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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-29

any cessation in the allied pressure
rhe British apparently are continuing
their progress ON the Fl.nders front
Summarizing the military activities
General March said tho British had
carried the allied lines between the
Searpe and the Sonlme over the hilly
plains cast Of Albert against detcr1nin-
ed resistance on the part Of tho enemy
On Tuesday the British continued to II
depth Of ivo miles along the very I'M
portant Calnbrai-Arras road.
General March confirmed the reported
advance Of the AuStrians in Albania 70
sult;nE in the Withdrawal Of the l,ali-
an front east Of Berat.
On the French front the attack Tues
day on a ten mile front went forward
two miles and eliminated In the cap
ture of Roye- Since then very import
ant ground to the cast Of this place
also had been captured
In answer to questions. General
March said the Dist division (truops Of
Alaska Pacific coast states. Idaho.
Wyoming. Montana and Nevada) now is
in training in France and attached to
the fifth army corps.
BriGadicr General Frederick S. Foltz
is temporarily commanding but General
PershinE is known to have dcsignal ted
q major general to take command
Tho 40th division tNatinnal Guar
troops from California. Utah. hrizcna
New Mexico and Coioraho). has not yc,
reached France.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-29
SOLDIER TRUCK
DRIVER INJURED
Machine Goes Over Hill at St, Glars
VILE, o.. and One Man Is in
Hospital

: William Routy. United States truck
! driver, is lying in the Ohio Valley Gen
! rra hospital suffering with severe
! bruises on the legs and arms as a result
at Tho truck Skdding AMI tu<&!ng turtie
over h'll just north Of 81. gainesville.
O.. yesterday afternoon. TIL" other SOL
! dirrS on the truck jumped and escaped
! injury.
! Frivntc Roufy had q narrow escape
J from death. and it is almost O. mira Gle
! that h" did not suffer serious injuries
! He was picked up by the following truck
! officers and brought to tho hospital. His
homo is near Joplin. Mo. and he is aged
| % years.
1t was reported from the hospital
! carly this morning that he WAS resting
| easily and will br able to leave Tic In
| stitution in several days. unless he has
| been injured internally. This cannot be
determined for 4 few days. but II is not
! Thought that hc has been seriously hurt.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-29
STEPS TAKEN TO FURTHER 1T AT 4
LUNCHEON AND MEETING AT
THE MCCLURE HOTEL.
Move Is Sponsored by wheeling Com
merctal ssoc1ation-mtenBive Drive
Is Rapidly Being Planned.

Actlv" steps were taken in furthcrinE
me intensive campaign fur III" proposed
Chamber Of Commerce uf Wheeling at
an informal luncheon and meeting held
yesterday at the Mcclure hotel. c"n-
posed Of thr hoard VI directors Of tho
Wheeling Commercial Association.
Tho meeting marked The eliminating
result Of II gat h"rns Of Nifty nf Wheel
InE'S leading business men HI the For
Henry Club some two weeks ago. NJ
that time II was urged that the Cnmmu-
nifty bc NOR" thoroughly organized IN
nrdrr To provide tn" city with Il greater
Representatives mcdium for civic express
sion. and to more effectively meet tho
demands constantly brought upon il by
tn" Federal authorities through II" war
industries board. and various other gov
.rnmcnt departments.
The initial SIPS of the campaign were
discussed and n tcntativ" plan Of orsani-
zafinn was submitted ny Mr.. j. {. 4.
Foster a representative Of the American
city bureau and manager Of tho present
campaign. As result Of this M citing
~ was decided that n committee II" APP
pointed 10 prepare statement I" the
public disclosing the scope Of the cain-
pai@n. They w"r" particularly IL SlrouS
Ia lni" il understood that Ihis WAS not
t. he u membership expansion campaign.
bal Il rumpl"t" reorganization. Tho CONT
mite" vii! also nominate campaign
rninp"$sd "f ono bundled
l"aiinE CitIz"ns III" personnel Of which
will not II" llmii"a To- members Of IN"
present "rFauIzniInn. bu, will include
tn" r"rr"s' ntatlv" elements Of. tho en-
tIr. city.
Will DO Capahly Managed
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-29
Wilson Packers Out
For Rest of Season
Management Decides To Throw Up
Sponge And All Other Gamas
Are Cancelled.

