Arizona republican., 1918-12-09
UNOFFICIAL BERLIN
RAIDS ARE FATAL
To MEN AND WOMEN
Republican A. p. Leased Wire1

BERLIN, Saturday, Dec. 7.-Tnc
clash between government troops and
followers of the Spartacus, or radical
group. resulted in from u to 16 per-
sons being killed, according to various
reports. The number of wounded Is
not expected to exceed so. Several
girls who were passengers on a stIeet
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 -Chausseestrasse to join the
audience from a meeting held in a
hall further north. The fusillier guards
were drawn up at the intersection of
Invalidenstrasse and the commando
warned the people to disperse. The
marchers were crying, Forward! The
soldiers won't shoot their comrades
The marchers tried to pierce the line,
Whereupon the order to fire vas given.
Besides the wounded. several were
badly hurt rushing through broken
show windows seeking cover A group
of soldiers stormed the editorial rooms
of Karl Liebnecht's newspaper and
attempted to destroy the plant. Frus-
trated in their raid on the newspaper
offices by government orders, the SOL
diers then attempted to arrest the
members of the executive committee
of the soldiers and workmen's coun-
Gil, the soldiers apparently laboring
under the misapprenhension that then
officer had been ordered by the gov
ernment to make the arrest.
Ask Chamber to Surrender.
This occurred at the same hour as
the clash between the government
troops and the Spartacus insurgents
The executive committee was holding
a meeting in the former PrussiaI
house of deputies. The chamber wa:
invaded by the armed forces and :
| demand made for the surrender of tht
| council of % in the name of the Ebcl :
Haase government. Peoples Commits
sioner Barth, who also is a membc
| of the committee, faced the invaders
| with a challenge for their authority
| Meanwhile inquiry was made at gov
I ernment headquarters and resulted il
| the detention of the leaders of the in
! surgent forces, who were armed will
! hand weapons and flame throwers, TO
! the purpose of establishing response
bflity for the attempted revolution. I
developed that the men had been IN
vited by unattached officers to mec
at a given hour at the Brandenbur
gate for the purpose Of raiding an
overthrowing the soldiers and work
mems committee, as such action. the
were told, was demanded in the in
terests of the Ebert-Haase govern
| government. and furthermore that
was certain to meet with public ap
proval.
Both Raids Fiascos.
The raid proved a complete fiasct
as did also a similar attempt an hou
later. which apparently was planne
by DR.. Liebknechts followers, as
was announced at their meetings.
Yesterday evening Berlin foot guard
and sailors marched to the forme
chancellor's house and called out Pre-
mier Ebert who made a speech urgin
the men to keep their military unit
intact for the purpose of respondin
to hurry calls Premier Ebert wa
cheere das the coming president {
the German republic. He modesl
declined to seriously consider tn
proposition, urging that the cabin,
for the present was concerned in tt
problems of immediate urgency, sue
as the food situation and demobiliza
ton.
The streets tonight are deserted
the university is closed, as its built
ings on the Inter den Linden hay
been requisitioned for the purpose :,
Quartering troops there.
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