Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-01-27
CAPT, BEATTY
IS COMMENDED.
SERVICE IN TIKI THE BRITISH
NAVY HAS BROUGHT HIM
1NTo PROMINENCE. h
MARRIED An AMERICAN. 6ll
Lady Beatty Was Miss Ethel
Field, Daughter Of Late Mar
shall, Field.

tChicago. Jan. 26.-Whel the only
| daughter of the late Marshall Field
Ethel. who was formerly Mrs. Arthur
Tree, married Captain David Beatty
in 1891, people not in touch With BTU
ish naval affairs asked: as;
who Is Beatty"
They knew in g. general way that
he had served in his majesty's ser:
vice, afIoat and ashore, with distinAc~
ton. That was about all. -. .;e,
Given Honorable Mention. ~
Others, who nov. and then heard >
bit OF Admiralty gossip. were aEare
he had been mentioned for &allan'
try in action more than once. 81.
They recalled, for instance, that it
was his skill and persistence that
brought victory to the British arms
when he commanded 9 squadron OF
gunboats on the Nile in 1928. after
his superior had been founded.
Two years later, it also was recall
ed, he was attached to, the battleship
Barfleur stationed in China waters.
when the Boxer troubles came and the
foreign, legations IN Picking were be
leaguered. o> .,r7e..
In the dash, to the relief Of the lega-
tons by the allied eypeditionary force
it was necessary at one point to take
two strongly protected batteries OF
artillery. The man selected to land
the party was Beatty lieutenant at
that. time. At the head: Of a small
party of picked bluejacketst +ths
charged the works. and took them, al
though he.was twice wounded IN do
ing so. For that he. was made a cap
tain, although only 20 years old at
the time. . H.! =
Made Rear Admiral.
Then followed tours Of duty on sea
and shore, routine, it is true, but not
without note by. the Admiralty. Then,
with quite a shock to the British
sense of priority, Captain Beatty was
made a real admiral and became the
youngest officer in the service to
reach flag rank at the age of 80 years.
Meanwhile the Beattys became pop
ular at court. King Edward had TAX
en- a fancy to the young naval officer
and made him enc OF his naval aides.
King George was equally struck
with Rear Admiral E:eatty and De-
slowed Oh him the star Of a knight
commander of the Order of Bath,
which entitled. him to the prefix. sir.
At the same time his wife became
Lady Beatty,
A. present, it is said, there is no
American woman who stands SO high
in the favor Of Queen Mary and to
whom she accords so great degree OF
intimacy as Lady Beatty. ="
Whom ] wop 10 mo 1aaf C11N0 10Y ~
vas Rear Admiral Beatty who was
detailed to keep England's shores safe
from attack by German naval sorties.
This was left largely to the first
cruiser squadron, in which the bat
tie cruiser Lion flew the rear adj
mirars flag.
Days passed and Britishers became
impatient because its magnificent
fleet was doing nothing" while Ger
man troops were seeping the cont
nelt. ~ It..
Then, on August %, came the figh5
off Helgoland. 1t gave London its
first chance to shout, and it was
'Beatty's cruiser squadron that. fur
nished the chance.
Made Vice Admiral. .a
LII ILO UdILld, VIC 4lSL Icdl Icok "
naval gun-ery, two German cruisers
and two German torpedo boat de-
stroyers were sent to the bottom and
a third cruiser, afire, fled to the pro-
lection of the mine fields about the
naval base at Cuxhaven. Then ,she
was made vice admiral. y
News Of Vice Admiral Beatty's Sc
cond achievement in the wal as con
municated to Chicago relatives last
evening. a. 'l
Mrs. Henry Disbles, aunt Of Lady
Beatty, was delighted when told Of
the contents Of the statement issued
by the official press bureau, in which
it was stated the admiralty especially
had commended Vice Admiral Beatty
for his victory. -. H., y.
".1t's splendid" she said, "and It
was the Lion, his flagship, that led
the battle line, That's even more
thrilling" 5&F2S ~
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