Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-07
(By Morning Journal Special Leased Wre.)

London, June 6.--The news that
Earl Kitchener. secretary of state for
war, and his staff, who were proceed
inc to Russia aboard the cruiser
HAMPSHIRE. were lost off the Orkney
Islands last night, was the most stun
ming blow Great Britain has received
since the war began.
This is the second shock the coun-
Try has sustained within a week. The
other was when the newspapers APP
peared Friday evening with the first
Intelligence of the naval battle in the
North sea in the form of a list of the
ships lost. with virtually no intima-
ton that there was any compensation
in the way of enemy losses The bull
letin telling of the death of Kitchener
gave the country even a greater shock.
A Popular Hero.
Kitchener was the one outstanding
personality whom the people talked
Of and believed in as "A great man,
Notwithstanding newspaper attacks,
which at a former period of the war
threatened 10 undermine his popu-
larity and the pubic confidence III
him.
A telegram from Admiral Sir John
JeAcoe commander of the fleet, Civ
Ing the bare facts. was received at
the admiralty about II o'clock IN the
morning. The first official announce
ment was issued at about 1890 IN the
afternoon. Such news, however, can
not be kept entirely secret even for
an hour Before noon rumors We're
spreading. and the telephones in the
newspaper offices were busy with IN
Qurers anxious to know whether this
--0ne Of the many reports circulating
In these days of tension-had any
foundation. They We're told there
was nothing in it.
Admiral Jellicoe's Report.
II have to report with regret that
his majesty's ship Hampshire, capt.
Herbert j. Savill, K. n, with LORD
Kitchener and his staff on board,
was sunk last night at about o'clock
to the west of the Orkneys. either by
a mine or torpedo.
-Four boats were seen by obserV-
ers OH shore to leave the ship. The
wind was north, northwest and heaVy
seas were running. Patrol vessels ana
destroyers proceeded to the spot ana
a party was sent along the coast to
Search but only some bodies and
capsized boat have been found up to
the present. | greatly fear that there
Is little hope of there being any sur
vyors
H. NJ. S. Hampshire was on her
way to Russia
Police Deny Rumor.
When the announcement finally
was issued the fact spread about Lon
don some time before the newspapers
could get to into the streets. There
was crowd about the stock eX-
change which required police reserves
TO deal with. The police told every
one to move on; that there was M
ruth in the reports.
AT the same time another mass or
people was assembling about the gov
eminent offices in Whitehall. All the
windows of the war office had the
curtains lowered That confirmed
lhe rumor beyond doubt. other
crowds gathered around the newspa-
per offices. When the boys came out
with an armful of extras the people
ieil on them and fought for the pa
pers. In the course of the afternoon
'he flags on all buildings were flown
at half-st
The English undoubtedly are a
aole people and have taken The good
ana bad tidings of the war as they
sdine with an absence of emotion sur
pflslng to outsiders. But no one
% souio have walked the streets today
W'hout perceiving that something
mneh the common people took as a
'sgIaslnity had befallen them.
=, me foreign office was saddened by
'"e loss of one of its most valued