New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-15
Cleared from Coast Line
After Violent Eleven
Day Battle.
CAR INSPECTS
RIGA AND DVlNSK
Reviews Troops with Son-Von
Linsingen Captures 1900
Prisoners on Styr.

petrogrsd. Nov. IL dispatch to
Morning Post" London).-The Rus
slams have cleared the Germans from
the coast line of the Gulf of Riga as
far north as the upper end OF Lake
Ranger After almost incessant hght-
ing for eleven days, points both north
and south Of this lake, namely Raggaoe
and Anting, were stOrmed and taken
with heavy losses TO the enemy.
The whole area here is bog land
more or less wooded, and the attack
ing forces were frequently waist deep
in Shiny morsss. Kemmern, few
miles south OF Anting, where the Ger,
mans were strongly intrenched, was
also stormed and taken. The Germans
appear to be on the run in this region,
with the Russians pursuing them over
the level, open country west from
Kemmern.
The Russians are now on two high
roads and a railway, all three OF when
converge on Tukum, not dozen miles
bevond. The Russians have already
reached the junction Of the Riga Win
Jau and the Mitau- Windau railways.
the cutting or which will hamper the
German forces. There is, however con
siderable fighting still ahead in attain
ing this objective. as the hilly country
east Of Tukum offers several admir-
able defensive positions, which the Ger
mans are sure 70 utilize to the utmost.
Their losses in the course of the Rus
sian pursuit are very large already, and
prisoners are fewer than might DE eX-
pected under the circumstances.
Among the Russian troops engaeeo
here are local levies Of Let's, whose
inveterate hatred of everything Ger
man ia almost as valuable an asset as
their intimate acquaintance OF the dlih-
cult country being fought over. Inc
Russian forces here are now dozen
miles west of the meridian Of Mltau,
which rs the Germans forward base.
The Russians continue to push west
ward, and the result will probably be
the retirement of the German forces 10
the south. under the threat OF an attack
on their flank and rear.
German attempts on the line of the
Dyina continue to be unsuccessful in
the neighborhood of Dyinsk and else
whore. Ten violent attacks were re-
pulsed with heavy losses opposite
fllnskt on Friday. The German dead
Law in heaps about the field before the
Russian positions. 1t is expected, how
ever. that the Germans will make at
least one more strenuous effort TO Sc
cure some success on this front, which
fer the last ten weeks has proved to
be little better than a deathtrap.
The weather has broken again, and
after unusually early frosts and snow
falls rains. with temperature several
degrees above freezing point, now pre-
vail.
Emperor Nicholas and the young heir
to the Russian throne. Grand Duke
Alexis Nikolaievitch, inspected the
ports of Reval and Riga and the mill
tary districts of Dvinsk and Vitebsk
last week.
The Emperor and his son arrived at
Reval on Wednesday morning. They
visited the naval fortress, examined the
works and reviewed the garrison. Al
ter luncheon the Emperor and the
Grand Duke visited the harbor and
boarded the transport Europe, on which
the crews Of Russian submarine and
Of a British underwater boat were
drawn up.
The Emperor personally decorated
the two submarine commanders with
the Cross of the Order of St. George,
fourth class. The imperial visitors