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lUE VANCOUVER WORLD Wednesday, June Z8, 1916. Archibald Hurd's Story of the Great Battle an A HOW BIGGEST SEA FIGHT SINCE TRAFALGAR ESTABLISHED ONCE MORE BRITISH NAVAL DOMINION NEW SITUATION BROUGHT ABOUT BY ENGAGEMENT 8 i At End of Long Running Engagement Great British enemy suffered, he was able to get in I his corn fleet. The convoy, in fact, passed safely into port, and to that No More Coast Bombardment for Many Moons Invasion of Britain Rendered Impossible. Vessels and Their Crews Lay at the Bottom of the North Sea Alongside Their Enemies, But Red Cross of St. George Floated Over Waves.

BLOCKADE IS DRAWN GERMANS ALONE FLEW TIGHTER THAN EVERJ SIGNALS A 1 British Navy Rejoices in Winning Brilliant Victory Which Leaves Admiral Sir John Jellicoe Master of the North Sea and All the Oceans of the World By ARCHIBALD HCRD In the following graphic narrative, Archibald Hurd, the brilliant naval correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, tells not only how the British ships triumphed over the German fleet off the Jutland coast but also what the victory means and what it will mean as taught by historic precedent.1 From his story emerges the fact that the engagement was the greatest since the Battle of Trafalgar and is likely to be no less far reaching in its results. BATTLE CRUISERS JET fl tpr I llllu BRITISH BATTLE CRUISERS I rmLt I 1 I NRfc QUEEN MARY" etc.) vll UNDER ADMIRAL BEATTY HIGH SEAS Vp Possibility of Transportating German Troops Over Baltic Sea Destroyed. RELATIVE DAMAGE DONE Proportionately Enemy Suffered More Severely In Generally Worse Position. 1 We are confronted with a new navnl situation, the character of which may be summed up tn a few words, writes Archibald Hurd, the naval correspondent of the Daily Telegraph. I.

General Situation Whatever hopes the Germans may have entertained of Interfering with the Allied control of the maritime communications of the world must, probably for the whole of the summer, be abandoned. The movement by sea of troops and their equipment will proceed in greater safety even than in the past. Thus this action will directlv contribute to the strength of the Allied armies In the various theatres. I. North Sea The conditions in the North Sea have In particular been improved.

a. Coast Bombardment There ia an almost complete assurance that during the holiday season the east coast will receive no flying visits from German battle cruisers. The fast squadron of the German fleet, after their recent experience, will be In no condition to make even a "tip and run" excursion to our side of the North Sea. b. Our Blockade Although British naval forces will certainly not relax their vigilant guard, the possibility of the enemy endeavoring to Interfere, at least so far as sin face ships are concerned, with our I JL.

iiffil Plan showing course of battle in the North Sea. "BRIDES OF DEATH" SOUGHT OF RETREAT having already joined in the fight inree oi tnem to be sunk at an early stage after their Intervention. Immediately Admiral Von Hippner, the commander of the German battle cruiser squadron, who had hitherto shown a desire for a fight to a finish, turned south, making a course down ine uanish coast. Admiral Beatty, determined not to be baulked, adopted much the same direction, holding on to the enemy wicn grim tenacity. About the same time the German battle squadrons, under Admiral Von Scheer, realized that a general battle was developing.

It was seen that the battleships under Sir John Jellicoe were crossing the tracks over which the battle cruisers had recently passed, and were making straight for the main forces under the German ensign. Then occurred the significant incident in the battle. The Germans had snouted to the world that the British fleet was In hiding, and that in spite of all the efforts which had been made, the high seas fleet had been denied the action which, above all things, it desired. Now the moment had come. Yet withtn a few moments all the German ships had received the signal to return to port.

The result was that the British battleships were only able to get within gunshot of a portion of the enemy battle squadrons and the other German ships, cannot boast that they have yet been blooded in a sea fight The Fall of Darkness Darkness had by this time become moro pronounced. What light there was favored the Germans, and soon the British had little more than the gun flashes of the enemy by way of direction in firing. But, nevertheless, the British ships made their influence felt They struck hard, and they Btruck straight The battle had become a chase, and the Germans had a good start. As the pursuit continued first one, ship and then another became Illuminated with fierce fires Observers are convinced that one of these vessels sank a ship of the Kaiser class, one of the finest units under the German ensign. There is strong evidence to support the belief that a sister vessel shared the same fate.

