Show L BY BRIT N AN BOTH CLAIMING A ADVANTAGE D V A N T AG E IN GREAT SEA E OFF JUTLAND C COAST O 0 A S T british admit lose lo 10 of fourteen en ships and de declare clare german germans lot lost elgh teen tf en 4 germane declare are ea I 1 ishmen were defeated london londonia Lon donla fix view of 0 the haest report t of tho the admiralty on the naval bat tie tle of last week aln the britley and german naval forces off oft the jut land coast the press and public are devoting their attention to c computing losses of at the two navies and the ef of feet the engagement ie Is likely to have on future naval warfare the british estimate of at eighteen german ships lost as compared with fourteen british la is accepted by tho the majority and the result is now claimed as a complete victory for the fleet beet A total of were killed in the jutland battle according to 9 lift hat issued by the admiralty this list shows that practically all tho the officers of at the cruisers queen mary invincible indefatigable de D fenee and black prince and from tho the destroyer destroyers tipperary turbulent fori for tuna ardent nomad neator nestor ane shark perished all the ex capt one from the cruiser warrior were saved and all the officers from the destroyer sparrow hawk on tho the other ships officers were killed and were wounded so tar far the german denial dental of the british claim is concerned it Is point I 1 ed out that the germans did not ad ault the loss of the cruiser until the arrival of at some surN bora from her in holland and this is cited as confirmation that the germane germans conceal their losses loises until forced by circumstances cu cum stances instances to reveal them this la Is made possible it ie Is argued by the fact that the british losses occurred in daylight and are known to tho the germans while the german losses took place in twilight or after dark should the british estimate cell mate of th the 0 german losses prove correct naval writers say it will bo be many a long day before the german fleet shows it self again in the north sea from berlin it ie is reported that awen ty six of admiral most pow erful including six of tho the most modern queen elizabeth class and the entire british lying flying wing composed of at battle cruisers equal in every reap tet except armor protection to dreadnoughts were engaged in all save the early stages of the day battle in the north sea according to an authoritative account the account meets clearly what Is characterize d as the british attempt to explain defeat by the statement that the german forces in action were much I 1 larger arger than the british many details how ever are suppressed for strategic rea sons the fleet thus assembled says the account suar passed in tonnage and weight of broadsides the german force engaged was at least equally modern and was far speedier than the squadron of german pro dreadnoughts which along at eighteen ot at nineteen knots were soon left tar far to the rear by their consorts out of the main action the recital leaves untold the tale of damages sustained by tho german units and the losses in personnel it says nothing of the brilliancy in fix battle tactics displayed by admirals scheer and hipper the smoothness and precision with which the german ships maneuvered and the deadly sureness of the german marksmanship although it la Is an open secret that these three factors were larcaly responsible tor for the achievements of the germans german bittle battleships ships and battle bruf cea ci 3 were e re able to shower tho the british with a hall of shells which at a range of eight miles and sometimes even closer smashed and riddled british armor amor belts and wrought havoc to ships vitals |