NAVAL BATTLE

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 244, 5 July 1915, Page 5

NAVAL BATTLE

NAVAL BATTLE, RUSSO-GERMAN FIGHT. GERMAN CRUISER SUNK. A MINE-LAYER RUNS ASHORE. STOCKHOLD, July ?,. A severe fight occurred between German and Russian cruisers and torpcdoers in the vicinity of Windau. A German torpedoer and a cruiser of the Madgeburg type were sunk. Four Russian cruisers chased the German mine-layer Albatross eastward of Gothland, killing 2-i and wounding 7.1 of the crew. Tho Albatross ran ashore to avoid capture. Just as the Albatross was disabled. ' German squadron, outnumbering the Russians, arrived and a vigorous engagement ensued, the Russians retiring slowly northward in safety. German torpedoers landed many wounded at Gothland. RUSSIANS SHOW SUPERIORITY. ■ PETROGRAD, July 4. Official: Russian cruisers encountered two enemy light cruisers and torpedoers in a fog east of Gothland, and gave battle. The German cruiser Albatross at 9 in the morning lowered her flag and ran ashore. The others made off. Our squadron of ten encountered at noon a light cruiser and torpedoers We renewed the batle and he enemy at 10.30 began to retire southwards. During the retreat another enemy light cruiser joined. All fled. The pursuit ceased at 11,30. After the battle a submarine attacked our squadron with out result. Our damage was insignificant. . THE ALBATROSS A SPY SHIP. COPENHAGEN, July 4. The "Politiken" says the Albatross was acting as an information ship to the cruisers. She carried 25 men. Twen ty five shots struck her. Both masts fell. The ship grounded a hundred yards from the shore, Twenty-seven were killed and 33 wounded. The Swedish authorities have protest ed to Petrograd against the action in Swedish waters. THE GERMAN ACCOUNT. | AMSTERDAM, July 4 A German official report referring to the( Gothland fight, says the German forces were weaker than the enemy's They vainly attempted to draw the enemy within range of the German ships southward." • ■■i iwiwai RUSSIAN SUBMARINE BUSY. PETROGRAD, July 4. A Russian submarine sank two steamers and a large sailer in the Black Sea and di*ove a number of small vessels ashore. GERMAN BATTLESHIP SUNK. BY RUSSIAN SUBMARINES. (Rec. 8.35 a.m.) PETROGRAD, July 4. A Russian submarine blew up a German battleship of the Deutschland type, which was heading the enemy's line in the Baltic., on the afternoon of the 2nd. (TheDeutschland is a 13,000 tor/ predreadnought, finished in 1906. It earned five llin. guns, fourteen 0.7, twenty 3.4, and six torpedo tubes. Its speed was 18 knots, and it earned a complement of 800 men.) ' DUTCH LUGGER SUNK. 1 LONDON, July 3, A Dfitefe las&fcr aamed Katwyk, No. 147. was mined in the North Ses, Ten were firowh'etJ.' \-' '""•■'■' Vi _ . '•— . . "TV.-; .

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TIGE COMMISSIONER'S EBPORT. GAINS AT GALLIPOLI. A NAVAL BATTLE. LONDON, July 3. In night fighting in the Argonne the French maintained their positions, inflicting heavy losses. East of Metzeral two fresh counterattacks on the crests were repulsed. There is heavy cannonade on all sides, shells causing fires, at Arras, which were mastered. A French aeroplane bombed stations at Challerougv, Zarren, Langemarck, also German batteries at Viray and Beaurains. LONDON, July 3, 2.20 p.m. Yesterday morning Cistergarn Lighthouse, East Gathland, reports tjhat a Russian cruiser encountered in a fog two. German ilght cniisers and torpedo boats, and engaged them in battle. One German cniiser was badly damaged, surrendered, and was run ashore. The other cruiser and torpedo boats escaped. Later the armoured cruiser, "Roon," a light cruiser, and a torpedo boat renewed the battle, but retreated south, joined anothee light cruiser, and fled. Tfa e . Russian squadron was attacked by submarines, but escaped with jnsignificant damage. LONDON, July 3, 3.25 a.m. Copeuha&eh hnd f Stockholm ages report a naval battle in the Baltic, off the East oGthland Island. The German m'ine;-layer Albatross was pursued by Russian cruisers and ran ashore. Many dead and wounded were aboard. General Gourard, French ommander, in Chief at th e Dardanelles, is severely but not dangerously wounded. It is reported in Rome that -the Servians hav e occupied Durrazo. LONDON, July 3, 9.30 p.m.

