Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-10-16
Petrograd Not Endangered
by Capture of
Islands.
FLANDERS ARMIES AWAKIHG
Big Artillery Resumes Bonn
bardment in Verdun; Brit
ish Raids Successful.
By Associated Press

The German forces. which landed
on the Island Of Oesel at the head oi
the Gulf of Riga. have captured
Arensburg. capital OF the island. and
are still pursuing the Russians nt va
rious places Aiding the operations
are German cruisers and torpedo
boats. which have shelled coast bat.
terlcs and towns. Attempts by the
German fleet to enter the Gulf OF
Riga or to operate In the waters be-
tween Cesel and Dago islands, how
ever. are meeting with resistance re-
spectve!y from the Russian land bat.
ter'es and Russian naval units.
Germans Refuse Battle.
The northern group Of German
warsnips despatched torpedo boat
squadron between the islands Of Oesel
and DaEo. which pressed back the
Russian patrols. Russian naval forces
reinforced the patrols and accepted
battle. whereup0n the German ships
retired.
Fighting for oesel island continued
Petrograd ieself Ia considered In no
immediate danger, as hundreds Of
miles Of ground still lie between the
Germans and the Russian capital. The
possibility of further naval develop
ments thru the Gulf OF Finland.
bringing the German base Of opera. !.
tion still nearer the present seat OF
gQyorpment. II being considered, how
ever. and the Russian fleet Ia beinff
besoiight to do its utmost in coping
with the situation.
In the latter region the Germans
declined to accept battle and retired
In the face of the Russian warships
As yet no attempts have been made
BY the Germans TO effect landing
on the coast Of Esthonia and harass
tho right flank Of the Russian army
to penetrate the Gulf Of Finland, the
waters OF which are heavily mined
and will require intensive mine-sweep-
Ing operations before a naval demU.i.
stration can be made against the i'm.
pOrtant port Of Reval.
In Flanders no military operations
on a large scale have been attem pied,
but the big guns are carrying out re-
clprocal bombardments Of great iuvS.s.
siiy like those which always precea.
the starting Of an infantry Offensive.
The Brisih troops have carried out
several successful raids In which Sc
we're casualties wore inflicted on the
Germans and prisoners and machins
guns were taken.
verdun Battle Resumed.
After the lapse Of two days tine
heavy artillery duels have been re-
sumed between the French and Ger
mans on the Verdun front especially
to the north of the famous Hill ei<.
Also on the Aisne front there Is con-
siderable artillery activity.
Preparations apparently are being
made along the Julian front of tho
Austro- -Ita tian theater for another DIN
battle. In the Brestovizza valley ana
OF several other sectors the artillery
OF both sides Is engaged In heavy
ard there also have peei
sharp accommodating encounters. In
the Brestovizza valley a strong attack
by the Austrians was broken up ny
Italian machine-gun fire. as likewise
were attempted offensives from the
west OF Flondar to the head of the
Adrlatic sea
The entente allies in Macedonia are
keeping up their harassing tactics
against positions held by the Teuton
allies. daily throwing heavy lombard
ments against them or launching in
fantry attacks OF considerable pre-
norton