Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-23
One Superdreadnaught Three
Cruisers and Seven Torpedo
Boats Aro Destroyed During
Battle,
EFFORT TO LAND NEAR
PERNlGEL DEFEATED
invading Force Is Exterminat-
ed by Russian Troops, AS
cofding TO Statement by
President of 0uma

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London, Aug 22 titt35 p. MA
dispatch "a the Central News from
Petrograd says
"The president OF the duma has an
nounCed that the Germans lost the
hattleship MOltkp. three cruisers and
seven torpedo boats In the Higa
battlc'
The announcement OF the president
Of the duma as sent by the corre-
spondent follows
I'm the Riga battle. the Germans
lost one superdreadnaught, the Moltke,
three cruisers and seven torpedo
boats,
'The German fleet has withdrawn
ftnm Riga bay.
"rhe Germana tried TO make a de-
scent near pernpyin tpornlgel on the
east shore Of the gulf OF Riga. some
/ thirty-tive miles north Of Rlgal, Four
| barges crammed with soldiers took
| part i'm the descent They we're re-
/ pulsed toy the Russian troops without
/ tho cooperation Of artillery, the Ger
mans being eXtermlnQted and the
| bnrges captured"
The correspondents appended 60 this
dispatch the following official com
muncauon,
! Confirmation OF the naval Victory
1 Ia the Gulf of Riga was conveyed TO
4 the duma committees today by M
ROdzianko. president of the duma.
Members Of the committees requested
that Rodslanko congratulate the navy
on lta splendid achievement and to
convey 20 the minister Of war their
compliments an tho defeat of the Ger
man invaders at Pernau hy local
leVies
Among the German warships sunk
| Is the battle cruiser Molikp -Four huEe
/ barges filled With soldiers were cap
/ tured ana the invaders surrounded
/ and taken prisoners
"PetroRrad INDUCED III pardonable
rejoeings this afternoon. The des-
pcrnte efforts OF tho Germans 60 up
set our military plans by creating a.
/ diversion on the Esthonian coast has
/ pignaliy failed According 10 the
news received today they sustained
/ heavy losses during the operations
/ connected with the forcing OF the Gnli
| OF Riga.
Aided by British submarines We
were able from the shelter OF the
great aud little towns 20 hnrass and
cripple and finally 70 drive the enemy
out OF the gulf.
The lossos of the gallant Baltic
! fleet were extremely small, In no way
] lNilIhAilllE itN EAAAilNtA'N HlNN Ah NHAAF
as this ls preserved no serious danger
cah Immediately threaten PetroErnd
The German battle cruiser Moltke
WAS a vessel OF 20 600 tons ana carried
/ In ordinary times complement Of
/ 1.0t7 men. She was Q sister ship OF
/ the famous Gopben. which became "a
part of the Turkish navy after the
commencement of the war and was re-
chrlHtoned Sultan Sellm
The Motke was 500 feet long aud
waa armed with ton ii-inch guns and
twelve e-inch gums and twelve 2i-
FOUNDERS Ia addition her armament
included four 20-iueh torpedo tubes
She was built lu 1911 and had a speed
Of about twentv-eight knots
Tho Moltke was IN the battle with
the British fleet I'm the North sea last
January when the German urmOred
cruiser Blucher was sunk. In 1919
the Moltke was In she German squad
ron which visited tho United Stutes
To return the visit OF tho United States
battleshlp squadron at Kiel during It's
trip around the world. The cost Of
the Moltke was about sl2.000,0 900