X- i) EVEtflHG liEBaiUR-PHILADESLPHIA, SATUBDAY, JUNE 3, 191G, OTLjLY mo BRITISH MKISHxIN TITANIC NORTH SEA FIGHT ft Ontlswul frn r One I destruction of n. hostile submarine In the of tf ,ni tf. I. !..,.. .. i 11.1 I "ght nnd the German account mention wii,?r!l .""tinted out In this con. especially that the Marlborough was .truck ttectlon that both Admiralties announce the by a torpedo. BRITISH LOST MORE THAN 6000 MEN AND TWO REAR ADMIRALS IN FIGHT But Few Survivors Picked Up From Invincible and QUeen Mary None Saved oh Indefatigable POllTSMOtrTtr. TCnvlnniV .Tnn i Korp than 6000 British olflcers and men. Includlnr two near Admirals, Were admit ted this afternoon to have been lost In the sreat battle In the North Sea, Hear Admiral Horace .Hood went down ,on the Invincible, his flagship, ono of the "warships sunk lit the light The port commander here posted notice today that of the, Invlnolble's omccrs and crew of 760 only the commandor, a lieu tenant and threo men were saved. All others were lost. All the lpOO men aboard the Queen Mary lorn wnen mat snip went down with the exception of eight men. On the Defense nil the 700 men wcro lost, Including Roar Admiral Arbuthnot. From the Warrior all the 700 were saved. A few were picked up from the Tipperary, which carried a crow of 100. All tho 800! men aboard the Indefatlgablo and the 100 men aboard the Black Prince were, loac BRITISH LOSSES IN MEN IN tilt EAT SEA FIGHT Shin. InTlnclMit , Onren Mary irirn irnrnni ..... mlrfntlcslile . .,, Murk Prlnfn i.... Tlpwrnrr i.i.... tvnrnor Complfmrhl 1(10 .. 1004 1711 BOO 701 100 701 s n DM 8 78 BOO , 701 (few picked np) 1 103 lew of the men curried on the 10 rtettroy em reported mink hete been flared. The lolnl cren carried br theee comprised 1000 men. LOSSES IN GREAT BATTLE AS REPORTED BY BOTH SIDES ENGLISH LOSSES. Name and Claae. Tonnssii. Wnrgptte, dreadnought 27,600 Queen Mary, battle cruiser.....,..,. 27,000 Invincible, battle' cruiser. . . . . . 17,260 Indefatigable, battle cruiser.. ., 18,760 eiense, iigns cruiser . . .. . ... i .... . I4,uuu Black Prince, llclit cruiser......... "warrior, light cruiser. lipperary, destroyer k4.....4 mention of about ten destroyers each car rylhg a crew of 100 men, which wcro lost. Tho Portsmouth commander holds out no hope for other BUrvlvors. Hear Admiral Horace Lambert Alexander IJood was the second son of the fourth Vis count Hood nnd was born October 2, 1870. He was mado n. lleutonant In 1890 nnd served In the Soudan expedition in 1897. He became a captain in 1903 nnd a rear ndmlral In 1013. He was awarded the Dis tinguished Service Order In 1903 when he was serving In tho Som.illl.md expedition. In 1912'ho was A. D. C. to tho King. Ilenr Admiral Sir Robert Keith Arbuthnot was born Mnrch 23, 1864, and entered tho navy In 1877. Ho wna made commander Itl 1110.7 nnlifnln t. innD ..! --.... .1 ... I .... I Known losses announced did not Include In 1012. 13,660 18,660 G0 060 060 060 036 060 Main Battery. Crew. Jlullt. 8 16-inch 1600 1014 8 13-inch 1000 1013 8 12-inch 760 1007 8 12-lnch 800 1012 4 0.2-inch 700 1007 C 0.2-inch 100 1904 6 0-incii 700 100 100 100 100 3 4-inch 100 100 1912 800 Crew. 1120 729 2C4 264 Built. 1014 1007 1903 NOISE DEAFENING, SMOKE DENSE, SAYS EYEWITNESS OF FIGHT LONDON. Juno 3. From Copenhagen and Dutch ports came dispatches, today bringing fragmentary de tails of tho terrific fight Fishermen arriv ing at Osbjerg report passing through fields of bodies of both British and German sailors. No estimate pt casualties has yot been mado by tho Admiralty, howovcr, and It will prob ably be days before an anywise accurato estimate can be mado. "Thero were seven big German men-of-war In tho part of the fleet I saw," said Captain Hunt. "It was about 10:45 o'clock on "Wednesday night, and tho ships wcro travollng at What I reckoned to bo nearly thirty miles an hour. Tho British ships were following tho fugitives. Tho search lights were turned full upon the German ships and shells were being poured from every gun. The noise was deafonlng, and tho men-of-war were completely enveloped by dense clouds of smoke which rolled from the funnels and from the busy, guns." One of tho eye-witnesses of the battlo. Captain' Hunt, of a steam trawler, descilbcd how the floelng German ships rolled south ward at top speed while tho British ships, guided by their searchlights, .rained shells around tho fugitives. , FIGHT IN FOG AND SMOKE. despite our nearness, wo could see only the dim outlines of the warships. 'The fog and darkness wero pierced by tho red glnro from the big naval guns. "Around tho German ships hugo columns of water roso high Into the air like geysers as the shells from tho English men-of-war fell around them. "Two of tho German dreadnoughts caught on fire and we could seo smoke rolling up through their superstructure In tho lurid glow. The flight and pursuit was on at top speed when tho vessels got beyond our vision." Details of this feature of the engagement are furnished by tho following dispatch from Copenhagen: "Tho captain of the Danish steamship Nnesborg ghes tho following account of tho sea fight: "When tho Nnesborg was 9G miles west of Capo Hanstholm, on the northwest coast of Jutlnnd, n few small British warships appeared pursued by tho German fleot. Suddenly tho British warships turned and steamed westward, violently shelled. In