m
Ma
0 0
ans
in latins
vr
Part One
NEWS SECTION
Pages One to Ten.
a Daily
Laugh Tomorrow,
Four Pages of
Colored Comics with
The Sunday Bee.
VOL. XLV NO. 301.
SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 3, 1916 TWENTY PAGES.
On Trln. at llntrli.
ln Planiln, tr., Ac
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
Cloim
h Fleet Beaten
Germ
Si
T H' IT H
WALL STREET ON
QUI VIVE TO NAME
T. EL AT CHICAGO
George W. Perkins and Other Adju
tants of "Big: Business" Are
Working in Roosevelt's
Behalf.
V,0 NEW ALIGNMENT IS SHOWN
Much to Be Made of Preparedness
Parade Which Will Come
Today.
DELEGATES NOT ALL ON HAND
BY VICTOR ROSEWATER.
Chicago, June 2. (Special Tele
gram.) As the convention week
comes closer the skirmishing between
the fori.es marshalled in the different
ramps is getting sharper, but it has
developed no new alignment.
It is still a concerted effort to head
off and break the Hughes sentiment,
and while there is apparent co-opera-tiou
to this end by the favorite sons,
the heavy work devolves on the bat
teries set up and munitioned by
George W. I'crkius and his Wall
street and big business adjutants on
behalf of Roosevelt.
T. R. Cohorts Busy.
The Koosevelt sharpshooters are in
continuous action, both the troops in
the trenches and birdmen in the air
above, and they have most of the
Chicago newspapers pounding out the
big noise with all the variations.
The Roosevelt people are also try
ing to turn to the account of the
colonel the monster preparedness pa
rade arranged for tomorrow. In all
the invitations and announcements
this demonstration is specially la
belled "nonpolitical and nonpartisan,"
but the signs are unmistakable that it
is to be utilized so far as possible to
influence the- convention.
I think the parade is timed a trifle
early for this purpose because the
great majority of the delegates who
do the voting are not yet here, and
will not be on the ground befoc Mon
day and Tuesday.
No Visible Factionalism.
In the interval the national com
mittee 13 grinding on contests and
without being accused of deciding
them according to the presidential
preferences of the men seated. For
tunately no factional alignment inside
the committee is visible, such as was
forced last time by the contention be
tween the supporters of the only Jwo
candidates in the field.
That reminds me, too, of another
thing noticeable by contrast. Four
years ago, it will be remembered, a
tremendous hubbub was raised as to
whether a prospective member of the
committee who had received a prefer
ence vote in a direct primary should
take his seat at once and oust the
sitting member, whose term had not
expired.
Case From South Dakota.
Well, there is one such committee-man-elect
here, W. C. Cook of South
Dakota, and possibly others, in ex
actly that same situation, but no one
is setting up any claim that he should
begin active service in advance of the
convention that chooses the new com
mittee, even though in the case of Mr.
took, the hitting member is holding
merely by appointment to fill a va
cancy created by the death of the pre
viously elected committeeman.
PAP' SUBWAY HOLE M"r
BY ZEPPELINS STaYS "M
(I'nrroiiondi-lii'P of Ihe AsanrlHtrd frepn )
1'aris, April .5(1. As a perpetual
souvenir of the last visit of the Zep
elins to I'aris, the hole pierced
through the taitlt of the Metropolitan
subway on the Boulevard Menilmon
! a it t is to be left open and bricked up
to serve as a ventilator.
The Weather
For inih, ("mitn H limit mid vi mily
r lr.
llttiisly Trmprrwlurr.
n ... t i
. t t.ii , . -1
1 ...,(.-!
s - ..I .,, ,
1 tl .v., ,
" "6 I
-Hi.;
if 1
I '. ! lilt ) ,
i-? . ..,o, 4 ,
- ' ' ' ""!.'" I ' t t U :
. t it I-.
!( I mat (( at 1 f, tl.
I i
Mi i - - - (, ' f i
' t. is i .
