Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-19
Big Hun Dreadnaughts Stand Beyond Slav
 Range of Fire.
MUTTNY REPORTED
 IN ASTRIUAN FLEET
English Continue Artillery Fire and French Win from GermanS-Air Battles Frequent, 3G Enemy
 Planes Rl0ugh. Down.
Associated Press Summary.


 Apparently contingent of the Rus sian fleet, in all about 20 warshps of various classes is being bottled in Moon sound with cordon of German WarshipS barring egruSS northward to the gulf of Finland or south to the gulf of Riga. Outclassed by superior forces in numbers and guns, the Rus sians gave battle to the Germans and attempted to force back the enemy off Oesel island Standing outside the Zone of the Russian gun range the guns of the German battleships sank the Slava, a relic of tue Russo-Japan- csc war.
 Shore Batteries Hammered.
 The Russian vessels were lying be- tween Moon island and the Esthonia coast.
 Immediately seeing their advantage the Germans, according to the latest German communication besan inten- sive operations against Moon island, hammering it's eastern shore batter ies until they were silenced, also si- fencing the Russian guns on the mainland. putting them out of action.
 Moon island was captured and the Russians took refuge inside Moon sound Thereupon the German war ships proceeded to the east and back of Kassar bay, lying to the front of Moon island, barring exit from the northern entrance of Moon sound and also fresh eontingeEts appeared to the south of Moon island, apparently closing the passage to the south in the gulf of Riga.
 Drcadnaughts Present.
 Already the Germans have attempt ed to attack from the north into Moon sound, but the Russian guns have held them back successfully.
 Among the German warships at tacking the old line vessels of the Russian fleet were at least two dread naughts of the Dresser Kursuerst type, vessels displacing 25,O00 tons, as against 13,560 tons for the Slava. A majority of the crew of the Slava were saved by Russian torpedo boats when the vessel took it's final plunge.
 German Naval Mutiny.
 With this advantage of the German naval forces over the Russians how ever came 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 the Adriatic. German sailors as Ostend are reported to have refused to go aboard submarines for duty and to lave thrown overheard one of their officers. Tn the Adriatic the Aus .trian seamen have mutined owing to ill treatment by their officers and to bad food served them.
 The bitterness of feeling between the Germans and Austrians at Pola, Austria's naval base in the Adriatic. resulted in fight in which men on 10th sides were killed. The trouble was due to the overbearing conduct of the German seamen who were at tackled in submarine flotilla and it was the result of the bad blood occa- stoned by the order to change the base of the Germans in the Adriatic to points further south.
 Intensive Aircraft Fighting.
 On land there have been no bat ties of any importance. In Belgium the British and French are still ham mering the German positions, but there have been no indications either officially or unofficially of when . renewed infantry attack may be ex- pected. The French troops on the southern portion of the line have re- pulsed somewhat German attacks in the Verdun sector near Dvonva,lx, and also along the Aisne front on tile VauclerZ plateau. On the other fronts only reconnoitering engagements and bambardments are in progress.
 Intensive airplane fighting took place Wednesday between the French and the Germans. Eleven fierman airplanes were brought down by French aviators making a total of 36 destroyed up to date this week German war office reports 13 French airplanes were sent Ic earth.
 Numerous air raids also have been carried out by French aviators be- tween the lines. while Nancy aeain has been bombed by the Germans.