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BLUEBIRD LAUNCHED
is asking for a Parliamentary Inquiry Trim Sloop for Lt.-Comdr.
Into the disaster.
"There should have Been some method of sound signalling between an escort vessel and the submarine," he contended.
Naval
val authorities are agreed that chlorine gas, resulting from the sea water coming in contact with the aeld in the batteries due to the neute angle at which the submarine was resting, causing the death of the men entrapped. Also they are of the opinion that something, probably 100 n. dead body, had blocired the Davis 0.15 n. Ercape Apparatus outlet, thus trap .8.20 b. ping the others. .432 b.
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BALTIMORE, June 4.The Yan- kee Cilpper topk off for the Azores, at 2.08 p.m.--United Press.
Society
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cyes during the
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KING OF THE TURF
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