I f
I
111 ,
EM1B1 ::;;
III It '
TO J ill
m4 ifsliiiii
ii in , . . j
5!UI I I' Hi ...... . H
'" - 1 l I.. t.
TORNADO BLOWS
FAST PASSENGER
TRAINOFF TRACK
Twenty-Six Persons Seriously In
jured in Unusual Wreck on the
Wabash Railroad Near
Saunemin, 111.
FIVE DEAD, FIFTEEN MISSING
Bridge Gives Way Under a Rock
' Island Train Near Packard,
Iowa, and Passengers Drown. '
M'GREGOR STOCK YARD FLOODED
Bloomington, 111., June 2. Twenty
six persons were injured when Wa
bash night mail train No. 17, bound
from Chicago to St. Louis, traveling
forty miles an hour, was blown from
the track by a tornado early today
near Saunemin, 111.
The fact that most of the coaches
were of steel is believed to have pre
vented heavy loss of life. Most of the
injured are believed to be not in a
serious condition.
The mail car and the combination
smoker and baggage coach were
turned over on their sides and prac
tically demolished. '
Three of the Pullman cars re
mained on the track and some of the
passengers in them did not know
there had been a wreck until an hour
later.
Three Dead, Fifteen Missing.
Waterloo, la. June 2. Three bodies
have been recovered and fifteen per
sons are missing in the wreck at
Packard, according to the report of
the wrecking crew, received by rail
road officials here. It is believed the
majority of the missing are dead, of
ficials said.
The bodies of two women were
taken from the wreck at 9 o'clock.
One was identified as Mrs. Emma
Vonvliet of Traer, I. The other was
not immediately identified.
The wreck was due to high water,
which had so undermined the bridge
supports that when the train struck
the bridge the entire structure col
lapsed. The engine plunged into the
creek, carrying with it the baggage
car, smoker and day coach. The
bodies were recovered from the day
coach and the missing were riding in
the smoker and, it it. feared, were
drowned.
When the train turned over many
of the passengers succeeded in break
ing the windows of the coaches and
crawling onto the sides of the cars.
They were taken off by rescuers in
boats. a Several are under the care of
physicians, due to exposure.
The storm, which reached the pro
portions of a cloudburst, nearly para
lyzed wire communication and it was
long after daylight before the first
rescue train dispatched from Water
loo reached the scety;.
Three Dead, Three Missing.
Chicago, June 2. At the general
offices of the Kock Island road this
afternoon casualties of the wreck at
Packard, la., of Chicago-Minneapolis
passenger train No. 19 were placed at
three dead, three missing, fifteen in
jured, all but two slightly.
Cattle Drown at McGregor.
McGregor, la , June 2. More than
$10,000 worth of stock was lost in
a storm t hat reached the proportions
of a cloudburst here last evening. The
water flooded stock pens in the rail
road yards, drowning hundreds of
cattle. Great damage was done in
the business section of the city.
Ground floors and 'basements of
buildings were flooded. Few business
houses escaped damage. Altogether
the storm did about $50,000 damage
here. Water was up to the tops of
the tables in the dining room of the
McGregor hotel.
Heavy Damage at Decorah.
Decorah, la., June 2. About
$25,000 damage was dune bv a severe
rain and windstorm here last night.
Two bridges over the upper Iowa riv
er in this vicinity, two bridges near
here on the Milwaukee line and an
other on the Hock Inland, about o
unlet from here were washed away.
brattic over these lints probably will
hot be resumed fur over week.
Five Drowned.
ltr Moines, la. June 2 At least
live prisiu but their Int., it mure
writ injured ami filtrrlt other are
billeted iiitaiitig in the mrik of I'mk
Inland turn No. l . nut ttilnmiid, w hit h
went iSm.tiuh a hn4gt t !' knl. It ,
(l iHitiiiiud on I'iiKe 2, ( elmiin 4.
