On the Sea

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXV, Issue 71, 26 March 1915, Page 5

On the Sea

THE BOUVET'S END. A GRAPHIC STORY. HOW BRAVE MEN DIED, United Pbkbb Association. (Received 8.55 a.m.) Paris, March 25. The Bouvet crossed two mine fields and when approaching the exit of the Straits, the commander cleverly avoided two mines, which the destroyers blew ud amid cheers. A third mine struck near the magazine. The commander.set an example to the men and officers', who stood at attention and saluted the flag. All cried "Vive La France" as the ship went down. The Gaulois, following the Bouvet, and firing all her guns, went full speed in the hope of rescuing some of the crew, but her own injuries forced her to come to an anchor.

v IN THE NARROWS. CARRYING ON THE WORK. (Received 8.55 a.m.) London, March 25. A'despatch from TennedoSsStates the warships and mine-sweepers re-entered the Dardanelles on Tuesday. MERELY A DENIAL. United Press Association. (Received 8.55 a.m.) Amsterdam, March 25. The Handelsblad' newspaper denies' the Sydney report that the schooner Ayesha raided Padang. She merely obtained provisions. ALLIED FORCES LAND. i London, March 25. The correspondent of the Daily Express at Athens says an Allied force was landed on Catlipoli Peninsula on Tuesday from transports in the Cnlf of Saros. THE BLOCKADE. SUNK WITH ALL HANDS. U 29 DISAPPEARS. United Pkkss Association. (Rccoivod 12.55 p.m.) London, March 25. The Admiralty has good reason to believe that the-German submarine, U 29, has been sunk with all hands. PROTECTION ACAINST SUBMARINES. London, March 24. The Marquis of Bristol, in his presidential address at the Institute of Xaval Architects, said that in order to obtain reasonable protection against German submarines, it may be advisable to arm all merchantmen, which action would conceivably make all nations consider the limitation of the offensive allowed to submarines. CERMAN SQUADRON TAKES A RISK. Petrograd, March 25. Official: A German squadron of seven battleships »H twenty-eight torpedoes cruised n Polnngen (on the Pusso-Ge'iinnn bo._..r) on the 23rd, and lived on the coAstnl nllnges. i I .