The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-03-22
WAITING FOR GERMAN
NAVY TO COME OUT
HETTiSH HNrrti,SHil'S HtNf
HEEN oN O. ARD ~ NORTH
SFs IOE MONTHS.
steam = Kept ~ MI the Time and
the ias tiEhtcr~ Are Read, for
Action when Germans
Appeaf.
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United Press starr Correspondent

tinted Press starr Correspondents
WITH THE BRITISH BATTLE
CRUISER SQUADRON. someN here
ln the North Sea. Feb rs tay
mall4 Standing placidly At anch-
or. But Ia formidable battle array,
the British aasys lighting veter
ans AZ the battles % Heiisoland
Blight aud Doseerbank we're stiil
waiting for TIE Germans to come out
to-day
Great. Ions gray warships. their
earmes ready % turn tbs propeIlers.
1.-THE sreyhoundish scout cruisers
and swarms Of dlmunitlve black de-
strayers and torpedp-boats. As fully
manned aud ready for action, ap-
peared aaNious aud willing today 20
be off In chase or battle.
By courtesy OF the British admi-
rally ! was able 20 see ag close range
the real reason Nhy there has been
no naval warfare in the North sea
since January - 1916, when the
German Butcher was sunk and tho
perrfliager. Moltke and seldlts
we're forced 60 run 20 cover ia the
German minefieids. since that time
tho German fleet has remained At
home.
Preparedness personified IN ships
ana men. the British squadron Is
ready 70 remain thus for years. II
necessary. according 10 the officers
aud men with whom ! talksd
Well ahead In the battle line Is
the Tiger. zoo feet Of the same tight
ing eat that showed her teeth TO the
Bmcher IN the Dogeerbank action A
deutod armor plate Just above the
water line. mark az a final shot
from the Butcher. Ia lasting me-
mento still carried By the Tiger
The shell vas from one Of the Teu-
tons ii inch gums. the Tigers Of
ficers declare. II failed 20 penetrate
the nine inch belt OF hrupp armor
white the Tigers 1914 inch guns
were perforatias the eoualled
"Krupp-armofedf German battle
cruiser
Berlin still believes the Tiger was
sunk in this action A possible fore
cast OF future German naval var
fare IN the North ser ard IA expla-
nation OF why the German belief is
firm that the Tiger went down was
given by enc OF the Tigers Officers
When the Butcher turned her mas
sive hull 70 view. a Zeppelin ap-
peared 10000 feet above and
dropped bombs IN the vicinity OF
the boats OF tho British fleet busy
picking up the Blueher's survivors.
Observers or the air ship sax the
Butchers death struggle and as
sumed that Ii vas the Tiger The
word was carried back 10 Berlin
aud ofnciaily announced to the world
before Germany saw fitfto announce
thar the Butcher was sunk Il WAS
the same old Tiger. however. which
the writer Inspected from stem 20
stern today: and seeing IL believing
Not far astern the Tiger stood the
other member Of the battle squad
rcn's cat family Il was the Lion.
brlstllng with guns. big and small.
primod and ready for any emergency.
Nearby lay the New Zealand. 81 :
t. the nary from New Zealanders -
1910 and which made a record trip
around the world just before thu
var. The Princess Royal. 200 trim
fest or fighting ship. also was near
by. Keeping silent company with the
other fleet units. the localities or
which must remain admiralty So.
crets
The battle cruiser squadron Is
waiting for something out Of the air
which viii set dozens OF engines rae
ling toward The open sea and cause
HUNDREDS OF officers, gunners and
stohsFb aud thousands 81 seamen .
! Jump 10 their battle stations Lees
than ten minutes after the pre-
care for action" comes from the
flagship the leading scout cruisers
lwn BE tearing out 70 sea Close be-
bird. lew moments later, sill como
the speedy battle cruisers. PINNED
for the long awaited bur ever wei-
ieome action.
I Every four days some q these
I fighter craft. scout cruisers and tor
! redo boats. am6ie seward to take
!. sheir patrol stations where the sire
less ears can be nearer the German
coast. II f. these crafts that will giye