Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-09
RIOTS REND BERLIN;
MACHINE GUNS IS USE
Battle Between Radical Reds and
Workers and Soldiers for Mastery;
Uprising Spreads.

OpI lSl1lk SplCdNS
Zurich, Dec S.-The casualties in the
fighting at Berlin Friday amounted to $50.
according to latest Berlin advices received
here Saturday, The Spartacus or Radical
Socialist group are reported TO be defend
ing with machine guns three sections OF
the suburbs of Berlin.
The Workers and Soldiers Committee
has become demoralizcd and refuse to
use arms.
Street fighting is reported by the Co
lognc Gazette TO be going on In Mayence,
capital the PROVENCE OF Rhenish HesSe
and one Of the princial fortresses OF Ger
many. Many persons have been Killed.
Berlin, Dec. fdclayedl.-The rioting
of Friday in Berlin, the mysterious raid
on the executive committee OF the Soldiers
and Workmen's Council and the demon
Stration hv soldiers and sailors on behalf
of Chancellor Ebert when he was ac-
claimed as President of the Republic, but
set aside the honor), have intensified the
existing gap between the two wings of the
Social Democracy, which seem now more
than ever hopeleSSly divided.
Political onlookers are wondering today
whe her the Ebert (Democraticl and
Haasc Radical Socialist and Bolshcvi j
inclined )factions nave reached the part
ing of the wavs and are asking what will
be the attitude of the Berlin regiments
from the front when they arrive home
next week
The clash between government troops
and followers of the Spartacus or Radical
group, resulted in from twelve to sixteen
persons being killed according to various
reports The number of wounded Is not
expected TO exceed fifty. Several girls.
who were passengers on a street car, were
among those killed.
WARNED PEOPLE TO DrsPERSE.
II appears that the audience from one
of the three meetings Of deserters from the
army was marching northward IN Chaus-
see Strassc To Join the audience from
meeting held in hall further north. The
FusiIlier Guards were drawn up at he inter
section Of Invaliden StrasSe and the COM
mander warned the people to dIsperse
the marchers were crying Forward
The soldiers won ( SnOot their comrades.
The marchers tried 10 pierce the line,
whereupon the order TO fire WAS gwen.
Besides the wounded several were badly
hurt rushing through broken show windows
seeking cover. \ group of soldiers storm
ed the editorial rooms Of Karl llci kaechts
newspaper and attempted TO destroy the
plant Frustrated in their RAID on the
newspaper Office ny Government orders,
the soldiers then attempted to arrest
T the memners of the executive committee
Of the Soldiers and Workmen's Council,
the soldiers apparently laboTng under
the misrepresentation that their officer
had been ordered bv the Government
10 make the arrest
This occurred AT the same hour as the
clash between the Government trQ0Tps
and the SpartacuS insurgents The ex-
ecutive committee was holding a meeting
in the former Prllssian House Of Deputies |
The chamber was invaded by the armed |
forces and q demand made for the sur |
render u the Council Of Twentv-eiGht |
in the naTnc of tho Encrt-Haase govern |
ment
ARrH YaCEs INVADERS.
Peoples Commissioner Barth. VINO also |
is q member OF the committee, faced the |
invaders with a challenge for their su- |
thority Meanwhile inquiry was made al |
Government headquarters and resulted |
in the detention of the leaders of the in |
surgent forces, who were armed with hand |
weapons and fame throwers. for the pur- |
pose Of establishing responsibility for tie |
attcmDted revolutions.
It developed that the men had been
invited BY unattached o. GERS TO meet at
d given hour at the Brandenburg Gate.
TO raid and overthrow the Soldiers and
Workmen : Committee, as such action
they were told. was demanded in the IN
terests Of the Ebert-Haase government
and furt rthcrInore that il was certain TO
meet with public approval. The raid
proved complete haSco, as did also q
similar attempt an hour later, which ap-
parentiy was planned by Dr. Lichknecht's
followers, as It was announced Ut their
meetings.
Yesterday evening Berlin footguards
and sailors marched to the former Chan
cellors house and called out Premier Ebert
who made speech urging the men TO
keep their military units intact for the
purpose Of responding TO hurry calls
Premier Ebert was cheered as the coming
president Of the German republic He
modestly declined seriously to consider
the proposition urging that the Cabinet
for the present was concerned IN problems
Of immediate urgency such as the food
situation and rehabilitation
The streets tonight Is turdav) are de-
serted; the university Is closed a. its build
ings on the Inter den Linden have been
requisitloned for the purpose Of quartering
troops there.
PARTY REPRESENT ALTON.
What promises TO be decl-l Z b tile |
for the elimination Of partisan I,oIltIcs
in the Soldiers and Workmen councils !
throughout Germany has been precipi-
tated by the announced determination !
OF the soldiers to insist upon party repre- |
sentation on all governing boards The /
leaders Of the soldiers declare that if the !
present virtual dictatorship system Of |