Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-09-07
ADMIRAL JELLICOE'S
GREAT FLEET STEAMS
OUT INTO NORTH SEA
.mada of Dreadnoughts
,ssves English Port Accom-
panied by Powerful Flo
tilla of Destroyers
s,rpNAR1NEs sCoRNED
,,..s,v Column of warships OF on
H's"rt Iirknown Errand, Heading
Toward Foes Waters
.. FREDERICK PALMER

~ LONDON, Sept. T.
-, .o,,rse Of his visit to the British
.ss, in the last week your cor
Dau'' -, .s,er boarding all OF the more
,ssn6r,ant ships. witnessed mashinoen'
'~,acle--that Of the whole force putting
TO sea ,, o,. pavld
.s',,v, rasshin. the Lion, w"ch mas
.,-.s Tho toughest handling 'n 'oattle
'., trItlsh capital ship now oToat
"a of the dldUulty they mao % per
..a. ,he younS commander TO "o'"enu
~. opening OF the action on 'anVary
., the bridge. where he had an un-
.-.-.a Vision, to the armored nr"tec-
!, ,ha coming tower They give
.,,,ro account Of tho success OF DE"
- ,n folllng all efforts of suoms-
-. 70 reach the crippled Lion as sho
r. hslnr towed home at hve KNOTS an
~. oesr sinking the German cruiser
piusoher. . NJ.
-. .,...s IN which the Lion was NIT |
Ivy. a. North Sea battle were not |
esr.nsn,hle in some instances o"'hB "
oo.snns,rvction Of the section where the
les,,s hurst In other cases the locatlon
sss evident, patches having peen p,aSH
was ,n,ured mates. A very small
,aee ovel of the German shells hit, at
70 ooe' yard range of the early stage
wy ~ battle officers say, but the
sa,.sms Of passing salvos ana the crack
~ ,hair own guns. caused an lhcOhCeN-
q O,,s ev ,,,,nuit TO sound in the ears OF those
stationed on the bridge, ..,. -, ,ho
S.ss srIgey. sister battle cruiser OF the
zion had fewer scars to snow as resui'
AZ the North Sea battle
RATTLE SCARS ON QUEEN
ELIZABETH.
- .Ao oueen Elizabeth the only signs
a. her experiences at the Dardanelles
mich were visible were section OF new
rlanks on deck, where shell penetrateu
and a rent from a glancihe shot on o"0
OF her l5-inch guns.
rhs fnfexible, the flagship in the Falk-
land Islands battle. suffered less injury
,h.ra than AZ the Dardanelles, where she
sss struck by a mine and was under
hsavv Are from shore. A piece OF the
4 min. ia kent In the ward room as
sovvenir. and all the ships which have
been In action had fragments OF German
,help set in mountings as mementoes'
Oficefs referred to the manner in which
tne necessity had been foreseen in Brit
in ra al preparations for taking care
u damages from battle, thus ensuring
pfompt repairs when any ship returned
Injured In action.
"But we had few repairs to make, and
our energy and resources were given TO
the rapd construction of new fighting
units which continue to increase our pre-
rcnderance over the German fleet" one
officer remarked.
The correspondent heard repeated and
sympathetic references to the sacrifices
and hatdships of the army during the
grhk year of war, while the battle-
ships marked time in their long walt.
But II pattle comes for us 1t will not
last ioLg." an officer said. Every days
waiting only sharpens our eagerness."
The only color visible in that vast as
sembly of fighting ships, stretching into
the misty horizon or standing out against
the gren background of the harbor, was
the blue uniforms of the crews and an
occasional signal flag fluttering from the
halyard.
JELLIcoE ORDERS FLEET TO SEA.
While OH board the flagship of Admiral
Sir John Jellicoe, a message was brought
TO the commander -in-chief, who called
secretary and spoke briefly to him. Word
was passed around that the whole fleet
had been ordered to weigh anchor and
proceed TO sea. Guests on board a de-
watched that unprecedented procession
OF naval power make its exit, led by
graceful light cruisers and hotiilas of de-
stroyers.
But are not German submarines wait
ing outsider" was asked.
q No doubt, two or three are always
there" an officer replied. but the de-
htfoyers know how to keep them off,"
cutting through choppy waves and
leaving foaining wakes the seemingly in
Vulnerable destroyers, attendant satel-
nies OF the great fighting ships, ran in
ana out at their superior speed, as busy
as bees The destroyers were always on
me move, notilla blinking its signals to
dotilla.
y seemed that IL line had been drawn
between the stern and bow of any two
battleshps 1t would measure exactly the
SANE distance as between any other two.
so steadily were the intervals kept The
eIe"s were out and the sight added inn
preston TO the fleets gray armored
might. There was the first dreadnought
sna others Of all classes since her evo-
.uuoh OF naval warfare up to the latest
"pe' the Queen Elizabeth.
MIGHTY COLUMN SEEMS ENDLESS.
me head Of the column was lost In the
mist OF approaching nightfall and black
clouds from the tunnels Eight-sIxteen
..Nshy dteadnoughts were counted as
.nsy went pasl with clockwork regularity
sno out OF other smoke clouds in the
SSslDor more dreadnoughts were coming
sel0te tne King Edward VII and Other
uieaonought classes had their turn
fhe commander of the destroyer which
tne correspondent was aboard looked a.
nls watch and said II was time 10 70
must take his appointed place IA
1e meet Al 80 knots an hour he cut
ss'.s the bow Of a battleship, takinl
a. suests to the landing place. AS tn.
s1ioyer rounded the headland the cor
kPnaent had a laNr glimpse OF tina
sfnsly endless column of ships. stil
alse from the harbor. on its way oil
n. snHnown errand In the North Sea
rss,s.s "pens ana gun power were sug
"Asimsd the Imagination. should !, ~.
entase the German fieet