"FLEET CANNOT BE EVERYWHERE"
(EXPERTS ON THE BOMBARMENT. AD MTR ALTY STATEMENT. "LONDON, Dec. 17 i It is generally agreed by experts tlaf «the bombardment was out of -the < nn«trol of the North Sea Fleet, wh! >h enn 'not be everywhere . Moreover the Pioek-l-ade of the German coast is not a cla-e blockade as in older wars. Tho Admiralty point out that demonstrations of this character agamst r.n----i fortified towns and commercial ports are easy of accomplishment provided a fertain amount of risk is accepted. They are devoid of military signin-ar.ee. Though they may cause ioss ot In'e to civilians they must in -:-o ( cirevmstar-ees :be allowed to modify the general naval policy which is being pursiod. An unofficial report r\om .Blyth states .that all the German raiding vessels wwe j. sunk. ! A message from Stockton-on-Tees states {that 30 persons were killed and 64 injured at Hartlepool.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLV, Issue XLVIII, 18 December 1914, Page 5
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147"FLEET CANNOT BE EVERYWHERE" Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLV, Issue XLVIII, 18 December 1914, Page 5
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