Ogden Daily Standard | 1916-01-18 | Page 3 | French Troops Land at Corfu

FRENCHTROOPS LAND AI CORFU London, Jan. 18. Not a single transport was used in the surprise landing of the French on the Island of Corfu. Every man, gun, mule, horse, round of ammunition and pound of forage was embarked on French cruisers, which, convoyed by a flotilla of destroyers, left an unnamed un-named port on January 9. Steaming at 19 knots, they sighted Corfu Monday night. With lights out, they crept up the narrow channel between be-tween Corfu and the mainland, which had been infested by hostile U boats, and entered Corfu harbor at 2 o'clock in the morning. Such Is the account fvom the Dally Chronicle's special correspondent cor-respondent at Corfu, who says that the troops wore unloaded from four cruisers and rowed ashore while the town slept. The Italian and French consuls' acted as guides to a hotel where the chief German spy was arrested. ar-rested. Only just before the landing did the consuls officially inform the prefect of the disembarkation. The landing of the men and munitions was completed com-pleted in five hours.