Who can say yet what the actual losses inflicted on the flying enemv during these hours rpallv were? All the reports of the British .1.1. I. A 11 i ships will have to be carefully studied. AND FOUND THE GROOM Destroyers and Light Cruisers Fought Many Gallant Minor Actions, Charging In and Torpedoing Enemy Ships With Splendid Disregard of Heavy Chances Against Them. oiocKaae, may ior me present be dismissed.

DRIVEN ON German Vessels Forced On Cavalry of the Sea Three Lost by Their Own Petard Hindenburg Believed to be Sunk c. The Invasion Risk The possibility of these islands being Invaded has been of the very slighteut. For the time being the menace now has no existence, and It may even be said, with complete assurance, that a raiding policy is definitely placed for the present out of question. 8. The Baltic The recent naval battle will react on conditions in the Baltic.

The German naval forces can be In no condition to undertake for some weeks to come offensive operations In the Baltic, and thus the action In the North Sea has contributed to the further safety of the right wins of the Russian armies which rcuta on the Gulf of Riga. In the light of these conclusions which will be amply confirmed, I inn convinced although It Is matter for regret that the German high seas fleet still exists, we have solid satisfaction in the assurance that it no longer counts for as much as it did if. Indeed, It counts at all at this moment in the balance of power at sea. In other words, the supremacy and prestige of the British fleet have been reinforced to the advantage not only of this country, but of all the Allies. It need hardly be added that the ve extent the French, who badly needed the corn, benefited.

On Wednesday the blockade was not raised; It was strengthened. "Victory or Annihilation" Besides Nelson, on one occasion at least, declared the naval doctrine, victory, but annihilation," there seems to be some Impression that un less the enemy fleet Is brought to extinction there Is no victory. There are victories and victories. Trafalgar was the most famous victory which has ever been achieved. Only thirty.

three ships of the line under the trench and Spanish flags took part in that action. Nineteen of the allied vessels were captured, sunk, or destroyed. Is it imagined that on that 2lst of October, 1805, the French and Spanish navies ceased to exist because those ships had been taken from them? Only a portion of the enemy lorces was engaged. There still re mained considerable fleets undefeated, but nevertheless the Battle of Trafalgar was the last grand battle after nearly a century and a halt's continuous conflict on the sea. The enemy suffered material loss, buf he sustained even more serious moral loss.

The Germans suffered heavily in prestige last week how heavily time will show. The Battle of Trafalgar finally es tablished the prestige of the British fleet. I have always thought that that fact is of far more importance than the partial defeat which the allied fleets sustained. As a matter of fact the French fleet was soon re es tablished In greater material strength than ever before, but the moral influence of the Battle of Trafalgar proved the decisive Issue In the war at sea. Our forefathers did not real lze its real Importance.

The naval war continued for a period of nearly ten years, but It assumed a different form. The war on commerce was waged for nearly ten years with what appeared to English merchants and i hipowners terrible success. The losses of British ships annually aver aged more than one a day over the whole period, and yet the Battle of Trafalgar sealed Napoleon's fate. As Mr. Julian Corbett has remarked In his "Campaign of Trafalgar," "by universal assent Trafalgar is reckoned as one of the decisive battles of the world, and yet of all the great victories there is not one which to all appearances was so barren of Immediate Results.

It gave to Eng land finally the dominion of the seas. but it left Napoleon dictator of the Continent" It was the beginning of the end of all the dreams of world dominion. The legend "Sea power controls land power" might with advantage be exhibited at this moment in every British home and in every room of every government department in this maritime and non military state the admiralty, the war office, and the foreign office, and even the Board of Trade. HAD GERMAN SHIPS ON RUN British Sailors Indulge in Strong Criticism of Berlin's Claim to Having Won Fight. Naval men who have returned to Portsmouth from the great fight In from the Sparrowhawk said In the course of conversation: "We had the German ships on the run as soon as our battleships appeared In sight Had they remained a little longer not one of them would have got away.

We lost several of our destroyers, but the Germans lost far more." "Our destroyers rushed at full speed right up to the German nhlnn their captain, Commander Loftus W. Jones. The Shark was one of the vessels sunk, while rushing through the German lines. Her decks were swept by a fearful hall of shot and Bhell, and eventually the little craft was torpedoed. Most of her men were killed or wounded.

