Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-04
But Germans Suffer Less
in Aggregate of
Tonnage.
BRITAIN STILL HOLDS
SUPREMACY OF THE SEA
Engagement Not So Near Eng
lish Defeat as at First
Appeared.
CASUALTIES IN THOUSANDS
horrors OF Modern Naval War
fare Are Realized to
Utmost.

LONDON, June 3.-The latest reportn
from the British fleet. from neutral
vessels which witnessed parts Of the
great naval battle in the North San
ana from survivors. cause the British
public to believe that the engagement
was not so near defeat as at first
appeared, and in nowise disaster.
The British losses. with all the craft
engaged accounted for, were three bat
tie cruisers. three cruisers and eight
dcStroyers i,
me German losses are believed to
nave been about the same number of
ships' although much less aggregate
OF tonnage.
British naval experts maintain that
treat Britain continues to hold tho
supremacy of the sea by a safe margin.
and that her enormous navy could h.t,
Ter afford the losses 1t suffered than
could the smaller German establish
| ment. The first reports OF the HEAVY
loss OF life. unhappily, have not been
revised. Great Britain mourns for
more than 1000 OF her best seamen.
ana the whole nation is oppressed with
| sadness. which is reflected in the faces
or all the people of London.
There We're some 5000 men on the
ships which sank. and only a few hum
dred have been saved. The horrors az
modern naval warfare, far eSceedInr
those when wooden ships fought and
continued to float even when they
ceased to be fighting units. were real.
ized to their utmost. From five OF the
largest ships which went under withl
complement of more than 1000 men,
only seven junior officers and q few
i
NO CASUALTY LIST
ISSUED BY GOVERNMENT
Rear Admiral, the Honorable Horac.
Lambert Hood. second in command ID
Vice-Admiral Sir David Beatty, and
Captains Sowerby. Cay and Prowsel
were lost with many others, whose
names are not yet knoxn. because the
government has not so far issued any.
! casualty list. There were no surren-
ders. and the ships which went down
carried with them virtually their whole
crews. Only the Warrior. which was
towcd part way from the scene OF bat
tie TO n British port, was an exceptions.
OF some thousand men on the Queen
Mary, only a corporars guard is ac-
counted for. The same Is true Of the
Invinciblc, while there are no survivors,
reported from the interchangeable, the
Defence or the Black Prince.
1t IS impossible TO visualize any co.,
herent story Of the great battle, which
lasted many hours. with the different
nits at times lighting scattered engage
ments. The British and German reports
contradict each other fatty on the main
fact. The British assert that the Ger
man fleet retired when the British bat-;
tleships appeared, while the German
official statement maintains that the
German forces were in battle with the
entire British feet
SWEEPS AREA THOROUGHLY YsS
IN SEARCH OF SHIPS
The British assert that they had only
two divisions engaged, and that all the
units of these were not able to particle.
pate in the lighting. and. furthermore.
that Admiral Sir John Jellicoe. com 8
mander OF the grand fleet. remained IN
the area OF the battle after the Ger
mans had retreated and swept M
thoroughly in search OF ensmy ship1.
and Survivors a.s 81 s $85s
The Kings message to Admiral lei
licoe states that the Germans robbSd
the British OF tho opportunity oS xasn.
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