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Show TURKISH CRUISER GOES T0J0TT0M Mine Destroys Raider That Has Been Active on Russia's Black Sea Coast London, April 4. Tho sinking of tho Turkish armored cruiser Medjl-dloh Medjl-dloh Is reported from Petrograd to neuter's Telogram company. A semiofficial semi-official communication from Sebasto-pol Sebasto-pol to Petrograd says tho Modjldleh struck a mine near the Russian coast last night and wont down. Houtor's AniBterdatn correspondent says a- .llerUn-dlspatch states that Turkish headquarters reports " that tho Turkish ficot Saturday was near Odessa nnd that the cruiser MedJIdl-ch, MedJIdl-ch, whllo pursuing enomy mlno sucepors in tho vicinity ot tho for tress of Otchatow, struck a drifting mlno and sank. Her crow was saved sav-ed by Turkish warships. Tho report adds that tho sailors of tha Medjl dloh, boforo their ship sank, romoved tho brecchlocks of tho guns nnd torpedoed tor-pedoed tho cruiser to prevent hor bo lng used by tho Russians. Tho Modjldleh was a member of tho Turkish Dlack Sea fleet which lias attacked Russian ports on several sever-al occasions and sunk Russian vos scls, January 31 it was announced at Potrograd that tho Modjldleh with tho Turkish cruiser Mirtrll, formorly tho German cruiser Dreslau had been discovered near Samsoon by tho Hussion Hus-sion fleot, but escaped. Tho Medjidloh was an Amerlcnn built ship, having been laid down in Philadelphia in 1903. Sho was 331 feet long and 42 feet beam and had a displacement of 3432 tons. Sho was armed with two 6 Inch guns, olglit 4.7 Inch guns, six 3 nonudnrs, six 1 pounders and two torpedo lubes. Hor complement wns 302 men. |