Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-03
NEWS Is PAINFUL. SHOCK
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NEWS IS PAINFUL SHOCK
TO BRITISH PUBLIC
So LONDON. June 2.-Thc British public
was given painful shock to-niSh,
when the admiralty gave out a state
rnent that in 4 naval battle in the
North Sea on Wednesday afternoon. the
f;ritish battle cruiser fleet met the
K German fleet with the result that three
British battle cruisers were sunk. to-
sether with three cruisers and several
s destroyers, while six dcstroycrS were
still unaccounted for.
The IndefatiEa BILE. the Invincible and
the Queen Mary were the battle cruis-
ers sent to the bottom by the Germans.
The cruisers Defence. Black Prince
and Warrior also were lost. The War
rior first WAS reported disabled, but
subsequently IL was announcei tnat
she had to be abandoned by her crew
The battle seems TO have lasted
through the afternoon and the follow
ing night. The German fleets losses
are stated to have been serious. but no
very definite information of these losses
Is afforded. One battle cruiser is de-
clared &c have been destroyed and an
oinc. severely damaged, while the be-
lief is expressed that n large numbc:
OF German destroyers were disposed of.
GERMANS CLAIM wARsPITE
-SMoN'; ENEMY LOSSES
Following quickly upon the admiralty
announcement, came the German Of
fetal version of the fight. which. in
general confirms the British accom-,
but claimed that the battleshir War.
spite also was sunk and other British
battleships damaged
Tho German losses accordins TO tn.
German version of the battle. were tn.
small cruiser WeiSbad den, sunk by gun
hre, and the warship Pommern. bv 4,
torpedo. while the cruiser I'rauenloah
and number of torpedo bonts are
missing.
me news was dashed out in special
editions Of the evening newsp.n,rs
and caused greater CONSERVATION in
the West End OF London than has hcep
witnessed on any previous occasion
since the beginning of war The frank,
ness OF the admiralty announcement,
concerning the serious nature of the
BRUSH losses and the apparently small
iosses OF the Germans in compar:son
ieu TO the assumption in most minds
that the British vessels must have
ADMIRALTY ADMITS DEt.I,r
BY GERMAN HIGH SEA FLEET
tbE International News Servireo
Especial Cable to The Times Dispatch
Lo!NDoN. June THE British admi-
ta''s 'o-hight admits a defea, 10y
portion OF the German High Sea Fleet
in the first great naval engagement, IF
the war.
lon
OF Jutland OH May 81 the Germans s,nL
fourteen British warships inc,u,irr
three battle cruisers. the InvincibIe
queen Mary and interchangeable; three
light cruisers and eight destrovers
The German admiralty CLAIMS ,h.
additional loss of the Dreadnouvb,
"arspite, but at Il late hour the Bri, =
Ism admiralty does not include Tho
vessel in its list of losses
Inc British report mentions the lrbt
cruiser Warrior not yet claimed by
the Germans.
The German losses are the battle
cruiser Derfiinger, the pre- Dreadnouyht
Pommern, the small cruisers Frauchloeb
ahd Wiesbaden and several destroyers
Aeppeins took part in the conflict,
which ragged during the afternoon OF
wednesday and until daybreak on
Thursday.
Tonight there are no estimates OF
the loss of life. The British ships LOST
were manned by approximately 200
men. and more than 1000 men vere
aboard the German vessels pu, down
The British ships lost cost approxi-
ma'ely s7o,ooo,oc0 10 build The Ger
man ships, $4,000, 600
Al II o'clock tonight the British
censor refused 10 pass further accounts
OF the battle
FURTHER REPORT FROM
j. toMMA>DER-i\-C
The Br.iis!. admiralty has Issued tn
following Official report.
From further .epor, from he
conimander-in chief % the Grand Flee,
the admiralty asceriains that on. Total
losses in dest-oyers aere eight
The comma nder-in-chiet reports ina,
II is nov possible 10 form a closer EST.
mate Of The losses and damage suffered
by the enemy fleet
"A DreadnouEh, ba,tleship Of In.
Kaiser class Vas blown up in an attack
by British destroyerg and another
Dreadnousht of the battleship Kaiser
class is believed 10 have been sunk by
gunfre.
"of three German battle cruisers
two of which, II il believed we're the
Derffiinger and Lutzow. one was blown
up; another, which was heavily engaged
by the battle fleet WAS seen TO be dis
abled and stopped The third vas OBJ
served 70 be seriously damaged
- German light cruiser and six Ger
man destroyers were sunk, anG a; least
two German light cruisers were seen
diszhle