On the Sea

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 282, 26 November 1914, Page 5

On the Sea

ZEEBRUGGE BATTERED. SIX SUBMARINES DESTROYED. United Press Association. Amsterdam, November 25. A British squadron destroyed sections of six submarines at Zeebrugge, ilso the shipyard, military trains and m immense quantity of stores. During the bombardment German submarines attacked the squadron, vhich safely withdrew in favorable uist- and darkness. At dawn on Monday, British airmen •econnoitred tbe German positions and ;ound the coast artillery was cleverly .oncealed and partly buried in the dopes of the dunes, tbe muzzles pointing seawards. The Allies opened an attack on the Jermans at Nieuport in conjunction vith the Franco-British squadron, consisting of three small cruisers, a lium)er of destroyers and torpedoers. The Germans maintained an uninterrupted fire, attacking the infantry and jhe warships. , The latter silenced two batteries at Westende and finally withdrew after a lestroyer had been seriously damaged. CHILI'S NEUTRALITY. Washington, November 25. The State Department has been inL'ormed that the Chilian authorities iefinitely established that the Germans broke Chili's neutrality by establishing i naval base at Juan Fenandez Islands. The New York Stock Exchange opens >n Saturday, but dealing will be restricted to certain classes of bonds. Valparaiso, November 25. Chili has sent a training ship to Juan Fernandez to investigate as to whether the Germans have established i base there. The Government is premised to adopt energetic measures to preserve neutrality.

THE EMDEN.

London, November 25. Captain Gore, of the dredger Pontabbel, has reached Plymouth. He states that the Emden gave his crew ialf an hour to save their effects. BEST SPECIMEN OF GERMAN METHODS AT SEA. TORPEDOING INOFFENSIVE MERCHANTMEN. (Received 8.45 a.m.) London, November 25. ■ The Admiralty's report states that the deliberate torpedoing of the defenceless passenger ship Admiral Ganfceaume in broad daylight is the best specimen of German methods yet recorded.