The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-26
BRITAIN DENIES LOSS.
German Report That English ship
was sunk Contrndicted.

Special cable Despatch 10 TUE StN.
LONDON, Jan. 2J.-The German version
of Admiral Beatty's victory in the North
Sea yesterday admits the loss of the
armored cruiser Bluechcr. but asserts
that one OF the British battle cruisers was
sunk. The official statement. transmitted
from Berlin this morning. was signed by
acting chief OF the Admiralty Won
Behnke.
This statement is absolutely contra
dlcted by tho report sent to the British
Admiralty by Nlce-Admiral Beatty i'm
mcdiately after tho battle. Admiral
Beatty reported that mo british ships
have been lost" 1t is not considered pos
sible that the commander Of tho Vic
torious fleet resortCd 10 "a subtcrfuge In
phraseology OF that he used the word
ships to conceal the fact that "A single
ship was lost. Furthermore. the Vice
Admiral's report that the casualties were
slight is sufficient evidence that the British
fleet came out OF the fight intact.
. 1t is understood that the Captain of the
Bluecher is among the fifty Germans
rescued and landed in Edinburgh.
German Version OF Fight.
The German version is as follows:
During the advance OF our armortd
cruisers Soydlitz. Derfilingcr. Moltke
and Bluecher, which. accompanied by
four smaller cruisers and two notillas
Of torpedo boats, wcr. stcaming IN the
North Sea, these vessels became en-
gagged with British detachment
composed of five battle cruisers. sew
e-al smaller cruisers and twcnty-siN
torpedo boat dcstroycTs.
Tho enemy disco ntinucd the on
fagement after three hours time AT
point seventy miles west-north-
west of lIelgoland and retreated.
According to tho Information avail
able one British battle cruiser and
one Of our arfuorv1 cru1s -, the
Rlueoher were sunk. All the other
German ships returned to port
Won BEHNKE.
II ~ not yet known how many light
cruisers accompanied Admiral Beatty 5
battle cruiser squadron. II is assume
that four or Eve were used for scod,
puIposes un the fringe of ito Da;To! !iac,
but the number may have been smaller.
Commodorr Reginald Y. Tyrwh!tt's flag
shin WAS probably the light cruiser Are
thuSa which saw hot work in the Helgo-
land fight of August IS. The German
statement as to the number of British
the number ls considered rather large
by most critics, who believe that from
sixteen to twenty may have been In the
line OF battle.
Forced TO stop Pursuit.
The German Admiralty locates TIN
conclusion of the battle as seventy mile!
west northwest OF Hclgoland II is II
this area that the Germans have thei
advanced mino fields protecting tn
Helgolaud base. These projections
forced Admiral Beatty to discontinue TIT
pursuit at a timr when two Of the Ger
man battle cruisers were badly darn
aged.
The report from the Tristan island tina
e. four funuClled German cruiser Wal
seen uPking her way slowly eastward
the island OF Schiermonnik-OoG of IN,
lance from ITelgoland that the ngh
ended. This cruiser. with her battered
companions succeeded in regaining
home port, according TO the German Ad
mlralty.
The joy and satisfaction felt by IN
British public has by no means abated
The victory Is taken TO mean that tn
Germans cannot raid coast towns with i'm
punity and that they will be beaten ever.
time they arc caught attempting raids.
John Redmond. the Irish Nationals
leader. has sent the following wiroles
! message to Nice-Admiral Sir Davi
Beatty
"Heartiest congratulations on your sec