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Show I EARL KITCHENER AND f STAFF LOST AT SEA NEWS OF DISASTER CASTS GLOOM THROUGHOUT BRITISH KINGDOM London, Juno 6. Admiral Jelltco, commander of the British grand fleet has reported to the admiralty that the British cruiser Hampshire wltn Earl Kitchener, British minister ot war, and his staff, aboard has been lost off the West Orkneys. Four boats were seen to leave the Hampshire but a heavy sea was running. run-ning. Only a capsized boat and some bodies have been found. ) Earl Kitchener was on his way to nussla. Admiral Jelllcoo reports tint there Is little hopo that there were any survivors. Tho names of the members of Earl Kitchener's staff have not yet been learned. Sir William Itobertson, chief of tho Imperial staff, Is In Loudon. Lou-don. Admiral Jelllcoo'B' report to tho admiralty ad-miralty follows: "I have to report with deep re-Bret re-Bret that His Majesty's ship Hampshire, Hamp-shire, Captain Herbert J. Savlll, R. N., with Lord Kitchener, and h:s staff on board was sunk last night at about 8 p. m. to the west of the Orkneys, cither by a mlno or a torpedo. tor-pedo. "Four boats woro seen by obscrv- prs on shore to leave tho ship. Tho wind was north, northwest and heavy seas were running. Patrol vessels and destroyers at onco proceeded to tho spot and a party was sent along , the coast to search, but only somo' ' bodies and a capsized boat have been ''JA found up to the present v As tho I wholo shore has been searched great ly thero Is very llttlo hopo of there bolng any survivors. No report has yet been received from the search party on shore, "H. M. S. Hampshlro was on her way to nussla." En Route to Russia Earl Kitchener was going to Ilus- sla at tho request ot the Russian government . He Intended to land at Archangel and visit Petrograd arid probably go to tho Husslan front. His mission had chiefly to do with tho supply of munitions for Russia Tho carl expected to bo back In London for tho reopening of parliament parlia-ment on Juno 20. An official statement Issued this evening says that Earl Kitchener was to have discussed Important military mil-itary and financial questions with Emperor Em-peror Nicholas. Special Editions Put Out As soon as tho news of Earl Kitchener's Kitch-ener's death was circulated In special spec-ial editions of the newspapers crowds Ftartcd toward Whltehal. That thor-oughfaro thor-oughfaro and Its extension, Parliament Parlia-ment street were soon filled with p)r. sons hoping that tho first reports wero exaggerated. They found no comfort. Flag at Half Matt Every blind of tho big block which houses the war office was drawn and the flag; was nt halt mast. Tho crowds grow greater as the iew8 bocaml jnore generally known and It was necessary to call out, tho poltco reserves to control them. In the west end and financial district the news' was received with even greater evidences of regret thon wai tho first report of last week's naval battlo hlch made every one feel tho British fleet had suffered a severe defeat. Crowds Greatly Excited In Fleet street boys ran from news paper offices with extra editions loudly loud-ly shouting the news. Tho newspapers newspa-pers were almost torn from their hands by surging cron'ds. , j? |