Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-09-13
Pack Blooded at Last.
Young British Naval Officer, F ceiling 'Writey,"
liant Story of the Battle of Jutland.
London Special In New York World.
Sends a Bird

n New York World.
I now. counting not the ships ti,at We had
lost but the few that remained to HIM.
Do not think that l ara talking big"
against hope that she will be encouraged
by Wednesday to come out and give US
battle. But seeing that he is run by in.
their losses were. and whose only mis-
take was that they were. by %inadver-,
tence. caught at sea by US when they
by the Wolff bureau-we very much fear
that we way have seen the last Of them
for y long time to come.
of the Hun sailor is good. We don't talk
about either our morale or our women
folks honor; these are things every
thinking at all about these things. you
may well remember that little shattered
DESTROYER. her head held high. her CUTS
hanging out. and cheering AS she came.
Also. YOU will perhaps be edited to
hear that our greatest consolation for
our deep sorrow that some of us should
Wen, anyhow. those Harwich devils
were not there: they missed this show"
the Harwich brigade, who have had all
the fun of the war; and now at long last
we have come by our own; We are as
cock a hoop as a girl Who has been to a
dance which her sister has missed. Do
You think that such is the spirit OF a
man who feels sore? Mo-! But 1 don't
'>'ts XIV NioShplCIiSttCatS~
Pack eiooded at Last
We are fed up that those dear ships
should have encountered accidents: but
] for one would 10. 0Oe. 9eS times rather
have that action over again. Just as it
at last, and is spelling for a fight-even
more now that it knows what a real fight
is like.
Perhaps it is that we feel that We AVE
not done ourselves full justice; 1t is u
feeling that nobody who has ever played
Who has made a So e / suppose. has
escaped at some time: and it is usually
due to untoward circumstances-this
shall have luck-and victory. too.
And for you at home. who feel bad
volunteer. come out like old W. to do his
bit and save the world. We are most
and because long before the war we
thought an adventurous life on the
rolling deep would suit our style of
beauty
We are real professionals. all e samee
gladiators. We rejoice at the opportu-
at at's our g's o%n Us 5ob 10 a nai to 10 JUSTLY snas ss Sur SGrk
tence; but we are not quite in the same
category as the poor fellows who have
to follow the bloody path OF duty
We are just pursuing our ordinary
avocation. and il any girl Is married to
VIC vi O5~"CA SnC AAdN u WiIA ucI
eyes open. We were sacrificed years
since on the altar. not Of Lyman. but of
Mars. The sacrifice is but contaminated
old Invincible.
Worth the Sportin0 Gamble.
1t is a fine life while one is at 1t; not,
indeed. this rotten poking about ia port
and and,,; patr9 9hingg on win seas: but the
paid-ertainiy we'll worth the sporting
eambIe. If am selected next time. why:
at least shall have seen the goddess. and
albeit she is tickle and her back is not
al ogeths beautiful; am prepared to
face and her smile.
am developing,. 1 fear: into a fighting
though they must be-: and u could but
see see a @osne batt!eship 60 up =" a 2,ooo..
a sI@a 3 esspa se,9ea 70 pay wy s.ee. %Hrtd t ss
such a show my $50 pun Of 1esh and
blood.
the greatest gamble Of all. which makes
it SO attractive. To you may come a
front row seat and nave nothing to pay
piece was not of the very best this time.
for the villain escaped: the great dra-
matist has Numbered in the plot.
Gloomy but yesterday. 1 am today, it
seems, full of beans. Love to all.
T. S.-Here is the kings message to the
fleet. think no letter from home ever
9SS nv NON NY M Oklo
feeling for him now Is O1e of actual love!
| Are we wounded! Well. perhaps we are;
he has poured balm into our wounds
Letter to His Mother.
An extract from a letter to his mother,
dated June 3. reads:
1 have seen a real naval battle. and
it was not in the least like what 1 had
expected: and it WAS rather soul shaking.
l had always drawn a mental picture Of
the two fleets. in line ahead. pounding
! away. at each other. with us eight cruis-
ersl looking on. seeing adj that was hap
pening from ban to rear. and everything
obvious as a cricket match.
1 might have known from Heligoland
that circumstances alter cases. but some
in a thick mist. where you could not see
half your own fleet, let alone the emy
But SO it was; and vast forms ioomed up
out Of the mist. firing like eiiIy-o at other
snip sa v"i the w fnsin nenbss..n ;"o o1d isy,rc,b,s
blow up like the Bulwark. right along
side US. hardly q mile off: q great GRIM
son rose of flame 100 feet high and per-
haps 200 broad. that rose leisurely. con-
dignity. to a good 400 feet: ut it's very top
an immense bulk Of ships plating. and
many lesser bits. Then the deep red faded
out, and there remained only a black
, that the nan ships smoke, at full speed.
was creating: and above. a new biilowy
cloud added to the others in the sky. and
only to be distinguished by. its greater
altered course back In that direction dur
ing that time). a gentle shower. K the
first of a snowfall came drifting down
about US from her.
End Of q Crest Snip.
The pail cleared from about her In n
few U sufficiently to enable one
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