GENERAL CABLES

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3409, 13 February 1920, Page 5

GENERAL CABLES

THE JUTLAND BATTLE,

A GERMAN DESCRIPTION.

Received 9.10 a.m_ . LONDON, Feb. 11.

1' Commander Von Haase, senior gunnery oflicer of the Derfiinger, has published a hook in Berlin, detailing the Jutland battle, which is entirely fortuidous. The High Sea Fleet went to sea to cover a big raid on British shipping, not expecting to find the Grand Fleet at sea. The Derliinger concentrated fire on the Qdeen Mary. When the range opened to nineteen thousand yards; German guns were outranged. A When they closed in the Indefatigable was blown up by the Van Der Tann’s fire. The writer pays high -tribute to the Queen Mar_vj’s superb gunnery, firing full salvoes at a fabulous speed, till she blew up under the Derflinger’s salvoes. Then four Queen Elizabeth’s arrived; their fifteen inchers had a tremendous cffect. These four, at one time, engaged the whole German fleet. Twilight found the Germans simi-crippled by the British, so battle-cruisers and torpedoes were ordered to charge the enemy to cover -the retreat of the rest of the fleet. The Derflinger, leading the battle cruisers, ‘met a veritable tornado of fire. Shell ‘after shell crashed into the Derflinger and flames penetrated the ammunitnon room, but cartridges only burned, they did not explode, proving the ship’s salvation. Darkness saved the battle cruisers from absolute destruction. Von Haase adds: There was great relief when next morning the enemy was not sighted, for with battered ships and ammunition almost gone, we couldmnot have fought Victoriously. The Derflinger alone had two hundred killed. .

A POLISH CEREMONY.

RECAPTURE OF TERRITORY. Received 9.0 a.m. LONDON, Feb. 12. The Daily Chronicle’s Polish correspondent states that. Putzig, a seaside resort in the Baltic, was the scene of a memorable ceremony on the 10th, when Polish cavalry, under General Haller, rode fetlock deep into the waves, symbolising that Poland’s territory once morc reaches the Baltic. Polish troops compelled the occupation, a corridor separating it from West Prussia. The Da.n‘tzi-g population boisterously Welcomed the troops, the roads being glarlanded with flowers, in the presence of detachments of British, French, and other Allies. Amid booming of guns Haller’s cavlalry rode into the ‘half frozen waters of the gulf of Dantzig. As they rode back from the sea and dismounted, they closed around their flagstafl’ and the Catholic Bishops dedicating the Polish colours. Haller drew off a. golden ring and flung it far seaward, crying, “As Venice symbolised his marriage with the ‘Adriatic, so We Poles symboilse our re-marriage with our dear Baltic.

INFLUENZA IN |TAI..".

ROME SCHOOLS CLOSED.

Received 9.25 am.

Rx) sfid, Pew. ‘ii

All schools are clear} on avcount of influensa, the aver.-:../>. morfaligy is ninety daily. A - ‘

GERMAN PROSECUTOR. I WILL TRY WAR CRIMINALS. Received 9.25 a.m. ‘ PARIS, Feb. 11. A German Note says the Public‘ Prosecutor has received orders to be? gin the trial‘ of all cases of violation of the laws of war which come to his/” knowledge. K The German Government and Parliament are resolved not to leave any crime unpunished, but a careful study of the Allies’ list of war criv_ninals« shows the handing over of such larger numbers of Germans is an absolute‘ impossibility.

KING G-E ORGE.

GIVES AUDIENCE TO JELLTCOE.

Received 9.25 am.

LONDON, Feb. 11.

The King gave an audience to Admiral Jellicoe. They spent a considerable" time in walking the gardens, J ellicoe detailing‘ their Australian, New Zcaland, and Canadian Missions.

BELGIUM ORDERS FROM GERMANY. .

To AVOID EXCHANGE RATES. Received 9.25 am. LONDON, Feb. 11. The Daily Telegraph’s Brussels correspondent states: It is rumoured -the Government is ordering rolling stock from Germany, owing to exchange Causing, England and America .to ask extraordinary prices for trucks.