Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-08-28


fighting force behind, but also separat-
ed the battle-cruisers themselves into
two groups; the Oldest ships, New Zea-
land and lndomitable, slowly fell back
without, however, being fully excluded
from taking part in the battle. The
easterly wind was unfavorable fer the
tight, heavy clouds Of smoke being
blown from our ships, which were
close in front CT cur armoFed CRUISER,
between the two fighting lines When
we further consider the large distance
at which the battle was Fought and
which was never less than 1412 ktlo-
meters, We realize the difficulties un-
der which both parties were lighting,
and il is impossible 10 say which side
fought under greater Disadvantage.
In spite Of ali this cur heavy artil-
lery found its mark in remarkably
short time At about $3.50 o'clock one
OF the masts of the Lion, which led.
was shot away; hall an hour later Il
smOkestack followed, fire and smoke
from the hits and explosions of our
shells were clearly visible. At the
same time hits on the forward part
of the second ship in the English bat.
RE line could be observed. causing a
fire. This ship fell behind a Little
and her firing decreased. At 10:40
o'clock Seydlitz received severe hit
aft. which hampered the manipulation
OF the rear heavy artillery. Shortly
after IL o'clock severe hits and large
fires We're again observed On the sec
ond English ship, and by 1880 o'clock
this ship had To leave the battle line
and to fall back slowly, SO that by
this time the first group was com,
posed of the Lion and the third ship,
while the second ship came closer to
the two others, which had been left in,
the rear. At the same time the third
ship closed up on the first. Beginning
with 1880 O'Clock the firing from the
enemy's battle cruisers decreased. At
this time our last ship, the Bluecher,
remained behind, after hits and fire
had been observed and engine trouble
had been reported, and thereby drew
the concentrated fire from the enemy's
slower vessels upon herself. About IL
o'clock Lion. the enemy's flagship. re-
ceiyed in short succession several hits
in the bow, which apparently dis
abled her artillery, a heavy explosion
was observed, also a fire; the ship
turned to starboard and left the bat
tie line listing heavily. The command
was thereby transferred to the for
mer third ship. Shortly afterward
this vessel was hit by a torpedo from
torpedoboat, which had remained be-
tween the two fighting lines, and now
n "a hH1 ENn1 f1h inn be NFf fhn
battle, about 40 miles away from Hell
igoland, and took northerly course.
At that time torpedo attack on the
battered enemy had been ordered; this
attack could not be carried out, how.
ever, under the circumstances With
the above move the main force of the
enemy's cruisers drew toward the
Bluecher. According to the statement
of the English admiral, he caused the
discontinuanee of the battle on ac-
count of the presence of submarines
and the Approaching of the area
strewn With German mines. The long
nit the German admiral to clearly as
certain the circumstances, as they are
reprinted here from reports compiled
from numerous sources Only small
portion of the line of the enemy's bat
tie cruisers was visible to him; only
the damage to and the turning of the
flagship We're observed, nothing of
what had happened and was still hap
pening could be clearly made out
BIuecher Crippled.
BY that time our Bluecher had been