Thirteen Hundred
Enroll for the Fort
Harrison Camps
1- I ,. .... I ' . f .41- 2 !(
H ttn.t-f r ft til " "liii.f l'l .ii
Ullitin' .!!'' '! IHg l ! If
! . i ) I I l.t'iiun-lii iijiiuus !m
t 4 IHill.rf bt KU I 4 !'!
i I I (.!'. .. . ' 4 I ah an'.' in. i r
t i t ! I il 'mi t !. in
t' ' !,". 'l ! I. t !!
u-'i ; i !. rn.-i.iifi i it.-i lint. U
I'll 1I I'Hn.'.f I fiiff iitl i.Hf
:. I I'n !' ! Ml i t ! tf t
nl I I , . ' l I j,- "... I ! ! t . (
I. .it . ! Uil i I f 1
Mil,! 4 I : . I t II, . I .
f i ft I -.-I i.int .; h
! I I I -' t l-i ).(-,!!(
(!',: v.li.1 !., !'..-(ii, ni.ii ' ..n
I4ll 4 s ' 4"i,i. ' HI 9
t 'I j n n ' i . nt i. it) .;.( t t ...(
..-.
I ? ' . . r I r , v i, I
I'll I I 1 1 1 I II - t 111 I I. . 1 .
I 1 !! . K I 1 I H-, . 1 1. . 1 1 i
I It It. !l.
SERBS JOIN ALLIES AT SALONIKI One hundred thousand Serbian soldier were
recently landed at the allied base at Saloniki to aid in the new operations, it is presumed.
The accompanying photograph shows the Serbe after disembarking from their transports.
n ' - - ...... n
i-fLi MK f K w yi
! , " If
H ' ' W. ...) i
SEJiBS AS SAlVOiSJCA
FAYORITE SONS
ARE LOSING HOPE
Managers of Several of Them Now
Think Fight is Between
Hughes and Roosevelt.
NO HUGHES HEADQUARTERS
Chicago, June 2. Republican lead
ers from all parts of tha country are
arriving by every train and the
crowds of politicians in the hotel lob
bies are increasing proportionately as
the time for the calling of the repub
lican national convenilon to order ap
proaches. While the managers of the different
"favorite son" presidential candidates
insist that if they are able to keep
their delegates in line one of their
number may win, they are beginning
to admit that the final contest may
develop into a fight to a finish be.
tween Roosevelt and Hughes on the
floor of the convention.
An informal poll of a number of the
states which have candidates indi
cates that after the first few ballots
have been taken and the "favorite
sons" begin to drop out of the con
test many of the instructed delegates
will go to Roosevelt or LIughes as
their second choice.
Penrose Delegates Uninstructed.
Senator Boies Penrose of Pennsyl
vania, who arrived today, said:
"Three quarters of the seventy-six
delegates from Pennsylvania are un
instructed. We are going to do what
in our judgment is best for the inter
est of the republican party. We have
no preference at this stage of the pro
ceedings. The claim made by friends
ot Governor iirumbaugh that they
will have half of the Pennsylvania
delegation is absolutely untrue."
Henry G. Wasson, national com
mitteeman from Pennsylvania and
one of the leaders of the Brumbaugh
faction, today expressed the opinion
that Roosevelt is the second choice
of about sixty of the seventy-six del
egates from his state.
fie claims forty-one votes for Gov
ernor Brumbaugh on the first ballot.
Joint W. McGrath, private sccre-
(Continued on Page J, Column 4.
Mrs, Young Will
Handle Cash of
Club Federation
New York, June 2. Member- of
the board of directors of the General
('ederation tif Women's Club met
here today and elected Mrs William
H.. Young of Jacksonville. 1-la., treas
urer ot the federation, he received
the stcuiid largest vote in the con
vention. It 4S decided to hold the next
council meeting of the federation at
New Orleans m 1''I7 Drtuiuii on the
place for the nrt birnnul convention
in I'JIM 4 poxt jionnl.
Storm Lake Man Knds Life.
