South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-01-25
King George Sends Personal
Message of COngratuIation
to Vice Admiral Beatty On
Triumph Over Germans.
GERMANS LOSE ONE
SHIP, TWO DAMAGED
English Declare GunnerS In
fIiCted Serious Damage to
KaiSer'S Cruisers as They
Steamed Back to HarbOr.

LONDON. jan. 25.-King George
today sent to Vice Admiral Sir David
Beatty a personal message of con-
graduation on the victory by his fleet
over n German squadron of powerful
cruisers in the North sea on Sunday.
The entire English nation is celebrat-
ing the triumph won by the sailors Of
Britain In what the naval experts
call the most importan. naval battle
OF the war"
This conflict, fought early Sunday
morning north OF the Frisian islands
is believed to have prevented another
bombardment Of English coast
towns.
The British naval victory came at
an oppOrtune time to quen the fears
Hartlepcol, Whitby and Scarborough
and Zeppelin raids over towns little
over 100 miles from London
The statement issued in Berlin to-
day saying that a British cruiser was
reported to have been sunk in the
battle was declared by English naval
officials to be an attempt to mini
mize the victory OF Sir David Beatty.
The reported loss OF the English
cruiser was fatty denied and the ad
1niralty reafirmed its declaration
that the English casualties had been
few.
Claim Two ships Damaged.
While the Germans claim that all
the vessels I'm tleir fleet except the
Rluecher returned to their harbor,
British admiralty officials declare
that two OF the kaiser's cruisers were
badly damaged by the gunners OF the
Lion, Princess Royal, New Zealand,
Indornitable aid Tiger. This belief
IS confirmed ss concerns one OF the
German cruisers at least by a dis
patch from Amsterdam.
This message states that advices
from SchiemOnnikOOg. a Dutch
island In the North sea, bring the
news that a four-funneled German
cruiser apparently badly damaged,
was sighted there late yesterday aft
ernoon sailing toward the east.
The cruiser was steaming at slow
speed and seemed to have been Grip
pied This vessel is believed here TO
have been one of those which par
ticipated in Sunday mornings battle
All the newspapers today united in
a glowing tribute TO SiI David Beatty
and his sailors for defeating the Ger
man feet and sinking; the Biuecher.
They declare the Germans defeat
was retributiOn upon ''the baby kill
ers of Scarborough"
Fifth Cruiser Lost.
The Bluechcr was the fifth armOr-
cd cruiser that Germany has lost in
the war. There we're only nine yes
sells OF her class in the German navy
when the war began and two of these
have been destroyed. Though built
at a cost of $1.25O,0OO. the Bluecher
has always been regarded as a naval
misft" It was laid down according
to plans that were behind the system
on which British ships were being
constructed at the same time. Though
To- fI asn
not be brought up To date.
Commenting on the naval victory
won by the British the Daily Mail
says:
Moral superiority now lies with
tho English.
The children Of Drake and Mel
son still keep the North sea" il says,
and have lost none of their ances-
tors valor and seamanship."
With the other newspapers, II at
the same time flays the Germans for
their bombardment Of English coast
towns, saying:
''The great and glorious achieve
ment is more welcome because il was
accomplished against the very force
that has been misused by the German
admiralty bombardment OF ScarbOur-
ough and the murderer OF unoffepd-
ing civilians"
Say ship Was Sacrificed.
The Daily News presents the unique
theory that the Bluecher was sacri-
iced to save the MoItke. Seydlitz and
Derhlinger. these ships making their
escape while the British warShips
were destroying the Bluecher.
Baron Fisher. chief sea lord of the
admiralty, received hundreds OF con
gratulatory dispatches today. this be-
ing his T4th birthday anniversary
Most OF the messages combine birth
day felicitatiOns with congratulations
on the North sea victory.