The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-07-03
BRITISH SHIPS, RESTED
 IN JUTLAND FIGHT, RAN,
 BERLIN OFFICE ASSERTS

be made out in the '-aze turning to the northeastward and finally to the l east.
 Germans observed, amid the artil- | lery combat and smelling of great in- tensity, signs of the effect of good , shooting between S:2O and S:3O o'clock particularly, several officers on Ger man ships observed ''et a battleship of the Que ,n Elizabeth class blew up under conditions similar to that of the Queen Mary. CThis has been denied by the BritishD The Invincible sank after being hit severely, a ship of the Iron Duke class had earlier received a torpedo hit, and one of the Queen Elizabeth class Twas running. around In circle, it's steering apparatus ap- parently having been hit. | The Lutzow was hit by at least fifteen heavy shells and was unable to maintain it's place in line. Vice Ad- miral Ripper therefore transhipped to the Moltke on torpedo boat and un- der heavy fire.
 The Dedflinger meantime took the lead temporarily Parts of the Ger man torpedo flotilla attack the enemy's main fleet and heard deto- nations. In the action the Germans lost a torpedo boat. An enemy de- stroyer was seen in sinking con- dition. having been hit by a torpedo After this first violent onslaught into the mass of the superior enemy the opponents lost sight of each other In the smoke by powder clouds After short cessation in the artillery combat. Vice Admiral Scheer TO- dered new attack by all the avail able forces.
 Heavy Fire Renewed.
 German battle cruisers, which with several light cruisers and torpedo boats again headed the line, encoun- tered the enemy soon after g o'clock and renewed the heavy fire, which was answered by them from tn mist, and then by the leading division of the main fleet. Armored cruisers now flung themselves in reckless onset at extreme speed against the enemy line in order to cover the attack of torpedo boats. They approached the enemy. line although covered with shot from 5000 metres distance. Sev- eral German torpedo f1otillas dashed forward to attack, delivered torpedoes and returned despite the most severe counter fire with the loss of only one boat. / The bitter artillery fight was again interrupted, after this second violent onslaught. by the smoke from guns and tunnels.
 Several torpedo f1otillas, which were ordered ito attack somewhat later, found after penetrating the smoke cloud, that the enemy fleet was no longer before them. Nor. when the fleet commander again brought the German squadrons upon the southerly and southwesterly- course, where the enemy was last seen, could Our op- ponents be found.
 Only once more, shortly before 1O:30 o'clock, did the battle flare up. For a short time in. the late twilight German battle cruisers sighted four enemy capital ships to seaward and opened fire Immediately. As the two German battleship squadrons attack ed, the enemy turned and vanished in the darkness. Older German light cruisers of the fourth, reconnaissance. group, also were engaged with the older enemy armored cruisers in a short fight. This ended the day bat tie.
 '"The German division, which after losing sight of the enemy, began a n1gnt cruise III d SOutHerly 'uHeClioH' were attacked until dawn by enemy | light force in rapid succession. The | attacks were favored by the general | strategic situation and the particu- larly dark night.
 "The cruiser Frauenlob was injured | severely during the engagement of | the fourth reconnaissance group with | a superior cruiser force, and was lost | from sight.
 "One armored cruiser of the Greasy | class suddenly appeared close to a | German .battleship and was shot into fire after 40 seconds and sank in four | minutes'