Salt Lake Telegram | 1917-01-26 | Page 13 | Commander is Lost Y Germans in Sea Battle

COMMANDER IS LOST BY GERMANS IN SEA BATTLE m fly Newt io ie Tb Inc BERLIN Jan 26 The The clash between British and German sea forces last Sunday resulted In the complete de destruction do- do of ot one large e British h destroyer the serious damaging of ot another and Injuries to two German Gennan torpedo boats boate according to a statement given out here today b by the semiofficial Overseas News agency Tho The German commander of the flotilla Cl Capt Max Schultz was km killed when n a shell struck the bridge of ot his vessel I the statement said Two Tura other officers and some members members mem mem- bers of tho the ranks died with Captain Schultz Some dam damage damage- ge done dono to the German war vessels the statement sa says s 's was done b by ramming together and not b by shell she'll fire The shot which damaged the bridge of ot Captain Schultz's Schult's vessel wrecked its steering gear r and caused a 1 collision between It and tho the other boats bonts The Y V V-GO CO made tho the Dutch port of ot In a heavily hen damaged condition condition con con- while while- the other boats continued the fight and later succeeded In making German aGerman a port unhindered red