MuHii 1 ke. la, June ' ( (nn ul
T!i iciam l- toy Nixon, 4 Imal diu li.
rr. luiir-I IiiiiimIi at tin li.inie tliin
pvniiii(! and when .ini. !y Mta
iiii I t 4i i!r l lie Im I tl;irat
rnr-l In ii.iulinl jtrl-lr
The
Chicago Convention
It il he 4 trjthennt' !
notjbtc from all ocr
thf country,
l!uluivY Photos
tif xHwt r tli tart.
i th ImI tmJ I tlm
t.po sill ktinf tJai f
Ik ! ! t ! vitlk
lt filtlil Ulit aJ not.
M llaitJaaia ika tnf
iHtiimi ll yttalurpiii
Wtti fc J lif ftlH.
Mfct KM lui lttt
I ouk tn The lice ftr
Convention Newt
British Censor Holding Up
Various Accounts of Battle
London, June 2. The official press
bureau at 11 o'clock tonight issued
the following statement:
"Owing to lack of information we
are unable to pass various accounts
DEMOCRATIC SUB
COMMITTEE MEETS
Selection of Temporary Chairman
Goes Over Until After President
Wilson is Heard From.
M'COMBS AND MACK ARRIVE
St. Ixjuis, Mo., June 2. The selec
tion of a temporary chairman for the
democratic, national convention was
deferred today by the subcommittee
on arrangements of the national com
mittee until tonight.
The subcommittee today began the
selection of 200 assistant sergeants-al
arms for the convention and fifty-two
assistant secretaries one fur each
state and territory. It was also to
consider the apportionment of tickets
and the assignment of seats in the
convention hall to the various dele
gations.
Glynn and Jones Selected.
Martin Glynn, former governor of
New York; William J. Jones, United
States senator from Missouri, were
among those being considered for the
temporary chairman, it was reported.
No meeting of the national commit
tee proper is scheduled until June 12,
when the pontests among delegates
will be taken up. Thus far the only
contests reported are from Hawaii,
1 orto Kico and the District of Colum
bia.
Chairman McCombs and Norman K.
Mack, national committeeman from
New York, arrived this morning.
Wilson Will Mane Selection.
Washington, June 2. Selection of
the permanent cliainunii of the demo
cratic national convention at St.
Louis was expected late today at acon
ference between President Wilson and
Fred P. Lynch, chairman of the ex
ecutive committee of the national or
ganization. Senator James is said tn
he the most prominently considered.
Senator Kent of Indiana and Senator
Mone of Missouri arc under consider
ation. Austrians Renew
Offensive With
Increased Vigor
Rome. June 1. ( 14 Pat u. June 2.)
1 he A11Mr1.n1 hIIi'iimw I,, , n i.
sinned with mcreatrd ior, i ifi ul !
Iv along the Totum mnl. t I he ob-'
let t ii the utn.iii i to Miiniiiml
Arisen, liiih would riulde limn to
den end toward S1I110. i ,,uli mill ! Iv
lulil'olll IC.I-lillK tin Atl-.tlUII
lu re haw t rin t oinpelli ! in tetttc ,
I. a. k at r" the I'miiu dlh 1 otittci tug ;
liraty I.,,,,- It 1, ,tid ti.it .,
Ihjii 1 ri! vvrte liilfil n the t -j
in, in jd!.t...n to lar;t i.umln n ,. '
'iluHl 1 lii tn . v 1 ! 1 u
sMI ibuiril I-. t!
tit. Il 1 -1
X - , . " t ! '
!; , v. it, -
Krin I.i s i in
1.1 ' tn
i'l
lint
f iM 1
German Menasil
Duns Stand Trst'
I -1 I - . jn . ; l . ... i,...,,:
lit!. i, ,i-,!,(ia, .1 i ..t nl e .- ,.a ,
I i; tl a i tf v ... tt i. . -1- at. u . - , i
. n i t l i'.i' 1, ban's' I (it I., i, a.,
I f .. t"l! ( f t ,- l,.l , , , ,!,!,., ,
"' it, "I'-tf Iba.t tl..l l-a i I.. i"ii
. ( t a. , .tl,., : I i t el. !
It . -i 4 I t I 'ii t a - I t It . .
f it I - .( vt a i '. . ! r, v I-' , n . , V o - t i v s ! i( i
, . n .j.... -!,- I
- . ,.....,.!, ' ,('. .... i . ' .....
u 1 1 . 1 I it
, . .. I , , i , . , t .
