Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-18

GERMAN A|RPLANES
| DESTROY RUSS BASE
Effect Landing in Bay of Riga
and Blow Up Military
Station.
RUSSIANS TAKE OUTP0STS
BY the Associated Press.
/ BERLIN, June is. via London.-Ger-
man airplanes Friday effected a land
ing on an island in the Bay of Riga and
destroyed a Russian base there. it is
announced officially. The statement
j follows:
Greater activity by Russian naval
forces in submarine and mine warfare
made necessary defensive measures on
| the German side, which had the follow
ing results: June 10 our alrplanes
dropped explosive and incendiary bombs
lin largo quantities on Russian bases.
obtaining good results. June IA the
military station on the Island Of Runeo,
in the Bay of Riga. was bombed. with
visible success. Following this enter
prise our airplanes, June Is, landed on
the island and destroyed the remaining
| portions of this base All our alrplanes
| returned
Russian Scouts Active.
| PETRoGRAD. via London. June 10
! Russian scouts in the region of Lysieta
/ have broken up German outposts. ac-
cording to an official war office state
ment, which reads:
| IN the region of Lysieta, southwest
of Stanislau, our scouts. forcing their
way through the enemy's wire, pene-
| trated behind his advanced posts and
dispersed the occupants. Our aviators
bombed several important points be-
| hind thetenemys lines.
| There were fusillades on the western
Rumanian and Caucasian fronts"
Immediate Offensive Favored.
| The duma in secret session has passed
| a resolution for an immediate offensive
| by the Russian troops.
The resolution declares a separate
peace with Germany or prolonged in
| activity on the battle front to be ignoble
| treason toward Russia's allies for
which future generations never would
| pardon the Russia Of the present day.
THE duma, therefore. considers" the
resolution adds, that the safety of
| Russia and the maintenance OF the
| liberties which have been obtained lie
! in an immediate offensive in close CO.
operation with Russias allies"
Finnish officials Requisition Cereals.
| With the approyal OF the Finnish
diet and the provisional government
the Finnish senate has ordered the
| requisition of all cereals
Sailors from Kronstadt have been
prominent among agitators melting the
peasants In the Mohllev government to
| seize and divide the land without wait
| ing for the decision of the constituent
assembly. A number Of kronstadt Off
GERS have been released after a hearing
Of fiimsy charges brought against them.
Movements Of American Mission.
| The members OF the Root commits
| sion attended service in the imperial
chapel Of the winter palace yester-
| day and afterward made a tour of the
gigantic building. much of which is
| now in use as military hospital. Mr..
Root and his associates talked with
| wounded soldiers and nurses occupying
| the great banquet halls and drawing
rooms of the palace. They inspected
| the paintings and sculpture of the i'm
perial galleries. passing hundreds of
peasants who were being shown
/ through the palace. hitherto closed to
/ the public.
| Rear Admiral Glennon and his aids
were to leave Petrograd last night for
| Sebastopol, accompanied by Russian
| officers, to visit the Black sea fleet.
| Members Of the commission devoted
| Saturday to informal conferences with
prominent Russians. Mr.. Root met
| Alexander J. Guchkoff, chief Of the
munitions bureau.
The Americans are arranging for
visits to Moscow. Kiev and Odessa and
possibly to Rumania. Rear Admiral
Glennon and other naval officers will
visit the Russian naval centers indie
pendent of the commissions move.
ments. Maj. Gen. Scott and the officers
Of his staff will make independent Wis
its to military places.
Indications are that the commission
will remain in Russia three or four
weeks.
Expulsion Of Socialist Ratified.
The first act of the pan-Russian con-
gress of all councils of workmens and
soldiers delegates, upon which depends