Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-03-25 | Page 2 | United States Undertakes Big Mine Sweeping Task

United States Undertakes dig Big Mine Dane Sweeping Task Ot Of the mines originally placed in the North sea during the war against Germany were laid b by y Americans and by the British mine force torce according to information received from Washington by Major Fred Jorgensen adjutant general ot of Utah All mines In the North sea will be swept away this summer Bummer the communication communication com com- states Rear near Admiral Joseph Joseph Jo- Jo seph Strauss former chief ot of ordnance of the United States navy and during the war wat In command ot of the mine force torce I ot of the Atlantic fleet operating In Euro Euro- I waters will be in charge ot of the removal ot of mones between the Orkney Islands and the file coat coast o ot Norway an area constituting square miles with between and mines the largest mine barrage In the history ot of naval warfare Admiral Strauss will take with him abroad this month eighteen mine minesweepers minesweepers sweepers ot of the Avocet class Admiral Strauss Strauss' territory will Include In- In clude the spot where was lost In June 1916 when the cruiser Hampshire on which he was traveling to Russia with his staff struck a mine and went down oft off the Orkney Islands