a few minutes a largo numbor of British dreadnoughts nnd cruisers appeared from the north and west. Tho British began at tacking tho German ships, which were roln-. forced rrom tho south, and a violent light Turbulent, destroyer '. fortune, destroyer Spnrrowhawk, destroyer Shark, destroyer ... Arden, destroyer nestor Nomad . i ....... .' Other destroyers, unidentified... ; 2,850 Total, 14 ships, 139,800 tons. Totals in crews, 6950. Mentioned in German report only. Mentioned in British report only. GERMAN LOSSES. Name and etnas. Tonnage. Main Battery. Derfillngor, battle cruiser 20,200 8 12-inch Pommcrn, prcdrcadnought 13,200 4 11-inch Prauenlob, cruiser 2,715 10 11-inch Wiesbaden, cruiser 2,716 ""isiblng, cruiser Total, four Bhips, 44,830 tons. Total in crews, 2382. Tho British Admiralty asserts that tho Germans also lost ono dread nought of tho Kaiser class, 24,700 tons; nnother dreadnought wbb blown up nnd a third is believed to have been sunk by gunfire. Tho British statement includes among German losses" six destroyers and one submarine. Mentioned in British report only. Estimated. Unofficially reported sunk. Value of British ships lost, $68,102,080, divided as follows: Warsplte, $12,500,000; Queen Mnry, $10,392,445; Invincible, $8,760,000; Indefatigable, S7.G83.845: Defense. SG.918.720: Black Prince. S5.057.070: Warrior. S5.900.000: Tipperary, $1,250,000; Turbulent, $1,250,000; Fortune, $1,250,000; Sparrow- $3,750,000. Vnluo of German ships lost, $20,070,000, divided as follows: Derf (linger, $10,000,000; Pommcrn, $0,070,000; Frauenlob (estimated), $2,000,000; Wies baden (estimated), $2,000,000. BRITISH LURED INTO FIGHT, SAY NAVY MEN HERE 'Low Visibility' Also Played , Part in German Victory JEItE BLACK LEADS DEMOCRATIC VOTE FPU DELEGATE-AT-LARGE Result of Balloting Totaled at Slnto Department HAnniSBtma, Ju ,3-T!Le..v0.t,I.ed Democratic delegates at.large was totaled at tho State Department today as follows. AMBUSH. TACTICS USED Warships Lost in Battle Compared to U. S. Vessels nnmsrt AJDinioAN qneen Mrr ,,,.j ; . Indffntlrnble P.f'flll? !m InclUit gtlehlsan Black Prints ........M'n i Hnrrlor .t ....... .. ,, jllosoiirt Defence ) n.nr.u TuAul.nt ","'"":( Sf "' A. RSrrSwh'awk1 : ." I .' .' .' ' .' I ( nho"u I,lnl Writ n . . ... ......... )ttx' J"' Three ntlier'ilc'sVroVern!' 1' r)lt , . . , Oklahoma (Not admitted) OEIWAN AMERICAN rnmmern .Maine, ' I'ranenlnh Rnlrldi ,, It rl.lmdrn Cincinnati VerlTllncer Arkansas (.Not admitted) Jrre 8 ninck '. .'' Harry J. Dunn I " ! ! I ! T. II Olwn ii.in in"" William A, OImiow, Jr. ... Henry A. Ackerman . . i i Ilobert B. Lee ...i.tit..."""""" tohn T. Lenhn n WeMler Orlm ....m. ... IKrnnrd J. Clark .,i,.i...... ..... Charles 1). MeAvoy ......m '" Tho vote of the others follows: ti55 Wltnn rtallftV Martin Jtnnlnrs Caton B B. Frock ......... wn lam A. iiaaariy ........ V. Waroa Hlndman ........ Edward j. I.ynftt .......... William Melnlyre, William N. MeNatr Roland B. Morrla ' li'iJX ...,... m: 70? F21 oi,4n B7.78S M.ll"'.' 02,801 r,l,'JV2 nlilBV 48.722 M.072 47,124 4J.31I co.n.i2 BO.SflO 47.47H ai.sT' 47,440 Jamea T, Mulhearn waiter ta inner Thomas D. Shea Jens 11. Wlaa . 21.0.12 82,601 21,1811 PLAYGROUND CHILDREN DANCE AT EXPOSITION "So dense, was tho coal and gunpowder ' raged. Tho sky was filled with smoke and 4 smoko and sc thick wns tho weather that, the sea in a state of uproar. HUNDREDS OF" BODIES COVER SEA WHERE TWO GREAT FLEETS FOUGHT LONDON", June 3. Elghty-flve' members of the crew of, tho destroyer Shark are be lieved fohavo perished when tho vessel was sunk. Tha Danish steamship Vldar has ar rived at Hull with seven survivors. They are betloved to bo the only men of the Shark's complement of 02 who were sdved. The survivors said v the Shark was used as a decoy by the British fleet. Ttjey -were In the water six aid one-half hours before belnc.plcked up. Tho steamship Thames, arriving at the Hook, of Holland, reported picking up 11 survivors of the crew of the German cruiser Frauenlob. They were, floating? on rafts. The Frauenlob, the survivors said, was sunk by a British torpepdo at 1 o'colck In the morning. The torpedo struck squarely In the enirlneroom and the crew Imme diately Jumped overboard. Stories of the Frauenlob's survivors Indi cate that 354 of her crew perished. Of the 365 men who Jumped Into the water when the vesel sank, only IB were able to get aboard rafts which were cut adrift. The remainder sank from exhaus tion and were drowned. Many were badly wounded before being forced to leap from the ship's declc Of the 19 reported to have reached rafts eight are unaccounted for. 