Montevideo, Mar. 3.
Reports of a naval battle off the coast of South America persist despite repeated official denials. The newspaper "Tribunal Popular," in a dispatch from Rio Grande yesterday, said it had been "reported without confirmation that a naval battle involving th cruisers and six large German submarines was developing 200 miles from Cape Olonia." buna" is regarded asa ional newspaper here and the reesived scoptically rench Shoot Down thos elec, "Meanie report iatle was in. progress out the court (German Planes coast of Brazil—United Press, Paris, Mar. 3
Naxl Navat Force in Atuntic activity of contact. units New York, Mar, 3. Western Front. is report Belief that a German naval force Intest French war comm war lorulsing of the east coast Of "Several of our reconnaissance South""Amerien mounted here today planes the statement says, "pene-JeMeporis were received of feverish trated far into Germany in day and Atlantic.
British naval activity in the South night Mights,
Montevideo dispatch to down rench fighter planes brought me "Row york 'Times said that a planes in-our lines on March 2. All two German " Feeonnaissance German warship, escorted by 4 supe our crews returned to their bases. harine, had been' sighted off he State] The two 'German reconnaissance Alo' Grande. do Sur point 44 planes shot down are independent of Gegtees Went Longitude ud 20 de the plane brought down on the same tirees Latitude South. territory bythe British Uugiayan sewnopers reported naval barile had taken plage] west of the Moselle, was "One of our reconnoitre erman fore. superior lis numbers: States a communique bowed here.
German, British ritish Vessels tai ensued. with success to our arms Vessels i ioo "tne enemy Increaved Collide in Holland collide li aerial activity, between the Swiss tier andthe Ardennes Thos ogc Amsterdam, An ironical shipping accident awe occurred today when the British steamer Mehta and the German vessel Chios collided in the pi sign Rotterdam Canal above Via sanwinnt din gen. The British ship was German a leaving harbour at the time, crashed in France, with two of the aut had to return because of crow wounded, and a Messerschmitt damages sustained. The Ger-was shot down over German man, on the way in, also tervitory.—Reuter.
hurried to its berth to undergo repairs of ity serious damage.
Bembers Over Berlin London, Mar. 3. Apart from two German aircraft shot down and a third damaged by British planes patrolling the Maginot fon the night of March 1 at a point Line yesterday, two British fighters 209 miles off the Uruguayan coast.
"Another Montevideo dispatel, dat a pursued seven iteinkels over German territory and were attacked March 2, said a battle between six German submarines and three British Messersehmitts, according to an ai Warships was taking place at a point ouncement by. the Ministry of Air. One Messerschmitt, it adds, was miles off the coast of Arxentina, None of these reports, however, were apparently out of control. Both Bri Interest was aroused in the Urugua- turned safely yan capital when the British cruiser "British bombers flew over Berlin Dorsetshire, 8975 tons, did not enter ast night for the fifth time in. six Montevideo on February 27, atter her days, dropping leaflets and. parachute Impending arrival had been an- Hares in order to make their presence nounced, while on, the previous day itis authoritatively. stated TEATS, Hawkins, 9,170ston flagship of here toda the British South Atlantic Squadron, "Numctous searchlights, ranging in suddenly in port to take on [colour from a bluish. white to red Three British and two French [ud yellow, were seen during the Warships were reported sighted yes- flight, though searchlights over the terday of the South American coast Gen pital were fess active than Between Montevideo and Punta, det usual.
famous scene of the Graf Spee "Ground batteries outside Berlin other reports faid—Domei. opened fire, but the "tea stieeessfully" dropped. Germa German Freighter Captured ors were seen luring the early stages Amba, NAV. Ines, Mar. 3. of he ight, but no engagement cruiser, believed to be Feperted LIMS, Dindeo, captured the German Sted ten hours, freighter Heidelberx yesterday, it w reported here last night, The German steamship Troja seuitled when the British intercepted it" off the Guiana coast. it was re~ ported. The crew of the Germ Vessel was taken prisoner, it was so was believed that the Ameria nations would make a joint protest Britain if it could be ascertained that the ship had been intercepted in the Caribbean—United Press.
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