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bringing about feet action under favor
able circumstances should outweigh all
other considerations. He declared that this
fact should be impressed in training not
only on the commander of battle cruiser
squadrons but upon officers and even upon
crews. Crews are inclined to lose faith in
their commander and to suspect him of a
lack in courage in attack unless fully cog
infant of what the man9uvre means
1t is, however, in Beatty's movement
after establishing contact with the German
Grand Fleet that Won Scheer displays the
sharpest professional difference with the
gallant British commander. If, when
Beatty steamed to the northward, leading
the German cruisers and Main Fleet di-
rectly toward the British Grand Fleet, he
had steamed to the westward he would
have avoided serious engagement until
The New York herald., 1921-08-14

II frederick NIETzsCHE, who before
r. the war was sort OF oracle in Ger
4 many and allied countries. is now
very much in the discard, and his works
that were once eagerly read are mainly to
be found on second hand book shelves. The
Great Blond Beast, according to this phi
losopher. was TO come out Of Germany to
devour all that lay before him. 1t seems
TO have been chained, and the world breathes
more freely.
Nietzsche died mad. and with his death his
ideas seemed to suffer collapse. Neverthe-
less traveller who bought one OF his books
al second hand to read on railway journey
found him still original and audacious al
though outdated. He quotes some of the
The New York herald., 1921-08-14

~ FFICIAL British reports of the Battle of Jutland
conflict widely with those of the German Admiral
Scheer, $ expressed in the conversation given
below, and with the conclusion in his book The
sts are E. BY A I'M s.
by Admiral Beatty Vscount Jelcoe of the
night action:
I'VE were between the enemy and his bases whether he
land direct via the swept channel which he known
cluded that the well the westward of He
had been turning interior lines throughout.
after the enemy had been sighted was delayed owing to
the souhey eered by the latter during the first
was Of course unavoidable as had our battle
followed the to the southwark the main fleets would
"After the arrival of the British Battle Fleet there
to be I'M no desire on the % part Of the High ssa Fleet
each occasion of being sighted after FIRE
opened
great effect and their should be exaggerated
The of the British Battle Fleet opened the
1750 yards but it not this which led to the difficulty
keeping with the enemy That difficulty due
to the fact that the German Fleet made very large turn
the westward under of smoke at the
of launching the earliest destroyer attacks Neither
time, necessary their the Battle
Fleet able regain touch until $50 p M because of
the retirement of the enemy"
The following from the report of Vce-Admira
Sir David Beatty give the of before the Battle
Fleet came upon the
S. W. by S. to regain touch with the and at 7:i4
We reengaged 717 and increased speed 22 knots
1882 p M. my s. w., the leading enemy battle
ship bearing N. w. by w.
again after very short the enemy showed signs
of punishment ship being fire and another appeared
drop right The destroyers the head of the
enemys line gray smoke covering their
battleshps with pail, under of which they
doubtedly turned away and 7:45 lost sight of
The German Fleet appeared rely much torpedo
attacks which favored by the low visibility the
that had arrived in the position of following
chasing feet.
"At 9 P. M the enemy entirely of sight.
noeuvred remain between the enemy bases pac
our att
and the time be favoraby situated for attacking
the enemy's heavy ships
The New York herald., 1921-08-14
Discovery Of a Stephen Phillips Posthumous Play

Before the battle Harold meets a witch
and asks her how he shall fare in the clash
of arms. The witch foretells the defeat Of
Harold and goes on to prophesy regarding
the future.
''Lol IL is fated that the Norman blood
With Saxon shall be mingled happily
Toward the shaping Of the mighty world.
And from this wine Of blood. tomorrow spilled
Shall spring fortunate vintage from the earth
A mighty brew from battle shall be made.
vaster than any by the sup behoid.
Thy life alone this mighty marriage mars
or nations and the destined fusion foils.
For whilst thou livest England to thee were
true.
Thou standest in the straight path Of Fate
And but thy dying can make clear her way.
For with the years and the kind touch Of time
Norman and Saxon shall together come.
Together stand up in the clash Of arms
On many foreign plain and alien hill
And In one host shall battle and o'erthrow.
After the battle Elfrda, mother OF Harold
and Edith come to ask the victorious William
for the body OF Harold that they may bury
Il with solemn rite. williams reply is an
angry refusal. Then Edith makes her sue
cessful appeal:
'sEdith--Dube. am but she whom Harold loved
And who loved Harold. Now do but ask
That may have his body to bury 1t.
Her sorrow is the greater; she 10 old.
And abe did dandle him upon her arm,
When that which Is a body was babe.
But II thou wilt not to the mother yield
Yet yield to me that 50 did love the dead.
"The weakness OF the play is the sketchy
drawing Of that superman William. Mr..
Phillips must have wished to make William
the central character Of play. There are
signs even here that he rellshed the in
dividuality OF the old sea wolf. But his
patriotism led him TO make Harold tho
protagonist, and play fun of finely ex-
pressed passion for England is the result
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Admiral Startling
Fleet Might Have Been Anhnated With Battle
From Show
Premise tcim Is

