Show AIM WAS BAD A russ an torpedo boat fires upon admiral sebastopol rear admiral ta in command of the black sea fleet was cruising in a steam cutter while a torpedo boat in command of lieu tenant was practicing firing bring whiteheads in the inner bay when the admirals cutter was at short range the torpedo boat suddenly changed her position and fired a blank whitehead directly at the cut ter penetrating the latter s water tank the promptitude of the crew in beaching the cutter saved the ad iral lieutenant explained J at ithe he whitehead was fired acci in en tally but he and three junior lieu tenants who were sullen and refused to salute tae admiral were degraded and as the result of later evidence arrested on the charge of attempting to sink the cutter |