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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-03
THRILLING STORIES
ARE TOLD OF FIGHT
Witnesses to and Participants
in British-German Sea
Clash Returning.
CANNONADING GOES ON
DURING LONG PERIOD
One German Vessel Reported Blown
Up by Her Own Heavy
Firing.

YMU1DEN, Holland, June "A
graphic description OF the great naval
battle off the coast of Jutland was
given today by Capt. Thomas Punt OF
the British trawler John Brown, which
was engaged in taking soundings In the
vicinity of the fight Capt. Punt said:
The battle began at AIS pm. We'd
ncsday, and lasted until IL o'clock at
night. 1t extended over an area reach
ing from longitude SIS, latitude S.25
TO longitude $3.50. latitude $50 (these
measurements place the scene of the
battle about fifty miles due west Of the
Horn, running northward to the Little
Fish bank).
AT : O'Clock on Wednesday afternoon
saw great fleet Of fifty ships of diff
ferent kinds. apparently German. cruis-
ing from the southeast to the northeast
TWO hours later another great fleet
evidently British, appeared suddenly
from the northeast and obviously at
tempted to cut off the retreat of the
i'ermans. The weather was misty, max
ing 1t difficult to distinguish the out
ilhes OF the ships. At Ais pm. the first
sunshot came from about two miles
away. Fifteen minutes later there were
more shots. and in few moments there
was constant and heavy firing. Many
sailing ships passed through the firing
line.
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Black Page in Naval History.

There remains. nevertheless. a BLACK
page ~ ouT naval history. in so far a.
loss of splendid ships and splendid
however, By glorious fehting against
vastly superior weight of metal. but
the blow remains. ana il IL a desperate
y heavy one"
Whatever the balance Of the Ioss."
says the Daily Telegraph. we are
poorer by precious lives and valuable
ships. But let US be on guard against
undue pesSimisTn. The outstanding
fact * that our battle feet has not
been touched. 1t remains today in all
its magnificent power. Il - on that
embodiment Of might that our fortunes
IN the last resort depend, and on that
our confidence rests today az unfalter-
inPiy il did week ago.
In our naval annals there have oc-
CURED many incidents which. owing
10 i'll fortune or other causes. failed to
realize the national aspirations. In
war there IS always strong element
Of chance. and on this particular oc-
casion section Of the British feet
gave and received hard blows. The
balance of the loss is our side. but
this. at least. can be confidently as
serted Nothing has occurred to affect
in any degree the hold which our naval
power has exercised for nearly two
years on the ocean communications of
the world, and on that solid fact we
may rest our assured hope of the fu-
ture.'
The Daily Express says
Undoubtedly Zeppelins aided the
German main feet to return TO port
These monsters of the air have shown
themselves of small military value in
raids over the British counties Their
real fuaTt!on. however. Is 10 play tbs
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Shells fell around my steamer. although
we were several miles away.
During the fight the cannonading
was so violent that our crew could
not stand on deck. We saw several
large warships sunk. but l am unable
to say whether they were British or
German.
AT last the German feet withdrew
southwark. pursued by the British.
while several more British warships
appeared. coming from the westward.
The German fleet was divided into two
parts. one of which escaped. The fate
OF the other fleet I do not know"
The National insl Tidende says that
boat destroyers passed through the
Little Belt from the north. going very
slowly The newspaper adds that a
torpedo boat badly damaged is lying
of Lyngvig Fyr, near Ringkjohing-
FJord. western Denmark, just north Of
the Horn.
Germans Pursue British.
According to the Politiken, Dansih
steamer arrived Thursday at Fried
trichshaven, which had witnessed a bat =
tie in the North sea. The steamer re-
ports that Wednesday afternoon, 120
miles off Hanstholm II was stopped by
two British torpedo boats to have its
papers examined
At the same moment a large German
fleet appeared, and the British war
ships Immediately prepared for action.
The German fleet. which approached at
full speed, consisted OF five large mod =
ern dreadnaughts. eight cruisers and
twenty torpedo boats and destroyers.
Suddenly the Germans began firing.
and several hundred shells splashed
around the torpedo boats, without, how
ever, hitting them
The British ships went westward
pursued by the German fleet. AT ;
o'clock the cannonade was renewed and
continued until 9 o'clock in the even
ing.
Two Zeppelins were seen going at
full speed northward to the scene of
the battle.
Eighty-Five Lost on One Vessel.
LONDON. June 3.-Eighty-ive Of the
crew Of ninety-two men aboard the
British destroyer Shark were lost In
the belief of seven survivors who were
landed at Hull yesterday by Danish
steamship. These men were picked I'D
in the North sea Thursday one Of
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GERMAN NAVY LONGED
FOR BIG SEA BATTLE
SAY BERLIN PAPERS
Admitted That British Losses Represent
No Decisive Factor, But Severe
BlOU.