Commander Jones had one leg blown off, but he and some of his men fought their guns to the last and the little Shark went down with her flag flying. Only six of her crew were saved, Questioned as to how the Queen Mary came to her end, several of the men stated that she had the full force of the fire of several German ships. Some heavy projectiles possibly high explosive shells exploded In her magazine, and there was an explosion and the ship went down In a few minutes. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years Always bears the Signature of 11 1 UI TT.ll 11, 111, tl.T IllfV the British fleet to adopt a policy olV. I complacency and ease.

Internal vigil But this fact emerges from the gun the North Sea and they are com fire und smoke: the engineers of the paratlvely few In number are very German fleet, who are regarded with no high honor in Germany, saved the i raPhatlc tnelr criticism the high seas fleet; they and darkness. German claim of having obtained a In the pall of night the enemy found victory over the British fleet In refuge in his protected waters. typical nautical terms a petty officer The British navy is convinced that it won the battle of Jutland and it believes that the victory will exercise considerable, if not decisive, Influence on the course of the war. The British navy, with unbroken traditions of a thousand years, knows what is and what Is not a victory. A battle Is merely a means to an end, namely, the right to use the sea.

The Germans themselves admitted that they abandoned that claim when they left Admrial Sir John Jellicoe master of the North Sea as the light broke on the first of June another glorious first of June. Orders have been issued on the other side of the North Sea enforcing the strictest secrecy as to the condition of such of the vessels of the high seas fleet as managed, after wild flight through the gathering darkness, to return to the safe protection of Germany's heavily mined and submarine protected territorial waters. The Course of Events Roughly speaking, probably not far short of 160 British men of war took part in this battle from first to last. From statements made by officers, it la possible to reconstruct on broad lines the course which the battle took. And let it be observed that the engagement between the two forces, was fought under conditions which were not premeditated, and that ships of new types were for the firBt time firing in anger.

They were firing not at targets which could not hit back, but at ships trained to the highest attainable pitch of perfection, and manned by officers and men not lacking in courage, skill, or professional resource. An attempt has been made to indicate in the accompanying plan approximately the course which the battle took. It may be well to append a few notes in further explanation. It Is necessary to add, however, that at present any attempt to reflect, in any detail, events which moved rapidly over a period of nine or ten hours is difficult, since reliance must be placed on observers' statements, no one of whom obviously can claim that he saw the action as a whole. Sighted the Germans p.m.

Vice Admiral Sir David Beatty's squadron sighted the Germans. The British forces consisted of the Lion, Tiger, Queen Mary, Princess Royal, New Zealand and Indefatigable. The admiral at once decided, in accordance with British navel traHltlrtriM tr, aHnoU Ca man battle cruiser squadron, which had already come into view. Quite early in the action, the Queen Mary, by an unfortunate mischance, or good German gunnery, was hit and sank in a few minutes. It represented a loss of more than 20 per cent, of the British force.

It should be emphasized that this misfortune occurred almost Immediately afteri the action opened. Not many minutes later the Indefatigable was struck and sank almost as rapidly as the Queen Mary. It was heart rending opening of the battle, but the British were undismayed. Admiral Beatty was opposed to heavy odds. He continued to press the enemy, and at last his manoeuvre succeeded in drawing them in a northerly direction, from which he knew that help in the form of the battle fleets would come.

6:00 p.m. The action had been in progress for the best part of two hours when the four Queen Elizabeths the Queen Klizabeth herself, flying the flag of Rear Admiral Evan Thomas, the Warspite, the Valiant, and the Barham came on the scene. The atmosphere was heavy with patchy fog, and the light gave the Germans the advantage. 'After the sun has passed the meridian the Germans, owing to the configuration of the North Sea, must always fight a rearguard action with an advantage which steadily increases as the day closes. The Battle Fleet's Approach 6:00 p.m.

The action had been In progress two or three hours when the three Invincibles the Invincible, Inflexible and Indomitable joined in the battle. At first, according to observers, they took station in advance of the ships under Admirals Beatty and Evan Thomas. By this time, if net somewhat before, the main forces of the German high seas fleet had al ready begun to make their presence felt. The Germans were in overwhelming force, but the British officers had no thought of breaking off the engagement. They were fighting for the command of the sea, and endeavoring to draw the foe into a general and decisive action.

