The Mena weekly star., 1916-06-08
MORE SHIPS LOST
 IN BIC SEA FIGHT
German Dreadnoughts Westfalen and Elbina Said to Be Sunk British Lost 5000 Men, leu
 tons Almost as Many.

London, June 4-The German dreadnought Westfalen. of ie,6Oo tons. has been added to the steadily growing list of vessels sunk in the great naval engagement off the Jut- land coast, according to a wireless dispatch to London from Berlin, which says the German admiralty admits the loss of this warship
 Additions earlier in the day were the German cruiser Elbing. displac- ins between 1000 and 5000 tons, and tue British destroyer Shark. Near ly all of the men who manned the destroyer were lost.
 The latest British statement re- garding the outcome of the engage ment shows that the admiralty views lt as not at all unfavorable to the British It is declared that they sought out the Germans. engaged their entire fleet with inferior forces and compelled them to put back to port and give up any plan of action they may have contem- plated
 The losses on the British side. es- timated at 5000 men. may be nearly matched by those of the Germans. if latest reports on the number of German warships lost are con- ilrmed Tn the British casualty list are included Capt. Pr0wse and and the entire complement of the battle cruiser Queen Mary. which proba- biy had between 900 and 950 men on board, Rear Admiral Horace Hood was lost with the battle cruiser h. vincible.
 Warspite Not Sunk.
 Two of the Zeppelins which played such an important part in the engagement by Keeping the Ger mans informed of the British fleets movements were destroyed accord ing to reports brought in by Danish fishermen. who declare that the en- tire crew of one of the airships per- ished when their craft was burned
 According to one report today British warships are watching off the Danish coast for the appearance of eight German warships which are declared to have taken refuge in Danish ports after the North Sea battle. being given 24 hours to leave by the Danish authorities.
 The British admiralty stated to- day that the battleship Marlborough was hit by torpedo. hllt was lowed safely into port.
 The Warspite was damaged by gunflre. the admiralty added. but escaped torpedOes.
 According to the official report, the Marlborough must have struck a nest of submarines. as she escaped three torpedoes immediately before she was hit by the fourth.
 Estimate of German Losses.
 The admiralty has receivel offl- eial information 1t was stated, that the entire bottle fleet. with the ex- ception of the Marlborough, was coaled and refitted and ready for sea service within a few hours aft CT it's return to port.
 According to reports received here. the British admiralty now es- inmates. the German losses i'll the Jutland battle included two battle cruisers One of these is set down as certainly lost, as Vice Admiral Beatty reported seeing it sink, while the second was left behind hope lessly damaged. and the British fleet on returning found no trace of it. and it was presumed that it sunk.
 The loss of two battleships. the Pommern and the Westfalen, IS ad- mitted by the Germans, while the sinking of four light cruisers is of flcially reported by the admiralty and the loss of six destroyers ac- knowledged by the Germans.
 An official statement given out today shows that, with few excep- tions. all the officers on the Invin- cible. Queen Mary, Indefatigable. Defence and Black Prince were lost. All the officers of the Warrior, ex- cept one. were saved.
 No attempt is made to minimize the seriousness of the British losses, and that according to present infor- nation the German fleet had the best of the action. Strong hopes are entertained. however, that later re- ports will minimize the seriousness of the British naval setback.
 ITALY MOVES CLOCKS AHEAD.