German Fleet Action At Jutland Report On Battle Details
Berlin reports Vice-Admiral Scheer led the German battle fleet with Hipper directing the scout division in the Jutland clash. The battle involved dreadnoughts, older ships, cruisers, torpedo boats, and submarines, lasting from about 5 PM to 9 PM. Scheer and Hipper each held key commands in the North Sea engagement.
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Berlin
Scheer
Jutland
Hipper
North Sea
Admiral Hipper
German Losses and Naval Battle Report Raise British Morale
London reports state German losses were far heavier than first estimated in the North Sea clash. British claims list two battleships sunk, one battle cruiser sunk, six destroyers sunk, two battle cruisers damaged, and three battleships damaged. The British fleet appeared as the German fleet withdrew, affirming British sea superiority.
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London
Hundred Ships in Big Battle Off Jutland Described
Captain Thomas Hunt of the British trawler John Brown reports a large naval engagement off Jutland, seen from Ymuiden on June 3. He places the action 50 miles west of the Horn, detailing dual fleets, heavy firing, ships on fire, and German withdrawal as British forces pursued toward Long 56.40 Lat 5.50.
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Ymuiden
Holland
Jutland
Thomas Hunt
John Brown
Hunt
Horn
Fisher Banks
Dreadnoughts Safe Admiralty Assert
London June 3 Captain William Stall head of the Admiralty intelligence division states to the Associated Press that the German claim of Marlborough and Warspite losses is false. He says both dreadnoughts are safe in harbor and that only a portion of the British fleet engaged the larger German force, driving it back. The British control the North.
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London
William Stall
Admiralty
Associated Press
Harde
Frauenlob Goes to the Bottom in Ten Minutes
The Hook Holland June 3 the tugboat Thames arrived with eight men of the crew of the German cruiser Frauenlob sunk in the naval battle off Jutland. They say the ship went down ten minutes after being struck. The fate of the remaining crew of 350 is unknown.
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the Hook
Holland
Thames
Jutland
British Admiralty reports on Jutland face Daily Mail critique
In London June 3, the Daily Mail attacks the Admiralty for its Jutland battle report calling it vague and defensive. It notes the narrative omits key facts such as enemy strength and airship contributions, arguing British admirals fought under a handicap of unknown enemy dispositions.
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London
British Admiralty
Jutland
Daily Mail
German U-28 Torpedo Boat Sunk in Battle
Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen reports the German torpedo boat U-28 sunk in naval engagement. Three survivors rescued from a raft by a Swedish steamship say the rest of the crew of 102 were lost.
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London
Copenhagen
Warner Employee Dies Fighting at Verdun
Henry Felpin assistant expert and manager at Warner Bros New York offices died while fighting at Verdun. He was well known in Bridgeport and visited there frequently. A separate item notes a Southport fire where Mrs Mary Dingoken cika a widow with six children lost her home and fire apparatus was destroyed on the road.
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Henry Felpin
Warner Bros. Co
New York
Verdun
Felpin
Bridgeport
Mary Dingokencika
Southport
North Sea Battle May Shift U.S. Naval Policy
Washington reports intense interest in the North Sea clash as naval strategists await full battle details. Congress just passed an appropriation bill funding five battle cruisers at about 20 million each, with no battleships authorized, and experts weigh how the British losses might influence U.S. shipbuilding plans and the new navy program.
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U.S
Washington
North Sea
United States Navy
House of Representatives
Senate
Europe
Falkland Islands
Loss of Queen Mary Overshadows Fleet Actions at Sea
London notes the sea engagement off the Danish coast linking Vice Admiral Beatty’s cruiser squadron with portions of the German main fleet. The German ships reportedly appeared in force, Beatty fought bravely, and Jellicoe’s fleet arrived too late as the German force withdrew. Saddest moment is the loss of the battle cruiser Queen Mary completed in 1913 at Jarow with her crew.
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London
David Beatty
Beatty
Jellicoe
Jarow
Elbing Crew Saved After British Gunfire Sinks Fast Cruiser
Destruction from British bombardment led Captain Madling and officers to open valves and sink the cruiser Elbing, a 4,000 to 5,000 ton vessel with 450 crew. The excerpt notes the ship's size and the decision to scuttle to avoid capture.
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Verae
Madling
Wheeler & Wilson Band In Hartford Preparedness Parade
The Wheeler and Wilson band leads Hartford’s preparedness parade today with 15 bands and 16 drum corps from Connecticut and Massachusetts. Bridgeport residents travel to Hartford to witness the pageant and the local musicians are set to make a strong showing in the main parade division.
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Wheeler & Wilson
Hartford
Connecticut
Massachusetts
British and German Warship Losses Valued in Historic Report
A British report lists four German ships Derfflinger Pommern Frauenlob and Wiesbaden with total 44 830 tons and crews 2382. It estimates British ship losses at 68 102 080 dollars and German losses at 20 070 000, detailing individual ship values and unidentified destroyers.
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Warrior
Lgt
Tipperary
Turbulent
Fortune Se
Arden
Derfflinger
Pommern
Wiesbaden
Warspite
Queen Mary
Invincible
Fortune
Sparrowbeck
Ardent
Frauenlob
Elbing Cruiser Scuttled or Sunk After Jutland Battle
Ymuiden Holland June 3 A fragmentary report states three officers and five petty officers of the new German cruiser Elbing were landed here after being lost in the Jutland action. One account says she sank after a ram by another German vessel. another claims she was blown up by her own guns. The Elbing is not named in British or German official battle notices though the British admiralty notes a light German cruiser was sunk.
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United States Navy
Ymuiden
Holland
Ylost
Jutland
David Schantz
Michigan
Admiral Hood Thought Lost on Invincible at Jutland
London June 3 Rear-Admiral Horace Hood probably died when the battle cruiser Invincible sank in the Jutland battle. Hood, 46, was flying his flag as second in the battle cruiser squadron and held naval secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty. He also served as naval aide-de-camp to the King and had past commands in Sudan and Smolanka, where he earned mentions and the Distinguished Service Order.
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London
Horace Hood
Invincible
Jutland
The
Times
Admiral Hood
Horate Lambert Alexander Hood
Admiralty
Ashington
Sudan
Smolinda
Six German Destroyers Sunk by British Reported
The Hague dispatch via Amsterdam to Central News says six German destroyers were sunk by British forces and a large cruiser damaged was towed into Kiel. About 150 ships were involved in the battle. Internment of shipwrecked sailors in Holland is likely as they promised not to try escaping. The German minister at The Hague plans an Ymuiden visit to investigate.
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London
Hague
Amsterdam
Central News
Kiel
Holland
Ymuiden
Supreme Court Rules Tax On Gross Earnings For Corporations
The Court of Errors handed down a decision stating corporation tax must be paid on gross earnings with no deductions for bad debts, operating expenses, or taxes. The ruling confirms the tax base is gross receipts rather than net income.
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Supreme Court of Errors
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