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of Voll, tiaircy wilometres rfrom Riga® and occupied .ne Qoastal town Ol Shiotsk 4.4 aiso attackeu the coastal town Ol v .ipeun, (nlrey KHHomelires iroin Riga. I'ne Letts 1n a.dition to ciaim- -InZ to nave inflicted sanguinary losses on the en:my and to have desiroyed an armocurcd train at the Voll Siaton, declare th.y cut up two companies of Germans, with their machine-gun rire. The ngati..g continues on the. viole front. Anotaer despa:ch Irom Riga says the Germans attacked repeatedly during the night in overwhelming num- bers and v'ita all modern weapons but that the Letts successtully counter- attacked. The despaten adds that both soidiers ard civilians are filled with en- thusiasm ¢nd that volunteers are join- ing the rai ks day and night, These in- clude studeats of ail elasses. Lettish Sol- dicrs who aave becen fichting with the Briush and brenchi at Archangel have arrived at j{lga by steamship and rushed to the froit. While tre allied battle- shups at Ri: a are preparing according to despatehies 1o open fire upon the attack- ing forces. Serlin advices trom Mitau 27 miles so th of Riga, declare that Rus- sian and ( erman forces in that vicinity have reached an agreement in regard to th. gradua. evacuation of the country. t'his has boen notiied tc the representa- tives of the Entente at Mitau. A Berlin telogram fr o Mitau states that Colonel Avaloff 3er ncundt on October Bth, hand- ed to the 4Urtente representative a note ' addressed to ‘ ‘The epresentative of tne Alited Powers in Russian’’ and reading’’ in order tc combat Boishevism restore orcer ard .ecure ihe safety of my dase of action 1 have as head of the Russian army in m/ wesiern provinces aceepted an agreeme .. wicnthe comnmandevsof tae German arn y corps, occupying the ¢oun- try under waich 1 gnarante: taegradual wilhdravral ot their troops and the :ate- ty of their transportation to Germany. f'h: presant Leciish Govt began to send a rumber «f Lettish troops against tne houndaries > my militery base whien vio ated the N=utral Zone. This evoked a nimber o minor collisions white my troops were repiacing German posts. | had given my posts, orders despite the coninual p ovoearion not o l2t them- selves beeoize involved witn the Letts ,and Esthoni ns, The latter interpreted my action a; weakness ard attacked ny pos rion. London, Oct. Ilth., —An official rep>‘t of the speecn of Pramier Lloyd freorge to the iners delezration shows that he d.ciared <he nationalization of mines was a political issue which must be dzcided by the whole na- tion, and 10t by a section of the country. Tle Premier added that it his expression of the Govt's. view on natinalizati sn was unaeseptable to the nation chere were means, wherebyv the nation could not only ecarcv ont national- ization, but eould also carry out the Govt. Sl Rs ANV LS Ladon, Oct. lith.—According to the “Daily Mall” cne text of (ne essential pa:. of Greit sritain’s ratficacion of the Gerwan peace treaty signed by King George yesterday is as follows! ""We having seen and considered the treaties protocol and agreement aforeszid have approved and aceepted and confirmed the same in all and every one of their articles and classcs and we do by these approve, accept, confirm and ratity them tor ourselves, our heirs and our succes- sors engaging and promising our Royal word that we will sincerely and raithful- ly pertorm and observe Il and singular things contained and expressed in the treaties protocol and agreeaien. atore- said, that we will never snticr the same to be violated by anyone or cransgressed as far as it lies in our power. iLonaon, Oct. 11th.—It was s ated In authoritative quarters here thi: atter- noon that a German Rus ia. attack on Riga was carried out on Frida’ under cover of a heavy bombardm:lt by Ger- man guns foreing the lacter 1o evacuate the city. ) Archangel, Oct. 10th.—Tw. thcusand lives have been lost in the wreck of a British ship on the Norwegien coast, ac- cording 1o a wireiess despatch leceived here from Heisi. gfors. London, Get. 11th. - Neither tne Ad- mirality ngp Lioyds have recetved any In- tormation relative to the wreck of a Brit- ish ship on the Norwegian coast. Al these sources the report is discredited. Washingion, Oe¢t. Ilth.