Sir lan Hamilton reports that on Tuesday night two mine-galleries in front of our right were blown in by the enemy, subjecting the trenches to two hours' heavy fire. A determined bayonet attack followed against cur left position, but was repulsed with heavy losses to the enemy. On the southern front the Turks attacked concertedly along th e Coast. The Wolverine shelled the main body of the enemy, causing heavy loss. On the East th e attack was pressed close with heavy artillery fire. Finally it was checked 40 yards from the pai'apet, and furiiher general attajck was not made

Ttie French took .strong Itrenches immediately in front of their centre in a quadrliateral line. Numerous Turks wore driven out of the trenches and much execution was done during their retreat. Subsequently, trenches prolonging the puadrilateral to the south wer e captured, which rounded off the gains made by the French on the 21st. The enemy's losses everywhere were considerable. Our positions everywhere ar e consolidate!. ANOTHER STEAMER TORPEDOED LONDON, July 3. The steamer Richmond was maWned off the Sc.illl.es. The crew have landed. THE SOLE SURVIVOR. The sole survivor of a boat containing sixteen of the Scottish Monarch's crew landed at Cornwall i »■ i ' ■" * RECALLED. LONDON, July 3. According to the "Temps," Von MuTler, commander otf tUe ttoeben, has been recalled t& Berlin owing to the failure of his las* attempt to destroy Russian ports in Jhte Black Sea, ~.'. 'i

THE FIGHTIKG IN GALIGIA. I RUSSIAN REPORT. •100,000 C4ERMANS IN LIBAU. A BIG MOVEMENT PROJECTED. ATTEMPT TO ENVELOP POLAND. PETROGRAD, July 4. Four hundred thousand Germ nn troops are concentrating in the Lilian district either to await and co-operate with Mackensen in a gigantic enveloping movement north and south or to advance on Riga. Official: The enemy established contact wiht us along the rivers Wyzijfca for the direction of Lublin, and continues to progress north Kin! nrt'i east between Viekrs and the E lg. GESMAH RBrOPvT. CROWN PRINCE'S ARMY SCORIA. RUSSIANS BADLY HANDLED. i LONDON, July .",. A Berlin official report says: Portion of the Crown Prince's army jjiiued a fine success in the weste-n Argonno. The Wurtemburgers and Rhenish troops stormed the trendies at vantage points north-westward of Four de Paris on-a ' front of three kilometres and a depth of :iOO metres, capturing 2n officers 1,710 men, IS machine-guns, 40 mortars, and a revolving gun. The )Vouch casualties were considerable-. We captured two fortifications at Bilsen on the Ist, repelling all eouritor-at-tacks, and made prisoners of three officers and 149 men. We captured a height s-Uth eastward of Kalwarya, making prisoners of 500. After storming the heights ie,ir JCrivlastowic, north-west of Kalic '~ \ ov. Linsingen forced the enemy tc retrenl along the entire front from the \tftri'ampol district to north of Firjelow. Mackensen pushed the cnoiny I n.c\ westward of Bamose towards the socio; of the rivers Labuka and Por. We captured Stroza and Krasuik. while Woyrsch is ousting the Russians from positions south-east of fiiein.o and nrth-w-cstward of the Kamienna, : tributary of the Vistula. Wo captured 700 grenadiers near Uza RUSSO-GERMAN FRONT. GERMANS STILL ADVANCING. ITALIANS CAPTURE TOLOMINO. LONDON, July 4. 7.10 a.m. Peirograd's latest communique shows that the Germans are continuing their advance, but are hampered by Russia: rear-guard actions. On the Sokal-Halicz front the Puss ians, in counterattacks, took two thous and prisoners and captured several machine gune. Soutli of Rohatyn important enemy forces 'occupied the left bank of the Grilalipa, Rome reports that the fortifications of Malborghetta and Predil Pass are being subjected to intense bombardment.

