Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-13
Britain Demands That All Ger
man Ships on Baltic Be Re-
called to Home Ports; Others
Must Not Sail.
VESSELS ENCOUNTERED
SUBJECT TO SEIZURE
$4,000 Let's Have Been Land
ed at Libau From British
Warshps and Will Attack
Flank of Enemy.
Hourly temperatures

Stettin, Germany, Oct. l2.-De.
mands that German ships on the
Baltic be recalled to their hom,
ports and that all others be for.
bidden to leave were received bi
the German government in tele
gram from London today, accord.
ing to the Abend Post The tele
gram is quoted as follows:
Owing to the attack on Rigi
free passage permits are provisions
ally withdrawn for all' German
ships in the Baltic. All ships ir
the Baltic must be recalled and nc
other ships must be permitted tc
put out to sea as long as this pro.
hibtion remains in force. Ships en-.
countered in the Baltic are subiec,
to seizure by the allies"
The Abend Post asserts the Ell.
tente powers have reestablshed "a
small blockade" of Germany.
Ships Can't Leave Kiel.
Berlin, Oct. l2.-No ships arr
being permitted to leave Kiel &C
cording to the Vossische Zeitune
which adds that Stettin ship own
crs have sent wireless dispatches L
vessels at sea to return Immediately
or go to the nearest port
News OF a blockade of the Bal
tic sea has ereated~a a sensation il
Danzig, where large cargoes q
coal and herring were expected il
the next few days.
$4,000 Let's Land.
Copenhagen, Oct. IA dispatch
from Berlin says $4,000 Let's have
! been landed at Libau from British
warships and will attack the flank
of Colonel Avaloff- f-Bermondt's
troops.
According to information from al,
official Lett source, Colonel Avalofi-
Bermondt on Friday night sent
wireless message to the commander
in-chief of the Lettish army as fol-
lows:
"As the menace to my flank by
the Let's and Esthonians has been
victoriously removed by my troops
and the safeguarding Of my base
secured, l suggest order to prevent
further blodshed, truce and
negotiations on Mitau, and summon
all to join the action against the
bolshevists."
Suffers From Shells.
Hels;ngfors. Oct. l2.-Riga has
suffered considerable damage from
the bombardment of the Gerniaii-
Russian troops, especially in the dis
trict near the railroad. The eneiny's
attempts to cross the bridge were
repelled. according to reports from
Reva'. Many civilians were killed or
wounded by bombs dropped on the
town.
Hot Note Is Sent.
Paris, Oct. 12.-Following is the
text of the note sent to the German
government by the allied and as
sociated powers regarding the
evacuation of the Baltic provinces:
"The allied and associated govern
ments note the formally expressed
pretensions of the German govern
ment-note of October 3-to under
take and to pursue in most ener-
getic manner the withdrawal of its
troops from the Baltic regions and
Lithuania.
They also consider as opportune
the measures decided upon by the
German government for that pur-
pcse. But when the German gov
erment contends that the action they
have taken must absolve them from
the charge of having neglected to
fulfill their honorable obligations
under the armistice, it is necessary
to point out that the orders of the
German government have, notwith-
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