'From early reports It Is obvious that the sur Ivors have been landed at a dozen dif ferent ports. Dutch dispatches reported the landing at Ymulden of six officers and 12 members of tho crew of the German cruiser Blblng. This ship was not reported 'as destroyed in cither tha German or British Admiralty statements. The survivors declared, how eVer,""that the Elblng was rammed by an other German ship, which rescued the re mainder of her crew. British survivors are also said to be en route hero aboard a trawler. An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Copenhagen says that fishermen arriving nt Esbjorg report seeing outside the Blaa vands Huke hundreds of bodies of British and German sailors. The fishermen also observed large quantities of oil on the sur face, apparently from submarines. The water was full of battle wreckage, show ing parts of ships, Ufa belts and pieces of uniforms. THIRTY-FOUR BRITISH WARSHIPS FACED GERMANS IN BATTLE BERLIN', June 3. At least 34 great British battleships were engaged In the fight with the aerman squadron off Sltager ratt. This was announced today In a, com munication from Vice Admiral Hebblng haust "Vice Admiral Scheer was In command of the German high seas fleet which en gaged the British, and Vice Admiral Hipper commanded the reconnolterlng forces which were first drawn Into the battle," a semi official statement giving; further details of the engagement stated today. In addition to tha official Admiralty re. port It la stated by a competent authority that In the battle 'off Skagerrak there par ticipated the German high sea fleet, with dreadnoughts and older battleships, battle cruisers arid also light sea forces, torpedo boat and submarine flotillas. The state ment from, this authority continued: "On the 'enemy's side the Germans faced a majority of the English modern navy. "These forces entered first Into the com bat with tho enemy's battle cruisers and light cruisers about 5 p. m. Later the main bodies of both sides partook in the fight. "During the day battle German torpedo boats several tomes came Into action suc cessfully, one of them three times. The fight kept on until 9 In the evening. "During tho day's battle the English lost the dreaduaught Warsplte, the battle cruiser Queen Mary, one armored cruiser, apparently of teh Achilles type and several destroyers. "During the night both sides made violent attacks with torpedoboats and cruisers. "Among others the German leading ship annihilated six modren English destroyers. "All German reports emphasize the bravery shown by the British during the fight which continued almost uninterrupt ed for twelve hours. "Mb Majesty's ship, Frauenlob, must be definitely considered lost. The ship sank, apparently, during the night of May 31 and June 1, during a partial engagement. "From the German torpeodboats five have not returned, but a large part of the crews were rescued. "Although the weather was unfavorable for air reconnolterlng during both days of the engagement. naal airships and flyers contributed considerably by reconnolterlng and quick action, to the success of the Ger man high seas forces." ONE MORE GERMAN AND ONE ., BRITISH REPORTED DESTROYED LONDON. June i. Reports from the great battle In th' North. Sea today brought word of the sinking of two additional war. hips, one a British destroyer and the other a email German, cruiser. The British -iaelroyer fihar!;. la reported to hava Bunk, Increasing "tue number of English ships lost to 15,., Unofficial 'Holland dispatches report the Iom of the; German cruiser Klblng. Sur vivors from the Shark have been landed at Hull by a Dutch ship. Of the British destroyer Sharp 85 of her crew were lost Survivors landed at Hull by a Dutch ship declared 40 warships were engaged In the fight, and that the Shark was used as a decoy for the British fleet. The cable reporting the loss of the Shark as passed by the British censor Is not clear as to whether the destroyer was Jost In the fight of May 31, or whether another engagement has occurred. GERMAN SUPERDREADNOUGHT SUNK, : REPORT; MAYBE IN SECOND FIGHT f LONDON. June . Tha uprdreadnought Hlndenburg Is re tUtftd to have, been sunk, 1slh$ Ownian warships have taken nefuflf in DABlsh waters, according to re ttht rHrt received here today. They wilt let ordered to leave by noon today or JMern, (It U not established In tlw foregoing dis Midi vvhtir the: Hlndisaburg was l?st In 4jk tfTt BfcaeiTak naval fight or lost in a Tiki Hlfcbrjr la Germany's newest Itc aaAneuefct. e Was nocpleterl since the $a!ttg of tfe wsf end I regarded as the la Mwr4 fe Gf iBn imval construction, Tkft Uejrmait orulr KttlRg was so bad iy ainad in tfc wmgeoMnt with the. iil tjnat Ww wo. vmhU ky. hr cw. mwmgm,a' i?r r"1- v- brought here by members of her crew who Were rescued. Three officers and 16 men, who were picked up by a trawler, were landed today. Varying versions of the reported destruc tlon of the fast German cruiser Elblng dur ing the sea figbt ett Jutland were received, here today According to the Central News, the Elb. Ing was smashed by British gun Are. Reu ter dispatches from Yniulden, Holland, ousted orb officer of th Elblng as saying she had been rammed and another as sying she had betij blown up by tha explosion of her own guns. (The Elblng displaced only 5000 tons and carried a crew of lt9 men.) Member of th erew of tb Elblnr Und id Ja Holland aald they saw German war UiM Silk and still othr n.i flr i,u 1 H ygr wo net SMAtieMa la th o- m. wyijt BRITISH SEA MASTERY BROKEN, BERLIN SAYS Continued from rose One gratulato and decorate Admiral Scheer nnd his men. Wild Bcenes of exultation marked tho session of the Relchstng. in which the Ger man victory was announced. Immediately tho news became generally known flags ap peared from every window. Itoports of tho successful engagement wero flashed to tho front over tho military lines to the men In tho tranches. Today messages of congratu lations to the navy from commanders of tho Kaiser's land forces wcro being relayod rapidly through tho War Ofllco and Ad miralty. Atl naval writers of Berlin papers acclaim