The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-07
JELLICOE SAYS GERMANS
 LOST q SHIPS DURING
 ENCOUNTER OFF JUTLAND
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 Prines8 Royal set fire te three-fun. aeled battleship. The New Zealand
 and fhdemitable reported that the shiE
 they engaged left the line heeling ever and affre, At $40, the battle cruisers
 felt heavy shock as if struck by a
 mine or torpedo. This was assumed to be e vessel blowing up,
 Vice Admiral Beatty reported that he did not consider it desirable or
 proper to engage the German battle nest Airing the dark hours, as the .etrategical position made 1t appear ycertain he could locate them at oay-
 light under most favorable circum- sthncee,
 vics Admiral Jellicoe reports that, as anticipated. the Germans appeared to have relied much upon torpedo attacks which were favored by low visibility { and by the fact that the British were ih the position of a following or chas- ing feet. Of the, large number of tor
 pedoes apparently fired only one took effect and this was upon the Marl- borough, which was able to continue in action. The efforts of the Germans .to keep out of effective gun range were aided, he says, by weather ideal Tor Efhat purpose. The Germans made two eeparate destroyer attacks The first sbattle squadron at i ,0o0 yards admin iufered severo punishment to battle sPtps, battle cruisers and light cruisers. The nre of the Marlborough was par :. .ttcularly effective and rapid. She com Xnenced by firing seven salvos at E lp of the Kaiser class and then en-
 ked cruiser and next a battleship. .S1 he Marlborough was hit by a torpedo S:54 D. m. and took d considerable Ist to starboard, but reopened fire at :o3 at a cruiser. At 7:12 she fired 14 rapid salvos at cruiser of the Koenig class. hitting her frequently until she left the line.
 Close Up to 5,Uvv cards
 \ v During the action the range de- creased to .5. .o00 yards. The first bat tie squadron received more of the en, 5 ernys fire than the remainder oe the < 15set, excepting the fifth squadron The Colossus was hit, but not seriously. I < The fourth squadron, led by the z haszhip Iron Duke. engaged q squa- dron consisting of the Kdenig ana 2 Kaiser classes with battle cruisers and |1ikht cruisers. The British fire was eRectiye, although mist rendered. range-taking difficult. The Iron Duke fred on a battleship of the Koenig ;cIass at lz.OOo yards. The hitting at the second saivo and only ceased when the target turned aWa14 a4other ships of the squadron dred b<shdt&1l$ At German ships as fheyt appeared out of the mist and esveral Of the German vessels were M.
 me second squadron under Admiral y<rram. engaged vessels of the Kaieer or Koenig classes and also a battle Sru1ser. which apparently was severe IT damaged. A squadron under the eoumand of Rear Admiral Heath, vith the cruiser Duke cf Edinbnrst acted as a connecting link between the baftIe. feet and the battle cruiser fleet. Int did not get into action
 i; rhe German vessels were entirely ant of the fight at g o'clock. says the ranort. The threat of destroyer at-, tsclks during the rapidly approaching A6arkness made it necessary to dispose fhe fieet with a view. to its safety while ;nrovfding for q renewal of action at daylirht. Vice Admiral Jeliicoe 1nanoeuvred the fleet so as to remain 6etween the Germans and their bases. placing fotillas of destroyers where {hey could protect the fleet and attack Inc heavy German ships.
 The British heavy ships were not attacked during the night but three British destroyer hotillas delivered q neries of gallant and successful at: tacks, causing heavy losses. The fourth fiotilla, under Captain Wintotry sufrered severe losses, including the rlpperary. The twelfth fiotilIla. under captain Stirling, attacked sqdadron of six large vessels of the Kaiser class, taking 1t by surprise and firing many torpedoes. The second, third and fourth ships in the line were hit and the third blew up, The destroyers were under a heavy fire of German light cruisers. Only the Onslaught received material injuries. The Cas- 6or sank a German destroyer at point blank range.
 Tho thirteenth notilla, under Capt. fFarie, was stationed astern of the bat r