The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-01-24
ADMIT
Loss OF | CRAFT;
GERMANS SILENT
News Reports Say Their
Loss in One Encounter
Was 5 Boats.
MANY LIVES ARE LOST
Germans Were Forced Out
Of zebrugge Harbor
By Ice.
(By Asseo!a.sa prsasl


BERLIN, via teaaeu, jan. sal--eas
British destroyer was sunk Rnd ancst;
ct observed to DO IN = sinking cendis
t!en IN the North sea naval engage
ment the admiralty announced. ono
German torpedo boat put In at YmuIG.
en- in a damaged condition. The 9th,
ers returned with slight damage.
The announcement IL as follows.
In the course OF an enterprise un
dertaken by portion Of our destroy
er forces an engagement occurred ear,
ly In the morning of January 90 with
British naval forces. One enemy de.
stroyer was sunk during the tight, Az.
ter the engagement second was OBJ.
served by our aeroplanes to be in =
sinking condition.
Ono Of our torpedo boats which
was in distress owing to danage sus.
tained. according to news received, has
arrived at Ymuiden. All the other
boats returned with slight damage.
LONDON, Jan. 24.-In an engage
ment between British light naval fore
es and German torpedo.boat destroyers
in the North sea Monday night
German destroyer was sunk and the
other torpedo craft scatered, II wa:
officially announced.
The sinking OF q British torpedo
boat destroyer in another enlightenment
with German torpedo.boat destToyers
in the vicinity of Schouwen Bank las
right, with the loss Of three officers and
"A of the crew, also was announced
says:
Monday night, while our light fore
es were patrolling the North sea NOT
from the Dutch coast, they met
division OF enemy torpedo-boat de
stroyers. A short engagement tool
place, during which one OF the enemy
torpedo'boat destroyers was sunk anc
the rest scattered, having suffered
considerable punishment. Darkness,
prevented the full results OF the &C
tton from being observed.
During last night there was a1st
q short, sharp engagement between
enemy torpedo-boat destroyers and our
own destroyers in the vicinity o
Schouwen bank. During this engage
ment one of our torpedo boat destroy
ers was struck by torpedo, the 81
plosion killing officers and "A OF thu
crew. She subsequently was sunk b.
our ships. Relatives OF the victim
have been informed Our ships suffer
ed no other casualties"
Reports from Ymuiden received b,
Reuters Telegram company via Ain
sterdam, say that German torpedo
boats last night attempted to leave
zeebrugge 10 avoid the ice which wa
very thick. They were Immediately
attacked by large British equadron
The action opened at short range, and
early in the fight the bridge of the
German destroyer Y.69 was swept
away by direct hit, the Commander
and two other officers being killed.
The V.6S fired one torpedo and was
then hit by another British she'll, which
Still another she'll put hole IN the
forepart OF the vessel. Her guns api
pear not TO have been damaged.
The crew of V169 numbered about
GO. 1t would appear from the state
ments of the men that seven other
German vessels were sunk. The v.6s
belonged to the home fleet.
According to Reuter- dispatch from
Ymuiden IL was officially stated that
four were killed aboard the Y-69, in
Guiding the commander. Lieutenant
Boehm. and the commander Of the 40
tilIa. Captain Schultz.
According to Hague report TO the
Exchange Telegraph company. two
German ships were sunk and three
others badly damaged In the Nortt
sea fight.