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GREATEST NAVAL BATTLE SIR JOHN JELLICOE'S REPORT OF JUTLAND FIGHT. Germany Lost, He Says, 2i Vessels, and British Lost 14.?German t Losses Probably More. \ London, July 7.?Vice Admiral Sir John Jellicoe, in his official report of the Jutland battle on May 31, places thft German fleet the proDauiw 1U3D Vi. ?. ? at twenty-one vessels and gives that of the British as fourteen. He ex> presses the opinion that the German losses probably were greater. The report says the battle was opened at 3:48, Vice Admiral BeatJpf ty's cruiser squaaron engaging the German high seas fleet until 6:15, when the British grand fleet came up. The main fleets of the British and Germans were then engaged until 8:20 o'clock at ranges between 9,000 and 12,000 yards. "The Germans constantly turned away and opened the range under the v\. v I ' cover of destroyer attacks," says the report. During the period, Sir John declares, the enemy vessels were seen ?rv" to be constantly hit and at least one sank while the return fire was not effective and the damage wrought was insignificant. Out of the Fight. The German vessels, according to the report, were entirely out of the fight at 9 o'clock. Vice Admiral Beatty reported that he did not con~ riar. eider it desirable to engage man fleet during the dark hours as the strategical position made it appear certain that he could locate it g-i; " at daylight under most favorable cir? v cumstances. Vice Admiral Jellicoe then manoeuvred the fleet so as to remain between the Germans and their bases, placing destroyers where they would protect the fleet and attack the heavy German ships. The destroyers made a series of attacks during the night, inflicting heavy losses. At daylight, however, the German fleet was nowhere in sight, says the report, but the British fleet remained in the proximity of the battlefield unp * \ ; til 11 o'clock, when Sir John Jellicoe was forced to the conclusion that ?& ' the high seas fleet had returned to r, port. At 1:15 o'clock the British fleet set out for its base which it lift? reached the next day. fe;. Not Seeking Further Fight. In support of his contention that the Germans were not seeking further fight, Sir John declared that dt p'-j : 4 p. m. the fleet engaged a Zeppelin | tor about five minutes, during which Bp-:ft time she had ample opportunity to if note the position and course of the ,JUllllOU U^VVa Although the report , is filled with K'V: the words of praise for ships and men of the British fleet, it does not neglect to give due credit to the Ger|k 7 mans. "The enemy fought with gal; lantry that was expected of him," it says. In beginning his report Admiral W Jellicoe says: "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 accordance with instructions issued by me. In the early afternoon of Wednesday, 31st of May, the first * and second battle cruiser squadrons, the first, second and third light cruiser squadrons and destroyers from the first, ninth, tenth and thirteenth flotillas, supported by the fifth battle squadron, were, in accordance with my directions, scouting to the southward of the battle fleet, which c? was accompanied by the third battle m 3 P cruiser squadron, me, nrst ana second cruiser squadrons, the fourth m light cruiser squadron, and the fourth, eleventh and twelfth flotillas. Followed to Southward. The junction of the battle fleet with the scouting force, after the enemy had been sighted, was delayed owing to the southerly course steered by our advanced force during the first hour after commencing their action with the enemy battle cruisers. This, of course, was unavoidable, as . had our battle cruisers not followed the enemy to the southward the main fleets would have been in contact. "The battle cruiser fleet, gallantly led by Vice Admiral Beatty, and ' admirably supported by the ships of the fifth battle squadron under Rear Admiral Evan-Thomas, fought the action under, at times, disadvantageous conditions especially in regard to light, in a manner that was in - keeping with the best traditions of the service." The report states that "the list of ships and commanding officers, which +rk/\lr nort in the* antinn hfl.R hftfin withheld from publication for the present in accordance with the usual practice," which detracts from the interest of the document. German Losses. Admiral Jellicoe estimates the German losses at two battleships of the dreadnaught type, one of the Deutschland type, which was seen to sink, the battle cruiser Lutzow, adr \ I OLD GLORY. The Story of Its Birth in Betsy Ross's Little House. If you were walking down one of the business streets of Philadelphia today, you might see a little old house, almost hidden by the warehouses that tower above it on both sides, declares the July American Boy. And probably you would wonder how in the world that little old T .. ~ . 1 oil IIOUSC L'ctllitJ LU UC IUC1 c ? 11UU an the property around had been built up for business purposes. It is just another proof that while Americans are apt to think a good deal of money and business, they also save room in their hearts for patriotism, for it is just in that little house that "Old Glory" was born. And that happened one hundred and- forty years ago, in 1776. "The colonies" were then at war with England and Gen. Washington asked the Continental congress to decide upon some one emblem to stand for all the colonies. Congress appointed a committee of three men, one of whom was Washington himself, to "designate a suitable flag for the nation." Gen. Washington and his friends had their own ideas about how the flag ought to be made, and they decided to talk to Mrs. Betsy Ross about making it. She lived in the little house in Philadelphia and kept an upholstery shop there. In their design the flag was to have thirteen stripes, and on a blue field a star for every colony. The men had decided on a six-point star, but Mrs. Ross ?V. * n f?TTtv_T-irkir?f ctar wnilld look UlUUgUt ct 11 I uvu> w ? ?