Unfortunately, soon after the three Invincibles Intervened, Admiral, the Hon. Horace Hood's flagship was struck a mortal wound. Three ships had gone, but the British force still continued to hold on to the enemy with splendid tenacity, the two remaining Invincibles taking station at the end of the line. Evening It was now beginning to darken. Owing to the haze or fog It is not easy to describe the atmospheric condition the light was failing and the smoke emitted from the funnels of the many ships did not Improve matters.

The battle squadrons of the grand fleet bad by this time appeared in the distance, the six Defences, uder Reex Admlral Sir Robert Arbuthnot, It is impossible to give an adequate Idea of the Bplendld work which was done during these hours of battle by the British light cruisers and the destroyer flotillas. The commanders of the destroyers wrote In deeds of gallantry a new epoch in the history of the fleet. They refused no opportunity of action; whenever a chance offered they rushed In. It Is told of one division that It assailed a German I capital ship. Four of the small craft I able for service total not less than forty of all classes.

It Is stated that there is good ground for believing that one of the vessels lost to the enemy was one of his most important ships, the Hlnden burg. This great vessel, recently completed and bearing with Jier the special benediction of the Kaiser, was regarded in certain enthusiastic circles In Germany as combining the best qualities of the finest British battle cruiser with those of the fin est British battleship. Should events prove that the Hindenburg was one of the vessels sunk, the credit of destroying her must go to the British destroyers. In the massed attack which they made, an operation providing one of the most stirring spectacles of a tremendous struggle, one of the largest of the German ships was destroyed. That Is the ship believed to be the Hindenburg.

She was Btruck In quick succession by four torpedoes. Huge columns of witter were seen to shoot Into the air at four points along the length of her great hull. The vessel was literally torn to pieces. She heeled over till her funnels were level with the water and sank. The British Battleships Among the British battleships which were associated with the battle cruiser squadron in the first phase of the fight none took a more prominent part than the' recently completed Warspite.

She did not have the same disadvantages as the battle cruisers in face of the enemy's battle fleet and she took her full share and more in the fight. It is said that to her must be given the credit of putting at least two German vessels out of action. Both of them sank. The measure of protection which she and her three consorts endeavored to afford our battle cruisers by tackling as many German battle cruisers as would face them may account.ln some measure for the extraordinary slight damage sustained by those of the battle cruisers which came out of the action. Those four battleships had to fight not only for themselves, but for the weaker ships with which they were associated.

The odds against them were very great yet they steered out of the action, and the damage sustained was in no case of vital or even serious importance. Submarine Rammed To another of the battleships, understood to be the Valiant, is ascrib ed the sinking of an enemy, sub marine. The boat appeared almost across the track of the battle ship after having fired without effect at another British vessel. The Valiant, racing at full speed, rammed the submarine, which at once sank. MAGNESIA FOR DYSPEPTICS Why Physicians Prefer It to Drags.

"Only those In constant touch with sufferers from indigestion and dyspepsia can fully realize the harm done by the improper use of drugs and artifi cial d'gestents," remarked a well known New York physician re ntly. Personally I rarely advocate the use of drugs In the treatment of digestive or stomach troubles for In practically 'very Instance I have proved the underlying cause to be excessive acidity of the stomach and consequent fermentation or souring of the food contents. Therefore in place of the once widely used drugs 1 invariably recommend the use of blsurated magneBia to neutralize the stomach acidity and stop the food fermenting, and the wonderful results. I have obtained dur init the past three years convince me there Is no finer treatment for Indiges tion, dyspepsia, etc. it must, of course.

be clearly understood that I do not employ or advise the use of such forms of magnesia as citrates, acetates, carbonates, sulphates, etc. These might often do more harm than good; nothing1 but pure blsurated magnesia should 'be used to neutralize an add stomach. This Is not at all difficult to obtain in fact, I find that most druggists now keep the genuine blsurated magnesia In tablet form In addition to the ordinary blsurated powder. A teaspoonful of the powder or two compressed tablets taken with a little water after meals Will usually be found quite sufficient to Instantly neutralize the acidity and prevent food fermentation, thereby Insuring painless natural digestion for even chronic sufferers." MINE FIELDS Engines of Destruction by the ly clear that the way of escape for the enemy could not be taken except at great cost. The British battleships were now busy, and as soon as Admiral Jellicoe established touch with the enemy he sent to Beatty's gallant squadron at that time heroically en gaged with a desperate enemy, who was anxious to flee a message to re tire, and an intimation that the Brit ish battle fleet had taken on the job.