the engagement. In Won Scheer's opinion
this would have been serious mistake,
since the result would have been to separate
the German battle cruisers from the Main
Fleet so widely as to deprive the cruisers
of the Main Fleets support.
While his first criticism Of Beatty is thus
directed at Beatty's forcing the cruiser
fight to the southwest, he gives ample ex-
cuse for this move on Beattys part. 1t will
be remembered that Beatty did not turn
until he was actually in contact with the
German Main Fleet.
Takes Extraordinary Courage
To Appear to Run Away
The German Admiral admits that 1t
takes courage Of an extraordinary kind for
a battle cruiser commander to break off
an engagement, turn, and appear to run
away. But he felt that the necessity for
The New York herald., 1921-08-14
Nietzsche's Great Blond Beast
Plainly Discarded With His Books

sayings that once ran from lip 10 lip In
Germany: "An evil conscience is a disease
Atheism and a sort OF second innocence are
bound together" christianity Is called the
religion OF pity. Pity is in opposition to
the tonic affections which elevate the energy
Of the vital sense it acts in a Oppressive
way One loses strength IL one sympa-
thizes."
Nietzsche Is particularly hard on con-
science. He says: Commit no cowardice
in regard to your actions. The remorse OF
conscience is indecent"
Perhaps, after all. II is consoling sign
to find Nietzsche on the second hand book
stall, scrapped like the conception OF the
Great Blond Beast
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Not barren soil as this our Norman earth;
No sterile tiith where none may sow or reap /:
But to a region rich with sprinsing corn
And yellowing wheat where falls pros
porous dew.
And all the isle thrives in benignant rain.
No pasture there Is niggard, none Is bare;
But all IS ripe and sweet and rich.
Yields plenty and abundance in the sun.
Say will you leave this leanness for that
fatness,
Sail with me from this desert g that sown.
out OF this grayness to that greenncss go?
"The mobiles acclaim william. and Harold
Is brought forth. Aching for his own land,
he takes before all the oath that he will in
no way resist williams due accession to
the English, throne. The oath is taken upon
a chest containing the bones Of saints.
Left alone with his brother Gurth, Harold
has qualms of conscience. Gurth bids him
call back the English blood to his heart, and
that they will laugh at the story
in England.
Harold OF 70 strike
In mine an English hand again gasp
! stfe. and sicken in this air
To feel the singing salt of the singing sea
To have In sight those hills for freedom pale !!
God. for the blowing winds and rolling
downs!
The good, kind smoke a-curl from Saxon
homes
The rainy green Of slopes where first ran
Noises of kline from fields in cloudy dawnl
The simple. blue-eyed folk that have loved |
I'VE next see Harold In England with his
beloved Edith of the Swan at the home
OF Earl Leofric, her father. There is an
exquisite love scene.
"Edlth--A too great sweetness then did trouble
The New York herald., 1921-08-14
Agrees With Sir Percy Scott;
Also Takes Issue With Him

