Show war powers find black sea to be ideal battleground L E G E N D BERGEN GERMAN A G GERMAN E MINES BLOCKADE SCAPA now 0 del X ENGLISH A ENGLISH si MINES v BLOCKADE WA TOE isag t X fus x no 1 I X X F aso sea N EMD ERLIN X X X X NET ER A D LOND X ast 1st MAP SHOWS hmo the black sea has become an important battlefield of the present european conflict bordering it directly are six nations germany denmark norway Nor nay great britain the netherlands and belgium map legend explains symbols of tear activity as illustrated prepared by national geo geographic society washington ash agton D C service with the toll of torpedoed ships mounting daily the north sea has become an important battleground of the worlds second great war registries show that the lost vessels include not only many british and some french and german craft but also much neutral shipping such as that of sweden denmark and norway today as in the world worm war seagoing nations not at war are paying heavily along with the belligerents be lige rents how many peoples live by the north sea is apparent from a roll call of neighboring countries bordering it directly are six nations germany denmark norway great britain the netherlands and belgium at the southwest corner where the larger body of water meets the english channel is a bit of french shore in the northeast almost within touching distance is sweden washed by the rak ak arm of this same sea so closely clustered about the embattled waters are the various neutrals that from time to time m many a ny of them have reported hearing the gunfire of naval engagements both german and british fleets have been bombed within the general a area Brit r rit ains scapa flow and firth of forth forth bases on the east coast have been bombed by the germans with the british also making attacks attacks on germanys germanas Germ anys north sea bases of emden cuxhaven Cux haven and wilhelmshaven Wilhelm shaven mines lie now in patches 0 off ff the british and continental shores with others reported adrift in the narrowing waters toward the english channel |