RUSSIAN NAVAL SUCCESS IN THE BALTIC.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume IV, Issue 432, 11 August 1915, Page 5

RUSSIAN NAVAL SUCCESS IN THE BALTIC.

germaxs lose i href. ships. Petrograd, Aug. io. A German fleet, consisting c>i nine battleships, 12 cruisers, and a large number of destroyers made persistent attacks at the entrance tn the Gulf of Riga. They were repulsed everywhere. Our seaplanes throwing bombs contributed to our success. Our mines damaged an enemy cruiser and two destroyers. OFFICIAL.—The German fleet yesterday appeared off Dirben Channel, at the entrance to the Gulf of Riga, evidently intending to break the mine barrier which our fleet is protecting. The attacks were repulsed, the enemy losing three ships damaged bv our mine-'. Our losses were nil.

PROCRESS OF THE FICHTINC. ENEMY REPULSED SOUTH OF RIGA. Receded tl, 5.30 a.m.' Paris, Aug. 10. A telegram from Petrograd -a\ - the Germans were repulsed 23 miles from Riga. GERMANS CONTINUE TO SUFFER HEAVY LOSSES. Petrograd, Aug. 10. OFFICIAL. —North-east of Wilcomierz we dislodged the German advance guards m several villages, inflicting great loss. During the nights ol August /th and Sth the enemy i<newed all attack- on Kovno by an intense bombardment. On the eighth, artillery of all calibres, including the heaxiest, were used in an extremely desperate attack on our advanced position. The assault against our western front at Ko'iio was cxei}xvhere repulsed with enormous German losses. THE ENEMY COMMUNIQUES. Amsterdam, Aug. JO. On the Dniester, towards I scicczsko, we repulsed the Rus- ■ sians at several points, and t<>ok iboo prisoners and 5 machine guns. OFFICIAL. -On the left bank of tlie Wieprz. and the right bank of the Vistula, near Ivangorod, are now cleared of the cnemx'. The number of prisoners captured b} tue Aichduke Joseph’s arm\- is increased to 8000. RUSSIANS EVACUATING VILNA. Received ‘ 1, 12.15 p.m.) Petrograd, Aug- 10. The Russians are preparing to ex acuate \ ilna. KAISER’S PEACE OVERTURES DENIED. r Received it, 12.15 P- 111 -) Petrograd, Aug. 10.

The Exchange Telegraph < <.nq>an}, reporting from Copenhagen, states that tlie Kai er’ - alleged peace overture is officially denied. LATEST GERMAN REPORTS. THE PURSUIT OF HIE RUSSIANS ( ONTINUES. GFNFRAL VON WOYRS( H’S ARMY IN TOUCH WITH MAC KENZ ISEN’S. Received 11, 1 ?-5 3 p.m.} Amsterdam, Aug. to. A German c, >niiuunique -tales: —General von Scholtz stormed and captured J.oinza lortress, and afrer severe fighting’southwards of Lomza we crossed lhe river Io Ostiow. Ostrow is still in the enemy’-; hands. We have progressed from Boxvjan- westward to’ Brok, 12 kilometres south ol Ostrov, and o ached the Bug. Since the /th ins,, xxe have < ajilured 23 and 10,000 men in that region.

Prfiice Leopold of Bavaria i- nearing the Stanisl.axow-Noxo-Mmsk road.

General Wo\ rsch, ]>ur-muig lhe eneni} , has reached the district northward <>l Zelechow, ami is now in ( lose t<<ucli xxith General Mackcnztsen’s advancing armies. The cnemv’s rearguards on the Ostrow-Pmg front have been thrown Lark on to iheir main forces.