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Show ADMIRAL SENDS CONGRATULATIONS London. Sept. 15, 5:03 p m. Vice Admiral Sir John Jelllcoe, commander1 of the British home fleet, today sent the following message to Field Marshal Mar-shal Sir John French, commander In chief of the British expeditionary-force expeditionary-force In France: "The officers and men of the grand fleet beg that you convey to their comrades In the British army their intense admiration for the magnificent mag-nificent fight they have made and their warm congratulations on the recent successes." Vice Admiral Jelllcoe also sent the following message to the commander in chief of the French army General Joffre: "The officers and men of the British Brit-ish grand fleet tender their warmest congratulations to their comrades in the allied French army on their re cent successes." |