BERLIN. June 3-The Berlin news
popers, commenting on the naval bat
tie off Jutland. declare that the Ger
man navy longed fervently for this sea
battle for twenty-five months. Admiral
Won TOTE describes the battle in the
following manner:
THE German high seas fleet was
steaming northward with its scouts
pushed forward in all directions. when
the British high seas fleet appeared
from the direction of Scotland in full
strength and confident that it was
about to gain the mastery of the North
sea. Great Britain's allies had clearly
pointed at the inadequacy of her block
ade and demanded stronger pressure.
Great Britain's first step was to send
out the fleet, but as in the action of
January, 1918, German skill and &C
curate firing stood the test in squadron
action against the heavy caliber guns
OF the British dreadnaughts.
Torpedo Flotillas Attack.
THE German torpedo 1otillas first
successfully attacked the British ships
of line. Several engagements took
place and the British used their super
iority in an attempt to cut off the re-
treat OF the Germans to the south with
their fastest and strongest armed units.
They also attacked continuously dur
ing the night by sudden dashes of their
torpedo f1otillas That the German
torpedo defenses worked splendidly is
shown by the heavy losses incurred by
the British fotillas.
Capt Won kuhl letter. writing in the
L.okal .AnzeiSer, estimates the total
German lesses at $4,000 tons. and the
British at $4,000 tons with the loss in
big ships at $4,000 tons for the Ger
mans and 10000 for the British.
Great Britain, since the beginning of
the war, says Capt. letter, has used
her older vessels in the distant theaters
of the war. and has also lost mum Der
of them This permits the conclusion
that the home fleet was composed of
only the latest and best ships. The
German sailors have never underesti-
mated the British feet, but have con-
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Rear Admiral Hood
Probably Lost Life

LONDON, June g.
Rear Admiral Horace
Hood probably lost his
life wAen the b attic
cruiser Inv,nc,b1e 10 a S
sunk in the Jut1nnd
battle. according to the
Times. Admiral Hood
Uas flying his flag on the
Inv,nc,b1e as second m
command of the battle
cruiser squadron.
Admiral Hon. Horace
Lambert Alexander Hood
was forty-s'e years old
and was naval secretary
to the first lord of the ad-
n1'ra1ty at the outbreak of
the ,Oar. He rpas also
naval a'de-de-cambt to the
king. and IN 1910, then
captain. served as naval
attache to the embassy IN
Washington. 4 dm;ra1
Hood served IN the Su-
dan and IN Soma1,1and.
where he 1oas mentioned
in dispatches tw;ce and
rece' ved the distin-
gu'shed service order.
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SIX ZEPPELINS PARTICIPATED
IN BATTLE OFF COAST OF JUTLAND
BRITISH

LONDON, juno 3-SiX Ieppclius par
,icipated in the naval engagement off
the coast of Jutland Wednesday, &C
cording to a dispatch from Copen-
hagen to the Daily Mail one of the
dirigibleS. tire La, was hit several
times and badly damaged, the report
saws but she was abb" to reach the
Schleswig coast. Several of her men
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Germans. Today we know that we can
accomplish more than the British ana
that Great Britain is not what she pe.
lieved herself to be-ruler of the seas.
Held Not Decisive Factor.
The Tageblatt comments briefly that
the British losses represent no de-
cisive factor. but a severe blow
Capt. Persius. naval expert OF the
Tageblatt, says:
Our high seas feet. in open battle
and without any support of coast tortl-
fications, gave victorious battle 70
the mightiest fleet in the world. Ihe
whole of Germany thanks the com
mander- in chief and the commanders
and crews. Our losses were eXtraor-
dnarily small. while Englands were
extraordinarily large.
The TagesZeitung says: Our meet
has resisted brilliantly in this battle
the greatest which has been fought
since the invention of steel plated ar
mor-and our flag has been covered
with everlas sting glory.
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British Ships Lighter.