Brilliant actions at this point were fought by our light cruisers and by our destroyers. The enemy was fur ther punished in the race for home by our battleships, but the fortune of the weather was with him, and he did not receive all the punishment which otherwise would have fallen to him. How the Queen Mary Went Down The Queen Mary went down in the thick of action. There Is a story amongst the men who have returned which shows that she fought at close range a German battleship, and whilst her great guns were busy with a more powerful and better protected enemy one of the Kaiser's super Zeppeltns was hovering over showering bombs in an attempt to find a vital spot on the beauty ship of our battle cruiser squadron. Busy as she was with her heavy guns, the Queen Mary and her gallant crew kept the anti aircraft guns going.

The story Is that the Zeppelin was shot down in a blazing mass, and fell close to the ship, exploded and was destroyed. At the same time the Queen Mary received two terrific broadsides, one from the ship which she had been fighting, and which Is said to have gone down subsequently, and one from another enemy ship. From the latter a shot is believed to have reached the magazine of our battle cruiser. There was a great explosion on board of her, and within six minutes thereafter she was down. At the beginning of the action gallant work was performed by the light cruisers.

Again at the hottest period of the struggle, when the German fleet turned to smash a way home, with our battle fleet In pursuit, our light cruisers proved their superiority over the light, cruisers of the enemy In unmistakable fashion. Again, as soon as the encounter between these forces took place, the German line cruisers were beaten back In confusion and with loss. It Is certain that our light cruisers contributed to the loss of three enemy vessels by mines. It may appear astonishing that German vessels should have driven In upon mines which the enemy himself was supposed to have laid. The truth as to the placing of those mines which proved so disastrous to the enemy affords keen satisfaction to our navy, and Involves one of the most dashing and heroic exploits of the action.

Fate of the Hindenburg The losses among our destroyers reveal the part they played in the fight. It was a part after the hearts of the gallant officers and men manning them. They fought with sublime courage, and with results which, in the opinion of those who saw the work done, were very much greater than Is represented by the officially ascertained enemy losses. No greater tribute to their work could be given than this the men who have come out of the action, and who hav gone over In detail the observations made during the fight are firm In the statement that the enemy ships sunk, disabled or otherwise manled so severely that they cannot at present be avail went under, but the fifth got Us "a gl Between tneir lines," was the quarry. In days of peace It had often account given by one of the crew of been remarked that the destroyerB another destroyer, the Porpoise.

"We should act as the sentinels of the Baw the Ardent torpedo a German British ships. During Wednesday's I battleship, and we saw seven or eight battle they fulfilled that mission with Gorman destroyers sent to the bot splendld devotion; hence the number tom ur heavy casualties were due of vessels which were sacrificed. to our destroyers taking such great Who Won' risks. One heavy gun projectile from Such, in brief outline, so far as It 'n Ugh can be reconstructed from credible VutA fuUS" evidence, was the course which thl. th Porpoise's great battle took.

Who won? Ad i Beaman miral Von Scheer, who spent Thurs 1 5 Jt day night behind the German mine h'mt J1'" armB' Can fields and protected by powerful shore thA guns from further attack: or Admiral hiVw i ft ifit MlZ Sir John Jellicoe. who still flew his Rnd flag with the emblem of St. George dled a over the waters of the North Sea? Sharks Great Fight The Germans had fought, and they Two or three of the survivors of had been driven from the element the destroyer Shark have also ar which their ships were built to com rived at Portsmouth. They are loud mand. The German fleet was not In their praise of the heroism of The following lively account of the part played by the light cruisers and destroyers in the Battle of Jutland Is taken from the oolumns of the Scotsman: It was on the afternoon of Wed nesday, May 81, when the British light cruisers found contact with the light cruisers of the enemy off the coast of Jutland.

A dashing little encounter followed upon the meeting. The light cruisers of the enemy did not attempt to stand up to the action. but fell back towards the heavy ships. it was realized eany tnat the German high seas fleet was out with all the force It could muster a force as compared with which the British battle cruiser squadron was not to be considered seriously. That Apparently, at any rate, was the enemy's view of the position at the beginning of the action.

He did not seem disposed to stay to deal with the men. ace constituted by the squadron which had discovered them, nor does he appear to have detached any portion of his great fleet to engage Admiral Beatty's ships and keep them employed. When the cruiser squadron closed. It closed upon a great force. The prevalence of mist which In heavy banks periodically screened the opponents, probably accounted for the fact that very soon there was proceeding between our squadron and the enemy's battle fleet an action of the most desperate character at rapidly closing range.