--Bcth the Shipping Board and the D -putnzat of Labour took czocumizance louny of the Longshoremens sirike now 1o progress aiong the New York waterironi. An- nouscenent was made by the Shipping Board ti.at decisions of the adjournment eommission would be fully suppor ed and it was added that ‘every resource witn in the power oi the shipping board wouid be emploveu t 0 move Its vessels dand sustain the decision of the commission.”’ Nashington, Oet Illth.—Jrformation has reached Washington that tne lLtalian Gove. nas'agreed to the creation of a buffer siate comvrising HKiurmes and ad jacent coastal territory, Southward o Brescia as a solution of the Adnaiue problem. [ll'ne approval of the bsian 13 conditional on the protection of Llialian interests in ihe proposed sta'e by the adopt-on of ltalian methods o iegal pro- cedure and the confirmation of ltaly’s title to the farmer district ol r'iume, in the interior and aiong the coast to the Westward. This 1s resarded hy rhe ltalians as absolutely necessary as a strategic military measure to insure the safety of I'olz and other Adriatic ciues. For the same military reason the sanc- tion of the plan is made conditicnal on ‘ the =acceptance of the proposai and the island of Cherso should be [ta ian hough the island of ¢Veglio may be iurnel over o the new ‘'state Some portions.of Istria too are regarded as essential (o the liahian scheme ot detense at present at avLy tate and untll sue: ume as- the league of nations has shown its ability ‘0 Dialntain an equilibrium in territorial niatters, Lonacn, Oc¢r. 11th--Ihe Alilea Pow- e's have the haraest problen. they have €ncounterea since the armistice, thrust upon them by the German-Kussian at- tacks on Riga. 11 is believea the Let- ush Govt. will expect the peare con- lerence 1o turnish Llroops ‘o resist Gej |, Yon ber Goltz ahd his Kussian sup- porters but who will furnish the mew - armies 1s a serious guestinn, Certainly there 1s no enthusiasm in Great Fritgin lor embarking ¢n n,ore rilillary expe- ditions ana shedading ot more briush blood. Latest news ¢ ceived by the Govi. 1s descrived sas contirmiing the View that Germany s aeiltberately scheming 10 sccure = controlling ‘posi- Lion in Kussia and that she probabily conteniplates the coccupation ot Feiro- grad. Aitugether the Baltic position Is lecognised as presenting aculely aangerous pussibiines., Faris, Uet. 11th.—1he French Senate today ratfied the peace ireaty and also the Franco-british and Franco-Amer can detence ireaty. 'lhe vote on the peace trealy with Germany was 217 tor ratifi ¢alon, none against ana one abstention, that o1 BSenator e pLahaye. The vote lor the adoption ot the ratification ot the two detence treaties was uaanimous all o1 the 218 votes being cast in its fa- vour. Only the formal aet of the French executive 1s now required to bring into etfect the second ratification ot the three required ratifications by the prineipal alled and associated powers Great Dri- tain already having comvleted its ratifi- cation. Beriin, Cci. Ilth. The british fleet has left Riga tor an unknown destination, according 1o reports leceived by the **io- kal Anzeige’”. A Miwau despatch says that certain of the Lettish troops have Joined Colonel Avaloff Bermondt. Strong Esthonian columns are reported to be marching from Segewald toward KRiga. An Fsthonian transport 1s on the way to Libau. London, Oect. 11th.—lt is officially de- 2lared here that the Supreme Council has has not yet decided to r Inipose the block- ade ol Germany in consequence of the aggression of General Von' Der Goltz against Riga. The Supreme Council mav find 1t necessary however, according Lo the official report, to refuse Germany’s request for foodstuffs and raw materials, which 18 now the supjecer ot discussion. London, Oct. 11th.—Mr. A. J. Balfour has been cicceted Chanceilor of Cambridge university unopposed. San Francisco, Oct. 11th. - Fi;st Lieu- tenant Mavnard, piloting a e Haviland 4 aeroplane, leader of the Westbound fliers ir the Transcontinental air Derby arrived in San Franciseco from Mine- ola, New York, at 1.12 pm today. :