The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-06-09
TWENTY-FIVE SHIPS
SUNK IN NORTH SEA
GERMAN c ARE VlCToRs IN
GREATEST NAVAL BATTLE
OF WORLDS HISTORY.
Teuton's High Sea Fleet Engages
Part Of EnsIand's Fleet in North
Sea In Furious Battle Which
Cost Many Lives.


greatest sea fights the German battle
fleet was victorious over the English
battle cruiser squadron. The encOun-
ter took place In the North sea, Wed.
nesday afternoon. In a later engage
ment with the main part OF the Brit
ish fleet, the mighty dreadnaught
feet. the Germans made for their
home ports.
The losses on either side are not
clear The admiralty withheld It's re-
port until Germany had announced a
victory. Then the admiralty admit.
ted a greater loss than Germany
claimed and indicated that the Ger.
man feet had suffered greater loss
than the German admiralty conceded.
The English admiralty has listed six
large English ships and eight de.
stroyers as sunk. The Germans list
seven big English ships and about
eleven destroyers as sunk. The Eng
fish admiralty declares upon the eyi-
deace II has 80 far collected that
eleven Teuton ships were sunk and
that others were badly damaged,
II Is cited as significant that DR..
johannes Kaempf. president OF the
retchstag. In announcing the victory.
said that. although German losses had
been heavy. those OF Great Britain
had been much heavier.
The larger English warships sunk
were: interchangeable, 1000 tons:
Queen Mary, battle cruiser, 1880
tons; Invinctble. battle. cruiser, IT,.
ESQ tons; Defense. cruiser. l4600
tons; Black Prince. cruiser. 1850
tons. and Warrior. cruiser, 1850
toms. The German list OF English
losses includes the Warspite, battle
ship. 1880 tons. and indicates that
the Marlborough. battleship, $4,000
tons. was badly damaged and perhaps
sunk
The German admiralty admits the
loss OF the Pommeron. battleship. 49,,
O4O tons sunk by torpedo; the Frau.
enlob. light cruiser: WiesbRden. light
cruiser. and some torpedo boat de,
stroyers
From the meager details which
have altered through from Holland
and Denmark. II Is evident that both
fleets had been In the district where
the battle was fought since early
Wednesday morning.
Apparently the Germans opened
the battle The most reliable report
states that patrols OF the German
feet sighted two British destroyers.
which had stopped to examine the
papers OF neutral vessel and, unseen
by the British ships. rushed back 10
the main German squadron.
The Germans came upon the two
destrOyers still engaged with the neu-
trail vessel and Immediately opened
Are The destroyers in turn has
toned TO their own squadron. which
Immediately came upon the scene,
Tho two squadrons, steaming at
full speed. came within range OF
each other somewhere between the
Skagorak aud Horn Rim. Both fleets
Immediately brought their big guns
into action and "a long-range battle
OF extreme violence ensued II is be-
iieved that most of tho heavy ships
aost were sunk br fatally disabled
during this daylight battle,
Al least two zeppollns appeared
over tho battle area during the late
afternoon and are reported to have
taken an important part In the action
Whether they sank any OF the British
ships Is not known,
Darkness found the foots still man.
euyering and firing Night brought a
lull In the lonErange duel and shift.
cd the brunt OF the battle to the
smaller vessels. The German cruiser
Frauenlob was destroyed by tor,
pedo. probably fyed under the cover
of darkness
Though M mention Is made OF the
proximity OF the great British high
seas feet It Is coRjecturcd that an,
other battle squadron raced 10 the
scene OF the combat az the first ro-
port q fighting.
The arrival OF this force is De.
lieyed % have caused the Germans To
dash hack 10 their base
What part submarines took In the
action IL not known. further than the
British admiralty report that Ger.
man submarine IS believed to have
been rammed and suuk.
The British makes no mention OF
probable loss Of life Thc German OF.
fetal report mentions two men res,
cGed from the ludcsauEablc and the
picking up Of members ~ the MARI
boruuEh's crew, A thousand men
proh@5 have been lost The loss as
result Of ghc sinking OF the vessels
Will total AZ least $4,000 900
Germans Continue Attacks.
London Tho outstanding feature