, 1915-08-25

cOmmuuiQu6 states "Ihe German fleet has
eft the Gulf Of Riga. Our destroyers in
the Black Sea have sunk over ore hundred
Turkish boats.
The Central News Agency correspondent
at Petr0grad states that the President of
the Douma has announced that the Garmqus
lost the battle cruiser "lIoltke" three crui-
sers aud seven torpedo boats ia the recent
naval engagement in the Bay of Rl4a. Also
That the Germans tried to make "A descent
near Pernau in four balges crammed with
soldiers, but were repuised 10y the Russians
without artillery, the attackers being killed
and The barges captured.
The correspondent Of the Chimes, at
Petrograd confirms tue foregoing announce
ment
There is nothing to Indicate that The
"N0.tke" is the cruiser sunk by The British
submarine in the Baltic ana there is no
farther report of the engagement from
German sources.
Censored I'd Jamaics)
A German oAicjal statemau says. "Gauo-
RAJ you E,oh0rn has made further progress
east and south Of KJvno and captured a
position north Of The Zirwinta Jake, taking
$50 prisoners. The prisoners taken west of
Tykocyn now number over l 100. Won Gull
WITT is penetrating further south of the Nurew
and has crossed the Bial 1sg0k Bre.t- t9vsk
railway, and IN the last two days Ii officers
and 1850 men have been mken prisoners.
Prince Leopold crossed the KIes-tshale-
Wisoke-B rest-Litovsk railway ou Sunday.
5000 prisoners and q number Of machine
guns being captured. Won Nackeus. us at
tacks on the branches OF the Koterk4, Kuava.
and the Bug, above Ogroduiki aud below
Ktsnu, are progressing. From the south.
western front OF Brest-Tljoysk thore Is no
.- fho boftl.g taor. ao4 rartb, ~ Dt.y,.
and north and eest Of W}oluNa continue.
A Petrograd official communicate ate4:
"On the laud front we remain firm ia the re-
oIou OF Riga. In the direction of jacob
etadt aud Dyin9k, towards the west. there
has been fighting, while the situation IN the
roriauof Nilkcmr shows no essential change.
Toua as the west, at Kochedary, our troops
continued to hold on Friday and SataIaav
81 persistent offensive by the enemy On the
left bank Of the middle Niemeu and 81 the
upper Bobr there has been no change H. the
disposition of orr troops, while ueor Osso-
velz. on the lower Bobr, the upper Narew.
olong Bielsk- Wisokie- Litoysk B~rest-Litovsk
railwa and on the right bank of the Bug the
situation is almost ststionarv. Since Friday
evening" the enemy has continued an obstin-
ate pressure il the region Of BIelsk and FROM
Wlodawa toPotha, but has been held by orr
OUUtSI-hJtNCk III 0tliN4E NllGi HIS Dttu
no change. There has been uodirect news
from Novo Georgievsk, except reports by our
aviators that towards LightfaII on Fudny the
situation Of the fortress was so difficult thqt
there was no reason to hope for further re-
sistauce."
A Vienna Official bulletin announces: The
Archduke Ferdinand has gained ground near
Wisokie Ljtovsk, but here and west Of Bfest
Litovsk the advance of the Teutouic Allies
is meeting with severe resistance.
A French official communiquo ~tofes: .Io
the Vo4ges the enemy attacked Our positions
on the crest of the Sunderbocb, but WIS
completely repulsed."
An Italian official communicate states IN
the MonteMaggia zone we have extended
further the ground we occupied. On the
upper Bottle we took several enemy trenches
At Inc head Of Traveuanzel's valley and We
have extended our line to Bresta Blanca. On