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Title: The people's war book; history, cyclopaedia and chronology of the great world war
Year: 1919 (1910s)
Authors: Miller, J. Martin (James Martin), b. 1859 Canfield, Harry S. (from old catalog), joint author Plewman, William Rothwell, 1880- (from old catalog) Foch, Ferdinand, 1851-1929 Lloyd George, David, 1863-1945 United States. President (1913-1921 : Wilson)
Subjects: World War, 1914-1918 World War, 1914-1918
Publisher: Cleveland, O., The R.C. Barnum co. Detroit, Mich., The F.B. Dickerson co. (etc., etc.)
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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epool andWliitby. The third was intercepted onJanuary 24, 191.5, on the Dogger bank bySir David Beattys cruiser squadron. Inthat encounter the British cruisers Lionand Tiger sank the German battleshipBluecher and sent the Derfflinger homebadly crippled. On the morning of May 31st, 1916, Sir.John Jellicoe was between Scotland andDenmark with the British grand fleet. SirDavid Beattj^s cruiser squadron had com-pleted its sweep to the south and wasswinging nortliward. At 2:30 P. M. Beattywas signalled by his light cruisers that theGerman fleet was out in force. It had ap-parently steamed north along the Danishcoast and, when sighted, was heading homeagain, with light cruisers leading. The choice was Beattys either to en-counter and try to detain the foe or to keepon his way to join Jellico. He followedNelsons rule: Engage the enemy insight. The ensuing battle divides itselfinto three stages: (a) Beattys advanceuntil he found he had the whole Germanheavy fleet before him; (b) Beattys swing
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288 THE PEOPLES WAR BOOK Kound in an effort to draw the Germanstoward Jellico, during wliich Admiral EvanThomas came up with four battleships andtook the first fire of Scheers battleships;(c) the arrival of Jellico with AdmiralHoods battle cruiser squadron in the van. The concentration of the British squad-rons had been effected, and Jellico behindHood was bearing down on Scheer in over-whelming force. But it was then 7 P. M.and night brought the Noith sea haze be-hind which and his own smoke screensScheer turned and escaped with most of hisvessels. The British fleet remained on thescene until the afternoon of June 1st. pielv-ing up survivors. Not one German shipwas in sight on a sea strewn with wreckage. THEY NEVEK CAME OUT AGAIN. The Huns being near home, while theBritish were 400 mile-s from port, got outthe first story of the action, claiming anenormous victory. Beatty lost, in fact,two battle cruisers, the Indefatigable andthe Queen Mary, early in the action. Laterthe Invincible,

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