New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-07-05
SUBMARINE SINKS
GERMAN WARSHIP
In DANTZIC BAY
Russian Raider Blows Up
Vessel at Head of
Squadron.
2 SHIPS DISABLED
IN BALTIC BATTLE
One of Kaiser's Cruisers and
Mine Layers Damaged
by Cars Fleet.

Petrograd, July A German battle
ship of the Deutschland class was sunk
by Russian submarine at the entrance
of Dantzic Bay, at about the same time
that Russian cruiser squadron was
defeating a German squadron off the
Swedish coast, according to official COM
munications issued tonight The de-
scription of the encounter with the bat
tleship follows:
"On Friday, at the entrance of Dant-
zic Bay, a submarine with two torpe.
does blew up a German warship of the
Deutschland class, which was steaming
at the head of German squadron.
Zone of our destroyers rammed a
German submarine which was attempt
ing to approach our warships. The
submarine failed TO reappear on the
surface. Our destroyer suffered slight
damage in the collision"
Five Russian cruisers engaged two
German squadrons in the naval battle
in the Baltic last Friday. According
10 q Russian official statement given
out tonight one Of the Kaiser's crui-
sers and a mine layer were badly dam
aged by the Russian fire.
The Cars ships met the first squad
ron between the island of Oeland and
Courland. The enemy consisted of a
light cruiser, the mine layer Albatross
and three destroyers. The Russian
guns disabled the mine layer, which
took refuge in neutral waters, where
the Russians did not follow.
Cruising in the neighborhood. the
Cars ships came upon another Ger
man squadron, consisting of an ar
mored cruiser of the Room type, llght
cruiser and four destroyers. The Rus
slams defeated the Germans, damaged
the Room cruiser badly, and then
evaded the German submarines that &C
companieG the squadron.
The statement follows:
"The Russian cruisers Rurik, Maka-
rolf. Bayan, Bogatyr and Oleg encount-
cred the enemy at 8 o'clock in the
morning between the island of Oeland
and the Courland coast. The enemy
consisted of a light cruiser Of the
Augsburg class, a mine layer and three
destroyers.
"The sea was shrouded in a fog so
dense that the ships frequently were
swallov q up in darkness, and there
fore the gunfre was inaccurate. The
Russians. attempting TO intercent the
enemy's retreat, were attacked by the
torpedo boat, but were unharmed. In
half an hour the Augsburg, finding the
Russian fire too hot, abandoned her
slower consort and fed full speed
southwark.
"The Albatross. the German mine
laver. began 10 show signs OF distress
and the torpedo boats endeavored TO as.
sist her escape, throwing volumes or
thick. black smoke out of their tunnels
and rendering the fog more dense, but
AZ o'clock the foremast of the Alba
tross was shot away, clouds OF steam
arose and the doomed ship began TO
list to starboard.
"Hauling down her flag she made for
the coast. As she was badly damaged
and was entering neutral waters the
Russians ceased firing. and soon she
was seen 70 go ashore behind Oestgarns
Lighthouse. ,,
At 10 o'clock they sighted squadron
of the enemy. including an armored
cruiser OF the hoOH CIdSh' I'E"
cruiser of the Augsburg class and
four destroyers. The Russians imme-
diatelv Joined battle and half hour
later the enemy began to retreat. while
several submarines attacked the Rus
slams unsuccessfully. 4. 8,
"The Rurik was sent at full speed
after the retreating vessels, which were
ioined by another cruiser Of the
Bremen class. The Rurik soon had the
satisfaction Of seeing the, effect of her
salvoes, for the enemy's fire weakened.
The Rooms four S-inch guns were
silenced and fire broke out aboard.
Obviously disliking further conflict. the
enemy disappeared rapidly in the fog.
"The Russians sustained triflng
damage No one was killed; fourteen
men we're wounded.
"Shortly afterward the Russians
were attacked by torpedoes from sub
marines, but were protected by Rus
sian torpedo boats which arrived to
reinforce them. One Of these torpedo
boats was damaged in driving of the
subrharine attack"