Admiral von Scheer, Commander of the German High Seas Fleet
in the Battle of Jutland, died suddenly last Sunday night at the age of sixty-five. The Admiralty sent a message of condolence to the German Admiralty. It, is a tribute to the sporting spirit of the Navy that no German admiral (with the possible exception of Grand Admiral von Tirpitz) has been subjected to the abuse which has- been bestowed on most German generals by the Allies. In the British Official Naval History of the War Admiral Von Scheer is praised for his conduct both before and during the Battle of Jutland. He was an opponent of the policy of keeping the German High Seas Fleet in its own waters, and his daring sorties bore fruit in what was, from the German standpoint, the success of the Battle of Jutland. He was different from his colleagues both naval and military. Born of democratic parentage he had none of their overbearing attitude, and after the War he managed to keep on good terms with the new Republic, so that to-day he is mourned by his country- men, and his memory is respected by his foes.
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