It was announced at Wilson club
headquarters that the nine would ~. no
more and the games already arranged
will be callrd off and tn" players " III
either 20 elsewhere to play CT quit 'n-
tircly for the season. While this ur-
galrZatiu ion went Tnnd for u while it
seemed rs though III" boys lust inter
est and to 70 on further would not b..
very good reasoning.
Manager Edwards stated that Tho.
boys felt as though II WAS time IL GIvr
1t up and while the season WAS n fail
urc in nearly every respect several E,nd
games were played by N" l-'yS whIrh
showed signs Of r.~al class hut this
seemed 10 last hut Short while.
Some Of the players ar" good enough
for thu other fast clubs "f this vicinity.
Sorry IT, SAY this is Tin" fourth club
TO take this CnurS" aS IN" RaurrS.
'Iarks and Rcliairr followed in N" or
der natucd and still Their" ut" thre"
clubs in III" valley with Ia" McC"nk"ys
tn" only "nr representing Wheeling
which IS something never before seen
hcreahoutS.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-29
III. 000 PRISONERS CAPTURED
BY THE ALLIES SINCE JULY |
Aux. cs.-Ths

WASHINGTON. Aug. cs.-Ths l.
Der Of prisoners taken by the Al.
sinco July l. has passed the 1l2oot
marx General March said today.
In tho same The Allies have takcr
from the Germans 1900 cannon on the
ttcld gun c;Iihrc and larger.
The French advance noted in this
mornings statement FROM Paris the
chief of staff pointed out, marks the
creation "c another deep salient in thu
.ar,ny lines whC! is now being put
between III. piucrrs" Tho French
have rr:,rhrd EcSlc and are within two
miles Of the S"nuc NJ this point
Since last saturday. the British rs d
result Of their persistent advance have
ovcrrun the l(ind"nhurE line for dis
lance OF one mile on front Of three
miles.
Latest dispatches to the department
General March said. do not indicate
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-29
Jailed For Charging
Exhorb;tant Rents

PTTTSECEGN. .Au=. oS.ACCus"d at
charging. cxhorbitant rents aad refusing
10 rent houses 70 Iucn in tn" draft age
Or their dependents VILLAIN = ttayn IS.
80 years old. prcsid.c' csf the Globe Eral
Estate and Tr,iSt Company. waS ar
Eaigned hefrr, United States Commits
Sioner Roger NnoN tos'ay. H.. was re-
leased Under 1.n0n hail
= Halt hundred residents Of the Hazel
wood district recently complained to
United States Attorney +. Lowry Humes
about Hayu s methods. He was placed
Under surveillance and his arrest fol-
lowed :oday Flo is further accused Of
making sedit sol,s uti"rarceS. FL is the
trst man hc-c arrested for alleged r-nt
ProtitcertnC.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-29
REDUCED FARE
!: To STATE FAIR
%. 8 Railroad Commission Grants Rate
OF liz Cents Round Trip within
100 Miles Of Here.

All within radius OF 100 miles "f
Wheeling .aay ;tt"tm the big West NIr-
Sinia State Fair hcrsR September IS ut
The railroad rate of only ono and a half
eentS a mile for the round trii>-juS: one
hah the regular fare now being charS-
cd
This was the ann"unc>mcn: made late
last night BY Secretary E"rt II. SwartZ.
secretary OF the fair. IN a mrSsaEc r"-
srcivcd from tn" t-aji"d States Railroad
commission. The tickets Will b" good
Including Septcrnb'r :. III" day follow
tnE tn. far.
Mr. Swartz sad that he had born -
Communication with RI" federal rail
road officials for Snrrr time rclattr" T"
granting L reduced ratr TO all who
wished 20. attend the big exposition and
last night hc received the good tidinSS.
This will rnc1in that thousands of per-
Sons who would haSe ta!'cd to come TO
the fair on account 6S~lh" regular high
rates will avail themselves OF coming 10
3hc bis annual event this fall.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-29
Foreigner Dies of Burns
=, When House is Destroyed

