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Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette Saturday, September 26, 1914. Pg 5

Reading Mercury Oxford Gazette Saturday, September 26, 1914. Pg 5

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Title Saturday, September 26, 1914. Pg 5
Page number Pg 5
Date Saturday, September 26, 1914
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Publisher Reading Mercury, Oxford Gazette,

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READING MERCURY. OXFORD GAZETTE, NEWBURY HERALD, AND BERKS COUNTY PAPER, SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 26. 191',
BEADING NEWS

RJlADIlf& BOROD'GH POLIO.
I!'RIDAV SEPT 18
(Befare J :r Cooper:&,q, n the ch"U' E Jack
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ElitabliShed 1723
READING SKTUBDAY SEPT 26 19U.
The 10as of three large eru sera came to
tbe nAot OD WIth a. shock:. but OD consIder&f; on the blow was not of the severe
character that was at first 6u'Oposed. The
eru sers though of 12 000 tons each were

01 an aln ost ob olete t;pe and not fit to
take tbe r pilUle m the battle I De There
faTe the r loss does not a,ffect the balance
of power a.s rega.rds the mam fleets
Nevertheless

they will be mlssed

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much as we regUlre every sb p for patrol
1 ng a.nd other purposes It would ap'PeaT
that two of the ships were sacr flew n

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t e effort to ia. e the lives of those m the
nrst Slllp that 'Was st ruck... That safactof
wb eb tho na.va.l aut.hor t es ha.ve doubtless
taken due noLe It s useless to speculate
pOD ma.ny th Dgs connected WIth the

disaster
Informat on to hand •
perfect and ~bsolute relia.nce must
p a.c d upon naval commanders that they
a.rc dOIng tbeu best and mil take measurp.g
to n nlDl S8 such reverses 1 future It
must he emembored that we ca.onot ex
p ect to keep command of the a a ntbout
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wee.. of t hA w;w- au p l'eponde anee Ol"e'l"
the l7erman Navy has been m 0 0 way
d rum shed Th 5 So n great t bute to the
sk JJ w th wh cb the operat ons ba\e b""n
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