Omaha daily bee., 1916-06-03
eleven BRITISH
WARCRAFT LOST;
TEUT0k SLOSE 3
German War Office Reports Victory
in Great Sea Fight That Was
Said to Have Lasted
All Night.
ONE BATTLEsHIP DESTROYED
British Loses Are Two Battle
Cruisers. Two Armored Cruisers
and Many Smaller Craft.
GERMANS LOSE THREE SHIPS


Berlin, June 2 Germanys high
sea fleet met the main part OF the
British fleet in battle in the north
eastern section OF the North Sea on
May 81. In the heavy engagement
which followed the German fleet, ac-
cording to report issued by the Ger
man admraliy, sunk the British bat
tleship Warsprite, the British battle
cruisers Queen Mary and lndefatiga-
bic, two armored cruisers and a large
number Of warships OF smaller tom
mage. Several other British battle
ships are reported damaged, including
The battlcship Marlborough.
The German losses are announced
as the battleship Pommern, the
cruiser Wiesbaden, the protected
cruiser Frauenlob and several torpedo
boats.
Britis' Official Report.
Lo don, June 1.-The text Of the
admiralty announcement on the big
naval battle off Jutland, followsA
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 we're the battle cruis-
er fleet and some cruisers and light
cruisers, supported by four fast bat
tleships
Among these the losses were heavy.
The German battle fleet, aided by
low visibility, avoided a prolonged
action with our main forces. As soon
as they appeared on the scene the
enemy returned to port, though not
before receiving severe damage from
our battlcships.
Ten Ships Sunk, Six Missing.
"The battle cruisers Queen Mary,
lndefatigable and lnyincible and the
cruisers Defense and Black Prince
were sunk The Warsprite was disabl-
ed and after being towed for some time
had TO be abandoned by its crew. II is
also known that the destroyers Tip
perary, Turbulent, Fortune, Sparrow
hawk and Ardent were lost and six
others are not yet accounted for. No
British battleships or light cruisers
we're sunk.
The enemy's losses were serious
At least one battle cruiser was de-
stroyed and one was severely dam
aged, One battleship is reported to
have been sunk by our destroyers.
During the night attack two light
cruisers we're disabled and probably
sunk The exact number OF enemy de-
stroyers disposed OF during the action
cannot be ascertained with any GER
talnty, but must have been large"
Berlin, June 2--(By Wireless to
Sayville.) 1.-The German admiralty
announced today that the German
high sea fleet on May 81 had encoun-
tered British fighting fleet. The
engagement which developed, the adj
miralty says, was favorable TO the
Germans, The battle continued all
night
The German admiralty announces
that the large British battleship War
spite the battle cruisers Queen Mary
and lndciatigable aud two armored
cruisers were destroyed.
lt rs also reported that a small Brit
lsh cruiser a number ot torpedo boat
dcsiroyers and torpedo boats were
sunk
The German admiralty statement
adds that hy observation il was es.
iahlished thai large number III
British bal,leships suffered damage
from The ire OF the BIS German ships
and lhe attacks ot the torpedo boat
fleet
Marlborough Hh by Torpedo.
THE admiralty Statement also de.
tltres that thc British haltleship
Marlborough was Gig ,hy torpedo.
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