El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-12-09
Berlin Feeding
OUer 10000 Hun
Army DeSerterS
City Quiet After Friday S
Rioting; Spartacus Lead
ers Declared Martyrs.

Berlin. Germany. Dec 9--CBy Asso-
ciated Press. Eager to make mem
bers Of the spartacus party martyrs
as the result of Fridays rioting, d..
Karl Liebknecht, leader Of this fac
ton, lost no time in staging a spec
tacular open air meeting at the Tier
garten Saturday night.
His cali for the meeting brought
forth 1000 munition workers, who had
responded to the demand for a gen
eral walkout. These men and women
marched through Inter den Linden
to the Tiergarten until they reached
the point where the Avenue Of Vic
tory intersects the Charlottenburge
Chaussee. There Dr. Liebknecht
mounted the base Of one Of the granite
statues erected in honor Of the Hohen-
zollerns and made an address,
Guns Command Approaches.
The semicircle Of DR.. Liebknechts
auditors was thanked on all sides by
machine guns mounted on motor
trucks. which commanded all ap-
proaches. DR.. Liebknecht harangued
the crowd in his familiar style, in
dieting Frederic Ebert. the PREMIER
Philip Scheidemann and other kaiser
Socialists. Of completely in Friday s
rioting. He called upon the masses to
organize Red Guards and thrust off
the attacks Of counter revolutionists-
At late hour last night, Berlin
was absolutely quiet It is estimated
by the Tageblatt that the number Of
deserters that Berlin is feeding eX-
ceeds 81. 900 Premier Ebert and his
executive committee of the work
mems and soldiers council, discussing
Fridays rioting. over 80 mass meet
ings OF conflicting parties were an
nounced for Sunday
Casualties Total $50.
Zurich, Switzerland. Dec 9.-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 was reported TO be
defending with machine guns three
sections Of the suburbs of Berlin
The workers and soldiers commit
tee has become demoralized and re-
fuses to use arms.
Street fighting is reported by the
Cologne Gazette to be going on in
Mayence, capital OF the province Of
Rhenish Hesse and one Of the princi-
pal IOrtreSSeS OF German. Many per-
sons have been killed.
Hussars, Red Guards Fight.
Amsterdam. Holland. Dec. 9.-The
independent republic OF Schleswig-
Holstein will soon be proclaimed. ac-
cording to the Weser Zeitung. of
Bremen This newspaper also states
that sanguinary encounters between
Hussars. returning from the front, and
Red Guards occurred at Brunswick on
December 3. Finding a deputation of
Red Guards and members Of the SOL
diers' and workmen's council drawn
up TO welcome his men, the command
er of the Hussars ordered that fire be
opened on the crowd His men obeyed
and the Red Guards replied to the
fire. The guards pulled the Hussars
from their horses, disarmed them and
forced them to march behind the red
flag into the city.
Royal Property Confiscated.
Geneva, Switzerland, Dec. g.
(Havas). -The entire properties OF
former king Frederick August. Of
Saxony, and his brother, prince John
George, have been placed under Sc
questration by the new Saxon govern
ment, according to Swiss newspapers
The properties and estates Of the for
mer Saxon royal family have been
confiscated Professionally. while pay
ment Of the civil list has been
stopped