On the Sea

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 34, 9 October 1915, Page 5

On the Sea

"A VERY GALLANT CENTLE- | MAN." NAVAL OFFICER'S BRAVE EXPLOIT. UNHID ifUT&n [AgSOOIiTIOS. (Received 8.00 a.m.) 4 London. October 8. The Admiralty .states that the commander of the submarine in the Sea of Marmora reported that Lieutenant D'Oyley Hughes volunteered to ttack a railway. He proceeded in a small boat, dropped infao the water, and pushed a raft carrying a demolition charge and weapons to the shore. He climbed a cliff and blew up the line LoO yards from where three men were seated beside the railway. Though the fuse was muffled the men were aroused and followed him, and shots were exchanged; Finding it'impossible to return by the place he ascended, he went further east. The charge exploded as he entered the water. The fragments fell between a quarter and half a mile around. He swam seaward and blew a whistle, which was not heard,as his boat was behind the cliffs. After resting on the rocks, he swam at daybreak round the last point. The whistle was then beard and simultaneously came shouts from the cliffs overhead and title lire was opened ou the boat. Hughes finally was picked up extremely exhausted after swimming in his clothes. FEAR OF SUBMARINES IN THE BALTIC. Copenhagen, October 7. German shipping in the Baltic is practically suspended, owing to fear of Anglo-Russian submarines.