The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-06-08
TELL OF NAVAL FIGHT
BERLIN AND LONDON REPORTS
OF GREAT BATTLE.
Germany Says RattIeship Warspite
and Battle Cruiser Queen Mary
r.. and Others Were Destroyed.

London, June 3.-The German ad
miralty statement says:
During an enterprise directed to
the rorthward our high sea feet on
May 81 encountered the main part of
the English fighting feet, which was
considerably superior to our forces.
During the afternoon between
Skagerak and Horn Riff a heavy en-,
gagement developed, which was sue.
cessful for us and which continued dur.
ing the whole night.
In this engagement, so far as known
up to the present, there were DESTROYED
by us the large battleship Warspite,
the battle cruisers Queen Mary and In.
defatigable, two armored cruisers, ap.
parently of the Achilles type, one small
cruiser, new flagship of destroyers,
the Turbulent, Nestor and Alcaster, a
large number of torpedo boat destroy.
ers and one submarine.
BY observation, which was free and
clear of objects, it was stated that a
large number of English battleships
suffered damage from our ships and
the attacks of our torpedo boat fiotilla
during the day engagement and
throughout the night.
Among others the large battleship
Marlborough was hit by a torpedo.
This was confirmed by prisoners.
Several of our ships rescued parts
of the crews of the sunken ships,
among them being two, and the only
survivors of the Indefatigable.
On our side the small cruiser Wies.
baden was sunk by hostile gun fire dur.
ing the day engagement and his majes-
tvs ship Pommern during the night as
the result of torpedo.
The fate of his majesty's ship.
Frauenlob, which is missing, and OF
some torpedo boats, which have not re-
turned, is unknown.
The high sea feet returned today
(Thursday) into port"
The British admiralty announcement
was as follows:
On the afternoon Of Wednesday,
the 3lst of May, 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 cruiscers and light
cruisers, supported by four fast battle
ships. Among these the losses were
heavy. The German battle fleet, aided
by low visibility, avoided a prolonged
action with our main forces. AS soon
as they appeared on the scene the enc.
my returned to port, though not before !
receiving severe damage from our bat. !
tleships.
The battle cruisers Queen Mary, In
defatigable and Invincible, and the
cruisers Defense and Black Prince
were sunk. The Warrior was disabled, !
and after being towed for some time
had to be abandoned by her crew. 1t
is also known that destroyers, Tippe-
rary, Turbulent, Fortune, Sparrow.
hawk and Ardent were lost and six
others are not, yet accounted for. No
British battleships or light cruisers
were sunk.
THE eenmys losses were serious.
AL ledst one Dattle cruiser was de.
stroyed and one was severely dam.
aged. One battleship is reported to
have been sunk by our destroyers.
During the night attack two light
cruisers were disabled and probably
sunk. The exact number of enemy de-
stroyers disposed of during the action
cannot be ascertained, but must have
been large" .
News of the engagement was held !
back by the British authorities, pos |
sibly pending the return home of the
feet, and the first word received OF !
The battle came by wireless from Ber.
in, which means the Germans are able
10 escape the censorship over cable ,
ines.
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