Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-13
Soldiers Oppose Plans Of Ex-
treme RadicaIs-Continued
Blockade Is Protested.
POLITICAL POWER
RESTS WITH WORKERS
Revolution Is Proceeding Calmly
and Methodica;!y-Dreadnaught
Torpedoed.

By the Associated Press.
COPENHAGEN, Mo-
vember 13.-Fresh fighting
broke out in Berlin on Mon
day, according to messages
received here from the Ger
man capital. Loyal officers
opened fire from the foyal
stables and attacked the
revolutionaries with ma
chine guns on the Inter den
Linden. Several persons
were killed.
kilograms found in the
palace of the former Ger
man crown prince, accord
ing to a Berlin telegram to
the National Tidende, show
that it had been planned to
send loyal troops from the
front to Berlin in an attempt
to crush the revolution.
COPENHAGEN, Tuesday,
November 12.-Although the
bolshevik group of the German
Independent socialist party is
recognized as a separate organi-
zation, they are still a decided
minority and the power rests in
the hands of the majority social
lists and non-bofshevik independ-
ents, says a Berlin dispatch to
the Berlingske Tidende.
The dispatch adds that the
soldier representative at the
meeting Sunday of the soldiers
and workmen's council ener-
getically opposed the plans of the
bolshevik element.
Protest "Hunger War"
COPENHAGEN, November IA
dispatch from the Wolff Bureau, the
German semi-official news agency.
says the German socialists have tele-
graphed Hjalmar Brantipg, the
Swedish socialist leader. laying em-
phasis on the statement that the con-
ttnuation of the blockade is causing
suffering in Germany, involving
women and children.
1.-The proletariat Of all enemy coun-
tries protest against a hunger war"
says the dispatch, which requests
Branting to communicate the appeal
of the socialists to the international
organization.
Power in Hands of Workers.
LONDON. November ia dispatch
to the Exchange Telegraph from
Copenhagen says the demands of the
Independent socialists in Germany.
which have been accepted by the ma
jority socialists. include the provision
that political power shall be in the
hands OF the soldiers and workmen's
council, which will be summoned in
plenary assembly to represent the
whole country as soon as possible.
The dispatch adds that Institutions
concerning constituent assembly
will not arise until after consoIida-
tion Of the Institutions formed by the
revolution has been secured.
News Channels Blocked.
PARIS, Tuesday, November 12-
The lack of German news reaching
here by the way of Switzerland indi-
Gates some interruption in the usua1
channel OF information. Zurich has
confirmed reports that the frontier is
closed to travellers arriving from
Germany. 1t is reported that Fried
rich Ebert, the German chanceIior
has given place in his cabinet To
George Ledebour, social democrat
leader. but this report is given under
reserve.
Information received hero fs that
the revolution Is proceeding calmly
and methodtcally.
Baden to Stay In Empire.
AMSTERDAM November Eth.
provisional government, composed Of
all parties. formed at Karlsruhe. has
issued a proclamation announcing
that Baden will remain part of the
German empire. according to advices
from Berlin.
The German training ship Schlesien
has been torpedoed by revolutionary
warships, according to the Weser
Zeitung of Bremen.
(The Schlesien, pre-dreadnaught
battleship, but now used as a training
ship, was reported earlier In the week
to have ded from Kiel when the
sailoft revolt broke ont there. The
vessel arrived at AAx1tal, q small
Danish port IN the Baltic. where It
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