The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1916-06-08
ASSERT GERMAN !
CLAIMS FALSE
British Soy Tsutons' Losses
Heaviest In Sea Fight.
DETAILS ARE STILL LACkIMe

Declare Kaiser Lost Eighteen Vessels
In Battle, includIno Two eattisships
and Two Dreadnoupht cruissrs-
Enemy Escaped Disaster by Flight
London, Juns 5.-The British ad-
miralty gave out statement declar-
ing that, pending the compilation OF
details Of the North sea battle, these
facts have been positively established:
The German reports Of the battle
are false.
The German losses were heavier
than the British, not merely in pro-
portion, but positively.
The arrival on the. scene Of battle
Of the main body of the British high
seas feet was the signal for the Ger
man feet to speed back to its base.
Previous to Sir John Jellicoe's ar
rival the German feet had been Sc
verely punished. Sir John took up the
pursuit. The two main bodies were
repeatedly in momentary contact, but
the Germans flight made 1t impos-
sible for the British to bring their
full force into play.
Darkness put q stop to the pur-
suit and then the destroyer hotilia
took up the chase and successfully At
tackled the kaiser's warships."
A German admiralty statement was
received here. asserting that the Ger
man feet suffered no losses beyond
those admitted In previous accounts.
While the British admiralty does
not cite positive facts to support its
assertion that the German losses were
heavier than the British, II declares
that there seems to be the strongest
ground for supposing that the follow
ing units were lost by the Germans:
Two battleships, two dreadnought
battle cruisers Of the most powerful
type" two light cruisers of the latest
type (Wiesbaden and Elbing). one
light cruiser Of tht Rostock type, the
light cruiser Frauenlob. at least nine
destroyers and one submarine.
This would make q total Of eight
warships, nine destroyers and one
submarine. a grand total Of eighteen
vessels. as against only six warships
and eight destroyers-a grand total
of fourteen vessels-admittedly lost
by the British.
The German declaration that no
further losses were suffered than
those announced, means that the
kaiser's admiralty insists that the bat
tie cost Germany only three warships
and a number Of torpedo craft. The
British claim. II verified. would bring
the German loss In tonnage-thus far
asserted by Berlin to be only 1900
well up to, or even beyond the British
loss of 125.000 TONS.
By way OF emphasizing that the
main body OF the British grand feet
made q clean sweep Of the North sea
waters. once 1t appeared on the scene.
the British admiralty relates that Sir
John Jellicoe having driven the enc
my into port" returned to the main
scene of the action and stayed there
until noon on June 1. nearly twenty
four hours after the nrst shot had
been exchanged on the previous after
noon. and searched the sea for dis
abled vessels Finding none. and hav-
ing fulfilled his task, the British com
mander returned to his base. 400
miles away-presumably to Orkney
islands. On the following evening.
the admiralty states. the British fieet
was again ready to put to sea.
As to the British losses the admiral
ty insists that there is nothing to add
or subtract from the previous snumer-
alton OF ships lost