The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-03
ENGLAND UNDAUNTED
BY NAVAL DISASTER
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stronger adversary.
1T was ascertained that the losses
OF the British which were partly con
| firmed by rescued British sailors are
the Warspite, dndefatigable and Queen
| Mary, two armored cruisers of the
| Achilles type one small cruiser and
destroyers' flagships Turbulent. Mes
tor and Alcaster, and further nine or
ten destroyers of whom our battle
ship Westfallen alone sank six dur
ing the night attacks
The report continued that the Ger
man losses included the Pommern
and Waisbaden and several torpedo
.boats. Admiral Hebbinghaus men,
tions that the cruiser F'rauenlob was
seen by torpedo boat to be keeling
during the night, so that she must
be considered lost. The crews and
materials of the fleet proved ex-
cellent
The navy is in brilliant spirits. the
admiral reported.
One Sank Six.
NEW YORK, June 3.-The latest
German version of the British losses
in the North sea battle again men
tons the battleship Warspite, but
does not claim des truction of the bat
tie cruiser Invincible, admitted by
the British admiralty to have been
sunk
1t would thus appear that the diff.
ference in the reports is merely a
question Of identity.
One OF the most striking features
of the latest German report is that
the battleship Westfallen alone
sank six British torpedo boats.
The report of Admiral Hebbing-
haus also mentions only part" of
the German fleet in action
Semi official Statement.
BERLIN (via wireless to Sayville),
June 3.-vice Admiral Scheer was
in command of the German high seas
fleet which engaged the British on
May 81, and Vice Admiral Hipper
commanded the accommodating force
which was first drawn into the battle,
a semi-ofhcial statement, giving fur
Their details of the engagement. stated
today
''In addition to the official admiral
ty report 1t is stated by q competent
authority that in the battle off Skag-
crack. there participated under COM
mand of Chief of the Navy Vice AL
miral Scheer, the German high sea
fleet with dreadnoughts and older
battleships, battle cruisers and also
light sea forces, torpedo boats and
submarine flotillas being in the North
sea-" the semi official statement says.
'On the enemy's side, the Germans
faced majority Of the English mod
ern navy.
1.-THE German accomplishing forces
were commanded by Vice Admiral
Hyper
These forces entered first into the
combat with the enemy's battle cruis-
ers ard light cruisers about five p. M,
later the main bodies Of both sides
successfully partook in the fighe.
During the day battle, German tor
pedo boats several times came into
action successfully. one Of them three
times. The fight kept on until nine
in the evening.
During the day battle, the English
lost the dreadnought Warspite, the
battle cruiser Queen Mary, one armor-
ed cruised, apparently of the Achilles
| type and several destroyers.
During the night. both sides made
violent attacks by torpedo boats and
cruiser fights.
Among others, the German lead
ing ship annihilated six modern En-
glfsh destroyers.
"All German reports emphasize the
bravery shown by the British during
| the fight, which continued almost un
| interrupted for twelve hours.
His majesty's ship Frauenlob must
| be definitely considered lost. The
ship sank apparently during the night
of MAY 81 and June 1 during a partial
! engag ement
From the German torpedo boats,
| five have not returned, but large
part of the crews were rescued.
although the weather was unfav-
CRADLE for air accommodating, during
both days OF the engagement naval
airsllips and flyers contributed consid-
erably by accommodating and quick
action, to the success of the German
high seas forces
| oreat Moral Effect.
| [By J. w. T. Mason, Written for the
United Press.l
| NEW YORK, June 3.-The result
| of the Skagerack naval battle VIII
add new prestige to the growing
| record of Germany's young navy: 1t
will have stimulating moral effect
upon the Germans and must depress
~
large disparity in losses.
| But the major purpose of the op-
! posing navies in the present war is
| to keep trade routes open for friend
| Iy merchantmen and to close them TO
| enemy merchantmen. The success OF
the German fleet in the Skagerack
| will not open German ports to the
trade of the world. Not a pound OF
! meat nor barrel OF flour will enter
Germany because Of the Skagerack
victory and because of this reason.
| the military effect Of the battle
sauadrons cannot possess major I'M
/ portarce.
The present incomplete details
! suggest that the British cruiser squad
ron was led into a German trap. IN
| less the battle was an accidental
meeting of the opposing forces,
which is not probable, it seems like
/ Iu that a new policy Of observation