Show FLIGHT AND PU PURSUIT SUlT IN BATTlE OF SEA HOT AND British Admiral Describes I II I S Officially Details of German German German Ger Ger- GerI I man Defeat LONDON LOX Jan 28 Admiral Sir David Jd DavidS S Beat report of tf tho battle with the tho Gorman German fleet tied In the thA North sea sen on Sunday j 18 was made dc public It follows J t The flotilla of or d destroyers patrolling f 1 about o'clock In Iii the morning sighted jf t and and attacked the enemy who whose hose c force torce ac- ac it i j c cording to tho reports consisted n of or four i battlo cruisers cruiser alx dx tight light cruisers and 1 omo orno d destroyers Their Theli po position when t sighted 1 was is-as apparently m miles cast cant t l southeast buth st of ot th the battle er f squadron Orders Orden were vero given by imy signal S. S the cuemy cue eno- to tho the destroyer flotilla to lo chase 5 m my and report leport his hie movements mo An Ai they commenced to retire test east j southeast tho battle crul cruisers rs were dl- dl t reeled to steer southeast with a view vlen- to toS and cutting the tho thoI securing a Ice position I S enemy nem oft I If possible The situation tIe dc- eloped by dc degrees rees Into a a. stern chase chase- At Att a a- speed p lI of ot twenty eight and arid twentynine twenty twenty- nine nino tho the enemy was gradually overS overhauled over over- S haul hauled v I Open Deliberate TheAt The Fue At yards a slow elow deliberate rn to lire fire was as opened We 0 began to hit the Ule range At rard artI The Tho fire nrc was returned b by bythe bythe the enemy Tho The Lion Uon and Tiger TIel having drawn fn ahead from ron ron-i tho the remainder of or the time squadS squad quad S ron were consequently subjected to the enemy's concentrated lire particularly tho the thoLon Lion Lon which differed most Tho The other s engaged eJ the enemy Tho Time German flotilla of or destroyers disposed disposed dis dis- posed to th the starboard bram beam of oC the cruisers cruis cruls- ers attacked am l an wore oro driven drUen off orr ff At At II 11 o'clock unfortunately a luck lucky shot damaged one ono of or the Lions Lion's feed tankA c causing tho the port rort Ort engine to stop At t the same earne time enemy submarines were observed on the starboard bow and andS S IL coarse was tal steered to avoid lold them Tho Ihu chr was now In a A. A critical COn condition and going at al reduced speed The fhe which had now come up tip wa was directed to complete her d destruction rh The fhe rest relt of or th the squadron wan Iau directed to attack th the rear of ot the cn enemy my Indomitable Finishes Bluecher The Lion with her hol escort scort steered to th the northwest steaming with one engine and I 1 transferred my log dog lo to one of or tho the destroyers destroyer and subsequently to thc the Princess Prin Prill- teas cess Royal Through the damage to the LIoni lcd tank we e were undoubtedly deprived of or A greater victory Tho presence of the enemy's submarines subsequently necessitated noces- noces tho the action being broken off oft The Thenet Thenet net nU result was the Bluecher was sunk junk and two other battle cruisers were heavIly heavily heat ily 01 ott fire Ore and abri seriously damaged Gw- Gw mans man report also that tho the Kolben Kolberg was sunk tunk b by over Ml salvos from our squadron Subsequently the OJe starboard engines of tho the Lion developed dO trouble from the same romo cause n as aim that which affected th the port poll en Pon- Pon gine gino Tho The Indomitable took her In tow tov and brought her ber to port The ThC damage o to th the Lion and Tiger In neither cal case e Is seri serl- Otis oue R Repairs will 1 bo ho completed In a short time Th The Tho remainder of ot the tho squadron 1 was t The casualties are slight Tho The behavior of ot officers and men was only what wa was to be expected Great t credit Is U due the tho ron engine ERe room staffs staffa of or the steaming squad- squad |