New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-03

details and then if the articles submitted they can be prop
erly dealt with
The hattie seems to have lasted through the afternoon and
into the following night The apparently small losses of the
German fleet comparison has led to the conclusion IN t
absence of official information, that the British SHIPS We
either led into mine field or that the action took place IN
heavy fog.
b;lv was low" taken TO partly confirm this view. In such
event the attack would probably have been made by aroe
numbers of desoyers supported by heavier ships Dodgns
in and out the fog and the darkness they would have been
practically immune from the Of the larger vessels
Believe Zeppelins Directed Battle
Considerable speculation has been aroused by Copenhagen
reports that six Zeppens participated in the battle ms Is
the second time they played part in naval actions an
how much they contributed to German success Will be awaited
with much interest The airshps are equipped with Wree
apparatus and they may have aided in sighting the BRUSH
fleet and directing the German fire.
The text of the German Admiralty report daed June l.
says:
During an enterprise directed to the northward our
high sea ee on May 81 encountered the main part OF the
English fighting fleet which considerably superior 10
our forces. ~ mr..
During the afternoon between Skagerak and Horn Riff
heavy engagement developed, which successful for
us and which continued during the whole night
In this engagement so far as known up TO ne present
there were destroyed by the large baeship "arspe
the battle cruisers Queen Mary and interchangeable TWO
small cruiser flagship of destroyer the Iuroanan''
the Nestore and the Acaser. large number of torpedo
boat destroyers and one submarine
Few Survivors Rescued
Bv observation which was free and clear Of objects it
was stated that large number of English battespS SUI
fered damage from ships and the attacks OF our tor
pdo boat ota during the day engagement and through
out the night.
Among others. the large batteship Marlborough was
hit by torpedo This confirmed by prisoners
Several of our ships rescued parts of the crews OF the
snken English ships among them being two ana tne only
survivors of the interchangeable
On our side the small cruiser Wesbaden, by hostile
eunire during the day engagement, and his majesty
ship Pommern during the night as the result OF torpedo
sunk. "
The fate of his majesty's ship Frauenlob which is
missing and of torpedo boats which have not re-
turned yet, is unknown
our ports
German Ships Retreat.
The text of the Admiralty announcement follows
IN the afternoon of Wednesday, the 31st Of May a
naval took place off the coast of Jutand The
British ships which the brun Of the lighting fell were
the battlecuiser feet and cruisers and hight cru-
e supported by four fast batteshps Among these the
losses were heavy The German battle fleet aided by low
visibility avoided prolonged action with our man forces
Az soon as these appeared the the returned
to port though not before receiving severe damage from
our battleships
The battle-cruisers Queen Mary interchangeable and
Invincbe the cruisers Defence and Black Prince were
sunk The Warrior disabled, and after being towcd
for some time had to be abandoned by her crew 1t IS
also known that the destroyers Tipperary, Turbulent
Fortune Sparrowhawk and Ardent were lost, and six
others are not yet accounted for No British light cruisers
sunk.
The enemys losses serious At least one battle
cruiser destroyed and severely damaged One
batteshp is reported been sunk by desroyers
During the night attack two light cruisers were disabled
and probably sunk The exact number of enemy destroy
ers disposed of during the action cannot be asceained
with any certainty, but must have been large.
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