Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 82, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 January 1917 — New Commander of Great Britain’s Grand Fleet [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

New Commander of Great Britain’s Grand Fleet

The net? of the fleet ob Great IhU.iiiu. Admiral Sir l»a rkl Eeatty. was f..r smne time hi command of lln gland’sj. battle cruiser squadron. He i.s the yoiiiigeist. ntup who t'rer was piae d in ■ of the grand fleet. laj! - only forty-five years of age Ills wife is an Am rh an, for-

merly Ethel Field, daughter of the late Marshall Field of Chicago. Admiral Beatty distinguished himself at the naval battle of Jutland, where he encountered the Germau high sea fleet and held It until Admiral Jellicoe came up with the British battleships. Before that he fought the battle of Helgoland with his fleet of cruisers. Thia action resulted in the sinking of the German cruiser Bluecber. 0

ADMIRAL SIR DAVID BEATTY.