He has read with great interest Admiral
Scott's letter to the London Times of March
16, 1921. He said that Scott's contention
was right, that if Germany had had
hundred more submarines at the beginning
she would have won the war. But he de-
nies Scott's contention that a hundred
more battleships in the British fleet would
not have won the war more quickly for
the Allies.
Such surplus of heavyweight power, he
says, would have enabled the English to
risk an attack In the North Sea and to
force the Baltic This would have re-
suited in unlimited aid for Russia when it
was most needed and would have permitted
an English attack on the German Eastern
front in flank and rear.
Like most Germans he protests that Ger
man methods were not as barbarous as
they were painted, decries the clause In the
treaty of Versailles, in which Germany
was forced to accept all responsibility Of
the war in order to keep from starving
and hoped that in the course of time the
true history of events leading to the war
might be better known and understood.
Also. like many other Germans, he counted
on future good relations between America
and Germany When that time comes about
he hoped that the experiences gained by the
Germans during the war would all be
placed at the disposal of the United States.
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New York Herald Bureau, I
London, Aug. 3. (
HITHERTO unpublished play ir

A HITHERTO unpublished play in
~ blank verse by the late Stephen
Phillips has been discovered by
Basil Mcdonald Hastings, who announced
his find in the Morning Post to-day, with a
fine description of the drama, given, he says
with the permission of Phillips's widow In
the hope that the discovery will lead to the
production Of the play upon the stage.
The play deals heroically with that ever
dubious period OF English history when the
Norman plunderers descended on the gentle
Saxons, only to be absorbed by them. and
as Phillips made his witch prophecies declare
on the eve Of the battle of Hastings:
10! It is fated that the Norman blood
with Saxon shall be mingled happily
Toward the shaping Of mighty world
Describing and quoting the manuscript
Mr.. Hastings says:
The central character is that King Harold,
whom Norman William conquered, and prac-
tically all the scenes are set in Sussex. The
idea of writing the play was first conceived
by Phillips during his rides on horseback
with his wife and boy from Bexhill to Battle
Abbey, the ruins of which had great allure
for the poet.
"'Harold' is described BY it's author as a
Chronicle play. When the play starts we
meet William and Lanfranc a: castle on
the Norman.coast. News has arrived Of the
sickness of the Confessor. and William talks
of his hopes OF ruling England To William
and Lanfranc comes a messenger with the
startling story that the barge of Harold has
been wrecked on the coast. Lanfranc ad-
vises that Harold be detained until he swears
on the bones OF dead saints that he will not
oppose Williams claim to the English
throne.
William tells his courtiers that the dying
Edward has bequeathed to him the throne
of England.
"wiliam-S.rs. will you follow me to a fair
land7
The New York herald., 1921-08-14
Won Scheer's Idea of Future
As Regards the Submarine

In the future he sees submersible type
capable of at least eight months away from
its base, capable Of acting as tactical unit
Of the fleet, sufficiently armed and ar
mored to fight light cruisers on the surface,
capable of surface speed of 80 knots, and
of speed half awash-connng tower ex-
posed-suficient to manmuvre with the
fleet.
Despite his admiration for Admiral
Sims's book, Won Scheer believes that the
anti-submarine devices of the last war will
be of little effect against submarines of the
type he envisions in deep and open water.
He believes that the geographical position
of the United States will compel the build
ing of as many of these big, powerful
cruiser type submarines as is possible.
He gave some interesting details of the
German fleet communication system, which
is admitted to have proved far superior to
the British. In the battle the Germans
used small radio sets, 1.4kw., installed in
heavily armored places for their own COM
munications while their large sets were
used to jam the enemy's
All tactical signals were also repeated by
flag and blinker To save time, signals
that contact had been made-such signals
as we're of no use to the enemy-were all
sent uncoded. He says that all scouts and
airplanes were required to base their re-
ports on bearings and distances relative to
the main flagship, thus avoiding that mis-
information which Jellcoe admits cost him
SO heavily in locating the German feet.
He regretted his inability to use Zeppe
Inns for scouting during the battle, and said
that had he had a special vessel carrying
airplanes, the information they could have
gathered would have been invaluable. He
regards the airplane as superior to the
Zeppelin for scouting, particularly where
they can be carried on a special ship.
Airplanes coordinated with submarines
will also, he says, improve the value Of
both as scouts. He had read of the Amer
lean navy's intention to build an airplane
carrier to accompany the fleet, and he be-
Iieved this eminently suitable to the needs
Of the American navy.
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.HE NEW YORK HERALD is

