New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-10

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quibble.'
Warspites' Secret Out.
I suppose that | must be regarded
as an uncommonly black liar by any
German sympathizer who reads this
article-if any do--for his friends
tell him that the Warspite is at the
bottom of the sea, whereas | now
tell him that, on leaving the lnfex-
ible, | personally visited the War
spite. and saw her holes being
patched, six weeks after the Jut-
land battle. She was even then
ready for action again. 1t is true
that she had been battered heavily,
fcr she had taken on no less than
eight German ships. One hole was
about the size of a small church
window, and she had many dents.
But the real damage done was not
prrat, and the spirits Of her men
we're very great indeed. This is the
way in which they tossed aside their
crowns of heroism. In the hottest
part of the fight they had executed
an extraordinary maneuvre. The
Warrior was being very badly
mauled at the time. and the War
spite came between her and the en-
envy, taking all the punishment, pay
ing as much back as she could, and
slowly revolving like a great cat
chasing its tail, all her guns coming
into play in turn. The Warrior was
saved, and every one aboard agreed
that this maneuvre of the Warspite
was a new and a remarkable one,
deserving of much gratitude. Where
upon a deputation was sent to the
Warspite bearing gifts-bOxes of
cigars and sundry bottles-that
would in most cases arouse enthusl-
asm. Take 'em, mates; you saved
u.s." said the grateful emlsSarles.
Take 'em back, you blighters'' was
the reply, roared through a gale OF
Homeric laughter. Take EN- back!
We didn't try to save you. We was
chasing our own damned tail. 'Ow
could zee 'elp it? Our elm was
jammed."
Few Scars Apparent.
The next to loom up out of the
gray mists were the Lion and the
Tiger, both ready for sea at any
moment, as also were other ships
reported by Berlin to be heavily
damaged, but showing remarkably
few traces, even when the scars
we're pointed out by experts. Ship
after ship we passed on our way
to the much-desired cruiser where
lunch awaited Us enthusiastically
the best Of all cocktails, in com
pliment to an American guest who
was with the party. 1t was, indeed,
an excellent cocktail; for after
lunch. as we watched a seaplane
soaring overhead and looping the
loop like tumbler pigeon, the
American guest-a gentleman with
Il wife and family. too-implored
that he might forthwith be taken
up into the heavens for the same
purpose. "And what would the Ad-
mira!ty say to me if anything hap
pened?" asked the captain. mo,
sir. Send along some Of the hy-
phenated kind and we'll try it."
Followed a yarn of an English avi-
ator, captured by the Germans, who
was asked by his captors to take a
German observer over one OF our
seas in his machine. At first he
refused; but afterward, strapping
himself in position, consented. The
German was armed and bulky, but
his straps were not to be depended
on. Somewhere over the North Sea,
in the dusk Of that sunset, a trawler
saw a remarkable sight. An English
aviator wass looping the loop, for
sheer joy, apparently, somersault
after somersault, like a tumbler
pigeon. He kept it up for half an
hour. Then a dark bulk dropped
from the machine and splashed into
the North Sea. Perhaps it was
German, with revolver in each
hand. At any rate, an English avi-
atcr arrived on the East Coast an
hour or two later, and ne com
planned Of feeling lonely.
Unexplained Mystery.
1t was obvious, in talking 20 the
officers and men of the battle-cruiser
fleet, that they were trimming with
satisfaction over the result of the
Jutland battle. ! asked them about
those curious sentences in the Jelli,
coe report describing a heavy ex-
plosion felt by all the battle-cruiser
fleet simultaneously at dusk, after
the enemy had withdrawn. The
nearest German ship at the time was