On the Sea

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 86, 11 August 1915, Page 5

On the Sea

SMACK-UP IN THE BALTIC.

ACTIVITY OF THE GERMAN FLEET. REPULSED BY THE RUSSIANS. LOSS OF THREE SHIPS. Unitsd Pbbsb Association Petrograd, August 10. A German fleet oi' nine battleships, twelve cruisers, and a large number of destroyers, made persistent attacks on tlie. entrance to the. Gulf of Riga. They were repulsed everywhere. Our seaplanes, by throwing bombs, contributed to our success. Our mines damaged an enemy cruiser and two destroyers.

Official.—A German fleet yesterday appeared off Dirben Channel, at tbe entrance to the Gulf of Riga, evidently intending to break the mine banner which our fleet is protecting. The attacks were repulsed, the enemy losing three ships, which were damaged by our mines. Our losses were nil. NORWEGIAN BARQUE SUNK. Copenhagen, August 10. Th# Norwegian barque Normand was sunk, and tlie crew, after four hours in the boats, landed at Christiana. RUNNING THE BLOCKADE.

London, August 10

A Fifirliii wireless says that the Lokal Ansigner prints a letter declaring that the British seized a Dutch «t'eam,er, and compelled ber to nightly make the voyage from Dover to Calais, miming the gauntlet of German submarines. She was frequently endangered by airship bombs, but the German airmen recognised the Dutch colors. Many Americans were aboard.

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LOSS OF BRITISH DESTROYER IN THE'"N'ORTH SEA.

SEVENTYJ-FOUR OF CREW 1 DROV/NED.

jV- ( j ; . (Reberved 11 .$■ efss ;j yk\)h The Admiralty announce that , the, t,i>''!'- ' 'v" ' •■' ! ''i' ■' on.. ■."■'■ (1 jl tlestrover Lynx struck a mine in the .'U.t.-l-.'li,-! •ff l ,t v " <■ ■ .North Sea and sank on Monday. ■;.;; Pour officers,. ...t,wejity,-tivo.. men. were saved. ' "~ (The t.p.d. Lynx was built'under the 1911 programme. She displaced 930 tons and could steam at over 30 knots. She was, jirmed t with three ,4-iUj. guns and: two .{torpedo tube's. Oil fuel only;i lab oonri trier."'bflr:: class. j-Tlie.noijew. numbered. ,10Q, of-. iiceits an,d fmeij). ' J ''' ...h.v,