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Show NAVAL FIGHT ON BELGIAN COAST Four British and Three German Ger-man Destroyers Meet Two Boats Hit Four Men Wounded. London, March 21, 12:50 p. m. An engagement occurred yesterday off the Belgian coast between four British Brit-ish and three German destroyers. Two of the IGerman 'vessels wero, hit. Four men on tho British boats were wounded. Tho official account of the action follows: "Yesterday morning four British destroyers de-stroyers sighted three German destroyers de-stroyers off the Belgian coast. The German destroyera at onco turned and ran Tor Zeebrugge, chased by our own destroyers. "Shots were exchanged. During this short running fight two enemy boats were observed to have, been hit. Our casualties were four men wounded." |