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her message, which VIC issued imme-

ether message, which VIC issued imme-
diately.
at must he remembered that he
waited until he obtained absolute and
Accurate information Of our losses,
and we believe that II s better to be q
little late with the truth than to make
claims which ono Is obliged to forfeit
later. desire TO call attention to tho
difference between the first glowing
German communicates and the later
moro sober statements In the Reichs-
tag
Asked IL there was any evidence
that ], inch guns were used. he an
ewercd.
There were no surprises. They had
no moro than ~ knew they had. I
desire 10 say in conclusion that what
ever the German purpose in coming
out, they failed 60 accomplish II. but
turned and were driven back to port"
Ono Of the advantages which the
close range IN said to have given the
, Germans was the ability to Use the
secondary batteries 81 their battleships,
which. had the British battle cruisers
been able TO engage their opponents at
the range for which they were in
tended, would have been useless.
Germans Had Entire Fleet.
Tho number Of vessels engaged on
each side Is no vet known with any
defniteness. The dispatches from Ber-
lin indicate that the full fighting
strength Of the German high seas fleet
was present. ON the British side IL IL
GrASsvn shat Nhn a,Vhntnnta tr,I,,v,t
the battle cruiser squadron. armored
cruisers. light cruisers and q fioti.la
Of d~estroyers. Four ~bstfieships look
part In the engagement. but ut what
time these entered tho fighting Is IJt
yet clear, whether they were In imme-
diate support of the battle cruisers ur
came up only toward the finish OF the
main battle.
Unofficial information obtained from
q Admiralty official to-day was to
the effect that Eice-Admiral Beatty
had reported that q German battle
. cruiser blew M early In tho engage
ment and broke In two. Another ro-
port from tho fleet was that a Ger
man battle cruiser was lef, behind by
the British battle cruisers pursuing
the Germans. closely engaged with
other units Of tho British fleet. and
that when the buttle cruisers returned
this vessel had disappeared. Other re-
ports received 10y the Admiralty, but
not yet verified. tell of the sinking OF
Sour German light cruisers.
capt. SOwcrby Loaf.
Capt. Gay. Admiral Hoods rug cap.
kAln WGnf IneNsy, sastth ~
Capt. Sowcrby. former British Naval
Attach" ut Washington. was lost with
The interchangeable. and Capt. Prowse
was lost with the Queen Mary.
Inc British fleet engaged. II was
SAID to-day. was refitted, rceoalcd and
ready for sea again within u lew hours
&iter It's return TO port with the ex-
ccption Of the Marlborough. which was
struck by a torpedo.
one report current to-day was hat
Che Germans had lost heavily In de.
stroyers through the strategy II the
British commanders who, hndinR that
ne tefinans In retreating were SOW
ING the water behind them with float.
ing mines. drove a number OF German
d~estroyers into this newly created
mine field.
IN the course Of % statement made
early to-day Capt. William Hail. chef
Of the intelligence division of the Ad.
miralty, said:
The German report that the entire
British fleet was engaged Ia untrue.
a portion Of the British feet, much
inferior TO the total battle fleet OF the
Germans, engaged that fleet and drove
u back into its harbor. The british
control the North Sea"