Tony CcE1li. Italian. aged 20 years.
of Fairpoint, o.. died III thr North
Wheeling hospital at $50 o'clock yes
tsrday morning at result Of burns
whc,, his hous, was destroyed late Tues
day night. tn" man was horribly
burned about thn bodyrand face.
All members ~ his family escaped
and he had returned To tn: burning
building to rncovcr Sunt'~valuab!cS when
the structure fru. lie leaves n wit"
ind several children. Tho body was
taken to Fair7ront last evening. where
funeral services viii u" hold and in
torment made.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-29
WHEELING CHAMBER Of COMMERCE
WILL De REORGAN[ZED soon

tho organization effected under the dl-
rcciion ri the American city bureau Of
New York. tn" eldest and largest agency
for organization and campaign develop
this country. It's staff bcinS composed Of
men specially trained for public SER
vice work, men who have specialized In
municipal problems and who enjoy ma
ticnal regulations as constructive build
ers, whose ideas have found their way
into the framework OF hundreds Of pros
porous American cities Of today. Men,
hers Of tho ncld staff OF the bureau who
are In charge Of the Wheeling campaign
are ]. G.. r. Foster campaign manager;
~ J.. Peterson. assistant manager,
Clarke Pomcroy. office manager. and
K. r. Donn, director OF publicity.
Campaign headquarters have been opened
ut No. 81 Twelfth street In the lnrge
store room previously occupied by the
local Liberty loan committee. md which
mas been donated 10 the campaign COM
In1ttee In tho interest Of this patriotic
movement.
Over tho Top.
II Is expected that during the inten
sivc period OF the campaign Mr.. Lucius
F.. Wilson. vice prasid"n; Of the bureau.
who created such a favorable Impression
among Wheeling business mon while
here few weeks ago. will return to in
ject his contagious enthusiasm into tho
cause. As ono OF Americas important
industrial centers. Wheeling will be OK
p"ctcd To go over the top" with flying
Colors in this her first systematic drive
for organized democracy. And. as one
w"ll-known citizen has so aptly put It.
''you can hot Your life she wilt"
It is Indicative ~ tho interest Of the
substantial business men OF Wheeling
Tint th"y have raised by private sub
sCriptinn sum sufficient n cover all
campaign expenses. SO that mono ut tho
funds raised by memberships will have
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-29
Island Man Recovering

: p. VI. E.aly or the Island. wi" sslr-
Sercd 4 fractured hip and n number or
SUITS and bruises yHSterda? when no
inisiudged the stcr nf Traction "ar.
fs'in an improved condition NJ tn" North
Wheeling hospital. lie will doubtless
recover,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-29
to he applied for the purpose Of reor-

to he applied for the purpose Of reor-
ganization-
The nominating committee. composed
Of |. NJ. Scott. Charles VI. kctchum, Al
fred j.. Brady. J. B. Garden and Fred
l.. Fox. will meet ut campaign headquar-
ters or Twelfth street at $3.50 o'clock
this afternoon for the purpose Of NAM
irE the campaign committee.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-29
WARWOOD
NoTfCEf

NoTfCEi
70 tho Patrons: The WWood
Garage viii DO Closed Sunday, Sept
l, and every Sunday thereafter.
A. n NoNK, Prop
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-29

