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Office Main St., Listowel, up Schin- bein’s stairway. — Medical representative of Soldiers’ E civil re-establishment, whereby sol- diers get free treatment for one year after discharge. Phone 17. DR. F. J. R. FORSTER, Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Graduate in medicine, University 3 Toronto. Late assistant Yew York Ophthal- mic and Aural Iustitute, Moorefield’s Eye and Golden Square Throat Hos- pitals, London, Eng. At the Arlington Hotel, Listowel, on ne cpega Jan. 5th., from 10 a. m. to 4 p.m 63 Waterloo ‘St. Stratford. Phone 267, DR. R. F. PARKER ticularly as regards Dee. “oT Another chap-| minutes @ controversy over seis > ~ London, ter was added to th the battle of Jutland when the Ad- miral published the eagerly- ty ‘Fhe awaited page hy of 604 pages on this on, “appeared to ‘h crucial naval engagement, containing| tem of fire as the Petcktac method, as}. Admiral Jellicoe’s despatch describ-} the guns did not go off exactly ae went ing the battle and the narratives of; gether, and it unquestionably the British” squadron commaniers. Admiral Jellicoe, in his covering} fire was very great. -| despatch, dated Jume 18, 1916, de-| able to fire with great accuracy after excellent results. The rapidity.o the Their ships were clared he felt no anxiety regarding} having been severely p the advanced position of -the forces under © Vice-Admiral Beatty, Com- speed : mander of the battle cruiser squad-| in excess of that for a they were}; ron, and that when Beatty sighted the; nominally designed.” In, this ¢on- enemy battle cruisers. the Vice-Ad-| nection Admiral Jellicoe cited a case miral adopted the correct and only} where British 35-knot vessels were) y possible course in engaging the en-; umable to get away from German ‘emy and endeavoring to keep between! craft registered as 20.5-knot vessels. the enemy and his base. What Caused There has nh -much con over the qu imminent, Faulkner at ie o'clock a s tha erate of June 1 it was probably lost through | ardadie von inter ei is Rundel of the 8. H Royal Navy, writing in The Evening: Standard in explanation of the situ- ation, says Jellicoe had turned his fleet south in order to intercept aos miral von-Scheer, the German Com troversy. erassing- our line without effect, ex- on whether Jellicoe; cept onthe Marlborough. All were a- should have gone to Beatty’s assist} voided by skillful handling except ance when it appeared the battle was that single one.’ “nich } unished. “Tt is quite evident that all the}. ° : eg dhips ‘possess & pereiehi-ahan-ibe latter.tried to pa ‘ “One feature,”’ said the report, ‘““was the large number of torpedoes would atten?pt to cross his rear. . This actually. happened and the Faulkner tHe fact to Jellicoe. *“Owing, however, to other wireless |} interruption,” continued Commander Rundel, “this one essential report -feiled-to reach its destination. Von Scheer thus reached the shelter of his mine fields.” Beatty's Historic M: Message | It appears from the Admiralty re- Tablet The Marlborough dodged seven tor- k. The facts which contributed to} pedoes before being struc the British losses in the battle, said Admiral Jellicoe in his personal re- and deck-plating, together with for the British. cruiser action,” ported, ‘‘was the fact that five Ger- Avoiding Torpedoes . The report said it was of extreme )ports, were indifferent armor pro- importance to keep from the know- 4 tection for the battle cruisers, par- ledge of the enemy the fact that the turret ar “the! British ships’ were able to avoid the torpedoes. by observing their tra disadvantage of the light conditions: 5. ot poh 4 not be Depend the Pa ; | genuity ef the Germans to devise) battleships should follow the battle “A disturbing feature of the battle means of preventing any track being| cruisers, Admiral Jellicoe re-| yore.” As to the German losses the re- man battle cruisers engaging six Brit- port stated: ish vessels at the same time were able defatigable. German Searchlights Superior miral, hition signals was excellent, while the British was practically nili: The German searchlights were superior was reluctantly compelled to the op- “I estimate the enemy losses in to sink the Queen Mary and the In-} vessels sunk as three battle cruisers, Night Action Inadvisable criticisms that hé and were used to better effect than! should have continued the Bnitish."" The Admiral said he when he had the Germans at a dis- Answering inion that under night conditions the! licoe said: British had much to learn from the Germans. “I rejected at once the idea of a vi night action between heavy ships as It was not to be doubted, said the| leading to possible disaster, owing, port that Admirals Jellicoe and Beat- ty left their bases“with definite news thet the Germans were coming out. amessage to Admiral the night of the battle: the battle France. One of these bet one don’t know much a! report, that the gunnery of the Ger- first, to the presence of the " torpedo! raise you a ton.’ An interesting feature of the report Admiral “Urgent. I submit that the van of We can then cut off the whole of the enemy’s battle fieet.” ‘This message. was sent at 7.50 o'clock and was receivet four min- utes later by Admiral Jellicoe, the request that he issue the neces- two battleships, one vessel of thé! sary orders. It previously had been Pommern‘ class, two light cruisers reported that A “The German organization at night and three destroyers, and as severe- was very good,” continued the Ad-| ly damaged, two battle cruisers and “and their system of recog- ae light cruisers and “destroy-}'of the battle, _ with Admiral Beatty’s ap- péal was sent earlier, namely, at a- bout 7.15 o’clock, during the crisis Sambo Couldn't Be, Bluffed A story is told of an American col- ored soldier who was playing poker advantage at nightfal], Admiral Jel-| with some English “Tommies” ound. Made of sheet steel, oxidized fin- ish, insuring a “— writing sur- face. ; The roll pulls from the top and cuts off any length desired. New rolis supplied for a trifle. Made for wall or desk ‘phones. Handiest pad imaginable! Price Only $1.00 Banner Pub. Co. in this | money of yours,” said the colored man, who held four aces; “but I'll Osteopathic Physician and Ophthal- mologist. All diseases treated. Eyes tested. Glasses fitted. 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