It is unofficially reported from Rome that the Italians captured Tolomino 'after a desperate counter-attack. INDIANS AMOK. SENSATIONAL TRAGEDY IN CAVALRY REGIMENT. SEVERAL BRITISH OFFICERS MURDERED. (Red 3.15 p.m.) LONDON, July 3. i The India Office reports a tragedy in tiie Indian Cavalry. Two Mohammedan soldiers ran amok, killing Major Gale and Lieut. Courtenay, and, running into the officers mess, wounded a captain and sergeant and killed a bombardier. A party of troops pursued the murderers, but before they could be shot down the murderers killed Captain Cooper. The murderers were morose, and fanatical, and the crime is an isolated one. SULTAN'S CONDITION. _ DEVELOPMENTS EXPECTED (Reed 8.35 a.m.) BERLIN;, July 4, Th e Press Bureau states that the Sultan's condition is grave. Developments are expected. WAGES ADVANCED. MR ASQUITH'S AWARD TO SCOTTISH MINERS. (Reed 3 .pm.) LONDON, July 3. Mr Asquith awarded the Scottish miners per cent, advance. FRENCH QUESTIONS. LONDON, July 3., A correspondent in Paris says that everywhere in France Englishmen are asked two questions: How arc', your munitions progressing? When are'you adopting National Svreice? The French Minister of War denies that the artillery at. any time used shells made te the United Siates.

THE DARDANELLES. TURKISH ADVANCE REPULSED. REPORT BY SIR lAN" HAMILTON. LONDON, >..*y 3. ,--i; ■ lan Hamilton report.:; rhi'.t. or' Tuesday night two mine galleri •* in front of our right centre v.;--e blown in, the enemy subjecting the trenches to two hours' heavy fire. A determined bayonet attack followed against the left position, but was repulsed with heavy loss to the enemy. On the southern front the Turks attached concerted!)' along the coast. The Wolverb shelled the main body of the enemy, causing heavy losses. The eastern attack was pressed closer under heavy artillery fire, but was finally checked forty yards from our parapet. Bomb attacks were intermittent. Shelling continued, but no forher general attack. The French moved out at 6.30 o'clock next morning and by 7 o'clock had captured a strong system of entrenchments immediately in front of the left centre line which they call the Quadrilateral. The French bombardment drove out a number of Turks, inflicting much execution during the retreat. Subsequently, the trenehca prolongng the Quadrilateral to the south were captured after more serious fighting, thus rounding off the gains which the French made on Juno 21st. The enemy's losses everywhere were eonsidrable. The captured positions are being consolidated. ARRAS BOMBARDED. PARIS, July 3. Thre e thousand shells have fallen in Arras during th 0 last few days. Several soldiers and civilians were killed. A NEW ZEALANDER'S VIEWS. TURKS ARE CLEAN FIGHTERS. MORE MUNITIONS WANTED. LONDON, July 4. A New Zealand officer, recently at the Dardanelles, arrived in London, says the Turks are clean fighters; never, as far as he is aware, have they fired at the Red Cross. We want plenty of machine-guns and unlimited supply of high explosive shells to put us on an equality with the enemy. ON THE ITALIAN FRONT. ROME, July 3. Official: Artillery fire is increasing in intensity at Carnia, where we effectively bombarded works at Pridil. The Alpinists captured an entrenchment on the northern slope of Palgrane and repulsed two violent counter-at-tacks. The Austrians left 150 dead. The artillery on the Isonzo front damaged a supply depot and exploded an .ammunition store eastwards of Plczzo. ROAD OPEN TO TOLMTNO. ROME, July 3. The Italians dominate Plezxo on four sides. The whole of the Tarvis-Plezzo region is invested, giving the Italians complete, liberty of offensive against Tolmino. AUSTRIAN POSITIONS OCCUPIED. ROME, July 3. The Giornale d Italia reports that during the operations on the Lower Isonzo engineers skilfully bridged the river at several points. The passage of troops was effected on the 21st June. Artillery bombarded the enemy's positions on the 23rd and destroyed a gigantic dyke. All trenches were blown up by mines. Our infantry occupied the Austrian positions and held on tenaciously despite the exposed situation.

