Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-03

BERLIN, June 2.-(By wireless to
Sayville)-The German admiralty an
nounced today that the German high
sea fleet on May 81 had encountered a
British fighting fleet. The engage
ment which developed the admiralty
says. was favorable to the Germans.
The battle continued all night.
The German admiralty announces
that the large British battleship War
3prite, the battle cruisers Queen Mary
and interchangeable and two armored
cruisers were destroyed
1t is also reported that small
British cruiser, number OF torpedo
destroyers and torpedo boats were
sunk.
The German admiralty statement
adds that, by observation, it was
established that a large number of
British battleships suffered damage
from the fire of the German big ships
and the attacks of the torpedo boat
fleet
Rescue Crews.
The admiralty statement also de-
clarcs that the British battleship
MARLBOROUGH was hit by a torpedo,
this being confirmed by the prisoners
rescued. Several of the German ships
rescued parts of the crews OF the
British ships which were sunk, they
including, it is said. two men from
the Indefatgable. the only survivors
Of that ship. =,
on the German side the small
cruiser Wiesbaden was sunk by gun
fire and the Pommern was sent 10
the bottom by torpedo. The late OF
the Frauenob is not known and some
torpedo boats did not return. The
= German big sea fleet, the statement
adds, returned to port June l.
Fought Entire Night.
The German admiralty report
which is dated June |, says: "Durlne
the enterprise directed to the north.
ward, our high sea fleet on May 81
encountered the main part of the
English fighting fleet. which was con-
siderably superior to our forces.
During the afternoon, between
Skagerak and Horn RIFF heavy en-
gagement developed which was sue.
cessful for us and which continued
during the whole night.
an this engagement. so far as
known up to the present there were
destroyed by us the large battleshiI
Warsprite. the battle cruisers Queer
Mary and Indefatigable, two armorec
cruisers, apparently of the Achille:
type, one small cruiser, new flag
ship of destroyers, the Tubanant
Nestore and Alcaster. a large number
of torpedo boat destroyers and one
submarine.
Other Ships Damaged.
"By observation which was free
and clear of objects it was stated tha
a large number of English battleship!
suffered damage from our ships anC
the attacks of our torpedo boat flo.
tilla during the day engagement anc
throughout the night.
"Among others the large battleshiI
Marlborough was hit by a torpedo
This was~confirnmed by prisoners
Several of our ships rescued part!
of the crews OF the sunken English
ships. among them being two and thu
only survivors of the interchangeable.
Wiesbaden, by hostile gun fire durinl
the day engagement and his ajesty'i
ship Pommern. during the night. a!
the result of torpedo. were sunk.
"The fate of his majestys shiI
Frauenlob, which is missing and o
some torpedo boats, which have no
returned yet, is unknown.
THE high sea fleet returned toda!
(Thursday) into our port"
Losses Awful.
The losses in the engagement mus
have ben extremely heavy. The battl,
cruiser Indefatigable. for instance
from which the German admiralt.
reports only two men were saved
probably had more than nine hundred