The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-11-07
APPRECIATES
BRITISH NAVY

The facts in brief: On July 10Th,
1914, at the conclusion of the annual
maneuvers, instead Of being demobi-
lized as would have been usual, the
Grand Feet of Great Britain sailed
from Portland, along the coasts, into
the mists, and from that moment has
dominated the whole couose of the
war. Since the fourth Of August, the
date of the declaration of war, the
oceans of the world have been rid
of enemy war ships, and have been
closed to enemy mercantile marine.
Since the battle of Jutland, on the 31st
of May, 1916, the German High Seas
Fleet has only once ventured out into
the North Sea, and that voyage only
lasted until the British patrols got
into touch with their scouts. A total
tonnage Of 486, 1877 tons of the German
navy has been destroyed in action by
the British navy.
The navy of Great Britain has, since
August, 1914, been increased by the
addition of 1890 vessels of all types.
This is Irrespective of 5000 vessels that
have been added to the auxiliary pa
troll service. And thus the navy that
has been added to the fleet of Great
Britain during the war is larger than
the total navy of Germany before the
war.
The British admiralty, in August,
1914, controlled 658 naval craft, ex-
elusive of small number of auxiliar-
les. The British admiralty at the
present time controls 5,649 vessels.
From 100000 the personnel has been
increased to nearly 100000. In the
patrol around Great Britain the
monthly steaming Of the fleet and
other vessels averages nearly seven
million miles, and in keeping an area
of 1900 square miles clear for ship
ping, over 700 mi o-s'yecYi2g ossels
are employed. These s1;~s 5ve , 49,
900 square miles 7acct"l :, and steam
over 100000 miles in carrying out
their duties.
Over $4,000 vessels favc. S ice Al
amined by units Of the British nav,
employed on blockade channels.
For the defense of merc',?nt ships
5000 guns have been provided al the
necessary guns crews trained and de-
tailed to duty.
The transportation of over 19,O00,-
900 troops across the seas has, by the
protection offered by the Royal Navy,
been effected at cost of under $500
lives lost by enemy action, proper
ton of one life lost per 5000 troops
carried.
Including nearly 25.OO0,00O tons for
the allies, over 100000 900 tons Of war
material and stores have been carried
across the seas.
The German mercantile marine has,
by the domination of the British navy,
been reduced by over 100000 tons,
out of total of approximately $780,
900 tons in August, 1914, and the re-
naming 100000 tons, with the ex-
ception of limited number trading
in the Baltic and in Scandinavian wat
ers, are lying idle.
The Resolution
Be it Resolved, that we, the people
of the United States of America, hav-
ing heard from the lips of the Four
Minute Men of the Committee on Pub
lie Information of the United States
Government the glorious record of the
deeds of the British navy during the
great war, do hereby empower the said
Four Minute Men to convey to Sir
Eric Geddes, First Lord of the Brit
ish admiralty, now a welcome and an
honored guest of our nation. and
through him. we trust, to the officers
and men Of the British navy and to all
the peoples of the British empire.
heartfelt expression of our keen ap-
probation, lasting gratitude and high
esteem.
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