The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-07-08

! Of The Queen Elizabeth class. The liCh;
cruisers engaged Inc enemy and the
cruiser squadron came uh dt high speed
taking station ahead of tho battle cruls-
rrs. Al 3:3u o'clock Vice Admiral
Beatty increased the speed 10 - knots
and formed III" line "f battle. the sec
"nd battle cruis"c squadron forming
nS;Hrr If thu first With two destroyer
! iintillas ahead.
Vice. Admiral Beatty then turned east
southeast. slightly c"nv"rEinc on the
enemy now al Il range of -. unD Yards.
| he nth battlS cruiser squadron was
then bearing northwest l0.0nn yards
distant. The visibility was good. Con-
! inning his report. Eicc-Admiral Beatty
said:
"'rh" sun VAS behind us. The wind
was southeast. EcnC between tbs
| enemy and his base "ur situation vas
noih taciIraily ard strat"Eicall% good.
' hoth forces "I'.n"d fire SImultanr-
ouSiy AT %:iS AZ range "f is. $40 Yards.
! The course WAS altered Suuthward III"
enemy steering parallel distant 5000
I" lf,"Nh yards. Th" fifth battle squad
yards at 4:oS. The enemy fire then
seemed /" slckrn. Although The pres
cncr "f destroy crs caused Inconvenience
IN acr"un; "f smoke. they preserved
! me hatllcshIps from submarine attack.
Two submarines being sighted, and
nercd /" attack the enemy with lorre-
! does. moved out at 4:li o'clock stimuli
! thncouSly with IN" approach OF Ger
/ man desir"HcrS. Tn" attack vas car
RED nut Gallcntly with great dcierm-
| nation. ti"f"rc arriving III favorR bic
position tu fir" t"rpcducS they inter
| r"ptcd an enemy force consisting or one
! light cruiser AMI fifteen dcstroycrs
| y iIcrc" engagement at close quarters
! CuSuoi and til" enemy was forced 10
! rrtir" on their baltic ships. having two
/ d">irnyers sunk ana their torpedo at
! tack frustrated. bur d"strnycrs SuS-
| ialnrh no loss hu: III" attack uu the
enemy cruisers was rendered less CT
! icCtlvc.
| Attacked Battle Cruisers.
| Tho Nrsl"r. Ncmad and Minca,nr.
und"r Commander Edward Bingham.
| pressed tn" attack on tho battle cruisers
J and fired tw" tnrpe,lncS. Ectng sub
! icCtcI tN \ heavy fire nj 3.nnn Yards
between The lines. The Nes;nr also was
| badly hil hui WAS afl"at .Hhcu last
seen. The r"iarI Hcrissa. Turbulent
and Tamacant also arc praised
Ntcc-Admiral Realty. were indicative
of IN" srirl, rrr,ading tho navy ana
, worthy nf it's highest traditions
From 4:li to AS o'clock the conflict
| between the battle cruiser squadrons
| WAS fi.rrn AMI the r"soIutc British
| Cir" hogan tn tell. Tn" rapidit. and
accuracy Of tho Germans fire derre-
| ciai"i rnnSidrrahly. Tho third German
| ship was <ucn ~ "" afIr". The Ger
nan battle fleet vas reported ahead
ana The dN.trnNcrs were recalled.
! Nirn-hdmiral E',aity altered his course
! 10 tho n"rthwarh I" .lrad tho Germans
toward tho British battle fleet. The
! second light cruiser squadron closed
| tn 13.non yards of the German battle
! fIoni and Cano under heavy bu; inef-
: fr~tirn fro. Tho fiflI battle squadron
| engaged Tho r;crman battle cruisers with
! al guns aud about } o'clock came under
| ,hc fro nf tho leading ships Of the Ger.
man battle feel.
The weather became unfaVorallc. Vice
| Admiral Ecatly's ships being s!hunst
tod against "A Ciar horizon ~ tn" Ger
mans. whose rhiTs were mostly .nhscnrcd
! hy mist.
Between un5 6 o'rIort the action
cnriinuci at 5000 Yards M a mort horl:
course. Tho Germans ships receiving So
vorc punishment. ono ha'tle cruiser quit
ting tho line rnnsiirrnhl" damaCnh a.
5:2I o'clock tho f;nrmans wcro gradually
hauling eastward ami receiving sc"rre
punishment at tho head nj tho line
PROBABLY acting IN information from
their light cruisers which were engaged