band of pilgrims, Look upward to -the skies, Where such a light affliction I Shall win so great a prize. GERMAN OFFICIAL EEPOBT. London, August 13. The German Admiralty alleges that the motor-boats wero accompanied by twenty-five warships of various descriptions, and says: "Wo were mine-laying extensively when our airships were attacked."— Aus.-N.Z.. Cable Assn.-Reuter.

LATEST Mm CRIME OVER 400 MISSING FROM TWO TORPEDOED LINERS (Eee. August 14,11.55 p.m.) London, August 14. The French liners Djemnah and Australien have been torpedoed. Four hundred and forty-two of the Djemnah's and three of the Australian's passengers are missing.—Eeuter.

[The Australien is a Messageries Maritimes liner of 6365 tons, completed in IDO4. The Djemnah, of the same lino, is an old vessel of 371(1 tons, built in 1875.1

;i FRENCH TRANSPORT SUNK IN ; | MEDITERRANEAN ■ 11 ALSO BRITISH TOEPEDO-BOAT. • i New York, August 13, .: A French transport of 3000 tons lias . been torpedoed in the Mediterranean. . ' A British torpedo-boat has been sunk [ in the Seven oi the ; crow r/ero lost. i The Norwoigan steamer Somerstad ' was torpedoed. The crew was rescued.— Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. , '. BRITISH MERCHANTMAN CLAIMS A , ! ■• VICTIM ;; Vancouver, August 13. > A icport from an American Atlantic • port states that an incoming British mer- ' chantinan claims to have sunk a sub- ! marine- off tlu coast after a brief battle. ■ ; -Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. •': LATEST VICTIMS ON ATLANTIC |; '• COAST. i ; (Rec. Aug, 14, 4.55 p.m.) Washington, Aug. 1,1. Tho Navy Department announces that tho Norwegian steamer Somorstad, was torpedoed on Monday. Thero were no , casualties. Captain Hanson saw the ; wake of tho torpedo. The vessel's eni gines were reversed for the purpose of avoiding tho torpedo, which, however, veered to.the left, and returning, hitting Hie vessel amidships. Reports from an Atlantic port state that the fishing schooner Acushla, has ■ arrived with the crews of ihreo torpedoed fishing boats. ' News was brought that tho crow of an old-time cruiser, which ■ was torpedoed, were probably killed when tho submarine shelled the lifeboats.— Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. | ' A CODNOLOF WAR U.S. CABINET IUSCUSSES THE U-BOATS. (lice. August 15, 0.10 a.m.) Montreal, August 14. The New York "Times'' Washington correspondent states: "The U-lioat raids wero discussed at length at a Cabinet j meeting, when plans for more successful . means of combating tho submarines were considered."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assii.

(Tho cable news In thlii issue accredited to the London "Times" haa appeared In that Journal, but_»nly where eiprcsßly •tat.ed is such nows the oiHtorial opinion *f tho "Tlmes.'T