tho fleot. Tho official statement furnished tho only Information to date. Tho state ment of Winston Churchill that the British fleet would drag the Germans out "llko rats from a holo" is again commented on, and tho result of tho first encounter of tho high seas fleet given as Germany's answer to England's sarcasm and claim to mastery of the sea. Captain Perslus, naval expert of tho Tageblatt, writes: "The whole of Germany thanks tr.e commander-in-Chief and tho commanders and crews. GREAT SEA BATTLE LONG AWAITED. "The great sea battle, expected by many on both sides of the North Sea slnco tho beginning of tho war, has been fought out after 22 months of waiting The battlo has passed oft In a manner which will awaken In Germany tho liveliest satisfaction. Before further news of the course of the battlo Is published, one can orily draw conclusions In general words. "Opinion Is that the German fleot has ob tained a great success over tho English sea forces. Whkh special arm In the first placo has led to the success, whether the gun, tor pedo or submarine has played tho great est role In It, Is at the moment unknown. "It can only be said with certainty at this moment that the losses of the English were extraordinarily great, and that those of the Germans, In proportion to tho suc cess obtained, were extraordinarily small Part of the. English losses are ships of the very latest class. The German fleet. In an open sea battle, without and coastal sup port, has dealt a conquering blow nt the strongest fleet In the world." The Deutsche Tageszeitung says: "This Is the greatest sea battle of modern times. Taking Into account how tremen dous are the new forces nt seaand that our fleet has the chief strength of the Eng lish line against It, the significance of the battle Is far greater than ever before, or certainly Blnce the discovery of armored cruisers. "UNDYING FAME" FOR GERMAN FLEET. "Our fleet has held Hb own brilliantly. The losses on the German side are not to be compared with the loss of three of Eng land's strongest dreadnoughts, Above all, this victory was obtained against superior numbers. Our young navy has shown a tremendous superiority over the first and greatest fleet In the world. It has covered Its flag with undying fame." LONDON EAGERLY AWAITS MORE DETAILS OF FIGHT LONDON, June 3. Never since the war began have the late evening papers had such a sale In London as last night. The news of the naval battle off Jutland was first published in special editions shortly after 7 o'clock. Rumors had been current throughout the day, but had been received with skepticism born of many recurrent reports of naval engagements, which had proved baseless. , When the official bulletins were Issued, the Impression made on the public was not altogether satisfactory. Men and women In evening dress stopped their taxis and kept them waiting while they read the bulletins. "Rather bad. Isn't Itr said one man. "Not at all," said another. "We can afford to lose more than the Germans can." "The Germans turned tall, eventually," said another man, "and It's really a vic tory for us." BRITAIN UNDAUNTED BY NAVAL DEFEAT s. LONDON, June J. British spirit Is un daunted, and despjte the loss of such ships as tho Queen Mary and Invincible, of which all England was proud, together with a dozen other war craft, the disaster of the North Sea battle Is viewed philosophically today. Chief regret centres In the loss of officers and men. The lost ships can be replaced, and at all events Britain's sea superiority Is till two to one oer the Germans, English men grimly declared. One of the chief reasons for the heavy Brltlih losses Is found In the fact pointed out by expert her that German dread noughtsthe first-line vessels of the KaUer-B nayywere opposed by nothing heavier than British cruisers until the Eng. Ush dreadnoughts appeared. In response to wireless calls 'and hurried signals from torpedoboats and destroyers sent back to bring up aid to the assailed cruiser squadron, the great first-Una ships of Britain swung forward to the seen of battle. When they appeared, however, the Germans fled and the EMtlb etlll maintain today that Germany has ye t tq feel tha Xull force of English sea power Efficient Zeppelin sooutlpg enabled tha Germans at all times to locate actSraaeMna- warrtli. Horerisg above the 0rman blgfcj W JMt J X MMULdui Uui Hrlt!-.!, ,-t. I and destroyers to pieces, tho Zoppollns wcro nblo to glvo wnrnlng of tho approach of tho dreadnoughts hastening to tho aid of tho outnumbered squadron. Then came wlth draunl, successful retreat to tho German navat bnso and the superior fighting ma chines of Great Britain could only return to their homo waters. As the result of tho nsslstanco rendered by tho ZcppellnB a general demand Is being voiced today that tho British navy bo similarly equipped with scouting air forces In somo quarters tho suggestion Is made that Sir John Fisher bo returned to active control of the navy. Editorials In tho leading English papers agreo that Great Britain has suffered her heaviest sea blow of tho war. They nre virtually unanimous In the opinion, however, that tho destruction of the ships will not lessen the effectiveness of tho Britlnh block ade. Somo of tho editorials, In part, arc: Tho Times: "It Is clear that wo havo suf fered the heaviest blow at sen we have met with during tho