Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-03
TEUTON TORPEDO BOAT
ALSO SUNK, IS CLAIM
Two Battleships Reach Kel With
Many Shots Under the
Water Line.
MINE LAYER KNOWN VICTIM
Twenty-seven Of A1batross' Crew
Buried at oestgarns-Details Of
Conflict Not Definitely
Learned.

LONDON, July "Details OF the
naval battle between Russian and Ger
man cruisers in the Baltic yesterday y
apparently were lost in the fog which
enshrouded the scene of the engage
ment. The official story Of the action
from Petrograd claims that a Russian
cruiser squadron drove German
cruiser ashore, but all unomcial re-
ports agree that the vessel which met
disaster was the mine layer Albatross.
Petrograd claims that the German
vessels retired before the Russian at
tack, while unofficial accounts of the
engagement declare that Russias war
ships had to retire before superior
numbers after a battle lasting half a
day.
Russian Statement.
The Russian onicial statement describing
the sea battle says:
This morning (July y along the paral-
lei of the Oestegarn lighthouse, on the
east coast Of the Island Of Gothland, our
cruisers encountered in fog two Of the
enemys light cruisers and some torpedo
boats and engaged them in battle.
AT O'Clock In the morning g. German
cruiser, badly damaged, lowered her flag
and ran ashore. The other cruiser and
the torpedo boats fled.
the armored cruiser Room, ono light
cruiser and one torpedo boat and renewed
the battle.
Retirement Is Claimed.
AT 10: 80 o'clock the enemy began to re-
tire toward the south. During the retreat
the enemy was Joined by another light
cruiser. This vessel was attacked by our
cruisers and fed. At II: 80 o'clock tho
pursuit ceased.
After the battle our squadron was
unsuccessfully attacked by submarines.
The damage to our cruisers was
quite insignificant
Warships Reported Damaged.
The Copenhagen Politiken's Petro-
grad correspondent states that it is re-
ported that not only was a German
torpedo boat sunk at Windau. but q
cruiser of the Magdeburg type also
was lost.
The German battleship Wittelsbach,
which is damaged, and a battleship of
tho Kaiser class. with many shots
under the water line from the battle
in the Baltic, have returned to Kiel, it
is reported.
Albatross Goes Aground.
"A naval action occurred this morn
ing Off the east coast Of the Island of
Gothland," says the Stockholm corre-
spondent Of Reutger's Telegram Com
pany. The German mine layer Alba
tross was chased by four Russian
cruisers and ran aground to escape
capture"
First Lieut. Loquenberg and twenty
six members of the crew of the Alba
tross were buried in the cemetery at
Oestgarns. according to a Reuter- Stock
holm dispatch. The wounded, includ-
ing two lieutenants, were taken to the
village of Roma. in the central part of
Gothland. The survivors among the
ships crew. which numbered 225, are
being guarded. part on board the mine
layer and part on land.
Battle or Island.
The Copenhagen correspondent Of
Reuters Telegram Company states
that a message has been received from
Gothland telling of a naval battle off
the east coast of that island. Accord
ing to the message. gunfire was heard
last night. and at $50 o'clock this
morning a naval action was observed
from Ljugarn harbor and later war
ships steamed north At 10 o'clock
four cruisers were seen closely en-
gagged near land. Later q German tor
pedo boat, with many wounded. ar
rived at Katthammersvik. on the east
coast Of Gothland.
An ofncial statement issued by the
Russian war ONCE July / told of an
attempt by German warships to bonn
| bard the port of Windau Courland. and
land troops. This attempt was re-
pulsed Windau is a Russian port
| across the Baltic. from Gothland Island.