VIE NEW Ioith A1GAe@AhD 90
! able herewith to present
Admiral von Scheer's opinion
of the battle of Jutlaed, of the
naDal tactics generally during the
great Ocr, and his conceptions of
hoav future naval tactics and
strategy q0iU develop. The Ger
man Commander-ira-Chief at Jut-
land presents an absolutely mea0
contribution to the erteaasSve ttera-
tmre of the greatest sea conflict of
modern times.
The important document upon
which this article Is based is the
result of a conversation betaUee1a
Von Scheer and another YGvol Of
fcer. He expresses great f1.iendIi-
ness for the United States, and
aChile this political cast to has re-
marks mag to some erte1at color has
structures upon British nGval COM
manders, at aOds first of all a con-
UersGtion beta0een mGval officers,
and its technical importance IN this
respect cannot entirely be distorted
by political considerations of a
secondary character.
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course sufficiently to the westward to bring
the English battle cruisers between his fire
and Hipper's. But at this time his scouts
reported heavy smoke to the northeast, and
he felt he could not risk the possibility Of
these forces being part of the Grand Fleet
and, therefore, altered course again to the
northward.
Won Scheer says that Jellicoe found him
self under the necessity of losing time to
bring his ships into formation when the
German fleet was sighted. He says, on the
other hand, that the Germans had consist
emily practised the maneuvre of altering
course 1S0 degrees, and that their skill in
this rightabout turn enabled them to per-
form it no less than three times during the
engagement without serious damage
The New York herald., 1921-08-14
HEER NOW SAYS BRITISH ERRED AT JUTLAND

in line. Even then the warning was not
made good, and the ship in question held
on. He also gives great praise to the
Zeiss stereoscopic range finders and to their
superiority over other types. AS a result
he says fire was able to straddle the targets
without loss Of time, and searchlights, guns
and range finders were quickly trained,
even at night, for the destruction of the
Black Prince.
The German commander says he would
have engaged the English fleet during the
night except that he did not know their
position.
Speaking of submarines in general the
German commander says that the develop
ment In German submarines was by far
the greatest achievement during the war.
He explains the mistake Of not having
built more and larger submarines to be due
to the Admiralty's expectation that the war
would sooner be ended and to the inter-
ference of politicians and their delay in
supporting the Admiralty decision as to the
proper method of using submarines most
effectively. He says that as result about
$50 small submarines were built for opera
tions against merchant vessels in the Eng
lish Channel and Irish Sea, and that the real
effectiveness of the submarine was never
fully demonstrated by the war.
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r AID Admiral Beatty, in command Of
the British cruiser forces turned
full to the westward upon making

II AID Admiral Beatty, in command Of
II the British cruiser forces, turned
full to the westward upon making
contact with the German light forces in
the North Sea on May 81, the German Main
Fleet would have followed Beatty and Hip
per in the belief that Beatty was running
for home. Jellicoe could have put the Brit
ish Main Fleet between the Germans and
their bases, and instead of the indecisive
result at Jutland the entire German sea
power might have been annihilated.
German submarines were not engaged in
the battle of Jutland. Won Scheer had
posted all available underwater craft off
the mouths Of the British home harbors.
He now believes this was a mistake on his
part, that the submarines would have been
very useful at Jutland, and that the great
future development of the submarine will
be the production of a craft capable of ac-
companying grand fleet under all condi-
tions of battle, capable of months cruises
away from bases, of engaging effectively
with all sorts of fighting craft, and gener
ally of fulfilling the character of submer-
sible cruiser. This is the submarine de-
States as the wise policy.
Scepticd About Japan'S Bases
In German Pacific Islands
He does not believe that Japan can make
good use of one time German possessions in
the Pacific as submarine bases because of
the difficulty of maintaining communica.
tions with Japan's main bases
This conversation took place after Ad-
miral Won Scheer had read most of the lit
erature that has been published on the
naval aspects of the war. He had high
praise for Admiral Sims's book. He was
vastly interested in the series of letters
Admiral Sir Percy Scott has contributed
to the London Times. But despite his high
appreciation of Scott's estimate of these
submarines value he does not believe that
the submarine will replace the battleship.
but rather that it will prove an extremely
powerful auxiliary.
Won Scheer is described as a brisk,
healthy, bronzed sailor man of about 60,
vivacious and interested in every phase of
naval development. His comment on the
grand tactics of Jutland will come as dis
tinct surprise into the controversy still
more or less keenly waged in England
He said that after the battle of Jutland
he asked Admiral Hipper what Hipper
would have done had Beatty forced the
cruiser fight to develop to the northward
instead of the southwest. Hipper replied
that he would probably have followed
Beatty, and doubted seriously that he
would have given the order to break off
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dM an Beatty gH German fleet was w% or tn actual
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-16
WATERBURY,

