New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-09
Inflow and RoStoCk Sunk
Repeats British Also
Suffered More.
LONDON AGAIN SAYS
CLAIMS ARE FALSE
FREQUENT Correction of Official
Statements Lessons German
Credibility, Say British.

London. June s.-The German Ad-
-irsltv admitted to-day. that the bat
10 cruiser Lutzow. $4,000 tons. and
no light cruiser Rostock, 1920 tons
,-. 70 be added to the list Of German
asses in the naval battle of Jutland
las, week The British Admiralty IS
.ued statement tonight again de-
bouncing as false the reiterated Ger
nan claim that the superdreadnoughts
Wsrspite and Marlborough, the battle
cruiser Princess Royal and the second
,lass cruiser Birmingham were sunk
These ships are declared TO be "safe
: IN port. and the repetition Of this false
statement compels a repetition Of the
former statement by the British Ad-
niralty Of the 9Th Of June: This is
false. A complete list OF the British
losses has been made public"
It's pointed out by naval critics here
,hst the British statement carries q
zone OF triumph in comparing the lates;
German statement with that Of June /
The later admission OF additional i'm
portant losses, It is declared. has q
tendency 20 raise strong doubts wher-
ever q German claim is concerned.
Furthermore. The persistent reports by
British participants IN the naval bat
ne that the ultra-modern battle-cruiser
Hin6enburg was among the German
wsrships sunk will be given additional
eredence in Allied and neutral coun-
tries. Il is also recalled that on June
the German Admiralty Issued a state
ment contending that mo German naval
units were lost except those mentioned
in the official dispatches"
Another Phase Develops.
"And to-day comes the admission Of
the loss Of the Lutzow and the Ro-
stock" tersely commented one official
Another phase Of the situation is
brought out by the figures in the Of
fetal reports Of the two admiralties
showing the admitted loss in tonnage
o. the Germans 10 be about $4,000 anC
that Of the British 1850 This, II is
pointed out. makes the German loss 81
per cent Of the British, while the rela-
tive grand tonnage Of the two navies
is: Germany, little more than
100000 tons. Great Britain. 1.S25.000;
or Germany about % per cent Of Great
Britain's total tonnage. BY their own
figures. there fore. II IS contended here
the Germans have admitted greater
proportional loss. This is considered
% Obstinate Germany's claim of victory
The British communication in reply
% Germanys latest statement follows
ain the German official account o.
the North Sea battle which appeared
IN the Dutch papers this morning TIL
loss Of the Lutzow, the Rostock am
the Flbing was admitted. in addition e
the Pommern and the Frauenlob, whicl
was announced in the German oficia
communication Of June /, but the los
Of the Wicsbaden. which was announced
on June /, is now withheld.
The German official account repeat
that the Warspite the Princess Royal
Che Birmingham and the MarlbOrougi
We're sunk They are not sunk, but arr
safe IN port. and the repetition of thi
false statement compels repetition o
the former statement by the British
Admiralty Of June 8 This is false.
complete list of the British losses ha'
been made public.
twill be noted in the German state
ment cited below that the German gov
cnment does admit the loss of thu
Nesbaden therein, and there is thus Z
discrepancy between the two state
mcntsI
The German Admiralty in its state
ment cites circumstances as proof ina
the British fleet did lot remain in con
troll Of the battle scene, and that the
entire British battle fleet. contrary e
the London contention, took part in thu
lighting
Denials Spread.
Tile statement says many Official an,
SCml-ofEcial reports from the Brlusi
SIDE have been systematically spread
abroad Gin order 20 deny the greatnes:
of the British defeat in the naval bat
lie o. May 81 and create an impression
as n the battle were a victory for BRIT
'gh arms" The statement continues;
"h is asserted, for instance. that tn
German fleet left the battlefield an'
that the English feet remained maste
Of the battlefield. With regard 20 this
u is stated that by repeated effective
attacks OF our torpedo boat tiotlllas dur
Ing the battle on the evening of May 81
the English main fleet was forced e
turn round. and il never again came
within sight Of our forces, In spite
Of it's superior speed and reinforce
ments by an English squadron of twelve
vessels, which came up from the south
ern North Sea, il never attempted e
come again into touch with our force
10 continue the battle or attempt il
conjunction with the above-mentione'
squadron 10 bring about the desire'
destruction Of the German feet.
"The English assertion that the EnP
Ish fleet in vain attempted to reach
The fleeing German fleet in order e
defeat IL before reaching its home
points of support is contradicted by
The alleged official English statement
that Admiral Jellicoe, with his Crane
Fleet. already had reached the basin OF
Scalpa Flow. in the Orkneys, 300 miles
from the battlefield. on June l.
English Not Found.
Numerous German torpedo boat no
tllas sent out after the day battle TO
night attack toward ia north, an
beyond the theatre Of the day battle
did not find the English main fleet, II
spite Of a keen search. Moreover. GU
torpedo boats had an opportunity 0
ieScuing a great number of Englisl
survivors Of the various sunken vessels
AS further proof Of the fact, con
tested by the English. OF the participa-
ton Of their entire battle feet in the
battle Of May 81 IL is pointed out that
'ne British Admiralt-' report, too, an