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Show SUBMARINE BOMBARDS DOVER. Dozen Casualties as Result of Surprise Attack on Saturday. London. An enemy submarine bombarded bom-barded Dover early Saturday morning, It is officially announced. The submarine subma-rine was fired on from the shore and ceased the bombardment after some thirty rounds had been fired. There were less than a dozen casualties and only slight damage. Cases have not been infrequent of German submarines bobbing up off the British coast and shelling shore points It is not often, however, that th U-boats have cared to take chances with such a well-defended town as is Dover, the most important port In southeastern England, opposite Calais, on the straits of Dover, across which flows a constant stream of war traffic between England and France. |