Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-01-01
RIOTING IN GERMANY.
Hard Fighting Between Soldiers and
Revolutionist Guard.

sons were killed in the street fight
ing which begin in Berlin on Tues
day morning, according to the latest
reports from the German capital,
transmitted by the Exchange Tele
graph correspondent at Copenhagen.
The republican guards tried several
times to take the royal stables and
the headquarters OF the revolving
sailors, but were repulsed.
Many soldiers belonging to the
Berlin guard and few of the re-
publican guards joined the sailors.
When these reports were sent a
large number of armed civilians
were continuing to join the sailors,
| not only at the royal stables, but in
the Koenigstrasso. This street, with
all its houses, was reported In the
hands Of the sailors, who were sup
ported by the Spartacus. They de-
mand that Premier Ebert and Secre-
: tary Haase resign and be replaced by
George Ledebour and DR.. Karl Lieb-
knecht.
; Further fighting was anticipated,
it was added, as the Spartacus and
the sailors had decided to attempt
10 force the guards to return to Pots
dam. The guards were stationed in
Inter den Linden and OH the Wer-
derschen Platz.
The Alexander and FranZer regi-
: 1nrntS hnrn 0nnn1v tNiNnl IN
ing sailors in Berlin, and it is pre-
dicted in advices sent from Berlin
late Christmas night that nearly the
entire Berlin garrison will support
them, leaving the government with
out troops.
| Red Castle Bombarxlc<l.
! According to an Exchange Tele-
graph dispatch from Copenhagen, a
force Of 500 sailors Monday formed
guard and seized the Red Castle,
one Of the former royal palaces.
, They blocked the main streets and
entered the public buildings and ar
rested Herr Wells, the military
, commandant of Berlin; Herr Fischer,
his adjutant, and DR.. Bongard.
! The republican guard with ma
chine guns and artillery bombarded
the castle. Holes were made in the
walls, the porches were destroyed
= and all the windows smashed The
guard eventually occupied the cas-
tie. but the sailors were still holding
10 % hn
the dispatch was filed The square
in front Of the castle was Uttered
with stones and missiles.
/ Looting Royal Palace.
Berlin, Dec. 26.-IIerr Wells, the
military commander of Berlin, who
was arrested Monday by revolving
sailors during the fighting in which
many sailors and republican guards
wcro killed and wounded was re-
leased to-day.
4, Some Of the sailors were in favor
OF his immediate execution, but cool
or heads opposed this plan. Some
| proposed that he be locked in a
small chamber with the bodies of
sailors and other victims OF Nom
Gays fighting. Theat he escaped
, violence was due to the intercession
Of socialist leaders.
Fifty sailors, it is reported, are
still concealed in the Red Palace,
from which most Of them were driven
Monday by the republican guards.
Twelve hundred sailors are holding
out in the royal stables. Both
groups have sent out word that the
buildings will have to be razed be-
fore the surrender.
Looting has been in progress in
the palace since yesterday, and by
this morning many private posses
sions of the former emperor and
former empress had been carried off
or destroyed.
Mutineera Hoist White Flag.
London. Dec. 26.-The mutinous
sailors, who had been holding out
IN the red palace at Berlin have
hoisted the white flag and have been
allowed to leave under guard, ac-
tording to advices from Berlin sent
by the Exchange Telegraph cores
rondent at Amsterdam. Government
troops. the message adds, now oc-
rnpN the palace and the royal sta
blca.
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