The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-12-19
IS STILL
RENT WITH STRIFE
DEMONSTRATIONS HAVE A FAR
REACHING EFFECT.
BOTH SIDES LOSE and GAIN
Meantime cabarets Are Running Al
most Continuously and Richer
Glasses Are Giving Up to Wild
Abandon in Trying to Forget.
(By Frank J. Taylor.)

Berlin, Dec. 18.-The conflict be
tween the radicals and the Ebert-Hasse
government which opened here yester
day was still undecided today.
The demonstrations by the soldiers
outside of the reichstag building led
by Carl Leibknecht was more serious
than it appeared at first.
While there were no actual physical
encounters the attitude of the soldiers
succeeded in forcing Ebert to avert
the issue by adjourning the soldiers
council until tomorrow.
If the radicals continue to grow in
their movements the present govern
ment will be overthrown.
The radicals gained courage for
demonstrations yesterday from attacks
made by George Ledenbour and Rich.
ard Balch against the peoples council
which resulted in Balch boiling the
! meeting.
lnsurgent Meeting Called Off.
The proposed insurgent meeting of
the reichstag in defiance of the Ebert
Hasse government was called off to-.
day by the president, Constantine
Fehrenbach.
Fehrenbach explained that the meet
ing was rendered unnecessary by the
extension of the armistice. His action
however is regarded in some circles
as a complete back-down
New Cologne, hot bed of demor-
strations, was raided by troops of the
peoples council.
Followers of Carl Liebknecht, who
held the public building for fortnight
were forcibly elected. The trend of
yesterdays radical demonstrations
seemed to be towards the strengthen.
ing of the Ebert-Hasse coalition.
Are Trying to Forget.
Berlin is dancing mad. There are
about fifty cabarets in the city and
dancing goes on all the afternoon and
until 8 o'clock at night In a weeks
time the edict closing dancing halls at
3 o'clock will be removed and dancing
then will continue all night. Berlin
ers are looking forward to this.
1t is remarkable sight to see cab
arets packed to suffocation with wom-
en- in expensive toilets and both SOL
dlers and civilians dancing and drink
ing wine costing two pounds a bot.
tie. Seats at the theaters can only
be booked two days ahead.
I'VE are trying to forget" asid a.
Berliner today.
Newspapers in Berlin
By Frank ]. Taylor, Berlin, Dec. II.
President Wilson's activities in
France constitute the most import
ant news of the Berlin papers. The
only dispatches regarding the Presi-
dent are received through Switzer-
land.
These are always displayed in the
first column of page one. The rest of
the page is crammed with proclama-
| tions, open letters and editorials.
The number of newspapers in Berlin
is steadily increasing. Soldiers decor
ated with garlands of flowers and the
like are returning back to Berlin at the
rate of ten thousand per day. The
government still is keeping the Berlin
garrison under arms so as to prevent
any Bolsheviki demonstrations.
Many People are Idle
The crowds which fill the boule-
wards appear gay. Every meeting
place is jammed with people listening
to speeches urging or making demands
for certain improvements from various
councils.
Cafe signs in which the former kais-
er's name appeared are rapidly disap-
pearing. ...-..
The theatre and music halls present
a typical Berlin productiAa. The num-
increasing due largely to the closing
down of munition factories especially
the Krupps where one quarter of a
million were thrown out OF work.
Results Of Elections
Copenhagen, Dec. 1S.-The workmen
and soldiers congress- according to the
Berlin dispatches has announced the
following results of the election OF
delegates to the national assembly.
Anhalt, %. Majority socialists
twelve democrats, two peoples party
and two conservatives.
Mecklenburg, 16 liberals, three hand
cuff men, two socialists and one peas
ant league.
Trying to Get Together.
Amsterdam, Dec. 18.--The German
government has opened negotiation!
with various factions Of the view of ap
pointing Count Won Bcrnstorff a'
Foreign Secretary,