Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-02-22

IN Munich, The VosslsChe
Zeitung today says.
London. Feb. -. - The
troubles in Munich took a
still more serious turn yester.
day afternoon, according TO
Copenhagen dispatch 10 the
Exchange Telegraph company,
Church bells began ringing,
10000 wOrkmen from the sub
nrbs marched into the center
nf the city. and a short time
later violent firing was heard,
il is said. The mob is reported
10 have begun QlundCTing
shops.
The dispatch characterized /
the conditions n0W prevailing
in Munich as virtually those OF
civil war.
Hundreds Of civilians started tn
flee from Munich, the Exchange
correspondent advises.
but this was stopped when the
SpaTtacans occupied the railway
terminus.
The reports received from this
source. stated that the dictatorship
of the workmen will be proclaimed F
and predict that the killing Of
Premier Elmer and tho wounding OF.
Minister of Interior Auer, will be-
avenged in a most frightful manner.
Automobiles filled with armed Z
SpaTtacans are reported rushing
through the streets OF Munich
The adyiCes state that Herr Ross
haupter. the minister Of war. was
not killed as reports from Weimar
had statedD, but was wounded dur
ing the shooting in the diet and af-
terward placed under arrest 10y thet
Prince Joachim, youngest son or
Former Emperor William, is said,
contrary to previous reports, TO be
still in Munich.
The immediate adjournment Of
diet after the shooting
was due 10 the fear that holding
Of further meetings would aggra
yate the situation.
Herr Rosshaupter, Havarian min
lister of war, has been killed, aC-
cording to a German wireless mes,
sage.
Dispatches Are Conflicting.
According 10 an Evening News
dispatch from Berlin. Deputy Ocs-
cI. who is Catholic economist,
Has instantly killed during tho
shooting in the Munich diet 10Th
sr adyices have reported that Dep
uty Oesel was wounded. Herr l.
Cares. a representative of the war
office, the News adds, was also
as was Under Secretary
Iahr.
Herr Unterleitner. the minister
" social affairs, according 10 this
account, was wounded at the time
Premier Elmer was killed, he being
he premier's companion.
II is declared in this dispatch
hat Count Arco Valley who shot
remier Elmer, was killed by a
laval guard. CThe first dispatches
Count Arco valley wound
I'd and in a dying condition. The
cunt is said to have been a young
studentD.
Copenhagen, Feb. - Minister Of
he Interior Auer of Bavaria mas
lied Of his wounds, according to.
he Munich correspondent OF the
oolitikcn. Deputy Seyellier. the
lispatch adds, fired the shots
which fatally wounded Minister
tuer and killed Deputy OoseL
Herren Hoffman, and Frauen-
iorfer, members Of the Bavarian
,abinet. the spondeut saws,
we're wounded by man in uniform
who fired from the gallery
"a previous report that Minister'S
Hoffman and Fraucndorfer had
1een wounded. was denied later I'm
! dispatch from the same source
n Berlin The foregoing dispatch
vas filed in London two hours ar
eT the denial Of the first reportl
Ministers are shot.
Munich, Feb. % Herr Auer, Ba-
,arian minister of the iuternor, was
shot and seriously wounded dur
ng a session of the landtag
The shooting took place during
4 session Of the landtaF, while
Auer was alluding to the assassl-
lation OF Kurt Eisuer, the Ravar-
an premier.
Auer fell, wounded I'm the lert
ide. Deputy Osell was killed and
Wo other officials were seriously
wounded.
The shots were fred from the
public gallery and caused a panic
ImOng the deputies
The diet building Is now being
guarded by heavy detaChments Of
government troops
Amer and Timm Cannot Live,
Berlin. Feb %. Minister Of Jus
ice Timm and Minister Of Social
Affairs Unterleitner of Bavaria
we're wounded during the shooting
which took place at the Bavarian
andtag yesterday when Herr Auer,
3avarian minister of the Interior,