The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-10
PLOTTERS ARE
TAKEN IN RAID
CONDUCTED BY
EBERT TROOPS
y Elem Found in Apartment
in Hotel on Inter Den Lin
den Taken in Custody
Hidden Guns Seized.
FORM R0YAL|ST PARTY
(By Associated PressN

BERLIN, Dec. 1O.--A dramatic Sc
quel to Fridays attempted arrest OF
the executive committee of the Sol
diers' and Workmen's council occurred
today when the Hotel Bristol. one OF
the more fashionable places. on Unter
den Linden was raided by order Of the
Ebert-Haase cabinet.
All exits Of the hotel were guarded
by troops and the premises were
searched on the strength of rumors
that plotters were concealed there. In
one Of the large apartments, the raid
ers found % men suspected with COM
plicity in Fridays raid. Among them
were Baron Rheinbaben, former Prus-
sian minister of finance. and the
younger prince Hohenlohe. A number
of students were found in the room
The entire party fs under detention.
Three hundred guns which were found
In an adjoining chamber, were seized.
Count Matuschka, one Of those alleged
TO have been involved in Fridays dis
orders. has not yet been arrested.
Prince Henry Of Prussia, brother OF
the former German emperor, has pro-
claimed the establishment Of a royalist
party in Germany.
REESTABLlSH ORDER
COLOGNE, Dec. 10.-Order has been
reestablished in Cologne as the result
of the arrival of an advance guard Of
British troops. There had been sew
eral days of the keenest anxiety in
the city caused by extensive riots and
pillaging on the part of mobs OF the
lower class. with attendant bloodshed
when the turbulent element clashed
with hastily organized guards of re-
sponsible citizens armed with rifles
and machine guns.
The disorders began Wednesday
night after the withdrawal OF the Ger
man troops from the city. They con
tinued the next night in various quar-
ters on a large, scale. Much damage
was done to property and large
quantity OF goods was stolen from the
stores.
According to Burgomaster Adenauer
the rising was due to the inability Of
the poor to obtain food and clothing
owing to the scarcity of these necessi-
ties. He thought there was little rea-
son to doubt. however. that the trouble
also was due in part to the freshly
inoculated Bolshevik idea among the
populace that it was needless to work
any longer With the removal of the
restraint exercised by the presence of
the German troops the overwrought
nerves of the people seemed to have
given way and they went out to take
forcibly what they were unable to buy.
The regular police were unabp17 to
handle the situation and 1900 OF the
citizens were called and armed by the
hnrgomaster to maintain order. A
fight between the rioters and this civil
guard resulted In several of the rioters
being killed. The burgomaster finding
that the conditions continued to be
grave. then applied to the armistice
commission to hasten the allied oc-
cupation.
Claims Food Scarcity.
The troubles ceased with the appear
ance Of the troops yesterday Today
a Gordon of British forces was thrown
out of the city along the Rhine.
Affairs In Cologne now are moving
smoothly to all outward appearance.
Burgomaster Adenauer. however, told
the correspondent that the city was
facing starvation, as only weeks
supply Of food was In sight. Other
German cities. he declared, were in
equally dire straits, being unable to
obtain food quickly and not knowing
what might happen as the result of the
scarcity, while fresh supplies. he de-
clared could be obtained only from
the allied countries.
I'VE have been enemies, but for the
love of humanity. come to our aid
now the burgomaster urged vehe-
mently.
AT least one Of the best known Co
logne hotels today was serving an ex-
cellent and plentiful luncheon consist,
ing of soup. fish. meat, four kinds of
vegetables, wines. cheese, bread, COM
potes and fruit 1t goes without say
Ing. however, that the possession of
food by this palatial hotel is no proof
that the poor are not hungry. The
actual situation could only be deter
mined by "a careful investigation, for
which the correspondent had no facili-
ties.
PARIS. Monday. Dec. 9.--The Fran
co-American forces which occupied
Ak -Chapelle Saturday were COM
manded by General Degoutte. In ad.
dressing the trops Gen. Degoutte re-
called that Charlemagne had made
AiA-la. a.Chapelle the capital OF the bor-
ierland destined to stem the tide of
reutonic invasion. The tomb of Char
.emagne was decorated with French
iags.
General Degoutte declared that the
former German emperor was the TO
mentor of the war and that he now
Has awaiting unavoidable punishment.