Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-26
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By Associated Press 70 Every Evening
London, Dec 2G The .ilexander and
Franzer regiments have openly Joined the
revolving sailors IN Berlin and 10 &
predicted In sdvlccg sent from Berlin
l7tc Christmas night hat nearly the
entire Perrin garrison viii support them
leaving the government without troorN
These advlcrs were transmitted u,
the Exchange Telegraph correspondent
~ Copenhagen They add that large
numbers of .ailorg arc reported 70 bc
coming from Kiel to Join their comrade~
in Berlin
Nearly 100 persons were killed ID The
street fighting which began IN Berlin aD
Tuesday morning, according ID the
latest reports from the German capital
transmitted By the Exchange Telegraph
correspondent At Copenhagen The Re
publican guards tried several times t0
take the royal stables and the head
quarters of the revolving sailors, but
were repulsed
A large number IF the soldiers belong
ing to the Berlin guard Joined the sailors
the voerwarts reports and q few Of tho
Republican guards followed their example
When these reports were sent. largo
number Of armed civilians were continu-
ing to hold the sailors at the royal stables
and in the Koenigsstrasse. This street,
with al its houses, Is reported in the
hands IF the sailors, Eho are supported
/ by the Spartac,Es. They demand that
Premier Ebert and Serretarv HsaEa
resign and be replaced By George Lede-
bo,ir and DR.. haTl I1ebknecht.
DR. Llebknecht, the advices add.
went 10 the Chancellor's Palace and had
long conference with the ministers,
the result Of which was unknown.
Further fighting was anticipated, II
was added. as the SpaTtacans and the
sailors are sand TO have decided ~ attempt
tn force the guards TO return 20 Potsdam-
The latter were stationed IN inter- dem
Linden and On the Werderschen Platz.
Berlin. Dec. 14-Herr Wells. Military
commander of Berlin. crested Monday
by revolving sailors during the fighting
IN which many sailors and Republican
Guards were killed anu wounded, was
released today. he spent the night in
the basement Of the former royal stables.
some sailors were in favor Of immediate
execution Of WeLs Others proposed
that be be locked up IN a small chamber
with the dead bodies OF sailors and other
victims of Monday fighting. That be
! escaped tvlolence ana possible death vas
I due to the intercesslon Of socialist leaders.
Fifty sailors, It is reported, still are
concealed II the Red Palace, from winch
most Of them we're driven Monday By the
republican guards Twelve hundred
sailors are holding out IN the royai stables.
Both groups have announced rhat the
buildings would have 10 be razed Deiora
+ they surrendered.
! Looting has been ia progress n the pa.
/ ace since YESTERDAY. Many private pos
4 sessions OF the former Emperor and former
/ Empress have been carried away or de-
/ stroyed
/ II Is reported hat tine marines arr
+ expecting heavy reinforcements from kie
and Wilhelmshaven.
According 20 an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Copenhagen 8 force oi
I 500 sailors on Monday formed q gUsrC
and seized the Red Castle, one of tbs
former royal palaces. They blocks,
the main streets and entered the pubic
! buildings and arrested Herr NCls, tn,
military commander Of Berln Herr
! Fischer, MS adjutant, and Dr Bonglo
The Republican guard with machine
guns and artillery bombardcd he castle
( Holes were made in he walls, the 0orches
were DESTROYED and AZ the windows
smashed. The balcony from which Empsr
or William once made his speech 10 vhlcl
ne declared II knoH no parties, va,
rartv smashed The guard eventually
occupied the castle, but the Sailors were
still holding another large building a'
the time the dispatch vas filed. Th,
square in front Of the castle was Uttered
with stones and missiles
The organization % sgllors proposed
10 The government ten da,S ago mar
It he authorized tn organize g sailors
guard cf 5000 mon, 'hc lokal Nnzeigc'
saws Il IS informed The suggestion wa
coupled with ; demand for greatly IN
creased wages and back pay q Novcmhsi
+ o. The government, the paper adds
declined to entertain the proposition