Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-11

| GAINS THROUGHOUT
| TURBULENT nation
Continued from First Page.)
Prince Eitel Frederick. the second sol
of William II, was prevented iIon
committing suicide and that the EN-
press was dying. ,a >,
| Three German generals are saAo -
have committed suicide
Fighting in Berlin Resumed.
BASEL. November 11.-Fighting be-
Tween revolutionary forces and i'm.
perial troops was still gong on ~
Berlin Sunday morning. The struesit
which began Saturday evening, oroke
out afresh at O'Clock Sunday morn
ing.
| ing was in front of the Victoria ana
Bauer cafes and the library OF tne
arsenal. near the Lustgarten. "nere
| officers, military cadets anu ooS
| Scouts were fortified.
| Council Controls Port Of Danzig.
| AMSTERDAM, November 11-Public
! authority in the Prussian North sea-
port of Danzig, is in the hands OF
soldiers and workers councll is,
ed by both socialist parties. Lhere
were no disturbances Sunday, but
I bill ho. declared
| today.
Grand Duke Dethroned, One Quits.
| COPENHAGEN, November 1.-THE
Grand Duke of Oldenburg has been De
throned and the Grand Duke of Me.%
len-Schwerin has abdicated. according
to dispatches from Hamburg.
| The Hamburg Nachrichten, wh1cn
reports the abdication of the grand
duke, says that a government for
Mecklenberg has been formed by
workers and soldiers council.
Fighting il Berlin.
LONDON, November 10. 1857 am
i Severe fighting took place in Berlin
between and O'Clock Ia It night and
violent connonade was heard from
the heart of the city.
| The revolution is in full swing In
Berlin and the red forces occupy the
greater part Of the German capital.
according to a Copenhagen dispatch to
| the Exchange Telegraph Company,
quoting Berlin advices sent from there
/ at 3 o'clock this morning.
/, The crown princes palace was seized
! by the revolutionists. The people
shouted Long live the republic" and
| sang the "Marseillaise." When revolu-
tionary soldiers attempted to enter a
building in which they supposed num-
nf officers concealed. shots
were fired from the windows. The
reds then began Smelling the building.
Many persons were killed and
! wounded before the officers surren.
and have restored order. Strong guards
marched through the streets. When
the cannonade began, the people
thought the reichsbank was being bonn
barded and thousands rushed to the
square in front of the crown princes
other buildings were under fire.
Statement by Council.
BERLIN, Saturday. November 9
German wireless to London. Novem-
F, Der 10, 1:10 p.m.).-With regard to
the incidents of November 9 in Berlin
| the semi-official telegraph bureau.
i working under the control of the
workmen's and soldiers council, is
sues the following report.
! This morning at 9 o'clock the
/ workmen Of the greatest industrial
undertakings commenced a general
strike.
| PROFESSIONS FASTENED from all the
| suburbs to the center Of the city.
Red Tags were carried at the head of
the professions. in which marched
armed soldiers and all classes.
| THE first procession arrived from
/ Afckerstrasse and Brunnestrasse. AS
q preliminary the soldiers and officers
were urged to remove their cockades
| and epaulettes. In the majority OF
/ cases this took place voluntarily.
| There was a general determination
Of soldiers and workmen. The work
men penetrated the barracks, where
| they received an enthusiastic recep-
ton from the soldiers.
"The military occupants Of factories
mingled in common with the workers,
! left the works and treated with them
| in common.
$50 far as known the only clash be-
took place on the occupation of the
so-called 'cockshafer' barracks. In
these barracks was guard of fusi-
llers. but only two officers fred
Three persons were killed and one
was injured. This is to be regretted
THE taking possession of major
ity of the public buildings and estab-
lishments was completed without diff
Guilty once II was clear that the mill
tary had gone over to the people"
Garrison Goes Over.
BERLIN. November . German
wireless to London. November 10. 1886
p. my (by tho Associated Press).-The
German peoples government has been
Instituted in the greater part Of Ber-
I lin. Tho garrison has gone over to
the government
The workmen's and soldiers council
l,has declared . general strike. Troops
and machine guns have been placed at
| the disposal Of the council Guards
which had been stationed at the pub
| lie offices and other buildings have
been withdrawn.
| Friedrich Ebert tvice president of
the social democratic party Is carry
| ing on the chancel1orship.
| The text of the statement issued by
| the peoples government reads:
| "In the course of the forenoon of
Saturday the formation of a new Ger
man peoples government was Initial
ed. The greater part of 1.-THE Berlin
garrison and other troops stationed
there temporarily went over to the
new government
The leaders Of the Populations of
the social democratic party declared
that they would not shoot against
the people. They said they would. In
accord with the peoples government.
intercede in favor of the maintenance
of order. Thereupon in the offices and
public buildings the guards which
had been stationed there were with
drawn.