Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-07-08
GERMAN LOSSES HEAVIER
THAN TEuroNs ADMIT
Twenty One Of kaiser's Ships Sunk az
Against Thirteen Of English, Accord
ing to Jeilieoe's Report-conditions
Of Battle Favored RESPONSIBILITIES
Lauds Bravery Of Crews.

31st of May, 1916. to the westward Oh
Jutland bank, off the coast of Den
mark
In these words Vice Admiral Sir
John r. Jellicoe, commander in CHIEF
of the home fleets, opens his report to
the admiralty on the great naval pat
tie of the war The admiral gives a
complete account of the encounter
together with statement OF the
losses The report continues:
The ships of the grand fleet, IN
pursuance of the general policy OF
periodical sweeps thru the North
Sea, had left its base on the previous
day in accordance with instructions
issued by me-
Fleet Is Divided.
I'm the early afternoon of Wednes-
day. Nav 81, the first and second battle
cruiser squadrons and destroyers
from the first. ninth, tenth and thir-
teenth flotillas. supported by the hfth
battle squadron, were. in accordance
with my directions, scouting to the
southwark of the battle fleet, which
was accompanied by the third battle
cruiser squadron, the first and second
cruiser squadrons. the fourth hSht
cruiser squadron and the fourth. elev-
enth and twelfth tiotilias.
The junction of the battle meet
with the scouting force after the en-
envy had been sighted was delayed ow-
ing to the southerly course steered
by our advanced force during the first
hour after commencing their action
with the enemy battle cruisers. This
OF course. was unavoidable, as had our
battle cruisers not followed the enemy
to the southwark the main fleets
would never have been in contact.
Cruisers Fight Calamity.
1.-The battle cruiser fleet, CALAMITY
led by Vice Admiral Beatty and ad-
mirably supported by the ships OF the
fifth battle squadron, under Rear
Admiral Evan-Thomas, fought the
action under, at times. disadvantage
Gus conditions, especially in regard TO
light, in a manner that was in keep
ing with the best traditions of the SER
vice"
Without maps and charts many OF
the details of the report can not be
made clear 1t states that the list
OF ships and commanding officers
which took part in the action mas
been withheld from publication for
the present in accordance with the
usual practice" which also detracts
from the interest of the document.
Gives German Losses.
Admiral Jellicoe estimates the Ger
man losses at two battleships of the
drcadnought type, one of the Deutsch-
l., inh sink.
the battle cruiser Lutzow, admitted
by the Germans: one battle cruiser OF
the dreadnousht type, one battle
cruiser. seen to be SO severely dam
aged that its return was extremely
doubtful: five light cruisers. seen to
sink-one of them possibly a battle
ship-six destroyers, seen to sink;
three destroyers. so damaged that 1t
was doubtful whether they would be
able TO reach port, and a submarine
sunk.
In concluding Admiral Jellicoe
says,
The conditions Of low visibility un-
der which the day action took place
and the approach of darkness en-
HANGED the difficulty of giving an ac-
curate report of the damage inflicted
or the name Of the ships sunk by our
forces.
Losses May Be Greater. ...
But after a most careful examina-
ton of the evidence of all the officers
who testified to seeing enemy vessels
actually sink, and personal inter-
views with large number OF these
officers, I am ot the opinion that the
list shown in the enclosure gives the
minimum numbers, tho it is pos
sible it is not accurate as regards the
particular class of vessel, especially
those which were sunk during the
night attack In addition to the ves-
sells sunk it is unquestionable that
many other ships were very seriously
damaged by gunfre and torpedo at
tack
Il deeply regret to report the loss
of his majesty's ships Queen Mary, In
defatigable, invincible, Defense. Black
Prince. Warrior. Tipperary, Ardent
Fortune, Shark, Sparrow, Hawk, Mes
tor. Nomad and Turbulent.
Still more do regret the resultant
heavy loss of life. The death of such
gallant and distinguished officers as
Arbuthnot, Hood, Captain Howerby,
Captain Prowse, Captain Cay. Cap
tain Bonham Capt. Charles J. Win
tour and Capt Stanley B. Ellis. ard
those who persisted with them, is sesi-
Gus loss to the navy and to the country.
They led officers and men who were
equally gallant and whose death is
mourned by their comrades in the
grand fleet. They fell doing their duty
! loDiy-a death which they would have
been first to desire.
Praises German Bravery.
THE enemy fought with the gall
lantry that was expected of him. We
particularly admired the conduct of
those on board a disabled German
light cruiser, which passed down the
British line shortly after deployment
under a heavy fire. which was re.
turned by the only gun left in action.
The conduct Of the officers and men
was entirely beyond praise
ION ali sides 1t is reported that the
glorious traditions Of the past were
most worthiiy upheld; whether in the
heavy ships, cruisers, light cruisers
or destroyers, the same admirable
spirit prevailed The officers and
men were cool and determined, with
q cheeriness that would have carried