THE RIGA CONFLICT.
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I'LACCiO uii.itiviA.N L.U VL'KiNiiVIEiNT. t,*;.<.•<;>■ iv>u 6 a.m.) CUi J i^i.NrlAUil.iN j OcL. Advices iroin ziemn scate tnai voa der (jOUz arrived there on Uie ltHh. lie- recently telegraphed to tfermondt congratulating mm on his successes at ruga. A scjiU-oiliciai statement- says tnat l^L ' Government disapprove the telegram, and only refrains xroiu proceeding against yon der GolU because he nas resigned from th<-* army.—Reuter. LGNDOIN, Oct. 20. A telegram xrom xiigUj dated October 18th, emphasises tne value ot the assistance given Joy lour British and iour French destroyers in driving bacn. th<- Germans and Kussians fiom Kiga. lik , destroyers, after a two hours' bombardment ot the leit bunii oi Luc uviua, moved up the river. The Letts covered by their fire crossed the river uiid took a German fort, while two British cruisers shelled the enemy's communications 10 miks distant. The Letts are now re-establishing a bridgehead near the positions held before the siege.—Reuter.
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Northern Advocate, 22 October 1919, Page 5
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