The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-06
BRITISH OPERATIONS AGAINST SUBMARINES
 HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL
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planes had their home on famous At- lantic liner.
 In their places in the battle cruiset squadron, which is known in the navy as the "cat squadron" were the Lion and the Tiger, which sank the German ar
 mored cruiser Bluecher in the North sea battle.
 This seems a sufficient denial of the German report that the Tiger Is at the bottom of the sea-" said an officer Looking strange among the homeogen-
 ous types of the 10-gun ships which be-
 longed to the regular British navy was a
 Turkish dreadnought taken over at the outset of the war.
 Approaches Flagship AS the torpedo boat destroyer ap-
 preached the flagship of the commander
 in-chief, an officer pointed out Vice Ad-
 fGiral Sir John Jellicoe as one of two
 officers promenading the quarter deck The vice admiral received his guests
 at the gangway At 57 years he is the
 senior of all the list, which includes vice
 admirals at the age of A. He is never without telescope under his arm when he is on deck, and officers say there is nothing which the young officers on watch see that he does not see. Vice Admiral Jellicoe escorted his guests through the ship. He was most interested in calling attention to the special ma chine practice of the gun spotters in fir ing. where the result of each shot is dis played.
 This is the best we have until the Ger man fleet comes out and gives us a chance for the real thing,' said the vice admiral.
 Stepping into a small room, in which telegraph keys clicked and a complete
 wireless apparatus was hidden behind armor, the correspondent saw one instru-
 ment which brings to Sir John word of any submarine having been sighted or of any movement in all the seas around the British isles and carries the commander in-chief's orders far and near. Bluejackets are invariably sturdy, long service men of mature years who have been kept drilling on the same ship since the war began. Their health is better
 than in time of peace, as they are kept aboard and given good food. Jellicoe Is Confident Whether in the turrets, on the bridge or below decks. there was a significant absence of even the most minute things which would not serve a purpose in bat tie. Only in the commander-in-chief's s
 cabin with numerous sea maps on the walls. did books and pictures suggest other than naked utility for war. Sir John Jelicoe and all his officers spoke in the same strain about the situation. If the German fleet had any chance of suc- cess. they said, 1t was at the outset of war. With every month, the British fleet had grown stronger and was better organ
 ized to meet any possible emergency. Though the submarine had played a more important part than many antici- pated. the methods for countering their attacks and destroying them had devel-
 oped beyond expectation.
 Submarines waited outside of harbors, they said, whenever the fleet or any part of 1t went forth. but they had hit only one vessel, a light cruiser. The fleet had learned how to care for itself. The hardest part of the war for the
 navy, the officers declared was in the early days, when the fleet was contin- ually at sea looking for battle. Now 1t was secure and ready. It could steam out to action instantly if the patrols. which continually sweep the North sea, reported any sign of the Germans.