Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-06-06
BOTH NATIONS CLAIM
VICTORY IN WORLDS
GREATEST SEA FIGHT
Revised List of Losses Indi-
cate British Suffered Loss of
Fifteen Ships and More Than
1000 Men
~ Asseeiat.d Press.l

WASHINGTON. June 3.-The CON
fictins claims continue to cloud the is
sue OF the great naval battle fought OF
the Jutland coast on Wednesday last.
There II no such great disparity in
losses a. at first appeared in the Brit
ish and German reports. according TO
British admiralty officials. who claim
that later reports show that two Ger
man battle cruisers went down. while
London announces the receipt OF a wire
less dispatch from Berlin carrying an
admission from the German admiralty
that another German dreadnaught. in
addition TO the Pommern. was sunk.
Berlin has issued NJ further state
n.eut regarding the German losses
which initially were given as one dread
naught. two light cruisers and several
destroyers-
II the revised British reports are
accepted. the losses in ships were aIi-
proximstely as follows
British: Three battle cruisers CQusen
Mary. Indefatigable and Invincible'
three armOred cruisers defence. Black
Prince and Warrior. eight de-
troyers and one submarine. fifteen
ships.
German TWO dTvadnaughts. tWesJfalen
and PommeTnl two battle cruisers Jun
namedN: four light cruisers Including
six destrOysrs and submarine. fifteen
ships.
The British admiralty. i'm addition. has
admitted that the dreadnaught Marlbor-
ough was struck by a torpedo but de-
clares she was tOwed safely to port. 1t
disproves the German claim that the
oreadnaught was sunk. although conced-
ing that she was damaged by gunfire.
The British losses i'm officers was ex-
he ISL fwr1srTfwu Rnaw
Admiral Horace Hood. VINO went down
with mis- flagship. the Iuvincible; Cap
tain Howerby. OF the Iudefatigable:
Captain Cay, OF the Invincible. and Cap
tain PrOwse. OF the Queen Mary. The
total British losses are estimated at
about 5000.
British admiralty official made
statement reviewing the battle in some
detaik He declared that the British
went out looking for fight, engaged the
entire German high sea fleet interrupt
&c its plans and drove it back TO port.
The Germans. he said. sprang no sur
prises. Only one Zeppelin was seen and
that was driven of and no 17-inch guns
were in evidence.
a semi-official statement issued in
Berlin declares that the Germans faced
the greater part OF the modern British
navy, the battle cruisers and light
cruisers beginning the engagement
while later the main forces on both
sides took part in the attack. German
torpedo boats did notable work both
during the daylight battle and during
the night while naval airships and ae-
roplanes contributed greatly to the Ger
man success. IL is claimed
The Germans are greatly elated at the
outcome Of the engagement in which
their main fleet under Admiral Scheer
net the British, whose main fleet, they
assert. also was engaged. That The
Germans held the field after the battle
is shown. they declare, by the fact that
the Germans picked up survivors of
British warships that went down.
London officially denies that the Brit
ish grand fleet was in the action. The
Baltic cruiser squadron, which is report
ed to have rushed between the Germans
and their base. seems to have borne tine
brunt Of the fight. Eleven British battle
ships eventually went into the battle. il
is admitted, but OF these several are
declared TO have been only partly en-
gagged.
In the land fighting the Germans have
made further progress on the Verdun
front. gaining ground in the NauX sec
tor northeast OF the fortress and beat
ing of the French counter attacks They
also scored a success against the Brit
ish in Belgium. capturing heights near
Zillebeke southeast OF Ypres.
The Austrians claim the gaining OF
additional grounds against the Italians
in southern Tyrol. reporting the capture
OF several positions of stragetic impOr-
tance in the Arsiero region