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Show MINE-STREWN SEA MATTER OF COURSE AMSTERDAM, Feb. fl Mines ftlon the Belgian coast near the Dutch frontier are so numerous that explosions on the rocks or In the surf are of almost hourly occurrence. oc-currence. A correspondent says that he recently counted more than 100 mines. "They were like large kettles or fire extinguishers," ex-tinguishers," he says, "with a number of copper points sticking out of them. They are eo plentiful as to lead one to believe that the entire coast waters must have been filled with them In expectation of an attempted landing by the allies. Soldiers Sol-diers at Zeebrugffe, Heyst and Knocke are kept busy exploding the mines that are thrown up on the beach. The explosions are sometimes very violent, making the ground shake for a great distance Tn all |