The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-30
Brunswick Soldiers and Work
mems Congress Has Form
ed New State Based on
Communism.
FORCE Is IT'S AUTHORITY
Hungarians Cheer untted States and
Allies After Hearing News
From the Peace
Conference.
[By Frank r. Taylor, United Press
Staff CORRESPONDENT

LBy Frank r. Taylor, United Press
Staff Correspondent
BERNIE, Jan. so. A northwest
German republic has been declared
by the Brunswick soldiers and work
mems congress, according to dis
paches received here today. The new
state extends from the Hartz noun
.ains to the North sea and includes
Hamburg, Schleswig- -Holstein and
parts of Saxony and A1tmark. II IS
based on socialism and ccmmnnAym-
The northwest German republic
has received no recognition so TAI
from Berlin, and Its only authority Is
that Of force.
Cheers For United States.
BUDAPEST, Jan. 20 (delayed.-
H1,ngarians conducted enthusiastic
demonstrations throughout the coun-
try today, cheering the United States
and the allies as a result OF the peace
conference note warning that Claims
to territory occupied by force VIII
receive no recognition at the peace
table. The Iiungarians regarded thls
warning as directed particularly at
the Rumanians and Jugo-Slays, WHO
thay say, have been encroaching on
Hungarian soil A new crisis mas
been forced in Count karolyi's caoi-
net. due to bourgeoisie attacks.
Offensive Against Poles.
PERI i'm. Jan. 29.--(delayed) Ger
men military preparations have peer
completed and a great offensive
against the invading Poles may soo1
be expected, it was announced TO-DAY
More than twenty thousand volunteers
left for the eastern front" yesterday
Polish forces are nearing the DOT
der of the province Of Brandenourg
The Volkstath of Bromberg mas pro
tested against further negotiations
with the Poles, declaring the latter
will not keep any agreements and only
want to gain time for strong military
measures.
Spartacans In Control.
BERLIN, Jan. 29.-(delayed)--1Spa
tacans still controlled WilliamshaveI
today according to advices recetvec
from that city. They had dissolved the
workmens and soldiers council, seized
all public buildings and banks and ta
ken over the railways, telephones ant
telegraphs.
A Estate of seige" has been declared
by them.
City officials have protested agains
the Spartacans and have gone or
strike determining to do no work un
til removal of the terror" Function
ing of the various municipal industrie!
is thus seriously affected.
A report from Stuggart today sale
the shortage of coal probably will
force the Berlin electric works to dis
continue for fortnight until re
serve can be accumulated This Woult
cut off FL lieht and power here.
Klarazetkin and four hundred inde
pendent socialists are reported to hav'
Joined the Spartacan movement.
i Berlin rs Capital.
BERLIN, Jan. 3o-Chancellor Eber
declared today that Berlin Will con
tinue as the capital Of Germany t.
Save the German cause"
considerable opposition has deveI
oped recently against retention of Bel
lin as the seat of the German govern
ment. Practically all the states out
side Prussia appeared to favor re
moval of the capital with the majorit
Of opinion evidently in favor of We
mar where the national assembly vii
meet1
Sixty-Fifth Coast Artillery.
| UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.
/ PHHAlSFU iPHIA, Jan. 30-Twenty