> ? better, and we have used a five point star ever since. She was a very skilful needlewoman, and there in the room back of her little shop she made the first star-spangled banner. It was neatly made, and very beautiful, and when Gen. Washington saw it he was delighted. mitted by the Germans; one battle cruiser of the dreadnaught type, one battle cruiser seen to be so severel> damaged that its return was extremely doubtful; five light cruisers, seen to sink?one of them possibly a battleship?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 action took placu, and the approach of darkness enhanced the difficulty of giving an accurate report of the damage inflicted or the names of the ships sunk by our forces. But, after a most careful examination of the evidence Df all the officers who testified to seeing enemy vessels actually sink, I am of the opinion that the list shown in the enclosure gives the minimum numbers. In addition to the vessels sunk it is unquestionable that many other ships were very seriously damaged by gunfire and torpedo attackl Iioss of Queen Mary. "I deeply regret to report the loss of his majesty's ships Queen Mary, Indefatigable, Invincible, Defence, Black Prince, Warrior, Tipperary, Ardent, Fortune, Shark, Sparrow Hawk, Nestor, Nomad and Turbulent. Still more do I regret the resultant heavy lose of life." The report pays tribute to the engine and fire room force of the ships, and states that several ships attained speeds that had never \before been reached. The hardest fighting fell to the battle cruiser fleet, says Admiral Jellicoe, and he expresses high appreciation on the handling of all the vessels, and commends Admirals Burnev. Jeram. Standes. Evan-Thomas, Duff and Leveson. Technical Description. The report then goes into a technical description of advances of various units of the British fleet and of thd ranges at which shots were fired until the German ships were entirely out of sight at 9 p. m. After failure to find the enemy the next day, the report continues: "The waters from the latitude of Horn Reif to the 6cene of action were thoroughly searched and some survivors were picked up. The Sparrow Hawk, which had been in collision, was no longer seaworthy, and was sunk after the crew was taken off. A large amount of wreckage was seen, but no enemy ships, and at 1:15, it being evident that the German fleet had succeeded in returning to port, our course was shaped for our bases, which were reached without incident on Friday, the 2nd of June. "ThA prnis^r snnadron was detach ed to search for the Warrior, which had been abandoned while in tow of the Engadine on the way to the base, owing to the vessel becoming unseaworthy. No trace of her was discovered, and further subsequent search by the light cruiser squadron having failed to locate her, it was evident that she had foundered. "The fleet was fuelled, replenished its ammunition and at 9:30 p. m. on the 2nd of June was reported ready for further action." MEXICANS KILLED WOUNDED. ! Bodies of Negro Troops Bore Evidence of Maltreatment. El Paso, Texas, July 6.?Under an escort of Carranza soldiers, the bodies of Captain Charles T. Boyd and Lieut. Harry Adair and sev*en negro troopers, who" were killed in the battle of Carrizal, were brought to the international bridge here this forenoon and formally turned over to American military authorities. Large crowds of people swarmed about the bridge as the transfer took place. ' There was no demonstration, however. The bodies were deposited for the . time at the Santa Fe station. Later, : accompanied by an escort of Eighth - Cavalrymen, they were taken to a local undertaking establishment and prepared for burial. * OU wtr -? rt'il 1 k/\ Vv /\1 /I OI1U1 L III 111 Let! j 'V1LM ? AX i UC 11C1U . here for the dea , and then the bodies will be shipped to relatives. Those who cannot be identified will be buried in Arlington cemetery. 14 Unaccounted Fpr. The return of nine bodies today still leaves fourteen unaccounted for. All the bodies were stripped to the skin. They were found, not in separate graves, but all dumped together in one large hole. Stories brought back by the men who made the trip to Carrizal indicate that the negro troopers, although facing 800 Mexicans, really won the Carrizal battle. It is believed they captured the machine guns and were prepared to sweep on through the town when the ammunition gave out. In one trench at Carrizal there were bodies of 49 Mexicans. And there were six trenches. The undertakers said they did not investigate the other five, as the Mexican attitude toward such a procedure was distinctly hostile. They believe, how , ever, that the troopers accounted for i between 150 and 200 Mexicans be! fore the tide of battle turned. Bodies Perforated. All of the bodies were pierced and repierced with bullet holes, indicating that stories of Mexicans shooting the wounded and dying had their foundation in fact. Soldiers viewing them said it would have been impossible for the bodies to have become so perforated in a legitimate engagement. One of the bodies was found a hundred yards away from the hole into which the rest had been thrown. It was shot through the legs numerous times and in the temple was a hole. It was the ironic "shot of grace" which a Mexican captain of a firing squad always puts into the head of an 1 executed and dying man. Mexican peons told the funeral party how a firing fequad of six dragged some of the wounded to a nearby limekiln and finished them there. Broken English. He was a hard-working and intelligent Frenchman, but the verbs still troubled him. "Ah, yes, m'sieur, I saw Mrs. Brown the other day," he said to an English friend, "and she telled me? I mean told?me that her school was soon to break down." "Break up, you mean." "Ah, yes, break up. Your verbs do trouble me so yet! Break up? that was it!" "Why was she going to let her school break up so early?" "Because influenza had broken down in it." "Broken out. It is a bit puzzling, isn't it?" "Broken out?ah, yes! And she is going to leave the house in charge of a caretaker, as she fears it might be broken?how do I say that, please?" "Broken into, I expect." "That is it. Broken into?by the burglars." "Is her son married yet?" "No, the engagement is broken in." "Broken off. Oh, I hadn't heard of that! Is she worried about it?" 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