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Newspaper
Ashburton Guardian
Location
Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date
Jun 06, 1916
Page
5
Petrograd dispatch says Russian forces achieved major successes from the Pripet Marshes to the Roumanian frontier with 13,000 prisoners taken. The message was received June 6 at 8.55 a.m. Official confirmation notes substantial enemy losses and rapid advances.
Paris dispatch reports enemy efforts on Firmin Wood slopes repelled and assaults between the fort and Damjoup smashed. A fierce night clash at Fort aux reduced enemy entry despite flaming liquid. A surprise westward push near Varpaes in the Vosges briefly held three trench sections before a counter attack drove them out.
In The Hague on June 5 German Conservatives and National Liberals unite to recall Admiral von Tirpitz. The Conservative executive committee endorses revival, while the Diet grants enthusiastic welcomes and cheers for Tirpitz despite his official removal from command.
Melbourne June 6 The Federal Cabinet has decided to erect headstones for Australians killed at the front. The announcement comes as the nation marks wartime losses and honors those who served.
Wellington reports the Athenic arrived with 94 returned soldiers and three officers Major White and Lieutenants Cotton and Lee. Most men were hospital cases from England and many face permanent disablement. Civic reception planned. Dunedin notes Tahiti with 146 and Maunganui with 40 soldiers due by 4 pm.
Wellington June 6 list records Rifleman A Hanna who died of cerebro spinal fever. Lance-Corporal W Dickety. Private W Campbell Private H Davies Trooper d A Everett Rifleman Fs Hanston Private W Ri Hayes Private Pat Kelly Sergeant PM Shaw Corporal M J Graham Private L J Rogers Rifleman W A Humphreys Rifleman G Fl Blanch Private E Wy Corney among those named.
From Sydney June 6 List 174 records New Zealanders in Australian forces. Killed in action Private P. Pineada and Sapper S. Sprout. Injured Private J. Davis. Wounded Lance-Corporal A. J. Shay and Privates T. Vincent I. H. Emery Sergeant J. Wilson Private D. Collings. Returned to duty Deer Wl. Dudley Gunner P. Scott private TE. A. Williams W. J. TI. Waters and B. S. Burrell.
Royal Navy ships including Lion Tiger Queen Mary and Warspite clashed with German forces as the Hindenburg and Dreadnoughts faced severe damage. The Queen Mary sank after heavy fire while German reinforcements were repelled. Dutch lifeboats aided survivors as Grand Fleet arrived, sealing a dramatic engagement that tested British resolve.
In dark combat the destroyer Spitfire torpedoed and blew up a major battleship and rammed and sank a submarine. Enemy vessels were pursued for about 200 miles while the ocean-going destroyer Porpoise fought on with only one casualty.
The Admiralty calls as baseless a German official assertion that a British destroyer was sunk by a submarine off Blumbor and that German fire destroyed the Euryalus in the Battle of the Skagerack. The Euryalus was not present.
A naval officer recounts the engagement with the German fleet, noting the New Zealand’s prominent role alongside the Lion and Queen Mary. The fleet pursued the Germans from 8:50 a.m. until night, with heavy losses on the German side and the British sustaining fewer casualties. The Queen Mary and Indefatigable were sunk, while Beatty’s squadron pressed the fight under Jellicoe.
The fragment mentions Defence Black Prince Piptemporary Turbulent Nomad and Nestor in a jumble of names. No clear event or outcome is readable for a substantive summary.
British and German bodies are washing ashore on the West Jutland coast. Reports say large German cruisers have been withdrawn from Courland, and a large squadron of torpedo boats patrolling the Southern Baltic was not seen last week.
Admiralty report says Grand Fleet met the German High Seas Fleet on Wednesday afternoon in a fierce clash involving battlecruisers battleships and destroyers. British losses are clear while German losses are believed heavier with multiple battleships battlecruisers and destroyers listed among the claimed damages.
Copenhagen dispatch reports British warships on Thursday morning pursuing the Seydlitz, badly damaged with two large holds aft. The battle cruiser, 24 600 tons, built in 1919, carries 10 inch and 12 5 9 inch guns and tops 28 knots.
Scandinavian steamers rescued numbers of Wiesbaden's sailors who say the German vessels were colossal and few survived. Ships carried many small rafts. after 36 hours with no provisions some men drank seawater, grew mad, and jumped overboard.
