The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-03
WARSPRITE SAFE
IN HARBOR
The Battleship Marlborough,
Which the German Report
Said Was Hit by Torpedo,
Is Also in Harbor-Only a
Part of the British Fleet
Was Engaged, Says the
Statement

London, June 3.--Captain William Hall
chief of the intelligence division of tht
admiralty, authorized the Associated
Press to say to-day that the German re-
port of the loss of the Marlborough and
the warspite in the May 81 engagement
was absolutely untrue. Both the dread
noughts are safe in harbor.
The German report that the entire
British battle fleet was engaged is equal
ly untrue. A portion Of the British fleet
much inferior to the total battle fleet of
the Germans engaged that fleet and drove
1t back into harbor. The British control
the North sea.
When the battle ended Great Britain
had lost the battle cruisers Queen Mary,
IndefatigabIe and Invincible, the cruisers
Defence, Black Prince and Warrior and
eight torpedo boat destEoyers, while the
German battleship Pommern had been
sent to the bottom by a torpedo and the
cruiser Wiesbaden sunk by the British
gun fire. In addition several German tor
pedo craft we're missing and the small
cruiser Frauenlob had last been seen bad
Iy listed and was believed to have gone
to the bottom. These losses have all been
admitted by Great Britain and Germany
The British admiralty first announced
the battle in the following statement:
"0n the afternoon of Wednesday, May
81, a naval engagement took place off the
coast of Jutland. The British ships on
which the brunt of the fighting fell were
the battle cruiser fleet and some cruisers
and light cruisers, supported by four fast |
battleships. Among these, the losses We're
heavy. The German battle fleet, aided
by low visibility, avoided a prolonged ae-
tion with our main forces. As soon as
these appeared on the scene, the enemy
returned to port, although not before re-
ceiving severe damage from our battle
ships.
"The battle cruisers Queen Mary, Inde-
fatigable and Invincible and the cruisers
Defense and Black Prince were sunk.
IuP warrior was disabled ana dIIef DelflR
towed for some time had to be abandoned
by her crew. 1t is also known that the
destroyers Tipperary, Turbulent, For
tune, Sparrow, Hawk and Ardent were
lost, and six others are not yet accounted
for No British battleships or light
cruisers were sunk.
"The enemy's losses were serious At
least one battleship cruiser was de- I
stroyed, and one was severely damaged. I
One battleship is reported to have been t
sunk by our destroyers. During the 9
night attack, two light cruisers were dis y
abled and probably sunk. The exact ]
number of enemy destroyers disposed of s
during the action cannot be ascertained d
with any certainty, but must have. been e
large" '
Later the British admiralty made the c
that the total number of (
British destroyers lost in the engage
ment was eight. The statement added e
that of three German cruisers, either the "
Deriliinger or Lutzow was blown up. an L
other was seen 20 have been disabled. :
and third TO be seriously damaged 4
One German light cruiser and six Ger 4
man torpedo boat destroyers were sunk, 4
and at least two more light cruisers were L
disabled.