Second Edition On the Sea

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 52, 5 June 1916, Page 6

Second Edition On the Sea

ERMAN'B CHOICE OF POSITION

(DARiNC BRITISH MANOEUVRES

ENEMY THRICE AS STRONG.

lUmiis P«im Amooiati'onJ

(Received 12.45 p.m.) London, June 4. Apart from "the fact that the GerB mans were' iieai'ly fhrioe* as strong as ■ Admiral Beatty's, they had the advan-r I tage of the light and hugged the coast, ■ The weather changed to''a thin clrizI zle and reduced the visibility. The I British gun-layers were thus handicapI ped, while, with the western sun bo? I hind them, the .British ships were easI ily picked out on the horizon. ■ THE HINDENBURC. ■■ There is reason to believe that the new ship Hindenburg was heavily enB gaged. ■ THE QUEEN MARYS COMPANIONS B Mary and ■ 'the Indefatigable were ihe Eion, PrinI cess Royal, and the Tiger. I FIRST CE RM A N CRUiSER ,&UNK. I The British gunners tat f ih;e^£utj3et I were plainly superior, ahji soon ?.a ; big B German cruiset*-rwe|yed,'^a*,3 hit, B became envetoped,'«i v and.fbuni dered. -I'-y^'-I ADVENT OF BIG ENEMY SHIP. m Heretofore,'ijie; GeriaM'sV were fightI ing chiefly with, a battle-cruiser, but A, one of the. joined the fray, ■ - their smashmg pJo%er. giving the G?jmans an enormous 'superiority over the British ships' BEATTY H ANGS ON. Having drawn the whole" German . Fleet out of saf«cM<WWsS s >---s?A*9fe'9 i ' Beatty, although .greatly outnumbered and running heavy risks, determiflfed to hang on grimly -in order to ddtaiii. the enemy bis: lull strength. It was ;. a. daring- mattdWJr^-*«ode«3ii*picircuit t. stances, for, in gun-power, the batiiccruisers' squadron wasjjuo matcU .for the Germans. A TIMELY ARRIVAL. Admiral Hood's advent with the Inj: vincible, Indofflt^^ley-rr^ndr^aflaxible.. was timely and none too.soon for Ad-

miral Beatty's battered fleet. It was '•mainly at this 's&gfe?' a battle royal be- " twe'en big the- conflicti wait stupendous. INVINCIBLE MEETSHBR DOOM. The Invincible,' fighting with the greatest gallantry, flangb "&ge,. but met her doom ' and sank CR EAT WO TH E iW ARSPITE Further f«WiSi*fai%e aid . was forthcoming in the valiant Bahrim Malya and Warspite. The latter bore the brunt of atte)i^fibi;a%ta'ok' ; by -five battleships or cruisers. She put up a glorious fight, and saii\tL?bv>*&&ibti£ly damaged three of her assailants and •valiantly rammddV submarine. FIGHTING IN THE DARK. After the,; &9!»man retreat, with the approach of darkness, the biggest vessels ceased firing, but the action was continued fill night % J the smaller craft. AT POINT-fILANK RANGE. One account-stages tliat shb.tp -were . exchanged at 'twenty thousand ; ya,rdß.„ while towards jjnd, the range was two thousand,, jwhen, -« represented a clash, the units being engaged iii pointblank pounding, .eah other to atoms, and .being,dominated with the resolve to win"or" sink. • ,

CERMAN INFERIORITY IN ' Despite the posession of an admittedly good range-finder, the German gunlaying was inferior pQ. ours. SWEPT OFF THE SEA. During the fight, enemy destroyers were swept like chaff off the sea, only smoke and ashes indicating where they were engulfed. MARVELLOUS FEATS BY BRITISH DESTROYER FLOTILLA. Our destroyer flotilla did marvels, \ and the feat will be ever-memorabL { for courage, daring, and skilful seamanship. KAISER'S PRIDE IN THE FLEET. (Received 12.45 p.m.) Amsterdam, June 4. The President of the Prussian Diet read the following telegram from the Kaiser: "With you I am proud of our mighty fleet,'which, by its latest lea: of arms, has : proved' a match for the superior enemy;" TIGHTENING THE BLOCKADE. (Received 9,14 a.m-) Paris, 3iuneA. It is understood ihat important decisions have taken place after Lord j Robert Cecil's conferences with thp ! French authorities for tightening the blockade, I