ARrIIANtil:I.. RUSSIA. Tuesday. Aug
TT Hy Tn" Associated Press Am
official communication says that IL Ger
man officer WAS um"nE tn" Bolshrvik
dead found after the battle of August
IL. IN which patrols If the new RUSSO
Allied army defeated Il greatly superior
force It the fulSh"vikI
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-29
BOLSHEVIK FORCES
RETIRE BEFORE THE
SIBERIAN OFFENSIVE

pEklNC;. Aug. 2i.--Cicncral Semen
Oft. tho anti-lfolShcvik leader. has cross
cd tho Siberian frontier and rrlakcn
MatsicvSki station. west of Manchui.
capturing prisoners. The Japanese
troops arc engaged with the BnlshcN tx
near Dauria
1t is reported that th" Allies have
taken over III" operation If tn" rail-
ways. II is rr"bahl" thu railways Will
u" operated by the American engineers
under John +. Stevens.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-29

WhSHINGToN. Aug. cS-C'omplcte
failure Ut tn" attempt of General lInr-
vath IN" anti-li"lShcvik leader to cstab-
fish 4 dictatorship In Siberia is report
ed in advr"S today from iladivnStuk
Representatives If thu allies at N!adlvn-
St"k interviewed IT, uphold III" authority
of the new government there.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-29

Will DO Capahly Managed
The campaign IL % b. managed and
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-05-11
ASSOCIATED PRESS SUMMARY
SAYS JOB A COMPLETE ONE

Great Britain's naval triumph of
April % at Zeebrugge when this i'm
portant German submarine base on the
Belgian coast was apparently blocked
by the sinking of concrete-laden ships
during the raid, has been virtually du-
plicated at Ostend, another valuable
base for the U-boats just to the east.
The feat was accomplished by the sink
ing last night Of the old cruiser Vim
dictive, likewise filled with concrete,
across the entrance to Ostend harbor.
Ostend was originally attacked fnr this
purpose at the same time as was Zee
brugge, but the blocking vessels. sent in
there Were turned slightly off their
course and the success was not equal
to that attained at Zeebrugge The op-
these two ports. the admiralty announc-
es, have now been successfully com
pleted."
The Importance of the blocking oper-
ations lies in the fact that il they have
been as successful as is believed, and
the Germans have been deprived of
both their Belgian bases they will now
be forced to revert for some time at
least to their own home ports as start
ing and returning points for their un-
dersea raiders. These craft would
therefore have to traverse far longer.
more difficult and more dangerous
routes to attain their cruising grounds
with the consequent increase by many
times of the chances Of their being
turned back or destroyed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-05-11
WOODEN COACH SEARS COMES TO SENSATIONAL
DEATH HTRAPFOR open CAMPAIGN DEVEL LOPMENTIN
FIVE SOLDIERSN HIS DISTRICT AIRCRAFTPROBE
coNGREssMEN RETURNING TO
FLORIDA TO TELL THE PEO-
PIE WHY HE SHOULD BE re-.
TURNED ANOTHER TERM.

Washington, d. c., May i0.-Con-
gresham w. j. Sears of the Miami dis
Iiet left Washington "Wednesday 18th }
night for Florida to open his campaign
foc reelection. He said before depart
trict to report to the people what he
had done in the first two years of his
service. He Will make as many address
es rs he can TO gatherings, he said. and
go among the people and talk to as
many of them as possible.
He will speak at Miami on Thursday
night. May 10Th.
His opponent. Irion Farris. has been
campaigning for several weeks but Mr..
Sears duties have prevented him get
ting away He now has cleaned up all
the important matters which detained
him here and goes home with the eX-
pectation of remaining some time. Ma
ioritS eader Kitchin has consented to
his going home to compaign and has
agreed to permit him to remain until
so.lelhing very important comes up
when. he says, he will telegraph Mr..
Sears to return.
Before leaving Mr.. SeeH called on
the board OF engineers in rtlard to the
report they made a few days ago on
the examination of Miami harbor. in
which they recommend against further
Improvement of Miami harbor at this
time. Mr. Sears asked to be given a
rehearing on the proposition upon his
return in few weeks before the engi-
neers make their final report.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-05-11
JUMPED TRESTLE WHILE LOAD
ED WITH JUNGLE SANS MEN
WITH FEARFUL CONSEQUENT
CES.