Over the fighting ships Zeppelin scouts of the enemy continually moved on the outlook for the main British forces, which, doubtless, the enemy regarded as certain to appear. It may have been on the guidance of his aerial scouts that the enemy apparently concluded that the battle cruiser squadron was at that time the only enemy In slg)t, and was not merely screening the British battle fleet. The enemy, heavily gunned and armored, now closed In as much as possible, and the whole might of his battle fleet was turned on our battle cruiser squadron during an action which lasted fully two hours. Battle Fleet's Approach The battle cruisers came to grips with the large forces opposing them about 6 o'clock on the afternoon of Wednesday. Thereafter the contest between the outnumbered cruiser squadron and the enemy raged till there came from one of the aerial scouts a message that caused the German fleet to change its course and attempt to seek shelter.

The British battle fleet had been discovered approaching the scene of the action at full speed. The enemy had already suffered serious loss In the fighting during the hours which had elapsed. It was well that certain powerful units were working with the battle cruisers In this phase of the struggle. Between them they and the battle cruisers accounted for several ships. Our losses had also been severe, but, considering the odds, not great.

We had lost important ships, but the enemy's losses by that time had been sufficient to convince him that utter disaster was In store for him If he watted to oppose the British battle fleet He turned southward. The British had barred the way. Battered and terribly punished as they were, they stood up against the Mrh seas fleet and made It abundant ance is the price of safety. The Balance of Loss No battle can be fought without loss. What was the balance of lohs in the recent engagement? The admiralty has not cocnealed the Injury, fatal and deplorable, which ships under the white ensign sustained, on the other hand, the Germans, before they could have collected reports from their squadrons and ships, gent throughout the world what purported to be a complete revelation of the damage they had sustained.

It Is apparent that the German reports were carefully fabricated misrepresenta tion. Those reports were intended to encourage the German population suffering from the effects of the iron dominion enforced by the British fleet, and It was also hoped that thereby an impression would be produced in neutral countries favorable to the Teutonic powers. It is now revealed on the authority of Admiral Sir John Jellicoe. the last man to put forward a boastful claim, that the enemy lost two battle cruisers of the latest type; that one dreadnought battleship was blown up by British destroyers, while another was almost certainly sunk by gunfire; and that tho enemy was robbed of four light cruisers and ten torpedo craft, destroyers and submarines. On our side we have to deplore the sinking of three battle cruisers, one of them, the Queen Mary, as fine a ship as the fleet contained, while the other two vessels were designed about ten years ago.

We have also lost three armored cruisers. It Is the capital ships which count, and so far as can be judged from the conservative statements made on the authority of Sir John Jellicoe as to the loss suffered by the Germans the balance Is approximately as under: Great Britain. Germany. Battleships 2 Battle cruisers 2 If the above estimate bo correct, the German fleet emerges from the action considerably weakened, bearing in mind that its fighting strength wph only about half that of the British fleet The exact standing of the two navies is, of course, not accurately known, as no official information has appeared on either side of rhe North Sea since hostilities began in August, 1914. It is, however, certain that since the war has only been in progress a matter of twenty two months, the Germans cannot have completed any large ships beyond those included in the 1914 programme, a battleship taking at least two years to build.

We may accept the admiralty statement, that as a result of Wednesday's battle, the strength of the British fleet Is now greater, not relatively, but absolutely, than It was. constructed at a cost of $1,500,000, 000 in the expectation that as soon I as the British navy made Its' appear ance safety would be sought by flight That is what happened on Wednes i day night. And Thursday morning, June 1, the anniversary of one of the most famous actions In our naval his tory, found Sir John Jellicoe still 1 holding command, not merely of the North Sea, but of all the seas of the world the iron constriction enforced on Germany not only unbroken but strengthened. I The. glorious first of June! It Is the title applied to a naval battle which figures In the very forefront of our naval history.

It Is unnecessary to recall how this victory was won on June 1, 1794. Those who care to do so may turn to the splendid story. The enemy was badly handled and suffered heavy losses, but it has always been held that the number of ships captured might have been considerably Increased. The result of the action was acclaimed throughout the country as a glorious victory, and when the British ships, with their many scars, returned to Splthead the fleet was visited by the king and queen, and honors were distributed. But victory though it was.

It led to the raising of the blockade for a time. If only tor a time. Though th .1.