We get two curious reports as to the cruiser Goeben, stranded in the Dardanelles. The Germans claim that the vessel has been refloated, and has proceeded through the straits, while a later message from the Admiralty says that at noon on Monday she was then in the same position as when ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Wed 30 Jan 1918, Page 5
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