The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-10-13
Russian Northwestern Army in
Victory Over BoIsheviki.
Important Troop Movements
Occurring Toward Riga.
PUSH ON TOWARD PETROGRAD
Russian Northwestern Army
Captures hamburg.
Baltic Port Badly Battered by
German Shells.

Paris. Oct 13.-Important troop
movements are occurring in the direc-
ton of Riga, according to a telegram
received here from Basel. Esthonian
troops are said to have left Segenoid
for Riga. thirty miles distant, and
Lettish reinforcements and other Es-
thonian detachments are reported to
be en- route to Libau on board a trans
port for the purpose of joining Lettish
forces which have been landed there
from British vessels.
London, Oct. 1S.-The capture NJ
hamburg marks the beginning of the
push by troops of the Russian north
western army under General Yude-
mitch toward Petrograd, according TO a
dispatch to the Daily Mail filed on
saturday at Libau. General Glaze
napp commanded the captors of the
place and is reported to have taken
four complete Bolsheyik regiments.
Two thousand other soviet troops and
the entire staff of the Tenth Boishevik
division. General Glazenapp's losses
are reported to have been 81 killed
and $50 wounded.
General Vladimiroff who was main
~ instrumental in organizing the Of
fensive. is quoted by the dispatch as
saying that the German-Russian Of
fensive under Colonel Avaloff- Ber-
mondt came too late to stop the adj
vance of the Russian northwestern
army.
Let's Still Hold Part of Riga.
AS far as latest reports disclose the
situation, Lettish troops still hold the
eastern part of Riga on the right bank
| OF the Dwina, but there Is no news
later than Saturday and the position Is
obscure. All reports concur. in stat
| ing that Colonel AvaIoff- Bermondt's
! al
western part of the city, and are
| bombarding positions east of the river.
Nothing further has been learned here
| regarding the reinforcements which,
II was said, were landed from British
| ships. or whether Esthonian troops
are coming to the aid of the Let's.
The statement attributed to General
/ Viadimiroff in the dispatch to the Mail
implies the belief in Reval that Colonel
Embellishments attack on Riga
| Petrograd which is regarded TO have
| been checkmated by General Yu-
denitch's push northward
| Airplanes Bomb City.
! Heavy bombardment OF Riga by the
German Russian forces continued all
| day Friday and Saturday morning
Airplanes dropped many bombs on
| the city.
The Smelling Friday forced a French
and British destroyer to withdraw
from the port. Heavy shells wrecked
much of the masonry in the region
near the railway. which is virtually
in ruins. In resisting the enemy's at
tack to cross the river, the Let's
| dfsmantled the railway bridge. OBJ
structed the foot bridge and heavily
guarded the fords. Until Thursday
all the prisoners captured were Ba-
varians.
A dispatch from Stockholm quotes
an Esthonian communique as saying
that the Lettish government has aban-
doned Riga and is located now at
Rodenpers. The Lettish troops blew
up the bridges. the communIque
states, when they crossed the Dwina
river. Armored trains replied to the
German bombardment.
Claim Defeat of Let's.
Copenhagen, Oct 13.-Claiming TO
have checked the attack of Lettish
troops who landed at Libau from
| British vessels and who attacked the
| left flank of his forces, Colonel Ayaloff-
Bermondt, commander of the forces
of the Russian general government"
has. since taking Riga, invited the
Let's and Esthonians to confer with
| him at Mitau. The purpose of this
proposed conference is, according to
an announcement by Colonel Avaioff-
Bermondt, to prevent further blood
/ shed and to bring about joint action