1 .1 ' a '
of the sea battle that are being sub
mitted. "Hy tomorrow the admiralty no
doubt will possess fuller details and
then, if the articles are submitted,
I hey can be properly leak with.''
DE FACTOS READY
TO CHAM BANDITS
Funston Sayi Twenty Thousand
Disposed Apparently for an
Active Campaign.
LIKE 500 MILES IN LENGTH
Washington, June 2. Major Gen
eral Funston reported, today that
shout 20,000 Csrrana ' tfoop mobi
lized in the vicinity of Chihuahua City
were being disposed apparently for
an active campaign against bandits
over a territory extending 500 miles
from Madera to Ojinaga. He feels
no uneasiness over their movements,
Secretary Daker said.
General Trcvino, commanding the
Chihuahua City forces, .has given or
ders that all foreigners be treated
with consideration and that any sol
diers guilty of molesting an American
or other foreigner shall be summarily
dealt with.
The distribution of Carranza forcet
is given by General Fuston as fol
lows: Four hundred infantry at Chihua
hua City, 2,000 at Ojinaga, 2,000 south
of Chihuahua City, S,00U in the vicin
ity of Madera and the remainder di
vided into smaller commands, being
disposed over the territory described
and into the liig Bend country.
Secretary linker said General Fun
stun had secured reliable information
concerning the Carranza troops and
found no entrenchments or barbed
wire entanglement constructed.
Eight Destroyers of
British Fleet Lost
London, June .1. The British ad
miralty officially announcrd last niht
that the total number of Ilritinh de
.troyers lost in the naval engagement
u as rihj lit.
The announcement adds that of
three German battle cruisers either
the I t rtfliiiKi r or Luixow was blown
up. another was seen to have been
diialdtd and a third to be seiioiily
damaged,
One German buhl cruiser and sin
German torpedo lni.it destroyer were
sunk, and at least tun moie light
ci nisei s were disabled
Bel tin, June J. ( la Loudon 1 -Admiral
I lebbiiigluils, i!n r tut of ( ! if
aiiiilirallt, told the b'liilisiag (Ills
alter in kiii that tin I'.iili.h .i (t-.
In. a! losses wnr k (' than had
ai In-.! turn ..iiit I At least lliree
I the tli-sttt,ii f'l.iilU f Lia .lojis,
ai l Vluiii .tl f i. litiitifcti.nn, and lunr
n leu olliel i!esliot'l had been
mil. ('1 thiM-, t1 e luMlishlii
la!
i i.t sank 's
1
I., en. (..
it,
II
intti , 1 11
1 Imna!
t.v ai
ad li
We I,
a-,-, lii-
, i. it
Motor Repair Plants Will Patrol
General Pershing's Supply Line
i .i M I
ti-.JI I' i, . o . t -. g ' 1 1 -1
..a !.. i. ..! t--. '''
- ,..(.- lii, k . ! . .'
I f ) t it t a. " I' ! t
(". t "' ' -. 1 ' -( . 1 - ' . '
I I I - ' . I lilt ,
i' (.- ' I ;e
-' t ' . , .
K . '''( -i - i. '
t . . ' . i ' ' ' -( - . i . ' i ' i ;
' ' ' " ' -' t '
. i ; .. i - - : i . t i I a
-. ! I ' a! !
i (. '"-'is '!' It O e
f 1 f t I. Lt II it . It I .. i.'f II 'v. Kl I
MANY WARSHIPS LOST WHEN
FLEETS BATTLE OFF JUTLAND
Losses in History's
Greatest Sea Battle
At pt flgliti-rn wrira(t tnclud
Intr 'itrht torpr.lo destroy vra, lira rportfd
ilnntniprd In the littl b(im the (ir
iimn and llrltlnh hlirh e fleett off the
cnaet nf Jutland. Several more are re
ported Unmniiod and mUlng',
Battleehtpa
rMl I.oal:
Ilrltlnh (icrmen
Wamprit
Battle Cruitera
Indcfiitnlile
Quirn Mar
Invincible :
Cruiaera
Iinfniiie Wiethaden
lllark I'rlni'e t'nmmern
Fraurnlobe
Deeroyere
Tipurnry fiiiveral reported
Kiirlune mUainir or domaged
(itrorriiwhawk
Ardent.
illrillfh admit elulit lnt and two mla
Inf.) LONDON SHOCKED
TO HEAR OF HEAUY
LOSS INSEA FIGHT
British Publio Inclined to Thing
English Fleet Led Into Mine
Field by the Enemy.