THE British ships did not seen, n he
of as heavy tonnage as the Germans
ihey We're reinforced by larger vessels.
which | observed to come UP as it was
getting darker. The German fleet then
began TO retire and as they were with
drawing | saw two big columns of
smoke, evidently smoke from vessels
winch had been badly hit. The next
moment l observed two large vessels.
one of either fleet, burning.
The British fleet pursued the Ger
mans TO longitude $40 and latitude
$50, when | noticed two torpedo de-
stroyers and three submarines dashing
toward II at full speed apparently
heralding further reinforcements for
the Germans. The British ships then
drew Off
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One Of Greatest Sea Battles.

Whatever may be the fun story Of
this engagement" SAYS the naval ex
pert Of the Daily News. 1t must rank
d one Of III" most considerable Of
" which naval history has any record
The ships engaged belonged to the
ia'gsEt and most modern and powerful
types. while the losses in the aggregate
enorincu&lE exceed those OF Trafalgar"
Inc Dal4y Graph.cs naval expert
says.
1t Is quite clear that the main Ger
mar! meet was trying 70 come OUT anE
mat our battle cruisers Intercepted
thefn ana held them up. and that they
nna!Iy were forced 10 return to port
In other y crds, Admiral Jellicoex granu
fleet came Up after our battle cruisers
mad held the enemy and the enemy re-
tired. The German feet admitted is
inability 70 meet our grand feet and liz
as securely locked up. despite It's sue
cess. II as before.
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LONDON. June 3.-The morning
newspapers while admitting the seri-
GUS nature of the British loss in the
naval battle off Jutland, uniformly in
sist that the battle cannot possibly
have any adverse effect on the naval
situation Most editorials. moreover.
declare that in it's ultimate effect the
battle must rank as a British victory
because the Germans were finally COM
PEELED TO flee owing TO the arrival of
the British main fleet on the scene of
action.
The Times says: ut is clear that we
have suffered the heaviest blow at sea
that we have met with during the
war Our admiralty has taken the wise
course of making no effort TO under
state the gravity of the British Losses
We engaged perhaps with oVerconfi-
dence in a long running fight against
chips which were more numerous
stronger. more heavily armed than our
cruiser feet, and suffered heavily.
But the event will not impair the eff
fectiveness of our blockade or our
ability TO uphold the freedom Of the
sea. nor will it dispose the Germans
70 encounter that main part of the
British fleet in avoidance of which they
have shown such diligence and alert
ness
Must Be No Trihing.
The Morning Post says: There is
one thing, however. which we have the
right 70 demand in the face of our
losses. There must be no more trifin g
with the powers of our feet. For the
cake of the miserable declaration of
London our politicians have doubled
the work and the strain upon our fleet
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'''|-@- 'a'Cli-7Tn0 aud an OF Yer SuppIIe1
had to be thrown overheard.
- that
sentries fred lu.ue!y.-. Ut Yep
pelin airsnip passing over Fanoe Island
ana that the airship withdrew over the
international boundary This, the news
paper adds, was the first time the Dan
ish soldiers had fired against bellig-
erent airship.
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British Press Admits Bl0lU;
"COntrOl of Seas Continues

