RUSSIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 October 1917, Page 5

RUSSIA.

GERMAN NAVAL LANDING. RUSSIANS PRESSED BACK. London, Oct. 14 Wireless Russian official: Wc repulsed the attempted capture of the pier on Mown Island. The fighting on Oesel Island continues. The enemy is pressing Us back in a south-easterly direction. The Germans continued the disembarkation en Saturday, under Ihe protection of very large naval forces. 'Simul. taneously several ships engage the shore batteries on Dago Island. Our bitterns sank four torpedo boats, and an Sisihv cruiser grounded. German gunfire *-v troyed the battery, enabling a small "de. tachment tc land, but they -were unable to maintain their position and returned to the- ships. Since yesterday morning our ships have prevented the enemy tntering tne waters between Dago' and Oesel Islands.

Our torpedo boats in the Baltic destroyed eleven schooners.

Wireless Gorman official: Wo are now advancing in the south-east o£ Oesel Island. The towns of Zezel and Arensburg are on, fire.

Petrograd, Oct. 14. The Ministry of Marino learns that eight Dreadnoughts, a dozen light cruisers, 40 torpedo boats, and SO mine-sweep-ers participated in the German landing at Oesel.

Experts recognise tlio seriousness of the move, but do not consider Petrograd immediately menaced.

The Xav.il General Staff reports that the enemy is in possession of the northern and eastern parts of Oescl, and has arrived near Arensberg. It only made a demonstration against Daga M. Kerensky has sent a message to the Baltic Fleet imploring it to do its duty. . Washington, Oct. li. The Kussian Embassy has rewired pleasing advices from Russia indicating that the Socialists do not desire to take the supreme power and the Moderates triumphed when the Radical* woW ro* agree. The new Russian eumjsjj, ha? r. legal status and represents the real Rv ; sia, including all classes favoring ordtr, reconstruction and the reformation o' the army. London, Oct. 14. A Moscow paper reports a speech c f General Alexieff in which he forecast' Japan's entry into the European thentie of war. NEW CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY. Received Oct. 15, 7.30 p.m. Petrograd, Oct. 14. The Government by decree lias fce;' the Constituent Assembly at 7"0 members. The election will be based on uirversal suffrage, and, the country dividci. into 83 districts. Petrograd will have twelve members and Moscow ten.