The funeral Of Mrs. Emma West
was held from her late home Saturday
afternoon, Rev. George H. Lock official
ing. Burial was In the Moretown GEM
etery, the bearers being George West
Canerdy of this plave and Edyell
of Stowe, Morris West and j. w.
Plaisted of Montpelier. Among those
from out of town were Mr.. and Mrs.
EdSel Plaisted of Montpelier, Mrs.
Aurilla Smith, Mrs. Alvina Slayton
and Mr.. and Mrs. George West of
Stowe; Mr., and Mrs. Edward Rye and
daughters of Randolph, Mrs. Robert
Hewitt of Danvers, Mass, and Eugene
Holmes of Middlesex.
The Duxbury Home bureau meets
Wednesday with Mrs. Palmer. This
will be an all-day meeting, lunch be-
ing served. The Waterbury Home bu-
reau meets the same day with Mrs.
s w Guptil Miss Mildred Boice,
county home demonstration, will be
present This meeting will take the
form Of a canning demonstration.
DR.. AMI Mrs. L. Curtis Turner of
Boston are guests of'Dr. Turner's aunt,
Mrs. Roxanna Crossett
Miss Anna Harris. surgical nurse at
the Randolph sanatorium, returned to
her duties there this morning, after
being a guest of Miss Annie Dorothy
Palmer.
Miss Doris Greene, who was oper-
ated upon about two weeks ago at
the Randolph sanatorium for sppendi-
citis, is at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Graves.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-16
BETHEL

Fred Dupell is at home after seri,
Gus operation at the North Adams
Mass, hospital He is recovering
strength slowly and constantly.
James Smelling is home from White
River Junction, suffering from bro
ken wrist, caused by CARLOAD OF
gravel coming back upon him when
he was about to unload it at Myron
Tenney's in that place.
Mrs John Morse has rare coin, an
American quarter dollar gold piece, so
small that il bears no date nor other
character except the Liberty face and
the words and figures ~ dollar" on
the back. Few people know of the
existence Of such coin
Private Robert Smelling, driving a
motorcycle last week from his home
in Mortified 10 the barn at Norwich
university, where he works, was
crowded off the road by car and in
the tip-over sustained injuries to one
ankle which have confined him since
that time.
Joseph F. Wilson of Brooklyn. y. Y,
came yesterday 10 visit his mother,
Mrs Mary L.'Wilson. The reunion Of
the Wilson family eentering about the
ieturn of Rev. Robert C. Wilson and
his family from China once in five
years, reached its height to-day, near
ly all of the twelve children and many
grandchildren being together,
Mr. and Mrs. r. r. Mccullough en-
tertained the Methodist Sunday school
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-16
MIDDLESEY

| Orville Wilder of Windsor was il
town Thursday night and Friday.
Mrs Norman Stockwell of Richmond
spent Friday with her daughter, Mrs
G. t, Miles, and family
There will be meeting of the home
I economic department in the vestry OF
the Unitarian church Tuesday, Aug
% This is the time for the reorganiza-
ton and to make plans for the work
t the coming year All ladies are cor
tally invited and it is hoped there will
good attendance.
Miss Mabel Stockwell, who has been
listing her sister, Mrs. Gilbert Miles,
vent Friday to Richmond.
Fred Williams left Friday night for
Waltham. Mass, to visit his brother,
who is quite i'll.
Albert Taplin is taking two weeks
vacation from his work in the Tenny
Co.'S plant.
Miss Marion Putvah of St Adams
Is guest Of Miss Elizabeth Mutch.
Mrs, w. c, Haskell and two children
of Stillriver, Mass, have been guests
at the Vaughn home recently.
DIR. f. z. Roop and family Of Servia,
W. Va, are guests at j. y Kizers
II. C. Thornton returned Monday
night from months vacation.
John Acton and family. who have
been visiting at J. II. kizer's, expect to
return this week to their home in
Ssranac Lake. y. Y.
Jesse Shonio has moved his family
from MoretOwn into the Harry Sher-
man house.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Thomas and
son, Willard, spent the week end in
Alburg.