ports The enemy were very active with mining south of La Bassée Canal. They have exploded seven mines in the last twenty-four hours, South of Fosse 8 there were mine explosions preceded by a heavy bom! ent and followed by small infantry attack. A few men entered our front trench but were immediately expelled with hand-grenades.
The Belgian str. Aduatiek (2,221 tons) has sunk, Two of the cre were drowned.
A telegram from New York states that the White Star liner Cevic (30,904 tons) has arrived in Boston and reports that she was chased by an enemy ship in the neighbourhood of Gibraltar.
Paris, Feb. 13.
An official naval communique reports that some uneasiness is felt regarding the auxiliary cruiser Amiral Charrier (4,604 tons) which been missing since the 8th when a German submarine claimed to have sunk a French cruiser.
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