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Show POUR GEI1 Mil SWEEPEBSGO DOWN British Light Forces Operating Oper-ating Off Coast of Jutland Jut-land Win Victory. LONDON, Sept. 1. Four German mine sweepers were destroyed today off the coast of Jutland by British light forces, according to an announcement issued tonight by the admiralty. The official statement reads: "Our light forces operating off the coast of Jutland (Denmark) this morning morn-ing destroyed four enemy mine sweeping sweep-ing vessels." COPENHAGEN, Sept. 1. A naval engagement occurred this morning between be-tween British and German mosquito craft off Nyminde Gab, west coast of Jutland. British destroyers attacked four German armed trawlers and drove them ashore. A Einkiobing paper says the British bombarded the trawlers after they grounded, completing their destruction. About 100 German seamen were landed, many of whom were severely wounded. One rumor has it that 100 dead have come ashore, but apparently this is a distorted version of the fact that about 100 men reached shore. The German craft were presumably engaged in patrolling and mine sweeping, sweep-ing, to clear the route for German submarines. sub-marines. German airplanes and submarines, according to one account, took part in the fight. A semi-official Danish report says that four German traylers were driven ashore near Rinkiobing fiord and that the crews were landed. - The remainder of the fleet of German armed trawlers fled to the south.' |