The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-10-14
WORLD VS.. SOVIET
Germany Asked To Join Block
ade Against Russia.
Entente Suggestion Is Embar-
RAISING to Huns.
BOLSHEVIK ARE SCARED UP
Order Immediate Army Train
ing for Entire Population.
Let's RecrOss Duna River-Are
Driving Huns From Riga.

| blockade OF soviet Russia have not as
yet been officially considered by the
German cabinet but. have inspired
statement indicating the governments
answer will neither be an uncondi.
tional refusal nor an indication of as
sent. 1t is said Germany will suggest
the installation of an international
commission to deliberate on the prop
osition which unquestionably found
Germany unprepared and placed her
in a quandary. - 81
/ Primarily the government takes the
position that it cannot participate in
an enterprise tantamount to the hum
ger blockade imposed upon Ger
many five years ago. The Vor-
waerts and the Kreus zeitung
concur in the opinion that the entente
proposal must be summary rejected.
The former objects on ethical grounds
and also for the reason that internal
| disturbances might be caused in Ger
many. The Kreuz Zeitung protests
that Germany, if she agrees to take
part in the blockade, would "be rak-
ing the chestnuts out of the fire for
| the benefit of her foes and incidentally
complicating her eastern political
! orientation."
Doubt Feasibility of Scheme.
| Doubts that the scheme can be put
| INTO operation are Expressed ny lIlS
| Tageblatt, which believes Germany
| should consult neutral nations before
| replying to the suggestion, and urges
| this as an opportune moment to ar
| rive at an understanding with the en-
tente relative to Germanys economic
relations. The newspaper fears that
| whatever happens Germany cannot
prevent the United States, Great Brit
ain and France from gaining valuable
| economic influence in Russia as
result of the present move
The Lokal Anzeiger deprecates an
absolute refusal by Germany, saying
she would risk being included in the
| blockade.
On the other hand, the newspaper
says, Germany must avoid "affronting
| the Russian bourgeoisie, who sooner
| or later will succeed the Bolsheviki.
1t adds that the task of harmonizing
| the blockade with international law
and the covenant of the League of
Nations also. must, be. considered.
No Allied Reports on It,
London, Oct. Differentiation by
l the entente powers Of q suggestion to
| Germany that she join in a blockade
4 of soviet Russia has not as yet been
reported from allied sources, the only
! Information received here being thru
German newspaper comment The
| Daily News refers to the incident as a
curious development and asks why
| the facts"
| Let's Recross Duna River.
Copenhagen, Oct. 14.-Rallied by
| their officers after the panic that
| seized them when armored cars broke
thru their lines west of Riga, Lettish
forces, reinforced by Esthonians, have
regained the initiative and have moved
across the Duna river, across which
! they fled late last week. according to
advices received here from Wenden.
Lettish forces never abandoned the
portion of Riga east of the Duna but
chung to their positions in spite of a
heavy bombardment from the Ger
man Russian army that attacked the
city.
offers of an armistice made by
Colonel Avaloff- Bermondt, COM
| mander of the army of the Russian
general government" have beeH re-
jected, it is reported, by the Lettish
government. Troops are being mobi-
lized everywhere in Livonia and the
neighborhcod of Riga seemingly pre-
paratory to a struggle against the in
vaders who suddenly began their Of
fensive October 8. British warships
in the harbor of Riga are said to be
assisting the Let's in driving the Ger
man Russian army back from the city. |
Berlin reports that General Won der
Goltz, commander of German forces in
the Baltic provinces. has transferred
his authority to General Won Eber-
hardt and is expected to arrive in Ber-
lin soon. 1t is announced in Berlin
that measures have been taken to pre-
vent more German soldiers from go
ing to Courland, the center of the
German-Russian movement and that
all food supplies have been cut off
from troops refusing to return to Ger
many. All German shipping has been
ordered off the Baltic and the entire
Russia Baltic coast is virtually block |
AIDED.
Helsingfors, Oct. 1.-THE soviet
government of Russia has ordered the
entire population of that country to
train Immediately for military serv-
ice, according to reports reaching here
from Russian sources. All peasants it |
is said, must devote all their time
which is not occupied with agricultural
work to drilling,
Ready to Evacuate Moscow.
Copenhagen, Oct. 14-The Russian
soviet government at Moscow has been
making preparations to evacuate that
city ever since the fall of Kursk, ac-
ccrding to report from Helsingfers
to the Berlingske Tidende.
Kursk was captured by General
Denikire's army in September.
The city is 533 miles south of Moscow.
Its capture With communicating rail-
way lines gave General Denikine a
base for an advance on the important
AeAiAN elS SOHlOI u NITcls dDOul 4OO miles
| to the north and early this month his
| forces were reported within thirty
miles of the latter city. wireless
| report from Denikine's headquarters
Monday claimed the repulse of a Boil
shevik attack in the vicinity of Orel
and the gaining of additional ground.
Alleged I. w. w, Dynamiter to Trial.
Tulsa. Okla. Oct. 13.-Charles Krei-
ger. alleged member of the I. w. W.,
| will face trial today on a charge of
| dynamiting the ]. e. Pew home here
| on the night of October 20, 1917.