Plymouth, Mar. 24.
The historic kinship between the British navy and the citizens: of Plymouth wae manifested here yesterday when the Navy opened lis own stores to. supply hungry townsfotic with emergency rations.
Large numbers of persons made homeless by {wo nights of unpreeedent German air raids, were fed.
'Unwilling {0 be outdone by. the Navy, the army also pitched in and provided a. number of large' cook slaves and set up open air kitchens., Meanwhile, sailors, and. soldiers Joined in rescue work which has proceeded unceasingly since the city was first attacked. Workers continued to tune over dead and. injured persons buried in ruins of wrecked buildings.
Unsafe. buildings were being des troyed and in the process valuables ere piled In streets for removal Young Children Killed number of, children under 10 ears old were killed when a bomb destroyed a small hospital.
Evacuation "of numerous civilians by traing (0 the surrounding coun try side also was proceeding.
Mobile canteen units were giving excellent service. The Y.M.C.A. unit swept the water. of explosions of depth charges and water hurled in the air. A U-boat was badly bat Into the oily sea," the seaman said.
"Other depth "charges brought up the second U-boot to the surface and shells blew it 10. pieces, A few survivors. were picked up." he added.
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