Some minutes later, the night fighter. was again engaged in combat, This time he got within close range. opened fire and almost immediately saw the German bomber diving steeply out of control. It exploded with a big orange fash when still 8.000 feet up.
Of the seven German raiders known to have been destroyed during the night, two were shot down cly pilots who only learned of their success after they had landed, because wher they saw their victims going down trouble they immediately broke off the engagements If order to chase other raiders, Two Nazi Planes Downed Britisit Aghters shot down two Ger man fighters into the sea off the south-east coast yesterday afternoon, Facts of Robin Moor Sinking New York, June 13.
Facts about the sinking of the American ship Robin Moor were beyond dispute, said the Under-Secrethry of State, Mr. Sumner Welles,: at press conference: yesterday.
He added "he Would withhold a further statement until full deposi tions of the survivors had been received and investigations completed.
Mr. Welles stated that the United Statey Government had never acuiesced in the contraband definitions of either side in the present war, but he continued: "What the United States does stand on very firmly that Germany and the United Siates ere parties to the international agreement of 1930, under which submarines are bound to take proper precautions fo ensure the safely of the crew and passengers of any merchant man before it is sunk. Inthe case of the Robin Moor the facts speak for themselves."
The Robin Line, owners of the Robin Moor, assured the press ata conference yesterday that the Robin Moor carried neither munitions not war materials. They allowed the press to examine the ships manifest, ud a preliminary examination showed that the only Arearms aboard were tone case of 22.calibre rifles. without ammunition, and ten. eases of low gauge shotgun shells consigned to a Sporting goods shop in Johannesburg.
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