Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-07-03
Russians Claim Complete
Victory Over Teuton Flo
tilla on Gothland Coast.
After First Defeat Germans,
Reinforced, OverhauIed,
and Again Beaten.

Feuograd. July 3. via LonGon-When
the Russian naval squadron in the
Baltic gave battle to i've German cruis-
ers and q notiIla of torpedo boats of
the coast of Gothland on July 2. one
German cruiser was beached and the
other warships were put to flight, ac-
cordi0e -o an official statement issued
today by the Russian admiralty under
date of July . The damage 10 the
Russian cruisers. the statement adds,
was Insignificant
The text of the statement follows
This morning. July p along the
parallel Of the Oestegarn lighthouse,
on the east coast Of the Island Of Goth
land. our cruisers encountered in a fog
two of the euemy's light cruisers and
some torpedo boats and engaged them
in battle.
"At O'Clock in the morning Ger
man cruiser. badly damaged. lowered
her flag aud ran ashore, The other
cruiser and the torpedo boats fled.
Battle Is Renewed.
AT 10 O'Clock our squadron eneoun-
tered the armored cruiser Room, one
light cruiser and one torpedo boat and
renewed The battle
at 10; SO O'Clock the enemy began
TO retire toward the south. During the
retreat the enemy was Joined by an
other light cruiser. This vessel was
attacked by our cruisers and fed. At
1870 o'clock the pursuit ceased.
After the battle our squadron was
uneuccesEfulIy attacked by subma-
rines.
The damage TO our cruisers was
quite insi snifcant."
Russian Report Contradicted.
London. July "Details Of the naval
battle between Russians and German
cruisers in the Baltic yesterday appar-
emily we're lost in the fog which en-
sbroaded the scene of the engagement.
The official story of the action from
Petroerad claims that a Russian cruis-
er squadron drove a German cruiser
ashore but all unofficial reports agree
tina, the vessel which met disaster was
the mine LAYER A1batross.
Petrograd claims that the German
vessels retired before the Russian at
tack while unofficial accounts of the
engagement declare that Russia's war
ships had to retire before superior
numbers after d battle lasting half a
dag
Submarines Active.
The submarines of the entente al
lies had their innings yesterday. From
Athens it is reported that Turkish
troop ship was sunk in the sea of Mar
mora by British submarine, while
Petrograd claims that a Russian sub
marine obtained a heavy bag of mer- I
chant ships in the Black sea.
London again has been encouraged +
by the report from General Sir Ian /
Hamilton commander-in-chief OF the +
British land forces operating against
the Dardsnelles. stating that the
French troops also have advanced un-
til the Anglo-French line on the Gall
ipoi peninsula is almost straight This |
report ia countered, however, by the |
claim from Constantinople that the
British were forced back into their /
original positions.
Activity along the western front |
again has subsidized with a check to the /
latest strong German attack made by .
the forces under the German crown /
prince in the Argonne.
The Austro-Germau armies are |
Steadily advancing on the east front /
with Field Marshal Won Mackensen /
drawing near to Lublin which might /
De termed one Of the outlying defenses
Of Warsaw.
Russian Submarine Active.
Petrograd. July 3. via London.-The
Sctiyity Of a Russian submarine in the
Black sea is recounted in an official
statement issued by the admiralty to-
cay The submarine sank two Turk
1sa steamers and one sailing ship, with
rafgoes of coal and provisions, and
aen exchanged shots with three arm
sfea schooners of the mouth of the
Dosphorus, driving them ashore.