BATTLE LASTS A LONG TIME
Tugboat Comes With Load of Dead,
According to Dispatch From
Rotterdam.
COPENHAGEN STORY OF BATTLE
London, June 2. -After rumors had
been flying about all day that naval
batj.le had occurred in the North Se
the British public was given news by
the admiralty this evening that will
send a painful shock throughout the
country. x
According to the admiralty an
nouncement, in an engagement off
Jutland on Wednesday afternoon the
British battle cruiser fleet met a Ger
man fleet with the result that three
British battle rruisers were sunk, to
gether with three cruisers and sev
eral destroyers, while sixe destroyers
were still unaccounted for.
Battle Is Long.
The battle seems to have lasted
through the afternoon and the fol
lowing night. The German fleet's
losses are stated to have been serious,
but no very definite information of
these losses are afforded by the ad
miralty announcement. One battle
cruiser is declared to have been de
stroyed and another severely dam
aged, while the belief is expressed
that a large number of German de
stroyers were disposed of.
1 he news was flashed out in spe
cial editions of the evening newspa
pers and caused greater consternation
111 the west end of Loudon than has
been witnessed on any previous occa
sion since the declaration of war.
Led Into Mine Field.
The frankness of the admiralty an
nouncement concerning the serious
nature of the Itritish losses and the
apparently small louses of the Ger
mans in comparison led to the as
sumption in most minds that the
Itritish vessels must have been led
into a mine field.
Following quickly upon the ad
miialty announcement tame the Ger
man officii;! version of the fight,
which in geiuMal tonfiims the Jliit
ish account, but carries the claim
that the battleship W'ariprite also
was sunk ami other Itritish battle
ships damaged.
The German Losses,
The German losses, according to
the German version of the battle, were '
the small cruiser Wrsihadert, sunk ;
by Kiihlirr, and the warship I'oiniiiri 11
by a lorpeilo, while ibe truisrr I rau-
eusltib and 4 liuiubt r of tor) edit boats '
ate inissiiitj
(Impair h from Kottrrdalil In tbe
lirulcr I rlfgidi'i toutpan) I ('ported;
the tugboat tlub! entering (be new
wau-rttat with ileal and wounded'
lit. ni ibe e.tval battle, A strain tran It f j
alio was reported ell l!.r ttav to'
lllilldeii M.n! tmrll ir.t ill 4 Get-
nuns, tin Ui bna; ll.io . f . i
Gel nun I left Appear. '
. !. i t; ! l e I . ! W 1 1 a I .ix
' so ai i fio. ' lolt. t I ! in tdav I
tl I t u .li it ii -.I a . i. 'I i,i. bad wo.
! sss-l 4 bailie- it tli.- ..t(t st a I be
. I id in (
I1'!'- ! .' ttit l lo i ,i!. ,..,- f,,r it
l.i i r tf - s-.(
i .-( .Iii.i ii i i I: . a- If. I- I ,1 t; ... 't
tr.,ei,ij ,. lyo'itf tut'tit.
