Imperial Valley press., 1916-06-03

tleships> are reported damaged, includ
ing the battleship Marlborough.
There were nearly 5000 officers and
men on the six British warships sunk.
1t is not known how many of these
have been saved.
The German losses are announced
as the battleship Pommern, the cruis-
er Wiesbaden, the protected cruiser
Frauenlob and several torpedo boats.
Several of the German ships rescued
parts of the crews of the British
ships which were sunk, they includ-
ing, it is said, two men from the In
defatigable, the only survivors from
that ship.
The German high sea fleet. the
statement adds, returned to port
June 1.
The text of the German admiralty
report, which is dated June 1, says:
During an enterprise directed to
the northward our high sea fleet on
May 81 encountered the main part of
the English fighting fleet, which was
considerably superior to our forces.
During the afternoon between Ska
yerak and Horn Riff heavy engage
r1ent developed which was successful
for us and which continued during the
whole night.
"In this engagement, so far as
known up to the present, there were
destroyed by us the large battleship
Warspite. the battle cruisers Queen
Mary and Indefatigable, two armored
cruisers, APPARENTLY of the Achilles
type, one small cruiser, new flag
ship of destroyers, the Turbanant,
Nestore and Alcaster, a large num-
ber of torpedo boat destroyers and
ore submarine.
"By observation, which was free and
clear of objects, it was stated that
large number of English battleships
suffered damage from our ships and
the attacks of our torpedo boat flo
tilla during the day engagement and
throughout the night.
"Among others, the large battleship
Marlborough was hit by a torpedo.
This was confirmed by prisoners.
"Several Of our ships rescued parts
of the crews of the sunken English
ships, among them being two and
the only survivors of the Indefati-
gable.
"On our side, the small cruiser
Wiesbaden, by hostile gunfire during
the day engagement, and His Ma
jesty's ship Pommern, during the
night, as the result of a torpedo, were
sunk.
"The fate of His Majesty's ship
Frauenlob, which is missing, and of
some torpedo boats, which have not
returned yet, is unknown.
"The high sea fleet returned today
(Thirsday) into our port"
Admin al Hebbingaus, director of the
admiralty, told the reichstag this aft
ernoon that the British torpedo boat
losses were greater than had first
been reported.
At least three of the destroyer flo
tilla flagships, SAID Admiral Hebbing-
aus, and nine or ten other destroyers,
had been sunk. Of these, the battle
ship Westfallen alone sank six.
The German battleship Pommern
was sunk by torpedo, the admiral
continued, and the Weisbaden by ar
tillery. The Frauenlob was last seen
by German destroyer in a night
encounter, with heavy list, and the
admiralty said it was assumed she
had been sunk.
London, June 3-The text of the
admiralty announcement on the naval
battle follows:
"On the afternoon of Wednesday,
May 81, naval engagement took
place off the coast of Jutland. The
British ships on which the brunt of
the fighting fell were the battle crui-
ser fleet and some cruisers and light
cruisers, supported by four fast bat
tleships.
"Among these the losses were
heavy. The German battle fleet, aid
ed by low visibility, avoided a pro-
longed action with our main forces.
AS soon as they appeared on the
scene the enemy returned to port,
thought not before receiving severe
damage from our bau,lesnlps.
"The battle cruisers Queen Mary,
lndefatigable and Invincible and the
cruisers Defense snd Black Prince
We're sunk. The Warrior was disabled
and after being towed for some time
had to be abandoned by her crew.
1t is also known that the destroyers
Tipperary, Turbulent, Fortune, Spar
L.