Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-10-23
GERMAN FLEET
DAMAGED BY
Russ FIRE
Teutons Severely Punished
During Battle in Gulf
Of Riga.
FIFTEEN VESSELS
OUT OF ACTION
Two Drsadnaushts, One Cruiser and
Numerous Smaller Craft Forced to
Retire Frop Service sseauss Of
Damage inflicted by Ship Guns and
shers Hattsries-six German Tor.
psdo Boats Known 20 Have Been
Sunk -psbarkstien Prevented.

dreadnaught1, one cruiser, Twelve to1-
pedo boats and ono transport were put
out OF action by the Russians in the
fighting around the islands in tho gulf
Of Riga last week. but their ultimate
fate u unknown. says an official state
ment issued tonight by the Russian ad-
miralty. It has been established that
at least six German torpedo boats were
sunk in the fighting. The Russians lost
the battleship slsya and q large tor
pedo boat.
The admiralty stan, in It's review OF
the nghting, says the Russian units
fought excellently against the superior,
reads:
During OF n important enemy
naval forces, together with transports,
were sighted BY our outposts in the
gull OF Riga. In Moon sound the
enemy seems to be cleaning the water
OF distractions which we laid down.
There was no naval action during the
day, but enemy submarines were dis
covered In the gulf Of Finland.
~ the naval operations IN the Bal
n tic Isjes have now ended, It is possible
- Sovfew fhsn. The task OF our ineet
81 this region wAs, with the organised
position Of Moon sound base. to pre-
vent enemy attempts to seize the gulf
of Riga and Moon sound. So long as
the German fleet only employed in such
'9an operation elements OF minor impor-
tance, as in 1915. namely. two, dread
naugsits, our naval forces could cope
with them.
In 1918. altho our position in Moon
sound was organized incompletely, .we
repulsed attacks successfully and the
enemy during three days possession Of
the gulf Of Riga suffered losses 30
grave that he was obliged to depart.
"A similar attempt in 1915 with tn-
important forces. failed completely.
Germans Employ Large Fleet.
''In the recent operations the enemy
employed the major part Of his fleet
and his overwhelming superiority en-
abled him to carry out. debarkation'
rapidly and successfully.
"Our fleet was only able to do it's
best to hinder his efforts and to In
aict maximum losses. With this OBJ
1ect we delivered q series Of attacks,
using ail the naval resources in our
possession.
:As result Of these operations the
enemy lost thru mines submarine at
tacks and .artillery nre two dread
naughts. one cruiser, twelve torpedo
Doais, oHe transport ans a;zE::=:G3:::s
mine sweepers. all Of which were put
out Of action. Their ultimate fate Is
unknown. We have established the
loss only Of six enemy torpedo boats.
two OF which were Of the small type
and were sunk sby gunfre from our
positions on Moon island. The other
torpedo boats were sunk IN Eombats or
blown up by mines. The wreck Of tor
pedo boat T-69 Is visible on a sand
bank in Kassar bay. Further. our
coast batteries sank four enemy tor
pedo boats"
The Germans have made an attempt
It second landing On the Esthonian
coast. The war Office announces that
they were driven away by the Rus
SLAMS.
The attempt was made near Noise
kuil Manor, eight miles north Of Wer-
der, on the Esthonian coast The
landing Of the German troops reported
yesterday by the Russian war Office
vas effected on the Werder peninsula.
I No naval engagements occurred in con-
nectiOn with this maneuver. German
wasships were observed of Kuiyast,
Moon Island.
The Germans have evacuated more
trenches ON the northern end OF the
battle front. They were occupied by
the Russians. Trenches in the north
OF Nuremberg Manor were taken by
the Russians after an. engagement.