Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-10-19
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Apparently contingentE OF the Rus
sian fleet.-in all about twenty war
ships of various classes--are bottled
up in Moon sound, with Gordon of
German war craft barring their egress
northward back into the Gulf Of Fin
land or to the south into the Gulf Of
Riga. ~
Brave, but outclassed by reason OF
superior gun range and heavier ton
mage, the Russians gave battle TO- The
Germans and attempted to force back
the enemy armada off oesel island.
| Standing far outside the shell zone
of the Russians. however, the guns
| of the German dreadnaughts sank
the battleship Slava--a relic OF the
dayo before the Risso-Japanese war
and 10 badly damaged other Units
that the Russian flotilla was forced
| to seek refuge in Moon sound--lying
| between Moon island and the Es-
thonia coast.
| Bottles Up Fleet. vi
immediately seeing their advantage.
! the Germans, according to latest Ger
man official communication began
intensive operations against Moon Is
| land hammering it's eastern shore
batteries until they We're silenced and
also attacking the Russian guns on the
mainland, putting them out of action.
Moon island was captured and tho
Russians took refuge inside the sound.
Thereupon the Germans threw war
ships to the eastern part of kassar
! f,y,,, ~ 80 =
| land, barring exit from the northern
entrance to Moon sound and also
rushed contingents to the south OF
Moon island, apparently closing thes
passage to the south in the Gulf OF,
Riga. E
Germans Arc Checked.
Already the Germans have attempt
ed to attack from tho north into Moon
sound, but the Russian guns have
held them back successfully. Among
the German warships attacking the
old line vessels of the, Russian fleet.
were at least two dreadnaughts of the
Grosser Kurfuerst type--vessels dis
placing $4,000 tons, as against 1850
tons of the Slava. A majority OF the
crew OF the Slaya was Zved by Rus
sian torpedo boats when the vessel
| took its final plunge.
With this advantage of the German
naval forces over the Russians, how
ever, comes news of fresh disaffection
in the German fleet and also of a
mutiny in the Austrian fleet in the
Adriatic, and Of bitter feeling between
German and Austrian seamen In tho
Adriatic. German sailors at ostcnd
are reported to have refused to go
aboard submaripes for. duty and tp
have thrown overheard one Of their
officers In the Adriatic the Austrian
seamen have nutinicd owing TO tho
Ill treatment BY their officers and the
bad food served to them.
Germans and Austrians Fight.
The bitterness of feeling between
the Germans and Austrians at Poia.
Austria's naval base In the Adriatlc.
resulted in a fight In which men on
both sides were killed. The trouble
was due to the overbearing conduct
of the German seamen, who we're at
tached to the submarine fIotilla and
1t was necessary as result OF the bad
blood to change the German base In
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On land there have been no battles
of noteworthy importance. In Bel.
GUM the British and French guns are
still hammering the German positions
but there has been no Indication
either officially or unofficially oe
when a renewed infantry attack may
be expected. The French troops OF
the southern portion of the line have
repulsed somewhat strong German at.
tacks in the verdun sector near Bas
zonvaux and also along the Aisne
front in the Nauclerie plateau.
"On the other fronts only recon-
noitering engagements and bombard-
; ments are in progress. lr
Intensive air fighting took placa
Wednesday between the French and