| Show TORPEDO BOAT WITH TRAWLERS russian officers says enemy had ships among british fishing vessels paris feb 1 the north sea commission continued its work today aleut ellis of the russian battleship alexander III gave circumstantial evidence of seeing a torpedo boat among the british trailers trawlers lers in the north sea he aam he first saw a torpedo boat two miles off steaming swiftly toward the squadron on a couite to intercept the flagship As the torpedo boat advanced searchlights made her pl visible and a heavy cannonade was opened on her the torpedo boat witness added was evidently damaged diew off to starboard and disappeared dieul torpedo officer of the battleship Bo gave similar testimony to seeing two torpedo boats he an id one was on the port side and was 15 cable lengths away I 1 could not have been mistaken being a torpedo officer I 1 distinguished its long rakish form my long familiarity mili arity wah torpedo boats made me take a ca look at the attacking cfaft it wa painted a dark color had two smokestacks smoke stacks and was of the general type ot torpedo boats usually attached to squadrons the lieutenant also described the tor pado boat which he said he had seen to starboard she was about the same size and general appearance as the boat farat seen both torpedo boats withdrew and a alre resulted |
