Evening star., 1915-02-06
whatever Jellicoe does will be the only

whatever Jellicoe does will be the only
right thing to do.
However. there's a good deal of that
hell-fire heretofore referred to in Jein-
has discovered that fact He doesn,t
talk much. He doesn't promise at al.
He probably couldn't cheer II MS lite
depended on it. But he's whale on
A ship was wrecked off Glib altar.
and it was Lieut. Jellicoe that steered
the boat filled with volunteers that
made vain attempt to rescue the
crew. Jellicoe's boat was swamped. aud
his own men almost lost their lives. NO
matter He had tried.
Undaunted by Close Call.
He was in the sick bay on board
the Victoria when the Camperdown
rammed her in the Mediterranean.
The Victoria went over and down. A
brother officer pulled Jellicoe through
a port as the vessel heeled. They were
picked up unconscious later. being two
of the small minority that were saved.
Most of the Victoria's officers lad
enough of the sea and quit. Jellicoe
apparently didn't even think of quit
ting. He kept on climbing. The
kaiser gave him the second order of
the Red Eagle for his services in China
in 1900. at which time he was severely
wounded.
AS lieutenant Jellicoe had been in
terested in gunnery. He has never lost
ship he kept his men in the turrets
until they began to dream points and
targets. He became a member of
the naval ordnance committee. and
lish navy. There have been few
naval engagements and none of major
consequence since this war began. But
the few have shown that the English
IL
rifles as hunter would swing a bird
gun. They have made shots that have
seemed impossible, and made them
often enough to prove they were not
f1ukes.
Picked Out by Admiral Fisher.
Jellicoe had been marked as young
Fisher spotted him. From that time on
he went from rank to rank.
Fisher is a one-idea man, that idea be-
ing to make the British navy a better
navy Wherever he could seize upon a
man inspired by the same idea he worked
that man ruthlessly. II the man stood
up under the work he was sure of re-
wards.
In. time Fisher took the job Of reorgar,-
ising the navy, when he became first sea
lord. He believed in big ships, OF the
sort now known as dreadnaughts. Jelli-
coe was a member of the first dread
naught design committee. He had almost
as much to do with making the English
navy what 1t is today as had Fisher
himself
Knows How to Hold His Tongue.
All the time he kept his mouth shut,
being encouraged in that by the ex-
ample OF his chief. Sir John Jellicoe
hasn't opened his mouth in unnecessary
speech since the day he was born. The
navy knew all about him. When he was
made commander-in in chief Of the home
feet-being jumped to that position
over the protesting heads Of eleven Sc
nior admirals-the navy approved. The
public just gaped.
The public has never heard those
delightfully."- intimate little stories
about Jellicoe that have made the rep
utation Of some lesser men. The pub
lie had an idea, because Of his photo
graphic appearance, that he had for
eign blood in his veins. And the pub
lie liked the fine old Spanish Main
favor Of that Jellicoe name. And that
was all.
Jellicoe is English to his heels. His
father had been a navel officer. and the
family is Of Hampshire stock.
Always Cool and Serene.
The admiral is always cool and al
ways serene. Nothing ever furries
him. He never bullies any one. and no
one ever tries to bully him. He seems
always to be in command of the situa-
tion-and silently-whether the situa-
tion be at a dinner table or on a quar-
ter deck. The strain of that constant
vigil in the North sea is utterly incon-
ceivable to the outsider. The English
man must watch against the outbreak
of the German warships, and he must
watch every bubble for destroying tor
pedoes. If a ship relaxes vigilance for