Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 9, 1916, Page 7

o anAOAREY “wa ot AR . : THE_OMAHA_SUNDAY_BEE: JULY 9, 1916. —A ELLIGOE REPORTS JUTLAND BATTLE Mead Ad;!iifnl‘il; 60 Nfimnd of Britfsh Fleet" Gives Version of the Big Sea Fight. DARKNESS HALTS ACTION London, July 7.—~“Be pleased to inform the lords' commissioners of the admiralty that the German high sca fleet was brought to action on the 3lst day of May, 1916, to the westward of Jutland bank, off the coast of Denmark.” In these words Vice Admiral Sir John R. Jellicoe, commander-in-chief of the home fleets, opens his report to the admiralty on the battle over i ,which there has been so much dis- ) cussion, Continuing, Admiral Jelli- coe says in part: “The ships of the grand fleet, in pursuance of the general policy of periodical sweeps through the North Sea, had left its base on the previous day. In the early afternoon of ‘Wed- nesday, 3lst of May, the first and second battle cruiser squadrons and ssstroyers from the first, ninth, tenth and thirteenth flotillas, sup- ¢ ported by the fifth battle squadron were, in accordance with my direc- tions, scouting to the southward of the battle fleet, which ;was accom- panied by theé “third battle fleet, which was acdompanied by the third battle cruiser squadron, the:first and second cruiser 'squadrons, the fourth light cruiser ‘squadrons “and ‘ the fourth, eleventh and twelfth flotillas. Junction Delayed. “The junction of £he battle fleet with the scouting ' force after the enemy had been sighted was delayed owing to.the-southerly course steer- ed by our ‘advanced force during the first hour aftér eommencing their ac-, tion with the enemy battle craisers. This, of course, was unavoidable,'as had our battle cruisers not followed the enemy to the southward, the main fleets would never have beén in contact. The battle cruisers fleet, gallantly led by Vice Admiral .Beatty and admirably supported by the ships of the fifth battle squadron, under Rear Admiral Evan-Thomas, {"fough! the action under, at times, ) disadvantageous conditions, especial- ly in regard to light, in a manner that was in keeping with the best traditions of the service.” ithout maps and charts many of the details of the report cahnot be made clear. It states that “the list of ships and commanding officers which took part in the action has been withheld from publication for the present in accordance with the usual practice,” which ‘also detracts from the interest of the document. Estimates of Foe Losses. ‘ Admiral Jellicoe estimates the Ger- man losses at two battleships of the dreadnought ~ type, one of the Deutschland type, which was seen to sink, the battle cruiser Lutszow, ad- mitted by the Geérmans, one battle cruiser of the dreadnought type, one battle cruiser, seen to be so severely damaged that its return was extreme- 1y doubtful; five light cruisers seen to sink—one of them possibly a bat- tleship—six destroyers, seen to sink; three destroyers so damaged that it was doubtful if they would be able to reach port, and a submarine sunk. In concluding Admiral Jellicoe says: “The conditions of low visibility under which the day action took place and the approach of darkness en- hanced the difficulty of giving an ac- curate report of the damage inflicted or the name of the ships sunk by our forces. But after a most careful examination of the evidence of .all enemy vessels actually sink and per- I- the officers who testified to seeing i\ sonal interviews with a large num- of these officers, I am -of the _opinion that the list shown in the bers, though it is possible it is not r enclosure gives the minimum num- ) accurate as regards t)_ne articular tlass, of vessel, especially those which were sunk during the night attack. Serious Loss to Navy. “I deeply regret to report the loss of his majesty’s ships, Queen Mary, Indefatigable, Invincible, Defense, Black Prince, Warrior, Tipperary, Ardent, Fortune, Shark, Sparrow- Hawk, Nestor, Nomad and Turbulent. Still more do I regret the resultant heavy lgss of life. The death of such gallant and distinguished officers as Arbuthat, Hood, Captain Howerby, Captain * Prowse, Captagin Bonham, Captain ' Charles J. g’therour and Captain :Stanley B. Ellis, and those who perished with them, is a serious loss to the navy and to the country. They led officers and men who were equally gallant and whose death is mourned by their comrades in the rand fleet. They fell during their duty nqbly, a death which they would have been first to desire. “The ‘enemy fought with the gal- lantry that was expected of him. We particularly admired the conduct of those on board a disabled German light cruiser which passed down the ritish fine shortly after deployment under a. heavy fire, which was re- turned By the only gun left in ac- tion. The conduct of the officers and men was entirely beyond praise.” The Hardest Fighting. The hardest fighting fell to the bat- tle cruiger fleet, says Admiral Jelli- coe, and, continues: 3 “Vice ‘Admiral Sir David Beatty once again showed his fine qualities of gallant leadership, I can fully sym- pathize ‘with his feelings when "the ecvning mist and fading