THE TOULON DEFENCES.
ATTEMPT TO EXPLODE THE
MINES.
FRUSTRATED BY THE SENTRIES
[Press Association —Copyright.]
(Received July 10, 10.10 p.m.) Paris, July 10
A daring attempt whs made to explode tho submarine mines defending Toulon. . A quartermaster noticed tliat the door of a chamber containing the electric wires for firing the mines was open, and tried to enter, but was unable to do so. When the door was forced two men rushed out and overthrew the quartermaster. A fierce struggle with the sentries followed, but the men finally escaped to a waiting motor car containing a closely vicled woman, and vanished in the darkness. The sentries will ho severely punished for not using their rifles.
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Colonist, Volume LIII, Issue 1315, 11 July 1911, Page 3
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115THE TOULON DEFENCES. Colonist, Volume LIII, Issue 1315, 11 July 1911, Page 3
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