RUSSIA.
SITUATION MOST MENACING.
GERMANY'S BEST SHIPS OPERATING
Received Oct. 24, 8.50 p.m.
Stockholm, Oct. 23. The Tiding states that the situation is most menacing for Petrograd. The Germans arc incorporating into their Baltic ileet the most modern ships, which are leaving Wilhelmshaven and Cuxhaven daily. , BRUSILOFF ON THE SITUATION. NO ALARM AS TO PETROGRAD. A PESSIMISTIC ADMIRAL'S VIEWS. Received Oct. 24, 8.50 p.m. Petrograd, Oct. 23. General Brusiloff, in an article in ,a Moscow newspaper, declares there are no adequate grounds for alarm for Petrograd this autumn or winter. The enemy cannot have large reserves, and the mud, frost, insufficient roads and railways, together with the food problem, would make such an operation a hopeless enterprise, despite the inefficiency of the Russian army and navy. An advance on Petrograd through Finland is improbable. Admiral Nemith, commander of thl Black Sea fleet, is nlorc pessimistic. He believes the seizure of Riga and Oesel *re stages in a calculated operation against Petrograd. The only thing in Russia's favor is Germany's weakness, but it is almost certain that Germany will take Reval during the winter. CHIEF OF STAFF'S VIEWS. LOOTERS CAUSE DISASTROUS FIRE. 75.0 PERSONS PERISH. Received Oct. 24, 8.30 -p.m. Petrograd, Oct. 23. General Dukhanin, the new Chief of ■Staff, on being interviewed, said the Germans had landed at Verder in order to prevent an attack on the islands. He did not expect any serious land operations before the spring. Seven hundred and fifty people perished in a fire at a distillery in the town of Ksteluik, in the province of Podalin, which soldiers and peasants are pillaging.
ENTENTE MAY FORCE THE SOUND. GERMANS PREPARE TO RESIST. Stockholm, Oct. 23. A military writer in the SVanataa Dngbladet says that consequent on the recent German successes at Riga (he question of attempting to force the Sound and Belts by the Entente is being I seriously considered. I Judging by recent observations it may bo assumed "that Germany is making a special effort to deal with such attempt. A record number of destroyers and submarines is stationed at Oresund. GERMAN LOSSES. U BOATS IN GULF OF FINLAND. London, Oct. 23. A Russian naval communique says:— Enemy submarines have been discovered in the Gulf of Finland. In the recent operations at the Baltic Isles the enemy through mines, submarine attack and gunfire had two Dreadnoughts, one cruiser, twelve torpedoers, a transport and numerous mino-sweepers put out Of action, though their ultimate fate is unknown. We have established definitely the loss of six enemy torpedoers. We lost the battleship Slava and the large destroyer Grom. The fighting value of our other ships is unimpaired. RELIGIOUS TOLERANCE. Rome, Oct. 23. The Russian Minister has banded the Pope the text to the new religious law, Whereby the Pope appoints a metropolitan archbishop and bishops, subject to the Russian Government's approval. The Pope will be free to make minor appointments if he informs the Government. The Jesuits will be readmitted to Russia and all religious societies allowed full liberty of association. Conversions to Catholicism will be allowed. THE GERMAN OBJECTIVES. Petrograd, Oct. 23. The immediate German objectives are Verder and Hapsal, whence it would be comparatively easy to advance to Reval, aided by the railway and good roads.
ENEMY PREVENTED EROM LANDING. London, Oct. 23. Wireless Russian official.—Our detachments in several sectors in the Rigaregion occupied the first line of trenches which the enemy abandoned. The enemy destroyers shelled the coast six miles northwards of Werder. The enemy unsuccessfully attempted to land forces.
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