The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-12-27
MANY KILLED IN
FIGHT At BERLIN
MutinouS Sailors HciSt the White
Flag and Surrender to Gov
ernment.
MORE FIGHTING IS EXPECTED
Infantry Reported to Have Joined Ma
rines-Ebert Told to Resign
Ledebour and Liebknecht
Want to Rule.

London, Dec 27-The mutinous sail
ors who had been holding out in the
red palace at Berlin have hOisted the
white flag and have been allowed to
leave under guard, according to reports
from Berlin sent by the Exchange Tele
graph correspondent at Amsterdam
Government troops, the message adds,
now occupy the palace and the royal
stables.
Troops Join Revolving Sailors.
The Alexanded and Franzer regi-
ments have openly joined the revolving
sailors in Berlin, and it is predicted in
advices sent from Berlin late Christ
garrison will support them, leaving the
government without troops.
Many soldiers belonging to the Berlin
guard and few of the republican
guards Joined the Sailors Vorwaerts re-
ports.
Vorwaerts Plant Seized.
Berlin, Dec. 27.-The editorial rooms
and the publishing plant Of the Social
list Vorwaerts were seized and occu-
pied at ten o'clock at night by mem
bers of the Spartacus} group. The
building was invaded by party with
Is machine guns. After taking pos
session they issued hand bills on red
paper under the caption ''Red VOr-
waerts." The chief of police in Berlin,
Eichhorn, who had sent police to pro-
tect the premises, appeared on the
scene and assisted in the suppression
of the majority socialist organ. 1t
was announced by the Spartacus
group that Doctor Liebknecht, their
leader, would proclaim the overthrow
Of the Ebert government. During the
last few days the radical elements
have threatened to suppress the VOr-
waerts because of it's attacks on the
revolutionary tcrrorists.
The government sent out a general
order to the troops in Berlin to hold
themselves in readiness. Spartacus
forces have seized the PruSSian war
ministry, in addition to the VOrwaerts.
The impression appeared to prevail
that the radicals would make q gen.
eral attempt to disrupt the present
government
Demand Ebert Quit.
When these reports were sent large
number of armed civilians were con-
tinuing to join the sailors, not only at
the royal stables, but in the KOenig-
strasse. This street, with all it's houses,
was reported in the hands of the sail
ors, who were supported by the Spar
tacans They demanded that Premier
Ebert and Secretary Hasse resign and
be replaced by George Ledebour anr
DR.. Karl Liebknecht.
Doctor Liebknecht, the advices add,
went to the chancellOr's palace and
had a long conference with the min
listers, the result of which was un-
known.
Further fighting was anticipated, it
was added, as the Spartacans and the
sailors had decided to attempt to force
the guards to return to Potsdam. TIA
guards were stationed in Unter den
Linden and on the Werderschen Platz.
Nearly 100 persons were killed in the
street fighting which began in Berlin
Tuesday morning, according to the lat
est reports from the German capital,
transmitted by the Exchange Telegraph
correspondent at Copenhagen. The
Republican guards tried several times
to take the royal stables and the head
quarters of the revolving sailors, but
were repulsed.