light robbed A the fleet of that complete victory for which he had maneuvered, for which the vessels in company with him had striven so hard. The services ren- dered by him, not only on this, but on two previous occasions had been of the very greatest value.” o Extracts from Vice Admiral Beat- ty's reports give the course before the battle fleet came on the scene of ac- tion. At 2:20 o'clock in the afternoon the Calatia reported the presence of enemy vessels. At 2:35 o'clock con- siderable’ smoke was sighted to the eastward, This made it clear that the enemy was to the northward and eastward” and that it would be im- possible‘for him to round Horn Reef without being brought to action. The course of the British ships conse- queptly was altered to the eastward subsequently northeastward. When Enemy Sighted. The eénemy was sighted at 3:31 o'clock. His force consisted of five battle cruisers; Viece Admiral Beat- COMMANDER OF NEW BRITISH DRIVE—General Sir Douglas Haig, in per- sonal command of the Brit- ish. troops, who -are..smash- ing ' through the. German line on a sixteen-mile front in the west. GEN; SIR DOUGLAS HAIR, ty's first and third * light cruiser squadrons, without obtaining orders, spread eastward, forming a screen in advance of the battle cruiser squad- ron, under Admiral *~ Evan-Thomas, consisting of four battleships of the Queen Elizabeth class. The light cruisers engaged the enemy and the cruiser squadron ¢ame up at high speed, taking station ahead of the battle cruisers. At 3:30 o'clock Vice Admiral Beatty “increased: the speed to twenty-five knots an hour and formed the lipe of battle, the second| battle cruiser - squadron forming astern of the first, with two destroy- er_ flotillas ahead. Vice Admiral Beatty then turned east-southeast, ‘slightly converging on the enemy, now at a range of 23,- 000 yards. The fifth battle cruiser squadron was then bearing north- northeast, 10,000 yards distant. The visibility was good. Sun Behind British. Continuing his rport, Vice Admiral Beatty said: “The sun was behind us. The wind was southeast.. Being between the enemy and his base our situation was both tactically and strategically ood. “Both forces opened fire simultane- ously at 3:38 at a range of 18,500 yards. The course was altered south- ward, the enemy steering parallel, distant 18,000 to 14,500 yards. The fifth battle squadron opened fire at a range of 20,000 yards at 4:08. _Al- though the presence of destroyers caused inconvenience qn account of smoke, they preserved the battleships from submarine_attacks. “Two submarines being sighted, and a flotilla of ten destroyers being ordered to attack the enemy with torpedoes, they moved out at 4:15 proach of' the ‘German destroyers. The attack was: carried out gallantly with great determination. - Before are riving at'a favorable-position to fire torpedoes they intercepted an:enemy force, consisting of one light cruiser and fifteen -destroyers. A fierce en- gagement at close quarters ensued and the enemy was forced to retire, having two desttoyers sunk and their torpedo attack frustrated, -Our - de- stroyers sustained no_loss. Fires Two Torpedoes. “The Nestor, Nomad and Mineator, under Commander Edward Bingham, pressed the attaack on the Dattle cruisers and fired two tor{)edoes. Be- ing subjected to a heavy fire at 3,000 yards, the Nomad was badly hit and remained between the lines. The Nestor also was badly hit, but was afloat when last seen. The Petard, Nerissa, Turbulent and Termagant also are praised. “From 4:15 to 4:43 o’clock the con- flict between the battle cruiser squad- rons was fierce and the British fire began to tell. The rapidity and ac- curacy of the German fire deprecia- ted. The third German ship was seen to be afire. The German battle fleet was reported ahead and the destroy- ers were recalled.” Vice Admiral Beatty altered his course to the northward to lead the Germans toward the British battle fleet. The second light cruiser squad- ron closed to 13,000 yards of the Ger- man battle fleet and came under heavy, but ineffective fire. The fifth battle squadron engaged the German battle cruisers and about 5 o’clock o'clock simultaneously with the ap-|’ Deiense disappeared and the Warrior passed to the rear, disabled. Vice Admiral Jellicoe considers it probable that Sir, Robert K. Arbuth- not, the rear admiral, who was lost on bpard the Defense,.was not aware during the engagement with the Ger- man light cruisers of the approach of their heavy xhi(rs owing to the mist, until he found himself in close %mximitey to the main German fleet. efore he could withdraw, his ships were caught in a heavy fire and dis- abled. Mist Hides Vessels. Owing,- principally to the mist, it was possible to see.only a few ships at the time, Toward the close of the battle, only four or- five vessels were visible and never more than eight to twelve. The third battle cruiser squadron, under Rear Admiral Horace Alexan- der Hood. was in advance of the bat- tle fleet and ordered to reinforce Vice Admiral Beatty. Describing the work of the third squadron, Vice Admiral Beatty said Rear Admiral Hood brought into ac- tion ahead of the Lion “in the most inspiring manner, worthy of his great naval ancestors.” Vice Admiral Hood at 6:25 p. m. was only 8,000 yards from the leading German ship and the British vessels poured a. hot fire into it and caused it to turn away. Vice Admiral® Beatty, continuing, reports:. “By 6:50 o'clock: the battle cruisers were clear of our leading battle squad- ron_and. L ordered the -third battle cruiser squadron .to prolong the line astern and reduced the speed to eighteen knots. The visibility at this time was very indifferent, not more than four miles, and the enemy ships were temporarily lost sight of after 6 p. m. Although the visibility be- came reduced, it undoubtedly was more favorable to us than' to'the enemy. At .intervals their ships showed up clearly, enabling us to pun- ish them very severely.” . Length of Action. The action between the battle fleets lasted intermiucmli from 6:17 to 8:20 o'clock at rariges’ between 9,000 and 12,000 yards. ‘The Germans constant- ly turned away and opened the range under the ‘cover of destroyer attacks and smoke screens. Alterations of the course from southeast by east to west in an endeavor to close up brought the British battle fleet,. which com- menced action in an advantageous po- sition on the Germans' bow, to a quar- terly bearing from the German battle line, but placed Vice Admiral Jellicoe between the Germans and their bases. The German vessels were entirely out of the fight at 9 o'clock, says the report. * Threat of destroyer attacks during the rapidly approaching dark- ness made it necessary to dispose the fleet with 'a view to its safety, while providing for'a ‘renewal of action at daylight. ] The British heavy ships were not attacked during the night, but three British destroyer flotillas delivered a series of suctessful attacks, causing |’ heavy losses. At daybreak the Ger- man fleet had disappeared. The report concludes with the state- ment that the fleet feturned to its base on Friday, June 2, ‘and at 9:30 p. m. of the'same day had replenished its supplies and was reported ready for further action.® Taxi Driver Draws Line on Flivvers / " Offered as Cash Taxicabs in Omaha cost $3 an hour, under ordinary circumstances. Barney Bromburg, Tekamah, lost his flivver: car yesterday and after reporting the matter to the police, hired a taxi and spent nearly twenty- four hours searching the highways and byways of Douglas county for it. Meanwhile the police sent out a description of it, and a few hours after its abserice had been' reported, it was found, but Bromburg, in ig- norance of the fact, kepr on the taxi hunt and the taxi meter kept on grinding its bad news.. Finally Bromburg decided to come to police headquarters ‘to see if there was any news of his car. He found it roosfing on a perch in the rear of the station. Simultaneously, the taxi driver presented a bill for $72. Bromburg. got out of the machine. “You can have the flivver!” he told the chauffeur. “Not. me,” exclaimed the taxi driver, “You'll have to dig up fif- teen more flivvers before you can square yourself with me, and I'd not do it then only because my little nepl)’ew is getting up a collection of ‘em. Mrs. Elizabeth Staples Dies at Daughter’s Home Mrs. Elizabeth Staples, 76 years old, died yesterday at. the home of her daughter, Mrs. Alexander R. McFar- land, 2115 Spencer street. Two other children survive, George Staples of Louisville, Ky, and Mrs. came under the fire of the leading ships of the German battle fleet. The weather became unfavorable, Vice Admiral Beatty's ships being silhouetted against a clear horizon. Receive Severe Punishment. Between 5 and 6 o'clock the action continued at 14,000 yards on a north- erly’ course, the German ships receiv- ing severe punishment, one battle cruiser quitting the line considerably damaged. At 5:35 o'clock the Ger- mans were gradually hauling east- ward, probably acting on information from their light cruisers, which were, engaged with the third battle cruiser squagmn, or from Zeppelins, g At 5:56 o'clock the Icadinfi ships of the battle fleet were sighted, bear- ing north, distant five miles. Vice Admiral Beatty thereon proceeded east at greatest speed, bringing.the range to 12,000 yards. Only three German battle cruisers were then vis- ible, followed by battleships of the Koenig type. Vice Admiral Jellicoe then takes up the story of the battle fleet. . Inform- ed that the Germans were sighted, the fleet proceeded at full speed on a southeast by south course during two hours before arriving on the scene of battle. Forms Line of Battle. Vice Admiral Beatty reported the position of the German battle fleet at 6:15 o'clock. Vice Admiral Jellicoe ' then formed. the line of battle, Vice Admiral Beatty, meantime having formed the battle cruisers ahead of the battie fleet and the fleets be- came engaged. During the deploy- ment, the Defense and Warrior were seen passing between the British and German fleets under heavy fire. The | W. A. Fenner of Marshalltown, Ia. Burial will be at Atkinson, Neb., be- side her husband. Mrs. Staples was born November 7, 1835, at Rochester, N. 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