Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1917-10-19
MOON SOUND
Be CRAVE
Of BIC FLEET
FROM RUSSIA
German Squadron Engages
Defenders and Forces Them
to Go Into Sound. Twenty
Ships Are Now Bottled Up.

Apparently contingents of the Rus
sian fieet-in all about 20 warships OF
various classes-are bottled up in
Moon sound, with a Gordon of German
warcraft barring their egrees north
ward back into the Gulf OF Finland
or to the south into the Gulf of Riga
Brave. but outelassed 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 days
before the Russo-Japanese wsr-and
so badly damaged other units that the
Russian fiotilla was forced to seek
refuge in Moon sound-lying between
Moon island and the Esthonia coast.
Advantage Seen
Immediately seeing their advantage.
the Germans, according to latest Ger
man official communications. began
intensive operations against Moon isl
and, hammering its eastern shore bar
teries until they were silenced. and
also attacking IN eRussian guns on
the mainland. putting them our Of ac-
tion. Moon island was captured and
the Russians took refuge inside the
sound. Thereupon, the Germans threw
warships to the eastern part of Kas-
sar bay, lying to the north of Moon
island. barring exit from the northern
entrance to Moon sound. and also
rushed contingents to the south OF
Moon island. apparently closing the
passage to the south of the Gulf OF
Riga.
Attack From North
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 attacking. the
Old-line vessels of the Russian fleet.
were at least two dreadnaughts of
the Grosser Kurfuerst type-vessels
displacing $4,000 tons. as against Is
$50 tons of the Slava. A majority Of
the crew of the Slava was saved by
Russina torpedo boats when the YES
sci took its final plunge.
Runner of Mutiny
With this advantage of the Greman
naval forces over the Russians. how
ever, comes news of fresh disaffec-
tion in the German feet. and also OF
a mutiny in the Austrian fleet in the
Adriatic. and of bitter feeling be
tween German and Austrian seamea
in the Adriatic. German sailors al
Ostend are repOrtde to have refused
to so aboard submarines for duty and
TO have thrown overheard one OF their
officers. In the Adriatic the Austrian
seamen have mutinied en- account OF
i'll treatment by their officers and the
bad food served TO them.
Bitterness Felt
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
both sides were killed. The trouble
was due TO the overbearing conduct
of the German seamen who were at
tached to the submarine hotiilla. and
il was necessary as a result Of the
bad blood TO change the German base
in the Adriatic to point frther south
No Noteworthy Battles
On land there have been no bat
ties Of noteworthy Importance. In
Belgium the British and French guns
are still hammering the German posi-
tions. but there has been no indica-
tion either officially or unOfficially
when renewed infantry attack may
be expected.
The French troops of the southern
portion of the line hsvs repulsed
somewhat strong German attacks in
the verdun sector near Bezonvaux.
and also along the Aisne front in the
Vauclerc plateau.
On the other fronts only reconnOi-
tering engagement and lombard
ments are in progress.
Intepsive Air Fighting
Intensive air lighting took place on
Wednesday between the French and
Germans. Eleven German airplanes
were driven down by French aviators.
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