On the Sea
— *Gf*— DANISH STEAMER SUNK. Copenhagen, April 8. The Danish steamer St. Jerneborg was torpedoed and sunk outside Gagliari. The crew were saved. "SHEER INVENTION." London, April 8. The Admiralty denies as a Sheer invention the story of a Dutch skipper, that was published in Dutch newspapers, that he saw captured German submarines in the Thames under command of British officers. BRITISH VESSELS SUNK. London, April 9. The steamer Braunton has been blown up. The crew were saved. The steamer Chantala has been sunk, and nine firemen were killed. AUSTRIAN TRANSPORT SUNK. Paris, April 9. It is reported that a French submarine sank an Austrian transport in the Adriatic. i NEW STYLE OF SUBMARINE. ! (Received 9 a.m.) j Amsterdam, April 9. ! The German Admiralty is rapidly I obstructing submarines for keeping ! closer to the surface than the usual type, because the periscope has been abolished. Lens and mirrors, which are built in the hull on both sides, enable observations to be taken. The enemy is unable to detect the presence of submarines until near.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 6, 10 April 1916, Page 5
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176On the Sea Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 6, 10 April 1916, Page 5
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