The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-26
Regiments Revolt.


London, Dec. 26.--The Alexander
and Franzer regiments have openly
Joined the revolving sailors In Berlin
and It is predicted in advlces sent
from Berlin late Christmas night that
nearly the entire Berlin garrison Will
support them. leaving the government
without troops.
These advices were transmitted by
the Exchange Telegraph corresponds
ent at Copenhagen. They add that
large numbers of sailors are reported
, to be coming from Kiel to join their
comrades in Berlin.
The republican guards tried sew
eral times TO take the royal stables
and the headquarters OF the revolt
ing sailors. but were repulsed.
Many soldiers belonging to the
Berlin guards and n few of the re-
publican guards Joined the sailors,
Vorwaerts reports.
When these reports were sent. n
large number of armed civilians were
continuing to join the sailors. not
only at the royal stables. but in tho
Koonigstrasse. This street with all
its houses was reported In the hands
of the sailors. who were supported
by the Spartaci. They demanded
that Premier Ebert and Secretary
Haase resign and be replaced by
George Ledebour and Or. Karl Lieb-
knecht.
DIR. Liebknecht, the advices add.
went to the chancellor's palace and
had long conference with the min
listers, the result of which was un-
known. More fighting was antici-
pated, 1t was added, as the Spartaci
and the sailors had decided TO at
tempt to force the guards to return
TO Potsdam. The guards were sta
TONED In Unter den Linden and on
the Werderschenplatz.
! According to an Exchange Tele- =
graph dispatch from copenhagen, "a
force of 800 sailors Monday formed
| 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 Berlin; 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 We're destroyed and all
the windows smashed. The balcony
from which former Emperor William
once made n speech in which he de-
CARED i Know no parties" was
partly smashed. The guard even
tuaiIy occupied the castle. but the
sailors were still holding another
large building at the time the dis
patch was filed. The square in front
of the castle was Uttered with stones
and missiles.
Many members of the republican
guards. the troops supporting the
Ebert movement in Berlin, have de-
serted to the counter-revolutiona nv
soldiers, following the battle on
Monday, when the palace of the ex-
crown prince was wrecked with ar
tillery. fire, said advices from Ber-
lin today. quoting the Vorwaerts
Armed civilians are also Joining
the seamen. who have established
counter revolutionary headquarters
in koenigstrasse. The Spartacus
group (eXtremists), is supporting
the sailors and demanding the res
ignation of Chancellor Ebert and DR..
Hugo Hasse from tho government.
The radicals want to replace Ebert
and Haase with Ledebour and Lieb-
knecht, two Of the radical leaders.
Ledebour and Liebnecht conferred
with the ministers in the chancel-
lor's palace, but the result is not yet
known.
Fresh details have been received Of
the battle which was fought in the
heart of Berlin on Monday, when
many persons were killed.
The searncn barricadod themselves
in the palace Of the former crown
prince and We're shelled by the re-
publican guards, using Seventy
sevens." The palace was eventually
captured, but not until 1T had been
nearly demolished.
Machine guns placed at the win
dows and manned by rebel sailors
swept the streets with hail of bull
let's.
Other public buildings were in the
hands Of the counter r-revolutionarics
at last reports. The seamen were
ordered to return to Wilhelmshaven,
but refused to obey.
Hoist White Flag.
London, Dec. 26.-The rnutinous
sailors who had been holding out in
the red palace at Berlin have hoisted
the white flag and have been allowed
to leave under guard, according to
advices from Berlin, sent by the Ex-
change Telegraph correspondent at
Amsterdam. Government troops, the
message adds, now occupy the palace
and the royal stables.
Military Chief Released.
Berlin, Tuesday, Dec. 24.-(A. P)
Herr Wells, the military command
er Of Berlin, who was arrested Mon
day by revolving sailors during the
fighting, in which many sailors and
republican guards were killed and
wounded, was released today.
Some of the sailors were in favor
Of his immediate execution, but
cooler heads opposed this plan. Some
proposed that he be locked in n
small chamber with the bodies of
sailors and other victims of Mon
days fighting. That he escaped vio-
lence was due to the intercession OF
socialist leaders.
Fifty sailors. it is reported. are
still concealed in the red palace, from
which most of them were driven
Monday by the republican guards.
Twelve hundred sailors are holding
out in the royal stables. Both groups
have 9apf nut word that the bllild-