Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-07
War Minister and Staff on
Cruiser Torpedoed Off
Orkney Islands.
ON WAY TO RUSSIA
TO TALK WITH CZAR
England Appalled, at Trag-
edy; Was Outstanding
Figure of War.

oNDpN. June e G0:20 p. M
- The news that Earl Kitchener.
secretary of state for war. and his
start proceeding to Russia aboard
tho cruiser Hampshire, were lost off
the Orkney islands last night was
the most stunning blow Great Britain
has received since the war began.
This is the second shock the coun-
try has sustained within a week The
other was when the newspapers ap-
poarcd Friday evening with the first
Intelligence Of the naval battle in the
North sea in the form of list of
the ships lost. with virtually no in
timation that there was any compen-
sation in the way of enemy losses
The bulletin telling of the death of
Kitchener gave the country even
greater shock.
Outstanding Figure.
Kitchener was the one outstanding
personality whom the people believed
IN as great man, Notwithstanding
newspaper attacks which at a former
period of the war threatened to un-
"crmne his popularity.
n telegram from Admiral Sir John
Jelllcoe, commander Of the fleet. piv
'hg bare facts was received at the ad-
ullralty about o'clock in the morn
'hS. The first official announce
"!cht was announced at about 1880
o'clock in the afternoon. Such news
however. cannot be kept secret even
Tor an hour. Before noon rumors
were spreading and the telephones
IN the newspaper offices were busy
WIN lnpuirers anxious to know
whether this-one OF the many re.
ports circulating in these days of ten
Aon-had any foundation. They were
toId there was nothing in IT.
Admiral Jellicoe's report to tho nd
miralty was as follows.
nave to report with deem regre,
lnat ms maJesty's ship Hampshire
captain Herbert j. Savill. n. N Win
LORD Kitchener and his staff on hoard
was sunk last night at about D. m
20 the west Of the Orkneys. either
ny mine or "A torpedo.
Little Hope of survivors
tour boats were seen by observers
on shore TO leave the shir Tho n',,5
vas northwest and heavy seas v,oro
running. Patrol vessels and destrovers
"t once proceeded TO the spot and n
pnily was sent along the coast TO
aoritn 1'l','.', out onIy some bodies and a
chrsized boat have been found mn to
the present As the whole shore has
peon searched from the seaward
Eeraty fear that there is little hone Of
mere being any survivors.
NO report yet has been received
from the search party ON shore.
,,..Ii W, . hampshire was on her
When the announcement finaIlv
was issued the fact sprcad ahont
London some time before the news
papers could get into the streets
There was "a crowd about the stock
cNchange which required police re-
serves TO deal with. The police told
everyone to move on; that there was
no truth in the reports.
Al the same time another mass Of
people was assembling about the gov
crnmcnt offices in Whitehall An tho
windows OF the offices had curtains
lowered which confirmed the rumor
was beyond doubt other crowds
gathered around the newspaper Of
ficcs. When the boys came out with
an armful of extras the people fell ON
them and fought for the papers In
the course Of the afternoon the flags
on an buildings were flown at half
staff.
English StoIcS.
The English undoubtedly are n stole
people and have taken the good and
bad tidings Of the war as they came
with an absence of emotion surpris-
ing to outsiders. But no one could
have walked the streets today with
out perceiving that something which
the common people took as calamity
had befallen them.
The king came from Windsor and
sent for Premier Asquth when ne
heard the news. The war council held
Ia long session. Naturally speculation
regarding Kitchcner's successor BEGAN
Immediately Among those discussed
were David Lloyd-GeOrGe, Lord Derby
and the chief of the imperial staff
Sir william Robertson, but whether a
military man or civilian will take
the war office has not yet been de-
cided
NJ Opportunc Moment
Earl Kitchener met death at a mo-
ment which will insure his position
in British history. He was almost the
only member Of the government who
from the beginning asserted con
fidentiy that this would Doe a long war
his lowest estimate was three years
and he insisted that the government
should make ITS plans accordingly.
Lord Kitchener was one of the
first public men 10 announce to the
world that he would follow the lp-
peal of King George To the nation to
abstain from the use of alcohol dur
ing the war
Notwithstanding the criticism di.
rected against Earl Kitchener. his
great accomplishments during the
war are recognized universally NSe-
most of the achievements was chs
creation from England's untras.ed
manhood of huge army At Sr
beginning Of the war Great Britakg
had only few hundred th0usano
trained men. Today more than five