RUSSIA.

Colonist, Volume LVIII, Issue 14539, 17 October 1917, Page 5

RUSSIA.

THE GULF OF RIGA.

GERMAN OCCUPATION OF

ARENSBURG

FURTHER PROGRESS BARRED

(Australian and N.Z..Cablo Association and Reuter.)

(Admiralty, per Wireless Press.)

London, Oct. 15. A Russian official message says: The enemy occupied Arensburg on Saturday. Their aerial and naval forces supported the land operations!

Squadrons of enomy cruisers and torpedo boats attempted to force an entrance to Irbe Channel, but our longrange guns on Oesel Island coverffurr r ther movements in the' Gulf of Riga. Enemy torpedoers between Oesel and Dago Islands pressed back our patrol boats in the direction of Moon Sound, but our naval craft were reinforced, and compelled the enemy to retire.