The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-06
British Insist Two Battle
Cruisers Were Sunk in
Jutland Fight
ENGAGEMENT ENDS
AMBITION OF KAISER
To Force Way Through British
Blockade for Few Fast Cruisers
Pressure on Russian Wing in Cour-
land Also Relieved.

LONDON, June 6.-In the absence of
direct reports from Admirals Jellicoe
and Beatty concerning the .Jutland sea
fight, interest still centers in England
On the question Of the number of ships
lost by the Germans and the identity
of the larger vessels.
Definite evidence. it Is stated, in Off
cial circles, has now been obtained
that the German losses were deliber-
ately falsihed by Berlin, and that the
following ships were totally destroyed:
Two battle cruisers.
At least one, and probably two, bat
tleships.
-Four light cruisers.
Eight destroyers.
One submarine.
The rest of the German battle cruiser
squadron may have reached home ports,
but the ships are all severely damaged,
it is stated, as also were ships of the
KONG class. which came under the fire
of part of the British battle fleet.
Naval officials point out that on ac-
count of their proximity to home ports
some of the German vessels. even as
badly injured as was the British cruiser
Warrior, would have been able to make
port.
As to the identity Of the battleships
and battle cruisers only fragmentary
information is available, so far as the
public or press know.
Returned officers of the fleet say that
they are able to identify the lost bat
tie cruisers as the Hindenburg and the
Lutzow. According to another version
| the two lost were the Dertlinger and
the Lutzow.
From the same Danish source whence
came report yesterday that the %
| 000-ton battle cruiser Sevdlitz was
| sighted Thursday morning off the west
| coast. pursued by British warships and
BADLY demaged, comes the statement
| that it is now believed that the Sey
| dlitz was sunk despatch to an
| Aalborg newspaper from Ribe, Jutianf
| reports that persons living in Sehles
| wig have received word that relatives
| on board the Sevdlitz were killed.
| So far as the German denial of Brit
/ ish assertions are concerned it is point
| ed ont that the Germans did not admit
| the loss of the cruiser Elbing unit
after the arrival of survivors from hel
in Holland, and this is cited as con
frmation that the Germans coneca
their losses until forced by circum
stances to reveal them. This is made
possible, it is argued, by the fact thai
the British losses occurred in daylight
and are known to the Germans, Will,
the German losses took place in twi
light or after dark.
/ Should the British estimate of the
+, German losses prove correct, nava
writers say that it viii be many Ion;
day before the German fleet shows it
self again in the North Sea, and eve
should the estimate prove excessiv
the damage done to the German battl
cruisers, it is said, viii put an end t
raids on English coasts After tn
Doggcrbank battle the Derfflinger an
Moltke were five months in dock, an
it is believed that the German ship
of this class, engaged in last week
battle, were more severely damage
than the two named.
The result of the battle, it is ais
suggested puts an end to the Germa
| ambition, which many believe the
Were attempting to realize last weel
, of forcing a way through the BIRTHS
blockade for few fast cruisers, whicl
if the scheme had been successu
would have undertaken to raid allie
shipping in the Atlantic. With tt
loss of several cruisers and damag
= done to others Germany now, it is a
gued, has not the ships suitable for tn
undertaking.
Another advantage set forth as a
loutcome of the battle, is that it T