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Show I and, the Petrograd war office says 1 thiU In attempting to cover the landing land-ing of the enemy on Dago Island, to the north of Oesel, four German torpedo tor-pedo boats are reported to have been suulc, and gne cruiser run aground. The small ;Jetnchmnnt which landed-1 landed-1 on Dago island was forced later by the Russians to return to the ships, , while the Russian fleet, which at last accounts had suffered no material damage, was hindering the German war craft in the waters between Dago and Oesel Islands. Rain in Flanders. As yet nothing has come through to I show that the enemy has attempted : to attack the mainland of western Es-I Es-I thonia, nor has there been any indication indica-tion that. the Russian front in this region re-gion has been moved. Sunday again saw a heavy rainfall on the front in Flanders, anj there were only reconnoitering encounters and artillery activity. To the-south, along the Aisne, a lively artillery duel continues between the French and the German?. On the Austro-Italian front, especially especial-ly in the Isonzo region, the reciprocal jombardments continue heavy. One Infantry engagement reported was In he Chiapovano valley, where Austro-lungarians Austro-lungarians attempted an attack, but -ere repulsed by the Italian fire. GERMANS R5E ARMIES OF THE KAISER AE MARCHING ON PETROGRAD, BURNING AS THEY GO. Oermans Occupy Greater Portion f Oesel Island, the Key to the Entrance En-trance of the Gulf of Finland, Through Efforts of Fleet. London. With, the armies in Flan liers Inactive, except for bombardments, bombard-ments, Interest centers on the operations, opera-tions, of the Germans in the island of Oesel, situated at the mouth of the gulf of Riga, and the key to the entrance en-trance of the gulf of Finland. At last accounts the Germans, who landed under the cover of a great array ar-ray of naval craft, were steadily pressing back the Russians toward the southeastern part of the island and also putting ashore other forces with the huge armada guarding them against assault by Russian warships. The entire northern and eastern sections of the island were in German Ger-man hands and the invaders were ouly 9 short distance' from Arensburg, on tht southern shore, which was in flames. Cerel, which lies on the Zvorb pfalnsula, the southernmost extremty of the island, was also on fire. Wieth-" Wieth-" - er the conflgratlons were caused by V-Che German guns or whether they weri-: started by the Risians is not Unovi'm. ,'" ( Although thoftrman communication communica-tion . says --die Germans suffered no tosses during: the landing on Oesel isl- |