war. We engaged, per haps, with overconfldcnco, in a long running fight with ships which wero more numerous, strongor, more heavily nrmed than our cruiser fleet nnd wo suffered heavily. But tho eont will not Impair tho effectiveness of our blockade or our ability to uphold tho freedom of tho sea." Tho Morning Post: "German heavy metal got British lighter metal at close range nnd gave It severe punishment. But when our main forces came Into action tho posi tion wa3 reversed and tho German main fleet was driven Into port "There is ono thing, however, which we havo the right to demand In tho face of mir losses. There must be no more trifling wltlt the power of tho fleet." The Dally Graphic: "The statement pub lished by the Admiralty Is perhaps the worst pleco of news that the Government has yet had to comunlcato to the country. All we can note on the other side of the account Is the recognition by the Germans of the superiority of our main fleet As soon as our battleships appeared the Ger mans withdrew to the shelter of the Kiel Canal." COMMANDER SYMINGTON CABLES HE'S SAFE IN LONDON BALTIMORE, June 3. Relatives of Lieu tenant Commander Powers Symington, U. S N., today received a cablegram from him In London saying that he was safe. He said that he had left the British warship Indefatigable before the battle took place. It was earlier reported that Symington had been lost when the Indefatigable went down. Commandr Symington was made Naval Attache at London about four years ago. COPS SAVE BRIDGE AND TRAIN Blaze in Ties Discovered by Policemen Just in Time Quick work by two policemen not only saved the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge at Westmoreland station from probable de struction by fire early this morning, but Btopped a passenger train from running Into danger. Kelly and Tomllnson of the Ridge and Mtdvale nvenues station, were riding home shortly after midnight when the ties on the bridge, smoldering apparently for some time, broke Into flames. As Kelly ran to the nearest box, Tomllnson broke In the station for a fire extinguisher. Aided by Kelly, he checked the flames and Anally put them out After which the cops flagged a train. Traffic was finally resumed with out much loss of time. The Are is believed to have been started by sparks from a train. BELLHOPS' CLUB H0BBED BY A LITERARY INTRUDER Manuscripts Missing, But Members Say "Only Some Cue Balls" A literary thief. Impelled by a desire to delve Into the Intricacies of Nltszche, George Bernard Shaw and other luminaries broke into the Central Literary and Social Club at 1608-1613 Carlton street, conducted by hotel employes, and took some manu scripts, rumor hath It. Bellhops and other members are reluctant to talk about It They admit that the place was raided, but pass the matter over lightly by remarking that "only some, cue balls and other, things were taken." The "other things" which the bellhops will not specify are said to be books by futurlrt authors, essays on muslo and classical works. When the club wasforraed and the uplift movement was launched great stress was !ad upon the cultivation of the artlstlo senses of the members, erlea of lectures was arranged In which, noted musicians, art critics and litterateurs were to address the club. The library was stocked with books of tha higher criticism, and several of the bellhops, it Is, said, p peared In tortoise-shell spectacles, The fun of the organization spread and this s believed to have aroused a desire of emulation among some of the light fingered gentry. Taft gpeaktr at Doylestown Tomorrow Ex-Preeldent Taft will be the principal speaker at the l$th annual spring meeting of the National Farm School tomorrow, at Doylestpwn. Henry W Morgentbau, x Ambassador to Turkey and now seeker of the flnancUl sinews for the Democratic Na tional Committee, will be one of the other ipeakers, aisq Loubi V Poet, Altnt , tetary of Labor, and David LuWo. found? of American representation at th IMh, aatiQSaJ !oUt!i el AgtiOttlUtrt. T Naval experts at tho Philadelphia navy yard today expressed tho opinion that "low visibility" undoubtedly played nn lmport nnt nart In tha German sea victory. If there was low visibility, they stato that It. Is probablo that n flotilla of torpedd de stroyers and submarines was cnablod to crocp up within a distance of 4000 yards of tho English Hoot nnd sink several vessels boforo tholr location was discovered. It waB explained by a naval officer that low visibility meant poor visibility, which Jin Raid mlcht hava been duo to tho np- proach of evening or to thick or misty weather. "INDIAN" STRATEGY. Naval officers alBO advanced tho opinion that tho English fleet might havo been lured Into a mlno field or a nost of tordedoboat destroyers nnd submarines by n squadron of German ecout cruisers In any event, thev nro certain that tho big German naval victory was brought about by typical "In dian ambush strategy" on tho part of the German commanders More Bhlps woro sunk or crippled In tho Gorman-English engagement than aro now present nt tho Philadelphia Navy Yard. It was stated by naval officers that only ono ship now lying nt tho Philadelphia yard would have been at all eligible for tho great combat ncross the seas That vessol la tho superdrcadnought North Dakota, which Is equipped with 10 12-Inch gunB Other Bhlps lying nt tho yard, naval offi