Atscording to* their story, the battle
h ?is purel\ accidental. It occurred
while the battle cruiser squadron of
Admiral J-'ir l>avid Beatty was hunting
for .six auxiliary cruisers which the
British Admiralty intelligence depart
nvnt had learned were making a dash
for the Atlantic by way of Iceland.
During this search Beatty's squadron
encountered the ficrman battle cruiser
squadron and engaged it. The battle
then took on the course that previously
has been reported. The search for the
auxiliary cruisers was abandoned.
The Andanla's officers declared that
after Beatty had wirelessed for Admiral
J<-? 11 fcoo he sent word to the Admiralty
that he was heavily engaged and had
abandoned search for the auxiliary
squadron.
The Admiralty then sent out an ar
mored cruiser squadron of the second
of defense, which discovered the
auxiliaries, and. after a sharp fiKht
succeeded in sinking them.
ItfMldence I* Destroyed.
I V V!- W n'r /-The,7'eS" D1S'1 at0h? J
, . . ? ^A ? June 25.?The
residence of t. J. Powell, in Halifax
o?.Un'i' was destroyed by fire early
fi? .7 , The famil>" asleep at
tiniP ,ho blaze was discovered, and
escaped in night attire. The loss i*
placed at 7,500, with .*2,500 Insurance.
Illicit Silll Raided.
fHper i.nl to The Tlmes-Disnali h 1
LVnHirlro. va. June 25_n0putv
Intern.il Revenue Collector O T Wood"
of Lynchburg, on Friday evening, with
the assistance of two possemen. de
stroyed an illicit distlllerv in Pittsvl
Th!! l.n0lin,1y' ten M>I,e" "from Hurts.
The still had a capacity of 100 trillions
but was not in commission at the time
of its seizure.
/ ItecklcNM DrlvinR Omrjjed.
Thomas X. Rooks, colored, was ar
rested early yesterday morning hv Po
liceman Waller on a charge of re^k
essly driving an automobile through
the streets.
Trial Free.
