The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-25
Cruiser Vindictive Remain
ed At Wharf For An
Hour And a Half
EVERY FLOATING
THING DESTROYED
Bridge Destroyed Isolating
Seawan and Permitting
Party To Land

London, April 25.-Air observation
shows a clear break OF twenty yards
in width in the Zeebrugge mole at
the inner end and that a sunken OBJ
ject blocks the greater part OF the
channel In the harbor Of Ostend, nc-
cording 20 an ofnciai bulletin issued
by the admiralty.
Crews Of the ships which took part
in the raid on ZeebrugRe have many
thrilling stories of their adventures.
One Of them has described how, de-
spite the fact the Germans discov-
cred their presence while they were
still outside the harbor, they made
their way I'm through heavy gun FIRE,
the Vindictivs reaching the wharf.
where she remained for an hour and
half.
"a landing party was put ashore, !"
the seaman said Tand we captured
the German guns on the breakwater
and turned them around, firing them
on the German fortified positions. As
far as we could see there was not q
piece Of any military piece ieft-we
destroyed a lot. We had to leave
many OF our landing parties behind,
but they were taken or by motor
boats One OF our destroyers re-
ceiyed a Balvo Of shells In her engine
room and had to be beached. She was
blown up after the survivors had
been rescued.
Destroyed German Ships.
'Motorboats destroyed every float
ing thing IN sight. including two
German destroyers and some sub
marines. Those Of the landing party
who remained behind 20 continue the
work OF smashing German guns
knew they would either lose their
lives or ba taken prisoners. They
were volunteers and q brave lot Of
fellows"
An onicer OF one Of the motor
boats has. given The Daily Mail a
story Of the blowing up OF the mole.
The submarine which did II, says
this officer. went at IL from the
outer side. The German star shells
helped very greatly in showing the
way. We could see about 200 Ger
mans on the bridge leading from the
mole TO the shore They apparently
thought the submarine had lost her
way and were rejoicing In the belief
they were going to trap her. But
the submarine pushed under the
bridge and when her cargo Of ex-
plosives was touched of II blew the
bridge and all standing on Il into the
air. s
For a little time Afterwards mag
ments Of Germans and wreckage OF
the bridge were falling all around ua.
BY the blowing up Of the bridge, the
mole was isolated and II was on this
island that the Yindictive'a men were
landed and the fighting occurred"
The German Version.
Berlin, April 24.--(Via London)-|
In the British naval raid Tuesday
morning on the German submarine
bases on the Belgian coast the Ger
mans admiralty announces that inl
addition to the ftve British cruisers
sunk near the coast three destroyers
and a number Of motor boats were
sunk by the fire of the coast batter
les.
The statement reads:
"On Tuesday morning an enter
prise Of British naval forces against
our Flanders bases, conceived on a
large scale and planned regardless
Of sacrifices, was frustrated.
After q violent bombardment by
the enemy at sea. small cruisers, es-
corted by numerous destroyers and
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