German Destroyers Sunk as 150 Ships Engage in Battle
A Hague report via Amsterdam to Central News says six German destroyers were sunk by the British and a large cruiser was towed into Kiel harbor. About 150 ships are said to have fought. Sailors from Britain and Germany are not expected to be interned in Holland as they promised not to attempt escape.
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Associated Press
London
Hague
Amsterdam
Central News
Kiel
Holland
German fleet under heavy fire in Baltic battle report
A fog bound sea fight near Helgeland sees German dreadnoughts hit by British fire. Six Zeppelins take part as the German fleet splits. one cruiser Invincible is led by Admiral Hood in the battle cruiser squadron.
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Copenhagen
Helgeland
Naesborg
Cape Hanstholm
Jutland
Horace Hood
Invincible
Commander of Elbing Sinks After British Gunfire
Dutch and German sources confirm the German cruiser Elbing, a 4000 to 5000 ton fast ship with 450 crew, sank after British bombardment. Captain Madling ordered valves opened to speed the sinking, most crew taken by torpedo boat, 21 remained aboard as it foundered, later rescued by a Dutch trawler. Driftwood and bodies floated as several warships were seen aflame or sinking.
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Associated Press
Ymuiden
Netherlands
Madling
Wilhelmshaven
Six Ill-Fated Ships From Portsmouth Sinks News
Crowds gathered at Portsmouth docks and newspapers after the battle in the North Sea news of six British ships sunk. Relatives and friends awaited word on the crews of Queen Mary Invincible Black Prince Fortune Sparrowhawk and Ardent with Admiralty statements offering limited details.
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Associated Press
Portsmouth
Eng
Queen Mary
Invincible
Black Prince
Fortune
Sparrowhawk
Ardent
British Admiralty
Great Britain
Crew of German Cruiser Elbing Landed in Ymuiden
Three officers, three petty officers, and twelve sailors from the German cruiser Elbing, lost at Jutland, landed at Ymuiden. One officer says Elbing sank after a ram from another German ship. another claims she exploded from internal guns. A boat with crew and British officers was brought in by the trawler Bertha.
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Associated Press
Ymuiden
Holland
Jutland
Six Zeppelins Take Part in Naval Fight Off Jutland
London reports six Zeppelins engaged the British fleet near Jutland. L 24 was hit badly yet reached Schleswig coast with wounded crew and thrown supplies overboard. Berlin says Emperor William pressed Admiral Prince Henry and Admiral Capelle amid fleet activity.
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Associated Press
London
Jutland
Copenhagen
Daily Mail
Schleswig
Berlin
Emperor William
Prince Henry of
Prussia
Adni Capelle
German U-28 sunk after naval engagement reported
Exchange Telegraph from Copenhagen says U-28 torpedo boat was sunk in battle. Three survivors rescued by a Swedish steamship report that all 102 crew members perished. Survivors say about twenty German torpedo boats were destroyed and overall German losses were colossal.
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Associated Press
Estberg
Denmark
Avis Lamvig
Thyboroth Canal
Ekstrabladt
Ringkjobing
London
Copenhagen
German Naval Victories and Losses Mark WWI Seas
The article recounts British and German naval engagements from 1914 to 1915, noting Beatty's daring Helgoland dash, Dogger Bank clash, and raids on Yarmouth to Lowestoft. It highlights losses to British ships Hogue Cressy Aboukir by U-9, and distant German victories at Coronel and the Falklands with ships Scharnhorst Gneisenau Nürnberg Leipzig and Dresden destroyed.
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Admiral Beatty
Dogger Banks
Bluecher
Yarmouth
Scarborough
Whitby
Hartlepool
Lowestoft
Hogue
Cressy
Aboukir
Europe
Coronel
Chile
Cradock
Good Hope
Monmouth
Falkland Islands
Scharnhorst
Gneisena
Hood Believed Lost With Invincible in Jutland Battle
London reports Rear Admiral Horace Hood likely went down with the battle cruiser Invincible during the Jutland engagement. Hood, 46, commanded the Invincible as second in command of the battle cruiser squadron and served as a senior naval figure at the outbreak of war.
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Hood
Cruiser
Associated Press
London
Admir Horace Hood
Invincible
Jutland
Admiral Hood
Gearerey
Admiralty
Germans Claim Victory in Grand Naval Battle
Berlin reports a major naval clash with Germany claiming to hold the field after heavy British losses. The battle near Norway and the Danish coast saw the sinking of the Warspite and Indefatigable, with 34 British battleships engaged and Wilhelmshaven as the landing point for most German ships.
Scheer Commands German Battle Fleet at Jutland
Berlin reports Vice Admiral Scheer led the German high seas fleet in the Jutland engagement with Vice Admiral Hipper directing the scout division. The battle lasted from 5 to 9 pm, with heavy losses on both sides and German torpedo boats suffering many sinkings. Naval airships aided reconnaissance. Scheer, praised as a top tactician, had assumed command in February.
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Amsterdam
London
Berlin
Scheer
Jutland
Hipper
North Sea
Admiral Hipper
von Pohl
Admiral Scheer
General Marine Department
Admiralty
David Beatty
Bluecher
Wounded Reach London Amid Cheers After North Sea Battle
Wounded men from the North Sea clash reached London today and were moved to hospitals or homes by Red Cross ambulances. Crowds cheered at railway stations while the admiralty reported the loss of the Queen Mary and feared total casualties near 5,000 officers and men. Vice Admiral Beatty was stated to be unharmed.
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London
Red Cross
Admiralty
Evening News
David Beatty
Battle Cruiser Squadron
Federal officers break up baseball pool scheme
Federal authorities arrested two men in Erie for running baseball pools in violation of federal laws. The operation allegedly used subagents in forty four cities with a hub in Harrisburg. Two other men, R T Williams and Edward M Hill alias McKee, are being sought. Authorities in Harrisburg provided the update this afternoon.
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Erie
Harrisburg
R. T. Williams
Edward M. Hill
McKee
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