THE EASTERN FRONT.
DETAILS OF OESEL BATTLE.
A DRAMATIC INCIDENT
GERMANS' BRUTALITY TO RUS-
SIAN PRISONERS
(Received Oct. 23, 11 a.m.) PETROGRAD, Oct. 22
Details of the Oesel battle show that the destroyer Grom was holed in 20 places,-and was soon a sheet of flames, but continued to fire until every gun was out of action.
The .battle was fought at a short range. - - t - r
When the crew abandoned the Hersel the enemy torpedoed her, and then attempted to tow the Grom away. A Russian sailor in the torpedo chamber, who "still survived, by an heroic effort launched a torpedo and blew up the German torpedoer. Both vessels stink side.T&y' sideV'" - " '• '
According to i- refugees from Oesel, the,. Germans placed Russian! prisonei^s in boats, saying: "Get off to< Russia, as we have nothing to feed you with." When the boats were a short distance from the land the enemy machinegunned.'them/. ..,."....
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXVII, Issue 9126, 23 October 1917, Page 5
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