cers say, would havo only boon In tho way nnd would probably havo been sunk quickly by Bhellflro. SHIPS HEHE USELESS. The North Dakota compares favorably with the British battlo cruiser Indefatiga ble, which was lost during tho engagement. Other shlp3 lying nt the Philadelphia Navy Yard, which naval officers described ns "so much Junk," aro the rcservo fleet battle ships Illinois and Wisconsin, tho submarine "Mother" Dixie, the obsoleto cruiser Chi cago, tho Iowa, Indiana and Massachusetts, veterans of tho Spanish-American War; the Terror and Mlantonomah, obsolete moni tors; tho Minneapolis, which naval officers say Is of no -value because It has a tremen dous coal consumption. Thero aro nlso four destroyers nt the yard, which might have been serviceable In tho engagement. BRITISH BADLY BEATEN. All of the qfflcers Interviewed expressed the opinion that tho English received n worse llcklngj th(in tho pross dispatches In dicate They baso this vjew on the fact that the Germans had time enough to pick up English survivors. "It Is evident," said one officer, "that tho German ships put the British ships to fight, for we read how the Germans picked up English survivors, but there Is no record of tho English saving Germans. I am also of the opinion that the Germans engaged the main English fleet" Asked as to range, the officer said: "It Is probable that the battle began at a range of eight or ten miles, and during the hottest period of the fight the range was probably from three to four miles. It Is safe to say that the Germans got In some effective work with torpedoboat destroyers and submar ines. I do not believe that the Zeppelins played a very Important part In this bat tle. As I understand It the battle began about dusk, and the Zeppelins nre of very little use at night. It also would have been very hard for Zeppelin crews to drop bombs on moving oojecis iiko snips. "Probably tho English fleet was making one of Its Bweeps of the North Sea when It encountered the German fleet." SUBMARINES USED Another officer, who Is a torpedo expert, said: "Becauso of thick weather torpedo boat destroyers and submarines were prob ably able to get close In and do some deadly work. The maximum range of a torpedo Is from 10,000 to 12,000 yards. "But accuracy Is uncertain at the max imum range. At the maximum range the torpedo Is subject to the Influence of cur rents, and Its speed Is cut down. "But under favorable weather conditions, torpedoboat destroyers and submarines could haye crept In close to the English fleet, say -1000 yards. At that range they could worlt terrible havoc with the English fleet, for every torpedo discharged would find Its mark, "From the standpoint of naval strategy. It Is evident that the English commanders w?re badly outplayed at every turn of the game. The Germans have shown them selves expert at the old 'Indian ambush game.' "With a fleet of scout cruisers the Ger mans could have lured the British fleet Into a mine field or a nest of torpedoboat de stroyers and submarines. It would be right In line with their tactics to do this, certain that the victory will spur the Ger mans on to other naval exploits." An officer expressed the opinion that more ammunition was used In the 21-hour engage ment than Is now assembled In all of the arsenals and naval magazines of the United States Government Another officer said ho did not believe this could be true "Warships." he said, "haye a 'limited capacity as to ammunition. For Instance, a 12-Inch shell weighs about IBOO pounds So you see you can only gt a limited pum ber of these shells aboard a ship. As soon as a, ship exhausts Its supply of ammunl- ai"b.tl'a!1 Ut. "mlAto 7or the time being. Jt must withdraw from the battlellne nnd another ship take, Its Uce." ATLANTIC CITY DELEGATION OFF FOR CHICAGO TOMORROW Congressman Bacharach and Senator Edge to Lead Republicans ATLANTIC CITY. June 3 -Congressman Bm1araU ?",d Sentor Wft"r Edge will head a delegat on of Second district n. publicans leaving here tomorrow "for ?h. Republican National Cqnventlo In ChUfo The trip will be made In two special Pull man. w Uva diner. Vblch will leave here at 10 n clock Jn the nwrriing and b at tached to a convention special at Philadel phla. The delegation will Include. beVides Congressman Bacharach and Senator Edge who Is taking his gubernatorial boom with him. Mayor Harry Bacharach, Sheriff Jo seph R. Baruett, County CpUectoriEmocn Johnson, w-Assemblyman Emerson Lv Rich ard Judge Edmund C Oasklll, Commis sioner Charle D. Whit and Albert Abbott Atlantic; Ceuny Clerk Harry Z, h!m S BurlingtoB. and ax Senator UmflJj4 H Mtw. Morris IJavls. Rlthard Jfwre and Jbn J. TSplsa, $? CuntborttlML . Young Girls and Women Present Exercises and Boys Play Games Dances of nil descriptions wero pre sented to tho public today by children from various playgrounds of the city. The af fnlr wris given In front of the Civic Exposition Building, 3th street below Spruco, under tho auspices of the Municipal Board of Recreation. Tho first exhibition wns given by boys nnd girls from tho Starr Garden Recreation Centre, tho only large playground In South Philadelphia It opened with nn exhibi tion of pyramid building by the boys of tho gymnastlo classes. This wns followed by n'"dolI danco," In which 13 little girls participated, Ten girls, ranging In nge from 14 to 18 years, appearea in