part of eyes OF the feet, and the with
drawal of the German ships before the
British giants could deliver effective
blows suggests that they were the far
seeing eyes.
If our losses were three times as
great and the enemy had not lost
ship maritime superiority would still
be ours. The whole thing is an unfor
tunate incident and nothing more. We
deeply deplore the deaths of so many
gallant sailors, but We must accept the
episode as the fortune of war. And we
may well be thankful that it can have
no sort of effect on the final issue
The British feet will continue to
hold the seas and We shall retain the
power to persist In the blockade of the
enemy's ports. We have the power.
indeed. considerably to tighten that
blockade, and the best reply to any
German boasting concerning Wednes-
day nights battle Will be 10 give an
additional twist to the navy's strange
hold on Germany's overseas commerce"
Admiralty Account Criticised.
The British admiralty account of the
Jutland battle is sharply criticised by
the Daily Mail, which says:
The public will be somewhat sur
prised by the lone British report, which
purports to give an account Of the bat
tie. After relating our losses, il be
comes curiously vague and contains
what We never were accustomed TO see
in British naval reports-namely, ex-
cuses.
We are told. for example, that the
cnemys battle feet, aided by low
visibility. avoided a prolonged action
with our main forces. The fact APP
pears. however, from this involved and
OBSCURE narrative thai the enemy en-
gaged part of our feet with his whole
strength. and delivered a violent blow
before our battleships were able to
come into action.
How far our lack of airships con-
tributed to this result we are not in
formed. But the world is perfectly
aware that British admirals work UNI
der a tremendous handicap because
they do not know the movements and
dispositions of the enemy while he
knows theirs our safety at sea may
well be bound up with the solution Of
the air problem.
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Dane Tells of Sea Fight.

COPENHAGEN. June 3.-The captain
of the Danish steamer Naesborg gives
the following account of the sea fight:
When the Naesborg was ninety-tive
miles west of Cape Honstholm. on the
northwest coast Of Jutland a few
email British warships appeared. pur-
sued by the German fleet. Suddenly
the British warships turned and
steamed westward. violently shelled
In a few minutes a large number OF
British dreadHought cruisers appeare
from the north and west.
Tho British then began attacking
the German ships which were re-
inforced by a large number of ships
from the south along the vest coast
of Jutlaud. \ violent fight commenced
The Sky seemed filled with smoke and
the sea was in a state of uproar.
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Held Not Decisive Factor.
Superiority Is Seen.

Taking into consideration the ire
mendous resources of modern naval
warfare and the fact that our blue-
Jackets had the main force of the Eng
lish battle fleets before them our fleet
behaved brilliantly. To the loss of
three of the strongest English dread
naughts no adequate German loss IS
opposed. Moreover. the success was
obtained against a considerable numer-
ical superiority. Our young navy
showed a tremendous intrinsic supe-
rority over the first and largest fleet
In the world"
The Berlin Norddeutsche Allgemeine
Zeitung says:
From the beginning of the war the
officers and crews of our fleet longed
for an opportunity to measure their
strength against their chief enemy.
They have been able to show on a great
scale how well founded were the eX-
pectations which all Germany at
tached to their efficiencE. heroism and
determination. The first great sea bat
tie has absolutely demonstrated the eX-
cellent quality of the German naval
forces"
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-11-24
NOTED PERSONS DIE

Boston-John j. Enneking, noted
landscape painter. aged IT.
Portland, Ore.-Emil Francitti, pro-
prietor of the Rhododendron Inn on
Mount Hood.
Paris.-Mrs. John p Mitchell. wild
ow of the late United States senator
from Oregon.
New York.-Carleton Sprague, sec
rotary of the, Western Union Tele-
graph company.
Easton, Md.-The Rev. w. Y. Bea-
ven. 81 years old. rector of All Saints
Episcopal church.
San Francisco.-Charles w. Hor-
nick. publisher of the Morning Call
from 1906 to 1916.
Guthrie, Okla-General j. G. Jami-
son, widely known in southwestern
newspaper aud political circles, aged
81.
Salt Lake City.-Francis M. Ly-
man. president of the quorum of the
Twelve Apostles of the Mormon
church.
Long Branch, n. John Crum
Clark. aged SO. widely known as
circus clown. gymnast and high jump
er 60 years ago.
Columbus, Ohio-W. o. Van Hou-
ten, one of the Union soldiers of the
band that captured Jefferson Davis at
Irwineville, Ca. at the end of the
civil war.
Tacoma.-Thomas McLain Cham
bers, who crosse dthe plains in 1916,
aged SO. He was a veteran of the
Indian war of 1855. His mother was
a cousin of Andrew Jackson.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-11-24
MINING NOTES

