Berlin is still whining the North Sea battle by means
of telegrams. An extraordinary official statement was issued at the end of last week, in which it was asserted that numerous German destroyers sent out on the night of May 31st " beyond the theatre of the battle" did not discover the British Main Fleet in spite of a keen search. It is said that the German Fleet did not use mines, and that Zeppelins were employed only for reconnaissance. "Our victory was gained by able leadership and by the effect of our gunnery and torpedoes." Then comes the revelation that the battle-cruiser
• Liitzow,' launched in 1913, and the cruiser ` Rostock,' completed in 1913, must be added to the German losses already admitted. "For military reasons we refrained till now from making public the loss of the vessels Liitzow ' and ' Rostock.' In view of the wrong Interpretation of this measure, and moreover in order to frustrate English legends about gigantic 1 osses on our side, these reasons must now be dropped." As Punch suggests, probably the German Government refrain from announcing the rest of their losses for
naval reasons."
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