a -Den danco." A gnvotto by 18 young women dressed ns flowors was then shown. The final number by tho girls wan an Indian "ceremonial dance" by tho Campflro Coun cil of Stnrr Garden. Tho boys ns a finale gave oxhlbltlonB of stick wrestling, obstacle racing and rooster fighting. Tho Klngscsslng Recreation Centre, of West Philadelphia, presented 70 girls trained by their teachers In folk dancing. They appeared In costumo. Folk dances that nre rarely seen In this country wcro presented. A Swedish "weaving danco" was given by 20 girls. Twenty-flvo young women followed In n Spanish "couple dance." An Indian dance porformed by tho girls of tho Klngscsslng Centra Camp Flro brought that part of tho program to n close. The boys took part In tho gymnastic oxhlbtlons which followed tho dances. Tho boys of Funflcld Playground, 22d streot and Lehigh avenue, played a gamo of "cnptaln ball" with the youngsters of the Klngscsslng Centre. Following this the Funfleld boys played "volley ball" with tho boys of the Starr Garden Centre for tha championship. Tho avents closed by a gnme of "playground ball" by boys of the Shot Tower Playground and those of tho Wcccacoe Playground. FRENCH REPULSE FIERCE ASSAULTS AGAINST VAUX All-Night Attacks Yield Germans Lone Ditch Near Fort PLEAD FOR BARTRAM GARDEN Restoration and Improvement Urged at Association's Reunion The restoration and Improvement of Bnrtram's Garden were urged today by speakers at the annual reunion of the John Bartram Association, held on tho historic grounds along tho Schuylkill at 63d street and Eastwlck avenue. Members of the association also sold colored prints of the home of "America's first botanist" as an nrgument for the benefit of the fund for the Improvement of the houso and grounds. Tho property Is owned by tho city, but tho preservation of the flne and rare trees, the improvement of tho interior nnd additions to tho library are tho province of tho association. Mrs. J. Willis Martin spoke today on "Why Bartram's Garden Should Be Re stored to tho Original Design," and Mrs. Letltla E. Wright described "Tho Restora tion of the Garden at Stenton." The visitors were greeted by Dr. Adolph W, Miller and Miss Caro Miller, Supervisor of School Gardens, discussed "The Public School and Home Garden." MUSIC PUPILS TO GRADUATE Eight Students in Hyperion School to Get Diplomas Eight graduates of the Hyperion School of Music will receive diplomas tonight at a concert to be held In Musical Fund Hall An nttracthe musical program will be pre sented. Three numbers will be plaed by the Junior Symphony Orchestra, affiliated with the school, under the direction of John Curtis, Jr. A violin solo will be played by Lucius Cole, of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Pupils of F. Edmund Edmunds, of the Bchool fnculty. will play several numbers. Myrtle Adelaide Mattern, will receive the gold medal of the school as the winner of a contest In which other members of the alumni participated. The following will be graduated: Piano, Mary Evans Clayton, Lillian Koester Metxler, Marcella North; organ, Harriet N, Egbert; normal training, Sue1 Clymer, Nellie Hagner, Hilda Margaret Wyatt, Ru dolph Leasing. TEUTONS PALL IN HEAM PARIS. June I.. Throughout the night the Germans cojjfl tlnued to launch assaults of the msMi ferocious Intensity ngalnst the French poiJjS tlons at Fort Vaux, the key position US veraun on tno northeast side. These H tacks were nil repulsed In bloody flshtlnrl mo vyiir uiuce siaiea in nn omclAl Tom. munlqua Issued at noon, but at one point me Teutons were nnie to occupy a dltcfi noni- llin nr " " or more man miny-six hours thes Crown Prlnco has been hurling hla troobaf ngalnst tho French positions northeast bA Verdun. Tho enrnngo has been frightful? Tne uermans wcro sent forward In wars! nfter wavo nnd perished In heaps uhal .,. ... u u.u i-n3iiv.il uiuuery ana tnuj umiiu nuns. In tho meantime, during the lull n in," Infantry fighting west of tho Mouse, thi Germans agnln turned tholr attention ta! their artillery, Tho French positions i tun ovi weru uumuarueu wun great Vio-' Icncc. Tho second ns well as tho flrit line trenches were shelled. j German attacks on Friday against ITortj Vaux nnd the French positions adjolnlnci It wero carried out by 100,000 men, it wl estimated by tho military crltlo of tho Echo! de Paris. The fighting this week on both! sides of tho Mouse has been bloodier thni at nny other time, declares army officers! mk. rf- -r, .-i.. .. . - " iiu vyiuwit x-riuu y11" assaulted the' French front on a lno a quarter of a mllel wide. One Bavarian division lost 15,00$i men. j The text of tho official communique fok lows: In Champagne, west on Mont Totux, detachments of enemy", which after art intense bombardment penetrated sev eral minor ndvance poBts, wore dls lodged by our counter attacks. In tho Argonne yesterday ovonlng an attack by German forces upon the sa lient of our lino west of FlUo Morte was repulsed after a llvoly action. A second attack launched against the. samo salient nt 8 p. m. was again sub. jected to a comploto check. t On tho left bank of the Meuse our position at Hill 304 nnd our second lino waB subjected to a violent bom bardment. On the right bank of the Mcuso tho battle continues In the sector of Fort Vaux with the same sanguln- ' nry results. AH attempts of tho enemy to penetrato our trenches