!' dm H't'j.itS l!'l i- t I! .
i'intn-.j j t!,,.i! , , .,, .;; , btl'it? (, f ,tl
! too t iii it iij i i,-i. t t.ifif :
I'dl-'tt (' !tt..l4l ;(! if
itttit .f.- !,! t ln' l f. ti
t . .'t , i !, t ' t ,t a. a t' 't I -t i
1 1 i J 1 ; -1) . ,;t lot .tl
lo'..!t a; OllUlK tfl I' ,1
- .i.-'n t. I '( t- , t l V r
'Hi 1 I-, I'M I'l il It cj (tli! f (.
l" i .-. ttititMtj, il.alii.g lutltj
I no.lof I tl4, I
ELEVEN BRITISH
VVARCRAFT LOST;
TEUTON SLOSE 3
Germnn War Office Reports Victory
in Great Sea Fight That Was
Snid to Have Lasted
All Nigt.t.
ONE BATTLESHIP DESTROYED
Eritish Loses Are Two Battle
Cruisers. Two Armored Cruisers
and Many Smaller Craft.
GERMANS LOSE THREE SHIPS
lierlin, June 2. -Germany's high
sea fleet nut the main part of the
Uritish fleet in buttle in the north
eastern section of the North Ses on
May 31. ,! the heavy engagement
which followed the German fleet, ac
cording to a report issued by the Ger
man admiral!, sunk the British bat
tleship Warsprite, the British battle
cruisers (Jtiecn Mary and Indefatiga
ble, two armored cruisers and a large
number of warships of smaller ton
nage. Several other British battle
ships are reported damaged, including;
the battleship Marlborough.
The German losses are announced
is (he battleship l'ornmern, the
cruiser Wiesbaden, the protected
cruiser Frauenlotfand several torpedo
boaa's.
Britis' Official Report.
Lo .don, June 2. The text of the
admiralty announcement on the big
naval battle off Jutland, follows
On the afternoon of Wednesday,
May 31, a naval engagement took
place off the coast of Jutland. The
Untish ships on which the brunt of
the fighting fell, were the battle cruis
er fleet and some cruisers and light
cruisers, supported by four fast bat
tleships. Among these the losses were heavy.
The German battle fleet, aided by
low visibility, avoided a prolonged
action with our main forces. As soon
as they appeared on the scene the
enemy returned to port, though not
before receiving severe damage from
our battleships.
Ten Ships Sunk, Six Missing.
"The battle cruisers Queen Mary,
Indefatigable and Invincible and the
cruisers Defense and Black Prince
were sunk. The Warsprite was disabl
ed and after being towed for some time
had to be abandoned by its crew. It is
also known that the destroyers Tip
perary, Turbulent, Fortune, Sparrow
hawk and Ardent were lost and six
others are not yet accounted for. No
British battleships or light cruisers
were sunk.
"The enemy's losses were serious.
At least one battle cruiser was de
stroyed and one was severely dam
aged. One battleship is reported to
have been sunk by our destroyers.
During the night attack two light
cruisers were disabled and probably
sunk. The exact number of enemy de
stroyers disposed of during the action
cannot be ascertained with any cer
tainly, but must have been large."
Berlin, June 2. (By Wireless to
Sayville.) The German admiralty
announced today that the German
high nca fleet on May 31 had encoun
tered a British fighting fleet. The
engagement which developed, the ad
miralty says, was favorable to the
Germans. 1 he battle continued all
night.
Ibe German admiralty announces
that the large British battleship War
spite, the battle 'cr uisers (Jucen Mary
and Indefatigable and two armored
cruisers were destroyed.
It is also reported that a small Brit,
ish i miser, a number of torpedo boat
destroyers and torpedo boats were
sunk.
the German Admiralty statement
adds that bv observation it was e.
tabhslied that a large nuttihfv of
British baitlrsbips Kulfered damage
lioni the luc of tbe (,,, Gtruuil ships
And the tt.ttUi tif the torpedo boat
licet,
Marlborough 1 1 )c by Torpedo.
Ibe i!iitual.v itateuie nt !. ,tf.
tbtir liul (be loitt.lt lultleibip
Ma ltiotuHKi, Wa I n ,by torpedo,
1 1
Today's Best
Hunch
Never
A Im lit.
Withi'tit Hum.;
N'tm'thins wi ttlvcrti.iV
Never
line nnt!iin f i
s i t tis,. w il! t ul
it tti ii j it in
The Omaha Bca
i .(. Iiti.....,t