The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-11
Government Troops Turn the
Gas on Radicals.
Army and People Are Going
Over to Ebert Rule.
PREMIER GROWING STRONGER
BOlshevists Line Hunger and
Discomfort on Their Side.
Take Water and Gas Plants
and the Bread Shops.


Zurich, Jan. 11.-Poison gas has
been used by government troops in
the Berlin street fighting. according
to dispatches received from German
sources today.
Ebert Winning Out.
Berlin, Jan 10 (delayed).-The po-
sition of the Ebert -Scheidemann gov
ernment is growing stronger every
hour. while the number of insurgent
demonstrators is rapidly diminishing,
it was officially announced today.
Fighting between government and
Spartacan forces continued for pos
session of the newspaper offices, rail-
way stations and other important
buildings.
Ebert Is Gaining.
London, Jan. 11.-There has been
no additional news from Berlin early
today to throw light on the situation
there but newspaper opinion stated
here is to the effect that the govern
ment is rapidly gaining the support OF
the army and most of the people in
its struggle against the Spartacans.
1t appears to be generally recoB-
nized in Germany" says the Daily
Mail, that the sooner there is stable
! government there with which the al
| lies can deal, the sooner there will be
! peace.
| In Center OF City.
London, Jan. 10 delayed. )-Goy-
ernment forces control the situation
| IN Berlin SO far as the center of the
| city, containing the principal govern
\ ment buildings and the retail shop
ping district, is concerned, but latest
| advices give no indication of what has
I been accomplished towards clea ring
the Spartacans from their strongholds
in the outlying districts. Loyal troops
] are being reinforced and. the. -arsniness
/ of elements of the population willing
to risk their lives to down the Bolshe-
visits Is in progress. Philipp Schelde-
mann and Premier Ebert are appar-
entity determined to vigorously press
the campaign against the followers OF
DR.. Karl Liebknecht as soon as their
| strength is completely in the field.
/ The cabinet has flatly refused TO ac-
| cept the offered mediation of the In
dependent Socialists to reconcile the
| three Socialists factions. accusing the
/ independents of working "hand-in-
! glove" with the Spartacans.
Reds Have Dusseldorf.
Amsterdam. Jan. 11.-Spartacans
control Dusseldorf. according TO re-
ports received here today.
The prison in Muenster $50 miles
northeast of Cologne) was stormed by
| Spartacans who freed 10 inmates
according to the Muenster Anzeiger.
! The Spartacans are now eudeavor-
/ ing to summon hunger and thirst as
4 their allies and have succeeded In in
| terfering seriously with supplies
Large parts of Berlin are reported to
have gone without bread Friday and
! today. Panicky scenes are reported
at bread shops.
The Spartacan forces have occu-
! pied a number of gas plants, electric
| power houses and waterworks in var
ious parts of the city. Grunewald, n
suburb, is without these necessities.
4 This suburb however is populated al
j hxy hgCr
classes and pressure against 1t is not
likely to affect the socialist govern
| ment. Karl Radek who is a. wiser of
DIR. Liebknecht and is familiar with
the strategy behind the Bolshevik
movement in Russia was I'm Berlin.
| The SpartacanS are reported to be
desperately endeavoring to spread
their activities into other parts OF
Germany.
Dispatches said that Herr Brandt.
director of the chamber of commerce:
Herr Sybel. director of high schools,
land Herr Aich, general manager of
1.-THE steel works, had been arrested.
I A hundred and fifty other prominent
l'citizens escaped to the left bank OF
4 the Rhine where they were under
Belgian protection
Very Serious RIoting.
j Copenhagen, Jan. livery serious
rioting occurred Friday In Dresden.
Hamburg, Augsburg and Dusseidof
according to reports received here.
The fighting was most severe in Ham,
burg, and is still In progress.
Hand Over Commander.
Copenhagen. Jan. 11-Sailors who
deserted the Spartacans. handed over
Commander Doerenbach to the gov
ernment, Berlin dispatches state to-
Il day.
Government troops repulsed an at
tack on the Doebeitz airdome. then
blew UP the camp.
RlrffrD Tn frfffes
Copenhagen, Jan. 11.-Serious riot
ing occurred at Dresden. Stuttgart,
Hamburg. Dusseldorf, and Ourgburg.
according to dispatches received from
German sources today.
| Spartacans were said to have seized
the city halls and newspaper offices
in those places. Fighting in still go
ing on in Hamburg.