The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-02
GERMANS vICIORS
IN BIG NAVAL
ENGAGEMENT
Eight British Ships Sunk in Battle
Near the Skager Rack
FOUGHT FAR INTO NIGHT
British Lost One Battleship, Two
Cruisers and Other Craft-Two
German Lest and One Missing.

Berlin, via SayVllle, l.. l., June -
A big engagement has taken place be-
tween the German high seas feet and
the British fighting fleet in which the
ships of the Kaisers navy were sue
cessiul.
Eight ships in the British fleet were
destroyed and number Of others were
badly damaged. Under date of June
the admiralty announcement /of the
battle states that on the Afternoon Of
May 81 the high seas feet engaged the
British fighting feet between Skager
Rack and Horncliff. The hghth con.
tinued all of the afternoon and into the
night. OF the British fleet the battle
ship Warspite, the battle cruisers
Queen Mary and Indefatigable were
sunk as were two of the flagships,
several units OF the destroyer flotilla
and one submarine. The Marlboro is
reported to have been sunk by tor.
pedc.
Among the members of the British
crews rescued by the Germans are
two from the lndefatigable.
Two German cruisers were sunk and
another is believed to have been lost
as no reports of the missing vessel
have been received since the battle.
London, June 1.--After a violent
first scrimmange with the organization
but unsuccessful attack last night on
the west bank OF the Meuse, the Ger
mans today threw their main strength
against the French on the east bank,
launching a series of assaults on the
front from Thiaumont Farm. past Fort
Douaumont to Vaux The official
French report tonight says that
French first line trenches we're pene-
trated between Fort Douaumont and
VauX Pond, but that everywhere else
the attacks were repulsed with heavy
losses to the Germans.
Tonights French report also reports
an air raid by the Germans on Bar-le-
Duo, in which eighteen civilians were
killed, including women and children
Bar.le- Due is described as an open
town"
The Berlin communication admits
the loss of trenches over 400-meter
front southeast OF Dead Man Hill.
The British artillery has been par
ticularly active on the strategic Vimy
Ridge before Lens and around Loos
London. June 1.-The Italians, ac.
cording to Rome. continue to hold
back attacks by the Austrians at yari-
Gus points along the Tyrol front. Es-
pecially bitter fighting has taken place
| in the region of the Josina torrent and
| southeast of Arsiero, where the Aus
| trians either were stopped or driven
back in disorder. Lively artillery
duels are in progress in the Lagarina
| valley and between the Posina and the
| upper Astico rivers.
| Artillery engagements and infantry
firing are in progress along the whole
Of the Russian front. but no changes
in the positions of the Russians or the
Teutons have been reported.
The Turks, taking the offensive at
three points in Asia Minor temporari
ally at least. have brought the Russian
advance toward Mesopotamia TO a
standstill
All the Turkish attacks were re-
pulsed, except at Mamakhatun, fifty
miles west of Erzerum, which was
evacuated by the Russians. Here the
lighting was over a front of about
twenty miles.
Attempts by the Turks. who are said
to be heavily reinforced by AustrianS
and Germans, to press back the Rus
slams near Baiburt and Dirbirkar field
| That the Serbs, recently reported a:
having landed at Saloniki are now OF
the entente allied front on the Greek
Servia-border. is indicated by the lat
est German official communication
The communication says that - veal
attack made by the Allies at the soutl
ern end of Lake Derian, was repulset
and that northeast Of the lake Serb
ans wearing British uniforms wer
made prisoners.