Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-06-08
THOUSANDS PERISH; $50 WARSHIPS
ENGAGED in GREATEST STRUGGLE
in HISTORY OFF COAST OF JUTLAND
ADMIRAL REREsFoRD DECLARES
BEATTY WON BRILLIANT Sue
CESS IN NORTH SEA THOUGH
IT WAS DEARLY BOUGHT.
GERMANS LOSE EIGHTEEN
WARSHIPS, LONDON SAYS

49,
Losses az 2 HattIeshlps, 2 Dread
naupht Battle Cruisers, a Light
Cruisers, 9 Torpedo Boat De-
stroyers and a Submarine.
London, June 6.-Between 5000 and
10000 lives were lost In the naval bat
tie In tho North Sea, the greatest In
the worlds history.
OF this loss, tho British sustained
5000. The German loss 10 v~ariousIy
estimated at between 5000 and 5000
lives. Two British rear admirats-
Hood and Arbuthnot-went down with
their ships.
II 10 estimated that $50 warships
were engaged in this titantic struggle.
London. June 6.-AdmiraI Lord 6er-
esford In an interview, while contend
Ing strongly for the view that there
vas no failure In the British strategy
and that Vice Admiral Beatty won q
brilliant success, though II was dearly
bought, declares that the only mistake
made was by tho admiralty In allow
ing tho Germans to get first In the
field with the news OF the battle, or
az he puts II, with ~"impudent fabrioa-
tons" Otherwise, said Lord Bsres-
ford, no fault can he found with the
admiralty.
London, June 6. 49, The British ad.
miralty issued a statement saying
there was the strongest grounds for
belief that the British navy In the
battle with the Germans of Jutland
last week had accounted for q total
Of eighteen German men of war, and
that there was nothing to add to or
subtract from the original announce.
ment Of the British losses.
The statement gave the German
losses as two ha%ttleships. two dread.
naught battle cruisers, -four light
cruisers. nine torpedo boat d%estroyers
and a submarine.
Germany's Loss Heavy.
The huge superintendent Hinden.
Is declared to have been sunk, while
wireless dispatches from Berlin a.
the German admiralty admits the de-
struction Of the dreadnought Westfa.
len. The German cruiser Elbing and
the torpedoboat V-2S also were sunk
In the battle with the British squad
ron, according to reports from Hol.
land and Copenhagen.
Two %Zeppelins Lost.
OF the Zeppelin feet which assisted
the Teuton sea craft, tive were de-
stroyad. Danish fishermen returning
to harbor report. On one airship all
members Of the crew are said to have
persisted.
Eight German warships have taken
refuge In Danish waters, according to
reliable advices received here. 1t is
said they have been ordered to leave
or intern, and that the British fleet is
In waiting to engage them.
The admiralty received a report to
the effect that Captain Prowse, com
mender OF the Queen Mary, and the
entire personnel of that hattlecruiser
were lost
British losses also have been more
severe than the first announcement of
the engagement admitted. The cruis'
er Warrior, at first reported disabled,
later was abandoned. To the list OF
torpedoboat destroyers previously an
nounced have been added the Shark,
the Nomad and the Nestor. bringing
the total known British losses to three
battle cruisers. three cruisers and
eight destroyers, with several other
small vessels still ~unaccounted for.
The British admiralty states that
the battleshtp Marlborough was hit by
a torpedo. but WAS safely teysd to
port.