Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-26
Entire Garrison May Quit
Army, Leaving Republic
Without Soldiers.
KEEL SAILORS REPORTED
EN- ROUTE TO GIVE AID
Nearly One Hundred Killed by Ma.
chine Guns During Clashes in
Streets of Capital.
BY the Associated Press.

ander and t'ranZer regiments have
openly joined the revolving sailors in
Berlin, and it is predicted in advices
sent from Berlin late Christmas night
that nearly the entire Berlin garrison
will support them, leaving the govern
ment without troops.
These advices were transmitted by
the Exchange Telegraph correspond
ent at Copenhagen. They add that
large numbers of sailors are reported
to be coming from kiel to join their
comrades in Berlin.
Nearly 100 Killed in Streets.
Nearly 100 persons were killed in
the street fighting which began in
Berlin on Tuesday morning, accord
ing to the latest reports from the
German capital, transmitted by the
Exchange Telegraph correspondent at
Copenhagen. The republican guards
tried several times to take the royal
stables and the headquarters of the
revolving sailors. but were repulsed.
Many soldiers belonging to the
Berlin guard and a few of the repub-
lican guards joined the sailors.
Vorwaerts reports.
When these reports. We're sent a
large number of armed civilians were
continuing to join the sailors. not
only at the royal stables but in the
Koenigstrasse. This street. with all
it's houses. was reported in the hands
of the sailors, who were supported
by the Spartacans. They demanded
Haase resign and be replaced by
Georg Ledebour and DR.. Karl
Liebknecht.
DR.. Liebknecht, the advices add,
went to the chancellor's palace and
had a long conference with the min
listers, the result of which was un-
known.
Further fighting was anticipated, 1t
was added. as the Spartacans and the
sailorS had decided to attempt to, force
the guards to return to Potsdam. The
guards were stationed in Unter den
Linden and on the Werderschen
p1atz.
Red Castle Bombarded.
According to an Exchange Tele-
graph dispatch from Copenhagen, a
force of 500 sailors on Monday formed
a guard and seized the Red Castle. one
of the former royal palaces. They
blocked the main streets and entered
the public buildings and arrested Herr
Wells, the military commander of Ber-
lin; Herr Fischer. his adjutant, and
DR.. Bongard.
The republican guard with machine
guns and artillery bombarded the
castle. Holes were made in the walls,
the porches were destroyed and all
the windows smashed. The balcony
oh jo I'M
once made a speech in which he de-
clared 81 know no parties" was partly
smashed. The guard eventually oc-
cupied the castle. but the sailors were
still holding another large building
at the time the dispatch was filed
The square in front of the castle was
Uttered with stones and missiles.
Mutinous Sailors Surrendered.
LONDON, December 26.-The mutin-
ot1s sailors who had been holding out in
white flag and have been allowed to
leave under guard. according to advices
from Berlin sent by the Exchange Tele-
graph correspondent at Amsterdam.
Government troops. the message adds,
now occupy the palace and the royal
stables.
Termed Victory for Radicals.
BERLIN. Wednesday. December 25, 2
p m. (by the Associated Press).-Polit-
ical leaders in Berlin, including many
who are not identified with the present
government, were disposed today to be-
lieve that the Ebert-Ha government
was no longer intact as the result Of the
happenings of Tuesday. The independent
socialists hold that Premier Ebert was
responsible for the predicament into
which the government was forced.
They declare that their represent
atives in the government were not
aware that he had called on the troops
in Potsdam under Lieut.. Gen. Lequis
to oppose the sailors with armed
force.
Other circles opposed to the gov
ernment al1ege that the cabinets COM
promise with the sailors amounted to
an abject capitulation and was a vic
tory for the radical elements and
those opposing the calling of the ma
tional assembly.
The organization of sailors proposed
to the government ten days ago that
it be authorized to organize a sailors
guard Of 5000 men, the Lokal An
zeiger says it is informed The sug-
gestion was coupled with a demand
for greatly increased wages and back
pay to November 9. The government
the paper adds, declined to entertain
the proposition.
Loss of Pay Threatened.
PARIS, December 25 (Havas).-De.
tails of the clash between sailors ano
government troops in Berlin on the
night of December 1924 are given ir
a Berlin dispatch received by way o1
Bern. Efforts were made in vain tc
induce the marines to leave Berlin
and especially the castle where the,
have established themselves from thu
beginning of the revolution. The,
were informed that they would no,
receive their pay If they did not leave
the castle.
The marines eventually occupie6
military headquarters after sending {
delegation to the military commander
| of Berlin demanding that eight,
thousand marks be paid to them. AZ
| the same time a detachment o)
marines attacked the soldiers OCCUPY.
ing the university building. In AZ
exchange of machine-gun fire three
marines were killed and four wound.
ed.
chancellor's palace to discuss thu
Situation with Chancellor Ebert
Richard Rarth, secretary of the inde.
pendent social democratic party, an6
Herr Landsberg. socialist member Of
the reichstag. The marines put these
men under arrest, but after q Ions
discussion they released them. The
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