TOLMINO REPORTED OCCUPIED. PARIS, July 4. The Petit Journal reports that the Italians have occupied Tolmino, after a desperate combat. COUNTER-ATTACK REPULSED. ROME. July 4. Official: A violent counter-attack against our position on the Carsico plateau was repulsed, 200 being taken prisoners. SERVIANS OCCUPY DUEAZ2O. LONDON. July 3. The Servians have occupied Durazzo (a port in Albania, on the Adriatic, 50 miles south of Scutari. It was coveted by Servia in 1912.) ALLIES AND THE BALKANS. PARIS, July 4. Newspapers state that negotiations between the Allies and the Balkan States are proceeding" favourably for the'Entente Powers. German newspapers are showing anxiety and are trying to foment jealousies between the Balkan powers. THE ATTITUDE OE G-REECE, VENEZELOS' : TO RESUME OFPIC-Et LONDON. Jtaiy- •'?. 'Rcutvr'S; Athens ■■ • ;-;"^ 1 ""' *'""'•' that everything \- <n- ro V< *>•■ ■ indention to re* .. •• •"Vl

HUNDREDS OF BIG GUMS. TRATION OF ARTILLERY. T:iG THINGS EXPECTED IN FLANDERS. ROTTERDAM, July 3. The Corn.;:';;? are massing big guns, not i:i tens, but in hundreds in Flanders. They are planning to concentrate their chief fir e c:i a selected point on the Allies' left, hoping if they are successful, lib at hordes of infantry will dash through the breach. FIERCE nGHTIN-3 IN THE LOST POSITIONS REGAINED. PARTS, July 3. Official: The enemy in the Argonne e ssayed a fresh general attack between Binarville road and Blenlentl. A particularly desperate fight developed into a hand-to-hand struggle. All our positions were maintained. A counter-attack at Hulgenfurst today enabled us to reconquer aJI positions the Germans took on Thursday night. FIGHTING IN TUNNELS. EXTRAO RDI NARY HAPPENINGS AT THE LABYRINTH. PARIS, July a. A French officer, describing the underground fighting in the Labyrinth states that the Frnech and Germans fought three weeks In narrow passages lit sometimes by oil lamps. They used sandbags for defences. When a breach -was made a hand-to-hand struggle, followed with bayonet and grenade. The Germans v|scd revolvers* knives and corrosive fluids and at times only fists. The French captured one tunnel sixty yards long after thirteen (jays' incessant fighting in almost complete darkness, the Germans employing traps o; : all descriptions. The tunnels wer e eighteen to thirty feet underground and water was constantly ouxjing into them.

KAISER'S SON-IN-LAW GOES WEST. AMSTERDAM) Jußy ii Duke Ernst of Brunswick Ims proceeded to the western, front, whore he will command an army corps. THE POPE INTERVIEWED. MARTYRDOM OF BELGIAN PRIESTS CONDEMNED TO UTTERMOST. PARIS, July 4. The "Figaro" says th c Pope, in an interview with, the Director of the Revue Sebdomadare, stated that everyone was aware of German crimes, and blamed them, but one cannot be more precise in one's reprobation, inasmuch as necessary details are absent I condemn to the uttermost the martyyrdom of the unfortunate Belgian priests 'Numerous horrors are coming to light and are awaiting for an opportunity for us to show sympathy with sufferers. And he added: I love not merely Catholic France, but France pure and simple.

A FRENCH REPORT. MERCY FOR THE TURKS. PARIS, July 4. Commander Jourard, in an Army Order on the fourth of June, .says you must remember, that in advancing against th e enmey on Turkish soil, it is yet your hateful enemy Germany yon are fighting. She has stirred up against us the Turks, who were formerly our jrriejidft, mercy to the Turks who surrender. Official: Gouraud was struck by fragments of shell, near the ambulance station, where he had gone to visit th e wounded. His life is not in danger, but he is invalided home. Bailloud has provisionally assumed command. THE TRUTH. HOW THE ALLIES STAND. LONDON, July L, I Lard Cur/on, in introducing the Munitions Bill, said 48,000 skilled workers had enrolled during the week. We were nowhere near cue end of the war, and many belived that we were not even in th 8 middle stage. The enemy's position of vantage was not due to superior generalship or bravery, but to long, patient, preparation. She had secured a commanding superiority in guns, rifles and shells. W.hlie the great issue was undecided it was useless to conceal the- fact of the situation of the cue grave anxiety. Britain's duty was not to discuss the past, but to mak e up for leeway by following' the example of France, who had excellently provided munitions for the forces. These of the Allies were waxing while these-r-f the enemy were \vaning". - Th c advantage in men and materia' before Christmas- wiild decidedly be €m\ £fee jgfl® of ffre Allies. lisrra Weswdale attacked Mr As<fiT?£h's rewlss&ess in connection vr'ti* Tfco War haaui, and Muniticms BUI *.?tv*>- gassed and received the Royal