RUSSIAN NAVAL COMMUNIQUE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 10114, 23 October 1917, Page 5

RUSSIAN NAVAL COMMUNIQUE.

I ADMITS LOSS OF MOON ISLAND. :j Australian-NeW Zealand Cable (| LONDON, Oct,-22. I A Russian naval communique deals with j tho general situation in the Baltic Bios on the 19th as follows:—The islands of Oesol I unci'Moon are definitely in the enemy s hands. The Germans’ operation on Dago are bumpered bv the marshes and also because of the small garrison, winch is merely defending \itsclf. from, the coast batteries on the naval base at-Moon hound. The bulk of, our\warslnßS. tugs transports, etc . were transfarred in.au orderly manner to a safer points at the mouth* of the Gull of j Finland, despite the enemy’s opposition.

RUSSIANS-PRESSED BACK. BRITISH 'SUBMARINE SINKS A GERMAN TRANSPORT, i ■ Received October 23, 12.15 p.m. I I LONDON, Oct.. 22. A wivcless Russian official message says : I The Germans \after the bombardment by I the, destroyers-.landed on Werdcr PeninLsula on Sunday,'' pressed back our advanced 1 posts and ocoupied (he western part, of the peninsula.'. A British submarine in the Riga Gulf, launched two torpedoes at a German Dreadnought. The result is unknown. It auso '.attacked the transports, i -destroying one.- : 'RUSSIANS GUARD- MOON SOUND. GERMAN TRANSPORT TORPEDOED PETROGRAD, Oct, 22. A communique states that the abandoned 'base was completely dismantled. Russian warships are- now protecting the northern entrance to '.Moon' Sound, at the mouth of tht- Gulf of Finland, against fresh enemy .attack. Daring the Gulf of Riga operations a submarine attacked the enemy fleet and tired two torpedoes at a Dreadnought but the submarine | was shelled and riddled by seaplanes. It. was compelled to submerge on realising whi'ii it saw clouds of smoke -on the horizon, tyat a Dreadnought and a fleet of transport* were approaching. One 01 the latter was torpedoed. THE GLvRMAN LOSSES. .4\ustralian-New i .Association. \ LONDON, Oct. <L<L. : The crew, of hro Russian torpedo boats participating in the fight at Oesel have, arrived. They d.t-fured that the fighting ivi-s practically u pinterrupted» ftpm the 121 hj to the 17th, ftho Germans losing one iWoadnought and.' one cruiser sunk inother wrecked, .and four torpedo boats si ink and two disabled. A l lstralian.N e wZe^and o Ca fe A^iat r A wireless Gorman official message says: Di igo Island is in oil r hands.

MUNITION WO RKS REMOVED. PET 'ROGRAD, Oct. 22. , in important; munition work is being rcrno «,ecl from PetrograJ, ■'