Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-12
German High Sea Officer
Gives Thrilling Description
of Recent Naval Engage
ment Off Danish Coast.
ANOTHER SHIP BLASTED
IN FOUR MINUTES
Stricken British Man-o'- war
Runs GantIet of Three
Enemy Vessels; Blows Up
Opposite Fourth,
icy sosmso JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED ~issi

ley SoeNiso JOURNAL SPECIAL LeAsED wiaEl
Berlin, June IL (Trom an Associated
Press Correspondent, by Wireless to
Sayville, "A graphic story of the ma
val battle off the Jutland coast, re-
plete with tributes to the bravery of
Englands ) sailors and to the cooness
and devotion of the German blue
jackets in the memorable engagement
has been given to the Associated Press
correspondent by a high sea officer
Of the German admiralty staff who
had access TO all the reports.
To the correspondents first Ques-
tion. What are the facts about the
Warspte?' the big battleship whose
loss the German officers affirm and
the British deny, the officer said:
says Narspitc Was Lost.
"Ihe Warspite certainly was lost.
We have this on not only known OBJ
seryatons, but what is more import
ant, the testimony of British sailors.
The first confirmation came when
destroyer of our third flotilla fished
out Of the water a sailor from the
British destroyer Turbulent, who said
he himself had observed the sinking
Of the Warspite. Later on two other
sailors gave the same account, al
though none of the three was together
after the rescue and each was ques-
toned separately This should be
conclusive"
The correspondent asked how the
individual ships were destroyed
ut is difficult TO give definite re-
suits in all cases" the officer respond
cd, owing to the ranges, the thick
weather. and the fact that few off
GERS on a board ship in action have
the tinIe or UrpUf culistS Tor suen de-
tails. Here, however, is the story Of
the destruction of one of the British
battle cruisers, probably the Queen
Mary or the lndefatigable, as told to
Inc by an officer who witnessed it:
The End of Giant
ut was during an early stage of the
action Of the battle cruisers that my
friend saw the warship struck square
ly in quick succession BY three full
salvos of heavy shells The gray sill
houette, low on the water line, quiv-
cred from the shock as the first two
salvos hit il. At the third, the cruiser
seemed literally to crumble up and
bend amidshlps. The bow and the
stern rose and the whole ship was
''Ah'h bpulN buk VI tllt WdNtis y Lti
rifle explosion had blutted her out and
she sank, leaving no trace behind.
The destruction of several other
Cruisers occurred similarly A shell
would reach the magazine Then
would come a mighty puff of smoke
and flame and the brief death agony
OF the war craft would be over al
most before one began to notice lit.
Destroyed in -Four Minutes.
One Of the most thrilling episodes
was the destruction of big four-fun
neled armored cruiser which ran
squarely under the guns of our battle
snlps during The night and was an
hlhilated within four minutes by our
oreadnaughts steaming in column. In
plchy darkness, with lights out, the
cruiser approached at right angles
under full speed, evidently unaware
OF the presence of the squadron. She
was sighted at a distance of 1.500
Yards and received a full broadside
from the leading German ship, the
"esialIn. She ran on another 500
Eards ana then turned like q wound
ed mare, but instead of making away,
s'eered course parallel to the col
uinn 1000 yards distant, receiving
ships The cruiser, literally covered
with shells, was unable to fire sin
eie shot, in reply, and blew UP oppo- !
sle the fourth ship
Denies British Claim.
Ihe British claim that the surviv- |
lne units of their battle fleet were |
not materially damaged and were !
,vauy to take to sea again after coal /
t.,r out.
.,ie daylight action was fought with I
ships running along parallel lines and /
Where so many ships were destroyed /
II Is obvious that the others did not /
osudpe unscathed for our fire was not (;
concentrated on any particular ship |
u was nessary 10 keep al the ships !
covered 80 as TO interfere with de- /
hoeration in aim.
49, we are perfectly sure that the +,
s,alu fleet cannot, as the British as |
sert so to sea virtually unimpaired in
haehsth Tor long time. 1t has been |
nard hit in its material and suffered /.
yu'ssai losses in its personnel. We /
,sufnate conservativeIv that the Brit |
n iost 1000 men drowned or Killed |
~ smell fire, losses of the most diff
Nui' sort to replace.
., Accomplished Its Purpose.
daoia hfitlsh admiralty representative
en-, ie'l TO your London correspond
~ ana Winston Churchill repeats
s, ne ueclaration, that the British were
nrsIessful because they broke up our
taking. What undertaking. Is
IueSuon ! would like to ask. Do
on Imagine that We went out with
sbi, ehtire force Of availabl battle
ffr to CHI
a r,"s' or mat II We were planning
coas, cruiser raid on the English
coas, we went up to the Norwegian
Wen, - u starting point? No, We
kn,, ou' 70 ind the enemy which we
The ~ ras ihere We met him. met
nuik Of the British grand fleet in
hears standup fight. inflicted the
sun 1oss OF one OF his most modern |