New Britain herald., 1916-06-08
Germany'S Total Bosses.

Berlin, June 6, Wa LOnOOn, II.40 a. m.-An official statement issued to- day gives the total loss of the German ~high sea forces during the battle off Jutland and up to the present time as one battle cruiser, one ship of the line of older construction, four small cruisers and five torpedo boats. The statement says "Of these losses the battleship Pommern wah launch ed in 1905. The loss of the cruisers Wiesbaden, Elbing, Frauenlob and five torpedo boats has already been reported in official statements. For military reasons we refrained until now from making public the loss of the battle cruiser Lutzow, and the cruiser Rostock.'
 The destruction of the Lutzow was claimed in the first statement issued by the British admiralty. At the . same time the British claimed that two German battleships had been sent to the bottom and six destroy ers as we'll as the ramming of submarine. The British, however, only claimed to have sunk one Ger man light cruiser.
 Berlin, June 8 by wireless to Say
 
 ing the North Sea action of last week the strength of the British and German fleet engaged, ss given today from an authoritative German sources was:
 British-at least twenty-five dread noughts, six battle cruisers and at least four armored cruisers.
 German - Sixteen dreadnoughts, five battle cruisers, six older German battleships and no armored cruisers.
 In addition numerous light war ships were engaged.
 Additional details of the battle, sup plementing the semi-official account given out on Tuesday of the early stages, during which it was said two British battle cruisers and one de- stroyer were sunk, were recited as follows:
 Official Story of the Battle.
 After the engagement had been in progress half an hour and five Brit ish ships of the Queen Elizabeth type had come up the German main fleet entered into action. As the head of the line for a time was exposed to fire from two sides the course was turned to the west At the same time, torpedo boat f1otillas advanced
 
 three attacks in the most energetic manner and with visible success. Dur Ing this phase of the engagement one British dreadnought was destroyed and a number of other dreadnough hts suffered heavy damage. The main action against superior British forces kept on until dark.
 "The enemy attempted to escape the highly effective German fire by maintaining extremely high speed and separating into small groups. The German fleet followed the enemy's s movements with great speed. In ad- dition to the dreadnoughts destroyed pr damaged, one cruiser of the Achilles or shannon type and one de- stroyer were sunk. The greater part of the German battleship squadron was unable for a considerable time on account of it's position, to enter the action
 The Night Attack. "When darkness fell German fo- HllaS advanced for the night attack During the night there were engage ments among cruisers and a mum ber of torpedo boat attacks Tn these attacks a cruiser of the Achilles or Shannon type, one Or two small Brit lsh cruisers and a least ten destroy CTS
 "A squadron of older British bat t1eships which had hastened LID from the south did not arrive until the
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