The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-06
Cruiser Hampshire Sunk With All on
Board OFF Orkney Islands
British Army Head Was on His Way to Petro-
grad to Confer With Russian Officials-Cru-
sier Was Either Toropedoed or Struck Mine
No Survivors of the Disaster Yet Reported.

London, June 6.-Earl kltchener,
minister of war and all of the men,
bers of his staff, were lost in the sink
ing of the cruiser Hampshire off the
north coast of Scotland, according to
a statement made by the admiralty
this morning.
A later dispatch states that the
Hampshire was torpedoed off the Ork-
ney islands.
Further particulars announced by
the admiralty are to the effect that the
cruiser was either torpedoed or struck
a mine off the Orkney islands. There
is little hope that Kitchener or any
member of his staff survived the dis
aster. Vessels returning from the To-
cality in which the Hampshire went
down report observing only bodies and
one broken boat.
The Hampshire was on her way to
| Russia and Earl Kitchener was max.
ing the journey for the purpose Of con.
|
| Petrograd.
| The Hampshire was a cruiser of
| Artyll type. She was 655 feet long,
had displacement of 10,S50 tons and
carried 450 officers and men.
Horatio Herbert Kitchener was born
in County Kerry, Ireland June "a, 1850,
the son OF English parents. his father
having been an officer la the English
army He was educated at the royal
military academy at Woolwich and en-
tered the royal engineers in 1871. Up
on the outbreak of the troubles in
Egypt in 1882 he was put in charge of
the Egyptian cavalry. Thus began his
connection with the Egyptian service
which was developed into one of the
most noteworthy achievements of all
the achievements OF arms. He was in
the Nile expedition in 1884 which fail
ed to rescue Gordon and was promoted
and decorated for gallant service. In
1886 he was made governor of Suakim.
Two years later he led the Egyptian
troops in the notable battle with Os-
man Digna at HANDFUL. During the
same year he was promoted to be ad-
jutant general of the Egyptian army.
In 1890 he was made Sirdar or COM
mander-in-chief of the Egyptien army
and performed one of the greatest
works of his time. He smashed the
Madhi and restored order in the Sou
dan. The task was OF ten years dura-
tion but at the end of decade it was
complete. In 1899 he was made gov.
ernor of Soudan and in the same year
? was called to be first lieutenant and
then successor to Lord Roberts in the
| Boer war. The credit for the success.
full terminus Of the Boer war and the
reorganization of affairs in South Afri-
ca is largely given to Kitchener. In
+ 1902 he became commander-in-chief in
:. India. Earl Kitchener became minis.
ter of war in reorganization of the
+ British cabinet after the opening of the
:. present great struggle in Europe.
London, June 5.-The Germans have
made no further gains on the Verdun
y front, where the fighting in the Fort
7, VauX-Damloup section has been of the
i very greatest intensity for several days
Bad weather. the Paris report of to-
n night says, has held up the operations
e today.
l. Last night the attacks went on with
d unchecked violence. Inside the fort
the French garrison was engaged in a
fierce struggle with the German detach
ment trying to take the position, the
, Germans using liquids in their assault.
i The French line between the fort
and the village was also subjected to
1t severe attacks. while in the nouau.
mont section there was heavy artillery
1t fghting
Petrograd, June 6,--Russian forces
have won great successes along the
II front from the Pripet marshes to the
v Rumanian frontier, according to an Of
fcial announcement. II is stated thai
the Russians took 10000 prisoners.
A dispatch from Vienna says tina
the Russians began heavy artiler!
es action over large part of the from
Sunday morning, according to thu
war office. There are signs of i'm
pending infantry attacks. The an
u. nouncement follows THE enemy
artillery this morning entered int
action on the whole Bessaraba
II northeastern front. The artillery fir
was especially violent on the Dnieste
and lower Strips.
mi. The Russians made an attack wit
raj gas on the Dniester, but did no dan
nnar,, age to the Austro.llungarian force
Everywhere there are signs of in
Ms pending infantry attacks