Washington County News | 1918-12-26 | Page 6 | British Admiral Praises Our Fleet

I 1 II 11 aises OUR fleek SIR DAVID BEATTY THANKS AMERICAN OFFICERS AND MEN FOH CO OPERATION doughty warrior declares that ant ish and americans were disappointed at not having been ate to keet geiman rheet london the battleship idron attached to the grand flett dl plied a parit of true corn throughout its period of sen ice di dared fair daid Ji eatty the commander in ahlet of alie ti and fleet in a farewell address on hoard the U S S cw bork the day the squadron as detached from the grand fleet all hands had beba called to muster on the forecastle to hear ad maral beatt after the american officers and men for their operation cooperation co sir david remarked that both the british and the americans were disappointed at not having been able to meet the germin fleet lie declared that the day the german fleet surrendered was a pitiful day to see sir dald said be had alwa s hid that the germans would never come out tor a finish fight ana these misgivings had been strengthened by the coming ol 01 the squadron