Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-06-15
GERMANY ADDS
TO CLAIMS OF
VICTORY ON SEA
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preach Of English battleship squadron
of II ships coming from the southern
North Sea, the English main body
neither attempted to get again into
touch with our forces In order to con.
tinue battle nor to join sailing squad
ron in order TO annihilate the German
fleet -. p.
Further English report is that the
English fleet tried in vain to overtake
the fleeing German fleet in order to
defeat her before reaching her home
point, D,Appui. This, however, is con-
tradicted by what is styled the official
English declaration that Admiral Jel-
licoe already on june had arrived
with his large fleet at the point Dap
pui In Scapaflow, Orkney islands,
which IS more than 800 miles distant
from the place Of engagement. Nu-
merous German torpedo boats were
sent after the battle northward for a
night attack bsyond the place of the
day battle in order to search care
fully for the English main body, but
found nothing"
"The German torpedo boats then
had the opportunity to rescue large
number Of English from the water.
having been left from several stlnken
ships and other craft
'1The English contradict the state
ment that the whole English battle
fleet took part In the battle Of May
81, but proof of this is furnished by
the fact that the report Of the British
admiral himself gives the Marlborough
as disabled Furthermore, q German
submarine on June i sighted other
ships Of the Iron Duke type heavily
damaged, steering towards The Eng.
lish coast. Both these ships belonged
to the British main fleet
I'm order to belittle German sue
cess, the English press further ex-
plains the loss of numerous English
ships In large part as due to German
mines. submarines an6 airships. In
answer TO this It is expressly stated
that neither mines, which, by the way,
might have become as dangerous for
the German as for the hostile fleet,
nor airships we're used by the German
high sea fleet IN action. German VIC
tory was won by able leadership and
by the effect of the German artillery
as well as torpedoes.
up TO now no reply mas been made
to the numerous so-called official Eng.
lisi1 reports about German losses The
last report, which regularly is repeat
ed, is that the German fleet lost mol
less than two ships OF the Kaiser type,
and the Westtalen and two battle
cruisers and four small cruisers as
well as e large number of destroyers.
The English, besides, call the Pom.
mern, whose loss was reported by the
Germans, not a ,battleship of 1900
tons, dating from 1905, but a modern
dreadnought Of the same name In
answer II is therefore stated that the
total loss of the German high sea
forces during the engagements of May
81 and June 1 aud the following time
was one battle-cruiser and one older
battlesnip, and tour small cruisers and
five torfedo- boats.
"Of the ships which have already
been mentioned in official statements
as reported sunk, the Pomnern was
launched In 1905, the Wiesbaden, FL
bling and Fraucnlob and five torpedo
boats were lost,
Sup to now the floss of the Lutzow
and Rostock have not been reported,
for military reasons. These reasons
however, have caused false interpre-
tations of these measures. 1t is there
fore stated that both ships were lost
on the way to a repairing port, after
attempts to keep them, heavily dam
aged, afloat had failed. The crews of
both ships including all heavily
wounded, were saved.
Herewith the list Of German losses
is complete, but there are conclusive
indications that the real English loss.
es ara materially higher than what the
Germans on their part could state
from observation and what have been
made public.
1T was stated by English prisoners
taken at the time of the battle that be-
sides the Warspite the British lost
also the Princess Royal and the Birm-
ingham. According to reliable infor-
nation the dfeadnought Marlborough
was likewise sunk before it reached
port a.
"The high sea battle of Skagerak
stands out as a German victory, as
already proved by the fact that even
based on the losses officially admit
ted by the English. the total German
loss Of 60, 100 tons of warships is OPP
posed TO the British loss Of 1850
tons" :..= -.:.:.