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  2. Notes on the Naval Side of the War

    When the Konigsberg had finished with the Pegasus in Zanzibar Harbor, the British Cruiser was so battered that she sank. To-day all that is to be seen of her are two masts and a ...

    Article : 60 words
  3. THE SEARCHING OF NEUTRALS.

    This proceeding is being rigorously enacted, inasmuch as it is calling forth protests from neutral nations. When it is considered, however, that false bills of lading are reported to ...

    Article : 181 words
  4. WHY THE GERMANS WANT CALAIS.

    It is altogether a mistake to imagine that Germany's dire efforts to reach Calais are but the outcome of. the Kaiser's vaunting ambition. The military correspondent of the London ...

    Article : 391 words
  5. BRITAIN'S GROWING FLEET.

    The war has now been in progress a little over five months, and during that time the British Navy has been strengthened by the addition of six super-Dreadnoughts, one ...

    Article : 107 words
  6. THE LOSS OF THE FORMIDABLE.

    Many people seem to connect the Formidable with the squadron bombarding Zeebrugge, but though she may have possibly been carrying out these duties in the past, she certainly did ...

    Article : 365 words
  7. REPLACING OF NAVAL RATINGS.

    That the lower ratings lost in naval warfare up to the present can be replaced, there is no reason to doubt, but it is a different matter with the higher ratings, such as gunlayers and ...

    Article : 312 words
  8. THE ENTRANCE TO THE DARDANELLES.

    which the Allies are trying to force, en route to Constantinople. The entrance at Kum Kate is only 3500 yards across, and the shores on each side, right up to the Turkish capital, are heavily fortified. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 41 words
  9. THE ART OF HEAVY GUN SHOOTING.

    It is remarkable how few really good rifle shots in the Navy make good gunlayers. The good rifle shot is more deliberate than the man behind the gun, whose hand and eye work ...

    Article : 350 words
  10. The Commonwealth Trawling Steamer Appears to be Lost

    Taking all the facts into consideration surrounding the disappearance of the Commonwealth trawler Endeavor, only one conclusion can be drawn—that there has been another ...

    Article : 842 words
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