The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-06-07
Between German and
British Battleships.
ABOUT TEN THOUSAND SEAMEN
And Many Officers We're Lost
In the First Naval Fight
OF the War. .
HEAVY LOSSES ON BOTH SIDES

London, June Picking its way
from its base in the Kiel canal the
German high sea fleet on Wednes-
day afternoon emerged into the
North Sea and off the coast of Jut-
land engaged a British fleet through
out the afternoon and night in what
probably was the greatest naval bat
tie in the worlds history so far as
tonnage engaged and tonnage de-
stroyed was concerned.
Conflicting Statements.
London, June 3.-Conficting
claims continue to cloud the issue
of the great naval battle fought off
the Jutland Coast last Wednesday.
There is no such great disparity
in losses as at first appeared in the
British and German reports, accord
ing to British Admiralty officials,
who claim that later reports show
that two German battle cruisers
went down, while London announces
the receipt of wireless dispatch
from Berlin carrying an admission
from the German Admiralty that
another German battle ship, in ad-
dition to the Pommern, was sunk.
Unofficial reports say the British lost
10 warships and the Germans 10.
The life loss is estimated at 10000.
Berlin has issued no further state
ment regarding sthe German losses,
which iniTally were given as one
battle ship, two light cruisers and
several destroyers.
Losses Were Great.
London, June 4.-The British Ad-
mirality tonight issued statement
saying there was the strongest
grounds for the belief that the Brit
ish navy in the battle with the Ger
mans off Jutland last week had &C
counted for total of eighteen Ger
man men of war, and that there was
nothing to add to or subtract from
the original announcement of the
British losses. The statement gave
the German losses as two battle
ships, two dreadnought battle cruis-
ers, four light cruisers. nine torpedo
-destroyers and a submarine.
The pessimism which prevailed as
a result Of the Admirality's original
statement of losses, which now is
considered to have been needlessly
candid and conservative in underes-
timating the extent of the German
losses as compared with those of
Great Britain. has been greatly les
sened by the latest statement.
A dispatch from Copenhagen says
rumors are current in Hamburg that
two additional German warships
than those announced in the German
communication = the battleship
Westfalen and the battle cruiser
Lutzow-were sunk in the battle. A
wireless dispatch received here Sat-
urday from Berlin said the German
Admiralty admitted the loss of the
Westfalen.,
The Admiralty statement tonight
declares that the German losses in
the fight were not only relatively.
but absolutely greater than those of
the British. Maintaining its prac-
tice of caution. the Admiralty still
refrains from giving the names of
the lost German ships.
Cause OF Fight.
London, June 4.-The Danish
steamer Fjord, which arrived at
Frederikshaven to-day from Leith,
was the real cause of the whole fight.
While steaming in the North Sea
Just off the northwest coast of Jut-
land, she was stopped by German
torpedo boat, whose chief came on
board and examined her papers.
Whilst this was proceeding four
British destroyers were observed on
the horizon. coming toward the Ger
mans. The German chief and his
men hurried of to their torpedo
boat s9nd left at full speed. The
Ford did the same. Within a few
minutes the British began firing at
the German vessel and kept up the
chase for awhile. Later the Fjord
passed four German cruisers and
thirty torpedo boats passed by, fir
ing and steering at full speed in the