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Show Shooting the Mines. 'Hnl.11111 Vll 1 It 9 . i' Wm The U. S. Mine Sweeping Detach- ' iH inenl lias Just returned from Its work 1 .H III the North Kohm. The ever present M dnnger of lloatlng mines wus counter- i f H acteil by the sharp eyeslgtit of tho J fB men who were behind the guns. Their t 'H Job was to pUk off the inlues us they t 'H appeared nnd explode lliein by direct H hits. The les of the ntlier men H aboard and the wifely of the ship do- C H pended on their keenness. H A Inrge proportion of the STi.OOU .1 'H mines lulil lit the North Seas by tho I B U. S. Nny was destroyed In this way. ,' If This, Is Just one of the Jobs that ntaH conies In the career of a U. H. sailor; 'll slUlli one of the experiences that gives hliu ill IH a grip on hlmstlf aad makes him a " , regular fellow. Fl |