The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, July 13, 1916, Page 2, Image 2
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.
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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
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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
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was accompanied by the third battle
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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. 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?"
"He only broke up the news to her
last week. Is that right?"
"No; you should say just 'broke'
there."
"Ah, well, I think I am nearly
broke myself of those verbs of
yours!"
And he went sadly on his way.?
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