THROUGH GERMAN EYES.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15669, 6 June 1916, Page 7

THROUGH GERMAN EYES.

GRAND SUCCESS CLAIMED. THE KAISER'S HUTU HUG. (Received Juno otii, 9.1.3 p.m.) AMSTERDAM, June 5. The Kaiser ha s telegraphed to Admiral Sohcer as follows: iSincerest congratulations oil your grand success over the mighty English Fleet. We all hail our nroud Fleet, which, like our Army, has succeeded in conquering, in heroic battle, a far superior enemy. In appreciation of your brilliant commandership, I eonfer on you the Military Order Ilcnry. AMSTERDAM, Juno 4. The President of tho Prussian Diet read tho following telegram from tho Kaiser: "With you I am proud of our mighty Fleet, which, by its latest feat of urine, has proved a match for a superior enemy." THE CHANCELLOR'S HEROICS. GERMANY'S "SEA POWER." AMSTERDAM. June 4. Herr von Bethmann-Hollweg, telegraphed to the Commander-in-Chief of the High. Seas Fleet as follows:—"Prido and enthusiasm fills the whole of Germany. The German Fleet with mighty blows lias shown itself superior to an enemy which considers himself invincible. It has shown -what Germany's sea power can do. : ' The Commander-in-Chief replied:— "Tho Fatherland's prido gives tho hope that we shall be able to contribute our share t 0 the Germans' value in tho world." GERMAN PRESS COMMENT. BOMBASTIC CLAIMS. AMSTERDAM. Juno 4. The 'Jvolnischc Zcitung say 6: —"Now tho rats have again left their safe holes and bitten, not through tho oaken walls which wero Britain's bulwark in Nelson's time, but through the iron armoured turrets under tho Union Jack. "It was a more formidable battle than any since Trafalgar, and our victory proves that our Fleet has been for years preparing for tho decisivo moment. "England's arrogant presumption has learnt a lesson burnt in bloody characters upon the Islandors. Therein lies a world of historical importance." THE ENEMY'S LOSSES. AN EVASIVE STATEMENT. (Received June sth, 9.15 p.m.) LONDON, June 5. A Berlin message says that no German losses were sustained beyond those officially announced. ( Recoivod June sth, 8.40 p.m.) COPENHAGEN, June 5. Hamburg rumours say that the battleship Westfalon, 18,600 tons, and the battle-cruiser Luteow, 28,000 tons, wore sunk. THE ELBING'S SURVIVORS. RELEASED BY DUTCH GOVERN- . JVIEN'T. THE HAGUE, June 4. It is officially stated that two officers and eighteen inen, survivors of the German cruiser Elbing, and a British surgeon, havo been liberated in accordance witli the Red Cross Convention, because the rescuing trawler did not communicate -with the warships. In an earlier message, seventeen snrvivors of the German cruiser Elbing were reported to have landed in Hoi- j land

(f THE BRITISH FLED." MORE GERMAN LIES. A PERTINENT QUERY. (Received June 6th, 1.10 a.m.) AMSTERDAM, Juno 5. A semi-official statement issued in Berlin claims that the German ships "pushed forward" and engaged a portion of the British Fleet, which was reported off the south coast of Norway. "When they wero sighted off the Skagerack, the British cruisers fled northwards, pursued by our cruisers. When the more powerful British battleships wero sighted, our main force entered tho fight, and the enemy at once turned back and attempted to evade our fire." The statement reiterates that the British had the superiority in numbers of ships, but it does not explain why the German High Seas Fleet failed to pursue the victory it claims.