The state herald., 1916-06-09
BRITISH CLAIM
NAVAL VICTORY
DECLARE rEuToNs LOST EIGHT.
ZEN WAR SHIPS IN JuTLAND
BATTLE IN NORTH SEA.
HALT FRENCH AT YPREs
GERMAN TROOPS ROUTED BY THE
CANADIANS WITH sAYoNETs
ON TWo.MlLE TRENCH LINE.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
London. June 6.-The British ad-
miralty issued II statement saying
there was the strongest grounds for
the belief that the British navy in
the battle with the Germans off Jut-
land May 81 had accounted for to-
tai OF eighteen German men-Of-war,
and that there was nothing to add to
or subtract from the original an
nouncement OF British losses.
The statement gave the German
losses as two battleships. two dread
nought battle cruisers. four light
cruisers. nine torpedo boat destroyers
and submarine
1t is feared that the loss OF life will
exceed 5000 officers and men. The
German loss must have been almost
as great as that OF the British.
London-The Canadian troops and
the Germans have been battling
fiercely on the Ypres salient. The
German guns opened up several days
ago. deluging the Canadian positions
and the surrounding territory with
shells. Then the German infantry ad-
vanced along an extended front OF al
most two miles. capturing trenches In
a series Of counter.attacks in which
bombs and bayonets played an import
ant part the Canadians regained most
Of the lost ground and have reorgan-
ICED their positions.
The region OF Vaux and Damloup,
northeast Of verdun, has been the
scene of further futile attempts Of the
Germans to pierce the French lines.
All the attacks were set to naught by
the French fire except night attack
between Damloup and Fort Vaux,
where the Germans obtained foot
hold in French trenches. From these.
however. they were Immediately driv.
en- out by q counter attack.
The German drive on the Verdun
front between the Cailette wood and
Damloup. northeast Of the fortress. "a
progressing favorably for the attack.
ing forces, the German war office an
nounced. The capture Of more than
500 prisoners and four machine guns
was reported.
West OF the Meuse French attack
near Hill 3Oi was repulsed Attempts
by the British TO regain the ground
they recently lost to the Germans
near Ypres on the Flanders front
were fruitless. Berlin reports.
The Austrians were driven back in
an attempt to break through the Ital.
ian line In the direction Of Onaro.
Two British steamers and one Ital.
ian chip sunk.
London. June G.-Previous to the
battle Of May 81, when twenty Eng
l.sh and thirteen German vessels were
destroyed. and many disabled, Great
Britain had lost during the course Of
the war ten battleships. eleven cruis-
ers and various smaller craft. Ger.
many had lost eighteen cruisers, nine.
teen auxiliary cruisers. chiefly con.
verted passenger liners and numsr
GUS smaller vessels.
ROme.-The Austrisns are obsti.
nately r'tacking Buole pass--ths
pass OF the dead" ~ the Italian sol.
diers call it-in order to be able to
besiese Corni Zusna. whence the
Italians are checking the Austrian
movement In the Adise and Arsa val
leys. The Austrians also are making
desperate efforts to establish them
selves on the right bank Of the Posina
river with the object OF dominating