Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-19
RULE ELECTIONS
WITH IRON HAND
Ebert Government Determined
10 Prevent Disorders in
Berlin To-Day.
GENERAL STRIKE MOVE FAILS
Many Believe That Liebknecht
Was Murdered, but Not
by Official Orders.

BERLIN. January IS.--Thc govern.
mcnt will rule with an iron hand to.
morrow TO prevent election troubles
The whole city will he policcd 10y
troops ready to act in case Of the
slightest Spariacidc Interference with
the process Of voting.
The attempt 10 launch a general
strike as protest against the killing
Of Dr. Kari Liebknccht and Rosa
LuXcmburS. appears 20 have failed.
Many believe L!eDkncchl was muir
dcrcd but not on government orders
sporadic firing continues, but less
man mad been anticipated on the eve
OF the election.
Antfsemctic feeling is growing here
MORE WOMEN WILL
VOTE TODAY THAN MEN
More women than men will vote IN
the national election, according to
that Out o OF the eS es eeetofs
about 2l,000.Ul0 will be women -Four
hundred national assembly. candidates
Socialist parties will likely return two
thirds OF the assembly candidates
Immediately after the national as
ment, which is confident of winning,
will invite the associated powers 10
add as one OF the subjects OF discus
sion AT the peace conference "A common
allies and America against the Russian
terrOristS.
FOUL MURDER WAS DONE
'iQ lCul 2L9ssv uIiIod lu slsIlD!ovS
Socialists, at Berlin, assert that DIR.
Killed on Thursday, did not attempt to
escape. from an escort of troops. but
was shot through the forehead at a
dispatch to the Exchange Telesraph
The Treihei,. OF Berlin, is calling
upon workers there to begin a general
strike, II is reported.
The German, government is reported
purpose OF counteracting an invasion
by the Poles. who already are threaten
Prussia will be under the command OF
General Won Quasi, while an army in
S!iesia will be commanded by Field
srAitTACANs NIOTING
THROUGHOUT COUNTRY
Spartacan rioters ure causing disor-
dcrs in various parts Of Germany. \
npm9fp Of FFdsy
Democratic partly was located. After
demolishing the Interior they attempt
cd 10 set the hotel on fire, but were
Five Spartacan leaders identified
with the recent rebellion In Spandau
y speciai dispatch from Appclin says
tina; the negotiations between the coal
miners and the operators, which were
being conducted by Herr Herch Prus-
sian Minister Of the Interior. came to
brilliant demand OF the workers.
The meeting was very stormy. the
conservative element among the miners
being terrorized by Spartacan agita-
tors, who were we'll supplied with
money and Boishevik literature printed
in Polish.
VOLUNTEERS JOIN C0LOKs
TO HALT BOLSIIEvISTS
Volunteers are joining the colors in
great numbers at koenigsberG to pro-
[teet the boundaries of East Prussia
from l5ulshcviSt aggression and
against the Poles. according TO reports
received here.
will soon be lost unless the Germans
awake TO the danger. the Lolal An
EeiEer says:
''Thc Poles have fallen upon our fell
low-countrymen like yandnls. They
have proclaimed martial law and have
utterly abolished German administra-
will soon be in possession of the Poles"
The newspaper declares that 500 Ger
mans nan IN IN Poser S,a. are being prevented by
tions TO the national assembly.
l'rociamations regarding the "ad-
by the Poles. who also have regular
soldlafs and WorE f%S aea Conmsil 'h ai
agitation for the raising Of troops for
home defense. and the Brunswick gov
crnment has forbidden their transpor-
taiicn in that section, and is said 10
have diSarned many of them.
At meeting 1t Breslau it was re-
ported that czcchs have an army Of
100000 men on the border and threaten
an invasion.
POLES IN LARGE NUMBER
MAY INVADE UPPER SII.I;SI\
Polish troops numbering eighteen di-
visions arc said To be about to invade
upper Silcsia. I.cmbcre reports state
that the people of The threaten II dis
iricis have formulated an appea, 10
president wilson. asking 70: uvotar-
ton. against the Czechs.
Inn appeal points out Ihlt their
country mas Eccn overwhelmingly Ger
man since the thirteenth century ami
has been part OF Germany since -.
Of its 10000 inhabitants. the appeal
SaEs, only 1900 spea: the Czech IAN
SraEc. "
Mr.; Wilson is asked to prevent tho
!nrc;hi aureAation Of thnir country
~ the CZcch5, saving ;'lcn m aIEeXr-
t n@r would he y violati"n of ;hr urin-
cipies OF elementary justice and would
tclp SOW the SreIS OF a p,yy ,,.,,.'.