Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-06-13
BIC SEA BAT TIE
FOUGHT IN 400
.FATHOMS WATER

WASHINGTON, D. c., June 1s--
The scene of the greatest naval battle
in modern history is the subject Of 4
war geography bulletin issued today by
the National Geographic society FROM
its Washington headquarters, which
says;
When the high seas feet of the Ger
man Empire and the prize fighting
ships of the nation which boasts the
greatest naval strength in the world
met in an epochal battle off the coast
of Jutland on the last night of NAV a
section of North Sea waters was made
famous for all time. The scene Of this
great struggle of steel leviathans is
described in early dispatches as lying
120 miles off the west coast of Hants-
holm, also called Cape Hertberg. This
point Of land marks the beginning Of
that arm of the North Sea known as
Skagerrack, which separates the south
ern end of Norway from the mainland
portion of Denmark. At this point the
breadth of Skaggerack is so miles, and
its length, to the northeast is $50 miles.
Together with the Kattegat, and the
Sound, it forms the connecting chan
mel between the North an Baltic Seas.
If the great clash occurred 12O
miles directly west of Hantsholm, the
British and German warships now lie
in many fathoms of water, little more
than two hundred miles from Peter
head, the nearest point on the Scotch
coast, and about four hundred miles
northeast of Yarmouth. 1t is in this
latitude that the North Sea floor begins
to drop rapidly. The depth on the
Dogger Bank, $50 miles to the south, is
not more than 10 fathoms, but as the
coast of Norway is approached, the
soundings show remarkable increase
until the gulley of the Norwegian
channel is reached, where the depth
exceeds 400 fathoms.
"The scene of this great sea fight
will recall to British minds the Battle
Of Copenhagen, which occurred 200
miles, in an air line, southeast OF
1t was in that conflict
that the second in command, Nelson,
Them vice-admiral, won added fame
b. disobeying the orders of HIS super
Ior, Sir Hyde Parker. When the lat
ter signaled to the hero of the Battle
IF the Nile to withdraw, Nelson placed
his telescope to his blind eye and re-
marked to the officers grouped about
him, 1 cannot see it,
Before the war these battle waters
we're the congregating place Of the
greatest fishing fleets in the world In
1913 the catch in these waters reached
the amazing total of million and q
urarter tons Of fish, quantity SO vast
that its significance can only be grasp
Ell by a mental picture of thirty-foot
trucks lined up in procession from
New York to San Francisco, via New
Orleans, each truck being loaded with
two tons of seafood.
with the payment of this vast an
nual toll, however there seemed to be
no diminution in the North Seas fish
supply. Englands share Of this food
before the war was 100000 tons year
or 20 pounds for every inhabitant Of
the British Isles.
"of the North Sea catch three-fifths
of the total is herring, the fish whose
spawning and feeding grounds have de-
termined the destinies Of cities, and IN
several instances appear to have in
volved the actual destiny of nations
and the fate Of their monarchs'." I
shell used on Admiral Dewy's flagship
q Manser rife and belt of cartridges.