New Britain herald., 1916-07-07
/ezIic0e GiDes His Rep0rt
 Or /ntiand Bank Fight Tells of Important Naval Engagement-Praises German and British Seamen-Admira Beatty Is
 Also Highly Lauded.

of gallant lea adership, firm determina- tion and correct strategic fighting. He appreciated situations at once on sighting the enemy's first lighter forces, then his battle cruisers, finally his battleships. I can fully sympa- thize with his feelings when the eVe- ming mist and fading light robbed the fleet of that complete victory for which he manoeuvered for which the vessels in company with him had striven so hard. The services ren- dered by him, not only on this but on two previous occasions, have been of the very greatest value."
 Enemy Brought to Action.
 Extracts from Vice Admiral Beat tvs report give the course of events before the battle fleet came on the scene of action. At 2:20 o'clock in the afternoon the Galatia reported the presence of enemy vessels. At 2:35 o'clock considerable moke was sight cd to the eastward. This made clear that the enemy was to the northward and eastward and that it would be impossible for him to round Horn Reef without being brought to action. I lie course OI tue bIlC1Sn SnlpS COn- sequently was altered to the eastward and subsequently northeastward
 The enemy was sighted at 3:31 o'clock. His force consisted of five battle cruisers. Vice Admiral Beat tvs first and third light cruiser squad, ron, without awaiting orders, spread eastward, forming a screen in advance of the battle cruiser squadron under rSit of four battleships of the Queen Eliz- abeth class.
 The light cruisers engaged the enemy and the cruiser squa dron came up at high speed, taking station ahead of the battle cruisers. At 3:3O o'clock Vice Admiral Beatty increased the speed to twenty-five knots and formed the line of battle the second battle cruiser squadron forming astern of the first, with two destroyer dotil1as ahead.
 Vice Admiral Beatty then turned east-southeast, slight converging on the enemy, now at a range of 23,0O0 yards. The fifth battle-cruiser squad- ron was then bearing north-northwest 10000 yards distant. The visibility was good.
 From 4:15 to 4:43 o'clock the con- f1ict between the battle cruiser squad rons was fierce and the resolute Brit ish fire began to tell. The rapidity and accuracy of the Germans fire de- preciated considera bly, The third German ship was seen to be afire. The German battle fleet was reported ahead and the destroyers were re- called.
 Weather Becomes UnfavOrabIc.
 Vice Admiral Beatty altered his course to the northWard to lead the Germans toward the British battle fleet. The second light cruiser squad- ron closed to within 13, 900 yards of the German battle fleet and came under heavy but ineffective fire. The fifth battle squadron engaged the German battle cruisers with all guns and about 5 o'clock came under the fire of the leading ships of the German battle fleet.
 The weather became unfavorable, Vive-Admiral Beatty's ships being sil- hOuetted against a clear horizon to the Germans, whose ships were mostly obscured by mist.
 Between and 6 o'clock the action continued at 14,000 yards on a north erly course the German ships receiv- ing very severe punishment, one bat tie cruiser quitting the line consider ably damaged. At 5:35 o'clock the