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Show SUICIDE CLUB I RETURNS FROM ! PERILOUS TRIP NEW YORK, Nov. 24. The United I States navy's "suicide club" 3,600 of-1 of-1 fleers and men of 50 mine sweepers 'just returned from the perilous task I of clearing the North sea of mines wac honored today by the navy. Secretary Daniels and Rear Admiral Joseph Strauss, commander of the flo-Itilla, flo-Itilla, reviewed the craft In the Hud 'son. Submarine tenoers, submarine ; chasers and trawlers removed 50,000 mines planted in an area of 250 square miles in the North sea. During the operations some of the craft were damaged dam-aged by explosives and many men were injured. |