The Dermott news., 1916-06-08

be seriously Gamagpd
 
 London The British public was given painful shock when the ad. miralty gave out a statement that n q naval bat1e in the North Sea the Brush battle cruiser fleet met Inc German ueet. wHh the result tAat three British battle cruisers were sunk. together with three cruisers and several destrovcrs. while six destroy CTS were still unaceoun'ed for
 Tho IndefatiEahle. the lnyincible and the Queen Mary were the hatue cruisers sent to the bottom by the Germans The cruisers Defence. Black Prince and Warrior also wore lost The Warrior first WAS reported disabled. but subsequently t was an nounced that she had 10 be abandoned by her crew
 The German fleets losses are stated to have been serious, but no very def nitc information of these losses is af faHdod One battle cruiser is declared To hava been destroyed and another severely damarcd. while the belief ts expressed that q largo number ot Ger man destroyers were disposed of
 Following quickly upon the admiral. " announcement came the German Of. fcia' version ot tho fight which Tn eeHe ral confirmed the Nrttash account. hut carried thc claim ,..at the battle shtp Waeerspr,te also Was sauE ana etRer Hrt#H batae=A5ps damaged
 Pho German losses. according to the German version If the batt1c were 'ac small cruEzer WlashaaaD sunk hy ggn- fire. ana the varsbip pommeru hy q torpedo while the cruiser Frauenioh and a number of torpedo boats ae" missing.
 May Have Hit Mine Field.
 The news was flashed out in special editions og fhe evening newspapers and caused greater constcrua'ton n the West End of London than has been witnessed on any previous occa- sion since the declaration of war Tho frauRncss. of the admiralty announce mont concerning the serious nature ot the British losses and the apparently small loeses of the Germans in com harrison. ied to the assumption in most minds that the British vessels must hayo been led into mine field
 From ady.ccs thus far received. v would appear that the greatest naval
 
 before have two naval forces Of such magurude as the British and German hich seas fleets engaged "a combat. But apparently the battle was not fought out to po.ut to determine mastery of the seas. for the losses serious as they are reported 10 have bean vii not vifally impair the strerg.h ot either fleet
 Tho sceuo ot battle was in the eastern waters of the North Sea II Is probable inc German fleet was on one of the excursions into the North Scq which il has taken from tune to tme during the war. and met whether or not hy design with the British fleet
 Skarera}i is an arm Of the North Sea between Norway and Denmark Tho point referred to In the official German statement as Horn RiG probably is tae reef of rho horn. on the southwest. eru extremity of Denmark This would indicate that the battle was fought of the coast of Denmark
 News of the engagement was held back by the British authorities, possi- h1y pending the return home of Che fleet and the first word received of the battle came by wireless from fer lin
 The loss ot life in the engagemen, must have been extremely heavy The battle cruiser lndefatigahle, for in. stance, rom which tho German admir- alfy reports only two mon were saved probably had more than 900 on board and others If the vessels sunk carried complements of mon equally or nearly as large
 Natural Gift
 Now comes somebody telling us