The Rex Consolidated Mining Co.,
which recently made an investigation
of the property of the Hypotheek
Mining Co., has taken an option on it
and the deal will probably be made
in the near future. Officers of the
The Rex Consolidated Mining Co.
has purchased six claims adjoining
the Rex group in the Nine Mile dis
trict of the Occur d'Alenes, paying
SAT, 900 cash and 1877 900 shares of
Rex Consolidated stock for the hold
ings, according to announcement by
officials of the company. The owners
An ore body 16 feet wide was en-
countered Saturday night by work
men in the property of the Northern
Lights Mining Co. This is one of the
biggest strikes made on Pine creek
for some time and the men are now
drifting to determine the length OF
the streak The strike was made on
the 4O0-foot level. Manager Benja-
Control of the property of the Her
cules Mining Co.. with its untold
riches, passed to the Day interests
when a deed conveying the one-six-
teenth interest formerly held by the
late Damian Gardener was placed on
record conveying the interest to Flea
nor Day Boyce of Portland, sister OF
Harry, Jerome and Eugene r. Day OF
Wallace. With the exception of Au-
gust Paulsen of. Spokane, Mrs. Boyce
becomes the largest individual owner
in the Hercules mine.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-11-24
THE ASSOCIATIONS.

At the last meeting of the Neenah
(Wis.) Retail Grocers' association, it
was unanimously decided to abolish
the time-worn practice of treating
customers when paying pills.
The New York State Grocers asso-
citation has practically decided to
confine it's legislative activities this
year to fostering only two measures,
the proposed amendment to the state
agricultural law, and a Sunday clos
ing law They will concentrate on
these bills, however, and will no
doubt be successful in having them
passed.
The Salina (Kan.) Retailers asso.
citation apparently keeps rather close
tab on the new arrivals in that town
and also in close touch with the local
associations that have credit rating
bureaus. Secretary Jamison of the
Salina association has a form letter
which he sends to the newcomers
who have forgotten to settle up their
bills when leaving their former places
of abode.
j. Ed Blacks of Springfield, Mo.
chairman of the organization commit
tee of the Missouri Retail Merchants
association, says that everything is
in readiness for an aggressive organ
ization campaign throughout the state
1t is the intention of the organization
committee to make strong endeavol
to bring every local association il
the state not now affiliated with the
state association into the fold.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-11-24
SUMMARY OF THE
WORLDS EVENTS
IMPORTANT NEWS OF BOTH HEMi
SPHERES BOILED DOWN TO
LAST ANALYSIS.
ARRANGED FOR BUSY READERS
Brief Notes Covering Happenings In
This Country and Abroad That
Are of Legitimate Interest
to All the People.
Minnesota went for Hughes by 1896.

Minnesota went for Hughes by 1896.
Contracts for the construction of
four battleships and 16 destroyers
will be awarded to private builders.
A night school for all convicts in
the penitentiary at Sioux Falls, S. D.,
will be inaugurated by DR.. G. c. Red
field, the new warden.
With the $5O,OO0,OO0 credit grant
ed last September. the total credits
from Canadian charteder banks to
the imperial authorities rose to $780,
1000.
Leslie Hall, IA, and his brother
Howard. 8. were drowned in Fisher
lake near Florence. Wis, Saturday
when the thin ice on which they
we're skating gave way.
Formal announcement of the recent
appointment as Chinese foreign min
lister of DIR. WI Ting Fang, former
minister to the United States, was
made Saturday at the Chinese lega
ton at Washington, d. G.
The Alabama supreme court has
upheld decision awarding the es
tate of Donald A. Kenny judgmen
for $4,000 against the supreme lodg'
of the Worlds Loyal Order of Moos'
because Kenny lost his life whil
being initiated into the order at Biz
ninghan.