The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-29
RUTHLESS BERLIN POLICE
INNOCENT AND GUILTY BEATEN
AND S4BRED ALIKE.
Mob Much Less Violent Than on Previous
Nights ef strike Riots Foreign Ger.
respondents Attacked BY Omeers
and . boy D. Siutiiated Wantsaly.

respondents Attacked BY Omcers
and . hoy d sautiiAted wantsaly.
special CIei. DsspaicAss 10 TEE scS.
BFRLIS. sept 20. l: 30 A. M.-The strike
district - deserted except for the foot
and mounted police. There IL no proba-
bilty 81 further disturbances. The gen
eral opinion is that the disorders are now
over. The orders issued to the
police were exceptionally stringent. They
were instructed 10 spare no one who was
detected riotinR. hut To use their revOlvers
and sabres without stint.
All the occupants 81 the Moabit district
were ordered to remain indoors. The
police were supplied with magnesium
torches. as the street lamps were torn up.
As the result 81 the nights more or less
bloody collisions twenty wounded were
admitted to tho hospitals. Revolver
shooting vas frequent by both the police
and rioters. hut 50 far as learned there
were no casualties from this cause.
Among the incidents nfNhe night was
an unprovoked attack by half q doEsn
policemen on four foreign newspaper
An American and thre"
English colleagues in tho course 81 n
taNicab tour ~ the di-t urbed dist rio,
stopped slnngride small public park
to watch party 81 policemen chasing
two girl sympsthizers With the rioters
The police emerged near the taxicab.
whsreuJron a non uniformed policeman
standing On the sidewalk point 81 to the
cab and SaId. Co for the auto
The police promptly laid on with their
swords. Ignoring tho explanations and
pru,"-'- e the newspaper men. who were
All severely bruised on their heads and
arms b. being Struck with the fat sides
- TIA" policemen swords One English
man was badly crH IN both hands and
blei p-ofu-cly. neC"Ssi'ating treatment
10 an ambulance station.
In" pphc. altogo' her seemed 80 be- IN
o m"rcii"S. mood The crowds we're l~s-
threatening and loss provocative than On
10" previous nights. bat Immsdia' ely
- ones wcr" thrown the police charged.
using the edges II their swords several
persons were injured and taken - the
hospitals 4 policeman who was =. abbot
and workman Who was ridden over IN a
police charge died today.
Iust ances ~ the severity 81 the Police
N handling the mob are count les In
pu. case q boy Of 10 years who had no
part IA IN. trouble bat was returning %
Ii- home from confirmation. bs-lm.
~ Nsi up ~ crowd of not ars and one
II hl- arms was almost hoped ~ by a
blow from sword Parts ~ some side
Salks wer. covered with POOLS - blood
I he -hght'--i r"mpust rance meant being
NJ DOWN
Tn. damag" done IA tho strike district
D. Ius Ia IA
pli,. were arrn-i with axes for the pur.
pn-.. ~ hreIk,nR into houses from which
,hu'- ar. fret ur missile, thrown NJ them.
BrHLIN. sept - Fighting between
~" police and strikers IN the Moabit :
quarter WIS resumed early this morning
The police had cleared the fighting sec
ION l,ta ~ night hut trouble broke ont |
fresh IN R"-ro'k'r street There were |
lp lights burning ~ the tune and 1OOl
JoUC. swept thrpugh IN" quarter ga dark /
less Many revolver shots were fired
rom IA" windows Nv strikers or their
'vu piihiyer- The police returned the /
ire aud regular fU-'Ilidr i"llOWei
when me pol,"" wIthdraw from the |
Ju1rtst ''n rioters made q hig bonfire .
4 beddlrg and wood oh had been /
,a'ura'e. with petroleum The FIRE br- ,
,ad- vas called uU' 10 eNtinguish the FIRE .
over one hundred policemen were in I
vred during IA" lighting The military 4
Ia been order ed ont in force TO patrol /
he disturbed quarter tonight
An Official report issued this afternoon
ay- that the attacks on the police last
light were not the work Of ho,ilums,
- on the previous evening. but OF the
,stter class 81 wOrkmen Forty riotsrs