New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-12
by Brigadier General Harries, head of
the American commission.

the American commission.
LONDON, Jan. 11.-Delaycd Amstcr-
dam advices, dated Thursday, contain
reports of further activity by the
Spartacdcs in the Rhine towns. They
apparently control Dusseldorf, where
several prominent persons were arrest
ed, while many others only escaped ar
rest by crossing the Rhine. The Meuu-
ster "Anzciger" reports that the Sparta
cides stSrmed the prison in Muenster
and freed ITO criminals.
Delayed Amsterdam advices, dated
Thursday. contain reports of further
activity by the Spartacidcs in the Rhine
towns They apparently control Dis
scldorf, whore several prominent per
sons we're arrested. while many others
escaped arrest only by crossing the
Rhine. The Mucnster "Anzeigcr" re-
ports that the Spartacides stormcd the
prison in Muenstcr and freed ITO crimi-
nails.
At Mulheim, during a big demonstra-
ton of strikers on Wednesday, the NAL
contents seized all newspaper buildings
and issued the General Anzciger" the
next morning as the Red Flag" desie-
mating it as the organ Of the revolu-
tionary workers of Mulheim They
forbade the issuance of all the other
newspapers.
The private residence in Mulheim Of
Leo SHINES, the industrial magnate,
was entered and ransacked by mob
which was later dispersed by the
police.
Both Sides Determined
Earlier dispatches give further de-
tails of Thursdays fighting in Berlin.
Both the Spartacides and the govern
ment forces are described as acting
with great rmination, although it
seems worthy of note that with all the
reports of severe combats, in which ar
tillery, hand grenades and rifles are
described as having been used freely.
none of the observers has anything to
say definitely of large casualties or
apparently has observed any consider
able number Of bodies
The Spartacides are described as res
olutely defending the "Tageblatt" and
"Vossische Zei,ung" printing plants,
which on Thursday night we're still in
their possession. On the other hand,
three resolute attacks by the SPARTA
cides on the Brandenburg gate are re-
ported as having failed to shake the
governments hold on the main en-
trance to the central quarter of the
city, where the Chancellors palace and
|. the ministries are situated.
Government Gaining Power
The growing confidence of the gov
eminent that the garrisons in the min
istries and private buildings in this
quarter now are strong enough to pre-
vent surprise attacks is reflected in
the reports that the government has
reduced the numbers Of troops guard
ing the streets near by, so that access
to the quarter is no longer SO difficult
as it was.
From this centre The government is
conducting lts campaign 10 eXpel inc
Spartacides from the newspaper Offices
to the south and east. but without posi-
tive successes yet reported. The gov
ernment's temporary occupation of the
RED Flag" offices, even, is said to have
been abandoned.
The governmental quarter can be
defended easily from the west and
north provided the Brandenburg Gate
be held. The only other entrances to
this quarter are two narrow streets in
tersectng Inter den Linden from the
north and Voss Street from the west.