Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-06-06
THE BRITISH WAR MINISTER AND HIS
STAFF LOSE LIVES ON TORPED0ED SHIP
Warship Hampshire, With EnglanSs War Chief Aboard,
Was on Way to Russia, When She Was Sent 10 the
Bottom oi the Sea- OF the Orkney Islands North Of
Scotland, and Not a Survivor Was Rescued From Ship

London. June 6.--l.ord Kitchener,
minister Of war. with mis- entire star,
was lost whom tho cruiser Hampshire
was sunk bya German torpedo. or q
mine. north Of Scotland.
This announcement was ofIiclaliy
made By tho admiralty today.
The admirsltys statement indi-
cAssd that the Hampshire was sunk
on the Orkney islands.
The admiralty stated that there
is little hope that any Of tho mem
bers OF Kltchencr's stan survived. II
was accepted as a fact that Kitchener
himself was drowned.
According to oficiai announcement
made today the following we're In.
ciuded In Earl Kitchener's party.
Hsutcnants- Colonel Fitzgerald.
Brisadler- General Eiiershaw. Slr P,
Frederick Donaidson. and II. ]
O'Beirne. at one time counselor n
Tho British embassy at PetroErad.
Engiand's Greatest loss.
The news OF Ensiand's greatest
personal ioss since the war. which
has stunned all England. already
hardened to shocks. was issued In
tho following formal bulletin:
The admiralty reports with deer
regret that the ship Hampshire. with
Lord Kitchener and his star on
board. was sunk last night about s
o'clock on the Orkney islands. by q
mine or torpedo. Several boats
were seen to leave the ship. Heavy
seas were running. but patrol vessels
at once proceeded to the scene. The
whole shore has been searched from
Saward. but Il Is greatly feared there
10 little hope for any survivors. Nc
report has yet been received from
the searching party on shore"
No Survivors Found
A later announcement from the ad
mlralty said that the searching par
Ties sent out In boats along the coast
had found only bodies Of the drown
ed and one capsized boat. There was
shli the faintest hope that possibl,
some might have reached shore and
proceeded inland In search OF aid Or
account OF the high sea. however, this
was not considered likely and the ad
miralty did not encourage the hope
OF any survivors being found.
I'm Route 10 Russia
II was stated that the Hampshire
was on her way to Russia. where
Kitchener was TO hold conferences
with officials at Petrograd.
This has special significance In
view OF the general Russian offensive
which Is now practically under wa,
along the 200-mile front from Prutf
to Kolki, His trip. too, may have
had q bearing on the advance OF tn,
Russians into Aaia Minor.
The Hampshire wns in command
or Captain Herbert T. Savllle. The
report Of the loss Of the ship was tele
graphed to the admiralty by Admira
Sir John Jellicoe. commander OF thu
British home feet.
The Hampshire was British
cruiser OF the Argyll type. Her com
plement was 655 ofilccrs and men
She was $50 feet long and displaced
10,s50 tons. Her armament was foul
T.5-inch guns, six 6-inch guns ant
two torpedo tubes.
England's Foremost Soldier
Horatio Herbert Kitchener wal
Tnngland's foremost soldier, takins
that distinction when Lord Roberts
LATHE Tsobs." died. He was borI
at Crotter House. Bally Longford
County Kerry. ireland, June "a
1850. son sof the late Lieutenant
Colonel H. II. Kitchener. OF cossins