Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-05

the accepted theory Of tactics. As tina
| two fleets approached the lines began
! line probably concentrated their fire on
the leading ship of the other. one and
perhaps two German hattleships were
sunk. but no British and the sssfore
British gunnery was evidently superior
| The loss of one and perhaps two battle
ships determined the Germans to re-
tire, They turned about and steamed
pell nell into the haze. heading for
their harbors and pursued by the Brit
ish fleet
Benefits of the Battle.
| Under the heading The Greatest Ma
val Battle in History the Telegraph
SAYS:
Whatever hopes the Germans have
entertained of interfering with the al
lied control of the maritime communi-
cations of the world must he aban-
| doned probably for the whole of this
summer. The movement by sea of
! Il oops and their equipment will pro
| coed with greater safety even than in
! the past. Thus this action will directly
| contribute to the strength of the allied
armies everywhere.
The conditions in the North sea
have III particular been improved.
| There is almost complete assurance
that there VIII be no flying visits To
| our coast from German battle cruisers.
ne last oil the German Meet
Is IN no condition to make even a hit
and run excursion to this side of the
| North sea.
! Although the British naval forces
cannot relax their vigilant guard the
possibility Of the enemy endeaxorifg
| to interfere with the blockade may lie
dismissed for the present The pos
! sibility of the invasion of England
| does not exist temporarily at least.
I'm the Baltic also the Germans can
! n ia "a " or
| fensive for some weeks. Thus We'd
nesday's action has contributed TO the
| further safety of the right wing OF
the Russian army rested on the Gulf
| of Riga
Indecisive, Is Dutch View.
THE HAGUE. June ;. via London.
| June Owing to contradictions in
| he British and German reports of the
! naval engagement off the JutIaud
coast and in the absence of fuller in
formation. the Dutch press expresses
its opinions with reserve. Most of the
newspapers agree. however. that Eng
land must have received a very UNI
pleasant shock. although the effect o,
he sea battle on the whole war Was
indecisive. this indeed being the view
taken at the German legation here.
The Nieuwe Curant speaks OF a
.pyrrhc victory for England. ami
says that. as far as now can be asCer-
tanned, neither side won. 1t Is pointed
out that the Germans retired to their
base. which was not the action OF a
victorious feet
Nevertheless. tine rats have come out
of their hole and bitten Britannia bad
ly.' the Tijd puts it. This newspaper
takes the view that the German Meet
acquitted itself brilliantly. but the
Amsterdam TELEGRAPH, and also h
!Handelsblad. remind their readers that
the British blockade is unbroken and
that the German people seem as Vet
not TO realize fully that the British
ring of ships continues to isolate Ger
many as nexorably as ever Nothing
viii be changed in this respect even
if the Germans make more such hum
ger sogties concludes the Telegram.
The comment of other newspap.! s
may be summed up in the view that
the German navy has gained prestige,
but that the maritime position
whole is unchanged.