The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-12-09
Soldiers and Radicals Fight Re-
suits in $50 Casualties
GIRLS FIGURE IN LIST
Soldiers Storm Editorial Rooms OF
Liebknecht's Newspaper and At
tempt to Destroy Plant.

are reported 10 De uelehullS Win ma
chine guns three section of the sub
urbs of Berlin.
The workers and soldiers commit
tee has become demoralized and re-
fuses to use arms
Street fighting is reported by the
Cologne Gazette to be going on in
Mayene, capital of the province OF
Rhenish Hesse and one of the princi-
pal fortresses OF Germany. Many
persons have been killed.
Berlin, Dec. THE clash between
government troops and followers OF
the Spartacus, or radical group. re-
suited in from 12 to 16 persons being
killed, according to various reports.
The number of wounded is not expect
ed to exceed so. Several girls who
we're passengers on street car were
among those killed.
1t appears that the audience from
one of the three meetings of deserters
from the army was marching north
ward in Chausse street to join the
audience from the meeting held in a
hall further north. The Fusilier
Guards were drawn up at the inter-
section of Invalidenstrasse, and the
commander warned the people to dis
perse. The marchers were crying;
Forward, The soldiers won't shoot
their comrades" The marchers tried
to pierce the line, whereupon the or
der to fire-was given. Besides the
wounded, several we're badly hurt
rushing through broken show win.
dows seeking cover A group of sol
diers stormed the editorial rooms of
Karl Liebknechts newspaper and at
tempted to destroy the plant Frus-
trated in their raid on the newspaper
Office by government orders, the sol
diers then attempted to arrest the
members OF the executi' committee
of the soldiers and workmen's coun-
ell, the soldiers apparently laboring
officers had been ordered by the gov
under the misapprehension that their
officer had been ordered by the gov
= ernment to make the arrests.
This occurred at the same hour as
the clash between the government
troops and the Spartacus insurgents
The executive committe was holding
n meeting in the former Prussian
house of deputies. The chamber was
invaded by the armed forces and q
demand made for the surrender OF
the council of twentyIeight in the
name of the Ebert.Haase government
Peoples Commissioner Barth, who al
80 as member of the committee
faced the invaders with challenge
for their authority. Meanwhile in
quiry was made at government head
quarters and resulted in the detention
of the leaders of the insurgent forces
who we're armed with hand weapons
and flame throwers, for the purpose
OF establishing responsibility for tn,
attempted revolution. 1t developed
that the men had been invited by un
attached officers to meet at a giyel
hour at the Brandenburg gate for tn
purpose Of raiding and overthrowin
the soldiers and workmen's commit
tee, as such action, they we're told
was demanded IN the interest OF tn
EbertJHaase government and further
more that II was certain TO meet wit
public approval The raid proved
complete flasco as did also simila
attempt an hour later which appa,
emily was planned by DR.. Liebknecht'
followers, as II was announced
their meetings.