The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-03
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IcNDON, Juno o.-tuo 6fttSH ~
stroyer Shark has been sunk and
number of hor Drew lost In a big bat
tie In tho North sea. Survivors land
ed at Hull by Dutch ship declared
forty warships wore engaged in the
a decoy for tho British Heet.
UnofficlaI dispatches report the
loss Of tho German cruiser Efbang.
Forty warships took part In tho on
gagement.
With reports Of these additional
losses, also cane dispatches telling
how bodies Of hundreds of British
and German sailors wore seen float
ina In the water near the scene OF tho
engagement by neutral chips which
arrived during "Wednesday and Thurs
day.
All England was today anxlous'y
awaiting further. details from tho ad-
n,ralty. burt aside from late state
ment admitting tho loss OF six destroy
ers, first reported as missing, no later
statement had been Issued early to-
dav than the initial announcement OF
losses made yesterday
Unofficial details Of tho fight drift
inq In from various points thrilled all
EnaIand. One Holland dispatch In
dicated that the German fleet swoop-
ed down on the smaller vessels OF
the British fleet at the opening Of the
engagement. The British were hope
IessIy outnunbered until the Grand
Fleet appeared and with thousands Of
guns roaring and hurting tons OF
shells against the German armada,
the kaiser's vessels wero forced to
retreat.
The steamer Than,es, arriving at
the Hook Of Holland, reported picking
up eleven survivors Of tho crew OF
the German cruiser Frauenlob. They
were floating on RATS. Tho Frauen-
lob, the survivors said, was etnk by
British torpedo at one a. m. Tho
torpedo struck squarely In the engine
room and the crew Immediately
jumped overheard.
Stories of the Frauentob'8 SURVIVORS
Indicate that 344 Of her crew per.sted.
OF the 365 men who leapcd Into the
water vixen tho vessel ean'sS only
nineteen were able to get aboard RATS
which were cut adrift. The remain
der sank from exhaustion and Werc
drowned. Many were badly wounded
before being forced to leap from the
ships deck. OF the nineteen reported
to have reached RATS, eight arc un-
accounted for.
From Copenhagen and Dutch ports
came dispatches today bringing fraa-
mentary details Of tho terrific flsht.
Fishermen arriving off OszIera re-
port passinsthroueh fields OF bodies OF
both British and German sailors.
With fifteen British ships now report
ed destroyed, the total losses are ex.
Int Aha fhHIlSlNdS.
No estimates Of casualties has yet
been made by the admiralty, however.
and It probably will be days before
any definitely accurate estimate can
be made.
From early reports, IL scbvious that
survivors have been landed at dozen
different ports. Dutch dispatches re-
ported the landing at Ymidsn Of six
officers and twelve members OF the
crow Of the German cruiser Elbing.
This ship was not reported destroy
ed in either the German or British
admiralty statements. Tho survivors
declared, however, that the EibinI
wa. ramned by another German ship
which rescued the remainder OF her
crew. British survivors are also said
to be enroute hero aboard a trawier.
In the face of the heavy losses ad-
roittedly suffered by the British, Eng
land Stands grimIy determined, and
confidence in the fleet remains un--
shaken.
In clubs, government offices and
from men In every. walk Of life, comes
the expression that while the British
suffered the greater losses, the en-
counter need not be REGARDED as a
defeat as the Germans were forced
to flee so soon ae the full force Of
grand fleet could be brought
into action.
Facing superior force, the light
cruisers, battle cruisers and destroy
ers fought galfantly, disposln1 of ships
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