Columbia, S. c., May t0.-Five soldiers
were killed outright, two were so badly
injured that they died en- route to the
base hospital, four were seriously in
jured and eighteen more or less seri-
ously hurt when a wooden passenger
coach, loaded with soldiers of the 32tst
infantry and the 3i7th machine gun
company, jumped a trestle at Camp
Jackson this morning.
The soldiers had just entrained for
Camp Sewer at Greenville and the
train was pulling out of the camp at a
very low rate of speed.
AS it approached a trestle a big steel
coach struck spreading rail. This
hurled the wooden coach Immediately
in front down the embankment. The
front part of the steel coach jumped
the track, but the car did not turn
over.
The wooden coach was badly demol-
ished and it was considered almost
miraculous that any OF the eighty men
in it escaped alive.
The hospital train at the camp was
called out Immediately after the wreck
and in twenty minutes all of the men
had been removed and the injured
were in the base hospital.
Following is the official list of the
dead and injured:
Dead-Private Edgar Simmons. COM
pany K 32ist infantry. father, VIM. E.
Simmonsfl Patmos, Adk.
Private Philitus c. Swami. company
K. 32ist infantry. mother, Mrs. Nina
Swami, 10 i-2 North Pack square,
Asheville, n. C.
Private Marion o. Hawkins, company
X, 32ist infantry, father. S. A. Hawkin,
r. F. D.. Marion, n. C.
Private VIM. E. Lowery. company
X, 32ist infantry. father, Samuel Low
cry. Alta Pass, N. C.
Private Jess E. Reno. company /.
32ist infantry. father. Tom Reno, Sod
dy Tenn.
Private Andrew Scoggins, supply
company 32ist infantry, father. Arch
Scogsins, r. F. D. No. 4, Ooltewah,
Tenn.
Private James L. Leatherwood. COM
pany L, 32fst infantry, brother. Thur
man L. Leatherwood. Waynesville.
N C.
Private Benton Coolsby, Company A..
32fst infantry, father. John GooIsby,
Paul's Valley, Tenn.
Iniured-Private Dewey Kirkpatrick
company I. 32tst infantry, home address
Asheville. n. c., f9 Silver street. slight
ly injured.
Private Richard Gray, company F..
32fst infantry, r. F. D. ?, ShalIette. n.
c., slightly injured.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-05-11
ASSOCIATED PRESS SAYS
CHANNEL NOT BLOCKED
lBy Associated Pres:

German submarine operations from
the harbor OF Ostend. Belgium, have
been seriously hampered for a time. il
not rendered impossible, by a daring
raid on the harbor by the British Fri
day morning. An official statement by
the British admiralty says the channel
leading out OF the inner harbor wax
completely blocked by the hulk OF the
old cruiser Vindictive, which was ma
neuvered into position under a heavy
fire and then sunk by bombs 1t ap-
pears, however, there is some doubt
that the entire channel Is blocked. one
report saying the vessel lies az an
angle and doesn't absolutely interrupt
the use OF the fairway. II Ostend and
Zebrugge are removed as ports from
which German U-boats may be oper-
ated. the Germans apparently may be
compelled to withdraw submersibles to
their home ports.
French military forces made notable
advance at Grivesnes, capturing part
of the town which the Germans had
held for three weeks.
The land fighting Of last night also
brought success to both the British
and the French. In the case of the for
mer. the action took the form Of a
British counter attack upon the bit OF
ground the Germans took yesterday in
the Albert sector northeast of Amiens.
Field Marshal Haig's troops gained a
complete victory restoring the positions
intact and taking some prisoners. The
French success was still more impor-I
tant as it represented net gain of
ground for the allies on the Somme
front. In an intensive operation. her
aided by brief but heavy lombard
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-05-11
Mounted Ramparts and Assisted
in Waving the Stars
and Stripes.
MANY PRIVATIONS
ARE SUFFERED
Citizens of United States Sub
iected to Gross Insults When
Leaving Petrograd.

