THE RUSSIAN VICTORY AT RIGA

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2550, 26 August 1915, Page 5

THE RUSSIAN VICTORY AT RIGA

ONLY SCANTY DETAILS SO FAR HOW THE LANDING FORCE WAS DESTROYED By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright ("Times" and Sydnev "Sun" Services.) '(Reo. August 25, 7.40 p.m.) ' London, August 24. Tlie "Times" correspondent at Petrograd writes''Admiral Kannino's dispatches covering tlie repulse of tiio Gentian sauadron in tho Gult of Riga are not vet available and only scanty details liavo been given out. Tho Rus- ' sians' operations were conducted with remarkable skill, and they inflicted enormous loss at cheap cost to themselves. . _ _ "The Russians iinstmtmgly recognise the valuable services of the British "The opinion in naval and military circles is that tlie Germans will not venture to reneat in the immediate future the incursion into' Riga, though the danger/ of a naval raid is not permanently excluded; evidently the Germans consider that the moral effects of such. a demonstration might help to induce Russia to conclude a premature peace. Sinking of the Transports. The "Novoe Vremya" states that three large transports filled with' troops approached the shore at Pernau under cover of tlie German squadron. Tlie Russians fired a terrific artillery fire, and the Germans replied. This duel contransporfc sunk the few orowded boats which remained were soon smashed to pieces. , n , i "Tlie German sauadron was .iinablo to approach near Pernau, but managed to destroy some of the houses with their long-range guns. " "Tho Germans also made a descent upon Gamasli with two ' lighters crammcd with troops. While these were trying to land the Russian artillery sunk them."- , • GERMAN ADMIRALTY HAS NOTHING TO SAY. (Rec. August 25, 9.15.p.m.) Amsterdam, August 24. The German 'Admiralty is silent about the events in the Gulf of Riga. (Rec. August 25, 11.40 p.m.) Amsterdam, August 25. Scmi-ofEcial, from Berlin.—"No large German warship was sunk or damaged at Riga, and no laadinc waE attempted at Pernau. Tho Germans successfully bombarded the port and laud batteries, and sank a steamer. •, Six sailing vessels which tho Russians claim to have captured wore sunk |).y us in order to blockade tho channel."