west nnd ' east of the fort havo been repulsed. Against the fort Itself, the Germnnn havo multiplied their furious assaults In spite of tho ravages among their ranks, caused by our artillery and ma chine gun Are, which, with each as sault, flung bnck our adversaries. Nevertheless, during tho night, frac tional elements of the onemy succeed ed In penetrating our outer works north of the fort. In the Interior of which we are still maintaining our positions energetically. TWENTY-FIVE BELIEVED LOST IN IIOCK ISLAND ACCIDENT Only 3B of 60 Passengers.of Train That Went Through Bridge Accounted For PACKARD. Io.. June 3. Rescuers ton. tlnulng Investigations Into the submerged ,' ) .,, .v.v. u. ...a .thui.li jamnu iru.ui wnicn went through a bridge here yesterday said ' ioaay inai me aeatn list would reach ZF. There were known to be 60 persons In : accounted for. Five bodies have been r covered. The following are missing and are sup posed to havo perished: Miss Frances Chrlstlanson, Wesley, la.:; Alvln Thorn, tt.cnseu, ia.; Mrs. S. R. Wescott, Mm- neapolls; Harry Farrell, Louisville, Ky.j i-eari jioDinson, ia years oia, ana a Mrs, wunams. ARRESTED AS CHECK SWINDLER Man Accused of Frauds Aggregating Nearly $1000 A man who described himself as George E. Thompson, a lawyer of Daytona, Fla., whose real name, -according to the Camden police, Is Murphy, and until two weeks ago worked as a hotel clerk at Downlngtown, Pa., was arrested at 5th and Market streets. Camden, by City Detective Troncone, on charges of passing worthless checks aggre gating nearly 1000. The State of New Jersey Itself was among his alleged vic tims. For the purchase of an automobile from the McClellan-Fulton Company, Thompson la alleged to have tendered a check for $830 on the Coatesvllle. Pa., National Bank and another for $160, drawn on the Hani Bonburg. Va., National Bank. Both checks are declared to be worthless. Thompson Is alleged to have given a worthless check on the Harrisonburg bank to Alfred Kraft, State motor vehicle agent, for 16, to pay for his automobile license. TILLMAN FAVOItS BUILDING OF EIGHT BIQ WARSHIPS Senator Wants Six Battle Cruisers and ' Two Dreadnoughts WASHINGTON. June J, Senator Ben Tlllmsn, of South Carolina, chairman of tho Senate Naval Affalfs Committee, came out today In favor of six .battle cruisers and two dreadnoughts. The House bill passed yesterday provides for only five battle cruisers and no dreadnoughts. It is almost a. certainty that the Senate I?lv!:1.'fal",1Comn',Uea wl11 "commend six battle cruisers and two dreadnoughts and that the Senate will pass the com! wlttee recommendations. Substitute "Ducking" for Hazinz MADISON. Wis., June S. The Stat. University faculty has declared, that duck! ing of refractory freshmen In the lakes cold though the water U, shall be a substitute for old hwlng methods. Since this iR,r early Ust week officii notification, of hi nf parties has been printed In the unlveSity dally 1? the form, of notice, to thYSSfei more class. nd the names ot the. .JT trVe victims have been MlstM tiu u7Hl for ti ceremony. rm- WOMAN CRUSHED TO DEATH Caught Between Gondola nnd Trolley Car nt Edwardsville WILKES-BARHE, Pa., June 3. Nellie' Fhllltps, 30 years old, was klled at Ed-"! wardsvlllo today when she was caught "! oeiween n loaaea gondola car and a runa way trolley car In a collision on a grade crossing. Miss Phlltlpa was on her way to work andB oum me crowing mocked by the gondola." As she attempted to Walk nrwnnH it & trolley car ran away down a hill, the motor- M man being unable to check Its speed beS ",u "l i wei ran. miss Phillips mi; unable to get out of the trolley's way and. was crushed ngalnst the gondola as thel trolley struck It. , " Con's Quick Act Saves Pnlinnnil rhIM, Quick action In bringing a child who luui Just accidentally swallowed poison to J physician for treatment today Baved the Ufa J w . jrcai-viu oianiey vnglts, of 3?I SOUin Carlisle street, n son of a sailor In the; United States Navy. The child found a- Jar Of poisonous Ointment nnd ntA n llttla' of it. He fell unconscious and a small com- JH panion caueo tor neip. Policeman Ramsey,; nt the. 1 R.V. .-& nMj r, . . i -. ..... -.. ...i tt.iu onyuer avenue sta tion, took the child on the run to Dr. S. W. Law, at 15th and Rltner streets. Doctor Law applied a stomach pump in time to Bave the child's life. TOO LATK FOB CLASSIFICATION MEATUS B,?oiiM:,wJnmn,ninJ ".' 8lx,h Month 'Jd. UU. i?J'NTW:.,I?.'?DLf'.,.n "e 81st year of hii r.i .,...-.... " anoe r invitta to i M2?i.th,Tun",?1v!? Jlends' Meetin Houm. a,;.., o,.ir;: .r.v ,!.,?" . """. pfivlte" ' "' nHrm,a' ; n.KARD,--At Atlintlo city, N. J., on June 3. ' iSt"tSSt!oo,r.,,M"d' " "" lnUrm"" "W&'J.VimI-0!1 "ten.f!""- CHARLES d. ' INCllMAN, In hi JBih er, at Sea dirt. KI1, on June 8 1019, ELBANOBA.B. .. iiVH i.!g",l,M n1 uiorindft M Kia, i.1' -i. v"' v nonce or me runtrai No,fnY8nB.aKyn.h'f P"""1' wWtacs. Mi. in 1 will HELP WANTED yKMAT.K COLORED OIRL for houuwprk'; 3 In" fmll mu.t U sood cookt nun k.ptLgo to Jliln Ta uHiiiiT. raom uinwyfl 78 J, HOSIERY Top J"" nd koltwrs on tiUwUrd Y H JE&MTSiafi f,M ,Sa AWi? .BE , OIHL8. ovr 14 ytr n .,. ,.-,J U 'Utki ft ,IpQ' Ntlonl BUoult Co . llth h OUnwood HELP WANTED MATH. QIiA-UFFUA " l.. Protestant pre, .Xtrrea. to Hire on Ktntlam'- Ku t. ..,..,. Hi?. 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