Washington. May i0--Official ac-
count of the escape of Americans from
Peirograd through battleIines in Fin
land Was received here today, and tells
a story of privations, insults and ter
rors suffered by the refugees before
they reached safety in Stockholm. A
twcnty-two-year-ol girl, Miss Ranta,
bookkeeper for the American Tobacco
Company, was a heroine of the flight,
even mounting ramparts of the Finnish
Red Guards to help Captain Crosley, the
naval attache at Petrograd, and j. j.
Tyler. manager of her company in Fin
land. to wave the stars and stripes and
a flag of truce to persuade the white
guards stop firing.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-05-11
SoDERLlND PLANS
FOR FIGHTING TICK.

Gus A. Soderlin, member OF the
board of county commissioners, yes
terday afternoon discussed tick eradi-
cation in Escambia county. The COM
missioner said there would be meet
ing of the board next Tuesday. at
which time an ample appropriation
would be made in accordance with the
wishes of the voters OF Escambia
county.
About $1,000 would likely be the
sum appropriated, according to Com
missioner Soderlind. But he thought
there were a great many angles yet
to be encountered before tick eradi-
cation work was put into effect in
Escambia county, Florida.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-05-11
Chief Quartermaster McCalla
Killed and Companion Is
Seriously Injured.
MACHINE FELL
ON THE ISLAND
Details Have Not Been Obtained.
But Thought Explosion
Was Cause.

Chief Quartermaster r. c. McCalla,
student aviator, is dead and Chief Quar-
termaster George Henderson is serious
ly burned. as result of an airship ac-
cident which happened yesterday morn
ing about 10 O'Clock off Santa Rosa
Island.
Details have not been obtained but
ii appears that there was an explosion
in the flying machine. Flames were
seen to leap from the airpane and the
two men made every effort to quench
them. The machine fell into the waters
off Santa Rosa Island and boatmen
went to the scene. There were but
remnants of the airship left and the
body OF Chief Quartermaster McCalla
was badly burned, he being enveloped
in the flames as he made a rapid de-
scent.
Chief Quartermaster George Hender-
son was more fortunate i'm getting free
of the airshap in Its tumble TO earth
but he, also, was burned about the
face and hands, particularly the latter,
as he used every effort to subdue the
blaze as the plane was descending to
earth.
Ouartermaster MeCalla came here
from Toledo. Ohio and was looked upon
as one of the best prospects for the
''ace" In France.
Chief Quartermaster Henderson coulo
not make any statement in regard 10
the accident He was taken to the
naval hospital right after the affair
happened but was not in condition TO
tell how the machine caught fire. He
is from Pawtucket r.. /.
was brought to the city yesterday and
conveyed 10 the undertaking parlors Of
Northup d Wood, where IL was em-
balmed and held for orders. It is be-
lieved that IL viii be sent home today.
He was 81 years of age, and was born
in Louisiana, but came here from
Ohio, where he had resided.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-05-11
"Vindictive," Obsolete Craft of
British Navy, Sank
Across Channel.
OSTEND HARBOR
is NOW STOPPED
Latest British Exploit Was Sur
rounded by the Great
esS Secrecy.

London, May i0.-The German sub
marine base of Ostend on the Belgian
coast has been blocked as result OF
new raid by the British naval forces
the admiralty announces. The obso-
Iete cruiser Nindictive, filled with con-
crete has been sunk across the en-
trance to the harbor
The British lost one motor boat
Their casualty list was light. The
announcement follows:
Operations designed to close the
ports OF Ostend and Zeebrugge were
successfully completed last night when
the obsolete cruiser Nindictive was
sunk between the piers and across the
entrance to ostend harbor.
Our light forces have returned TO
their base with the loss of one motor
launch which had been damaged and
was sunk by orders of the vice admiral
to prevent it fro mfailing into the hands
of the enemy.
Our casualties were light"