British officers who took part in the Jutland battle confirm reports that the battleships Hindenburg and Lützow were sunk. The message arrives from June 6 at 8 45 a.m. and notes continued German losses.
The premier confirms the sinking in the North Sea of the German battleships Hindenburg Derfflinger and Lutzow. Sister ships launched 1913 at Hamburg and Danzig, displacing about 98 000 tons with 28 knot speed and heavy 12 and 5.9 inch guns protected by thick armor. The newly commissioned Tindenburg is regarded as a sister ship to these vessels.
Wounded sailors arriving at Shields recount German night action on Wednesday as searchlights blinded British gunners. Lights flashed rapidly creating alternating glare and darkness, with Germans pursuing for about 200 miles across the channel.
London reports the Admiralty says German losses were heavier than British in absolute terms. The first casualty list lists 350 officers including Flag Officers killed such as Invincible Rear Admiral the Hon. TH. L. A. Hood and Defence Rear Admiral Sir Robert Arbuthnot.
Fragmentary report notes officers and chaplains among injured and dead. Fleet surgeons are referenced in unclear context, with partial figures scattered in the record.
London reports a high ranking naval officer stating the fleet engaged the entire German High Seas Fleet and forced them to withdraw to their harbours. The battle had four phases with heavy losses but a declared sea control recoverable. notes torpedoing of Marlborough and limited aircraft impact.
London reports Lord Beresford said the battle was a triumphant victory despite losses. He praised naval traditions, noted no mistakes, and stated the German Baltic plan is smashed, boosting British and Allied success with Russian aid forthcoming.
An eyewitness narrative from The Scotsman describes a sea battle near the action scene. British ships fly the White Ensign as broadsides crash, shells hiss, and combat rages with heavy ships firing in unison while others sink or struggle for life.
June 5 dispatch from Paking reports a deepening financial muddle in China. Government banknotes circulate at altered values as authorities struggle with discounts and liquidity.
Official notices report that no lives were lost from the Indefatigable disaster as men were saved. The statement accompanies sparse details and contradictory claims about the fate of crew members.
Sydney reports Jack Marsh, once a champion sprinter and fast bowler, died from injuries after a quarrel. Two alleged assailants have been committed for trial on a charge of feloniously killing Marsh.
Report describes smoke and fire from two ships amid shells. Wind lifts smoke cloud and water churns with many fish dead or floating, as crews suffer unseen losses and the Lion appears lost due to wireless destruction.
A destroyer named Derflinger engaged German fire early in the action. The vessel was badly damaged as a shell struck forward, killing a crewman and wounding others. The report notes heavy shelling and the ship's efforts to return fire.
Survivors aboard the cruiser Praveen say the Seed left Wilhelmshaven on Wednesday morning amid shellfire from British cruisers. The wreck scene is described as awful with casualties, the ship receiving a deadly blow as shells struck.
A garbled World War I dispatch from Amsterdam reflects German admiration and sententious congratulations to Scheer for the naval battles against the English fleet. The message praises the German force as bold and heroic while acknowledging the formidable English opposition.
London reports a message stating German losses were sustained beyond recognition. Copenhagen notes rumours of the sinking of the battleship Weerfalén and battlecruiser Lutzow, with tonnage figures 18 600 and 28 000 tons respectively.
The Hague reports two officers and 18 men survivors of the German cruiser Elbing have been released under the Red Cross Convention after a rescuing trawler failed to communicate with warships. Earlier messages had 17 Elbing survivors landing in Holland.
Amsterdam June 5 reports a semi official statement issued in Berlin claiming German forces advanced into the Skagerack area and that the British fleet pursued by the German main force turned back when more powerful British ships appeared. The release asserts German superiority in ships but does not explain why the German High Seas Fleet did not pursue victory.
An Associated Press style fragment from a Chicago Daily News correspondent describes British and German naval actions in terse notes. The text mentions shattered ships and a heavy but not fully decisive impact, with references to a Kaiger’s Armada and ongoing calculations amid bombardment.
Fragmentary Russian text notes admiration for British heroism and England, with references to newspapers and a dispelling of German Navy rainbow hopes. It evokes public acts and mutual recognition amid wartime imagery.
The report notes a shift from consternation about the blockade and a bad naval battle account to great rejoicing on Sunday in Paris as the value of the blockade was reassessed.
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