THE DOGGER BANK ATROCITY.
MORE OPINIONS. LONDON, Nor. 12. The captain of the cruiser. Aurora of the Baltic Fleet, in a letter to his wife, supplies a key to the North "Sear, outrage. Ho , states that the /Aufor&and Izumrua suffered from the fire' of their own fleet. Both vessels got considerably oft their course, and the signals under the new code were misunderstood, with the result that both kept moving in various directions in a manner which would naturally appear suspicious. especially since the vessels were without lights. Sir Robert Anderson (late Assistant Commissioner of Police in London, and head of the Criminal Investigation Department), in a letter to The Times, attributes the scare of the Baltic fleet in the North Sea to cosmopolitan adventurers offering the Russians alleged confidential, information in return for secret-service money. The Standard states that letters from officers of the Baltic fleet tend to confirm the statement that the squadron attacked its own vessels.
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Manawatu Herald, 15 November 1904, Page 2
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159THE DOGGER BANK ATROCITY. Manawatu Herald, 15 November 1904, Page 2
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