Show RENCH fREH TORPEDO BOATS SINK GERMAN DESTROYER British Fleet Appears Off 1 Knocke and Bombards Belgian Coast l' l Paris Aug UJ 23 3 noon Two noon Two French I fr torpedo boats encountered and sank a ar r German torpe torpedo o boat destroyer off orr Os- Os Belgium last III night ht says enY 1 an nn aim an- mado made hero here toda today Our boats boatH were undamaged IDu Cout Cont Flushing Holland Aug uJ 23 Several So Several t British warships appeared C today off I Knocke Belgium and bombarded the coast A press dispatch sn says s 's that shells holl burst over 01 i a factory between Z and amid The Tho Germans Germane replied with their coast suns guns but their firo finally ceased Heavy HeLvy of ot smoke appeared over oyer but no fires were welo visible Two Iwo large British h warships were ero still k b oft off o Kno at I 11 o'clock this timis morn morn- lag ing fret Fleet c l Berlin Aug Au- 23 Today's Today's German of official of- of tidal statement aan that a hostile T fleet of about tort forty j ships h appeared before be- be t for fore roro o and I a aWiL away ay to tho the northwest which would t thuin In th tho direction of or off f l This Is the time first report of off f lilY lilly naval cn engagement of or an any conse- conse e- e 1 In North orth k ka t a for a n. considerable consider consider- aIsle able period The hunt important naval action In tHc these o wat waters rs took January 24 2 when tho time German cruiser was J sunk unk i |