Evening star., 1919-10-11

| AOA>boiN, OctopeT 1l.-lt was stated
in authoritative quarters here this
afternoon that a German Russian at
| tack on Riga was carried out Friday
under cover of a heavy bombardment
by German guns. forcing the Let's to
evacuate the city.
| The reported capture of Riga is re-
garded most seriously by military ex-
perts here. They say that between
| these Germano-Russian troops and the
city of Petrograd there is no force
that would prove effective in stopping
an advance upon that city, from which,
| once 1t was reached, it would be diff
cult to dislodge them.
Accepted as Fact.
1t was learned during the after
! noon that well informed circles in
London accepted the capture Of Riga
as fact. Their belief, it developed.
was based upon a private dispatch.
The Lettish legation hefe was with
! out news of the latest developments
| In Riga. 1t expressed the fear that
communication has been interrupted.
Gable company advices received in
New York today said that communi-
| cation with Riga and other Baltic
points had been cut).
~ was Stdted at the iegatlon that
the Esthonians were sending at least
two divisions of troops to aid the
Let's against the Germans
Contradictory Rumors.
'Germany's new war" is featured in
this mornings newspapers The
! whereabouts Of Gen. Won der Goltz
continues to be the subject of CONTRA
dictory runiors. and estimates Of the
| size of the army commanded by Col.
Avaloff- -Bermondt also show a wide
divergence.
! It is recalled that Gen. Count Keller,
commander Of large body Of soldiers
IN the Baltic provinces which was re-
cruite0 from German troops left In
Coufland by the allies at the time Of
the armfstfce. is Baltic baron. for
nerly general in the Russian army.
He has established HEADQUARTERS at
onavh, while Gen. Won der gGoltz has
his headquarters at Mitau
| Prince Peter Lfeyen. formerly Of the
Russian foreign office, Is superintend-
ing the coordination of the forces
commanded by these two leaders, it
being intended to transfer the occu
patton Of Ltthuania and Courland to
| a nomfnally Russian Lithuanian armv
composed In part Of Germans from
the ranks OF Gen. Won der Coltxs
troops This move, /. it is said. led to
| the present hostilities.
Claims Britain Fumbled.
The Morning. Post, which il pro-
nouncedly anti-German, attacks the
British government for having ..fum-
bledy the whole question" 1t sees
Poland ''in danger of being throttled
oy the teutonic grip now Tightening
on her throat" and says Premier
Paderewskfs flying visit to London re-
ing help from Great Britain, which the
newspaper hopes will be granted.
ine Daily News. representing an op-
posite view from that of the Morning
Post, & also attacks the government and
-tne, aiies' declaring:
The unintelligible chaos into which
the east European situation 'fs fast
dissolving Is the just Nemesis of tho
allied policy to overthrow bolsheyism
with the least cost to the entente
powers" 1t describes that policy as a
terested motives
Interest here now is largely focusad
IN the result obtained from the note
which the supreme council of the peace
conference Is reported to intend to
SEND to Berlin today. demanding the
witndraWal OF German troops from the
C0GTH1va
measures from the allies.
Won der Goltz's Alleged Efforts. !,
BERLIN. Friday. October 10 (by the
Associated Press).-Gen. Won der
Goltz is travelling from one unit OF
his army to another. urging his men
to return to Germany, according to
the Tageblatt. which adds that tbfa
work takes considerable time because
OF the distance that must be covered.
German Russian troops under Gen.
Won der Goltz and Col. Avalofr- -Ber-.
mondt intend to GUST M. Ulmania.
Lettish premier. take possessjon of
Letyfa and then. with the assistance
OF Baltic landwehr. advance against
the Doisheviki. according to a private
letter which has reached here from
German officer at Mitau. The let
ter outlines the plan of campaign and
tells of the intention of the German
troops TO defy the Berlin government.
me German government is appar-
ently genuinely anxious to liuuidate
the Baltic adventure, but lacks sum
cient control. and this has resulted in
large quantities of supplies being
sent to Courland troops. Orders have
Deen issued. however. suspendine ALI
leaves Of absence throuEhout Ger
many Tor the purpose of preventing.
..s.S AS1AooC Va tIOOpS the 0treC-
ton of the Baltic provinces. German.
military action against the revolving
troops is held to be impractfca bIe,.
because of the general attitude Of
officers and soldiers here.
" Battle With Let's. ;.
COPENHAGEN. October 1o-Ger-
man troops under Gen. Won der GoItz
together with Russians under Col
Avaion- -Bermondt. attacked the Let's
thirty kilometers from Riga and oc-
cupfed Shlotsk, which is outside the
embarkation line. according to a re-
port issued by the Lettish bureau at
Riga. The report adds that the at
tack was repulsed with sanguinary
A German telegram from Mftau. re.
ce1veu today, says:
Fighting by Lettish and Russian
troops between Mitau and Rira n
None of the troops subser- .
visat to the German government is
"A telegram from, Koenigsbers. East
Prussia, reads as follows; s
The Russian colonel Wir1olitsch
commander OF the second west Rua-
{Shavl) proclaimed the mart az Iifhm.
ania- 0ccnpied by his tfecps a Rus.
sian territory. The Ltthusnian: troops
IN l6chanle9 have hess disermed 81 S
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