Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-13

near the Belleallance platy from
which radiate Wilhelmstrasse Fried
richstrasse and Lindenstrasse.
ON Wilhelmstrasse, close to Belle.
alliance platz. are the large Beauxen-
stein printing works, where several
daily and weekly newspapers are pub.
lished. This building. too. was seized
early in the week by the Spartacans
and tenaciously defended by them for
several days and nights. It was sur.
rendered this morning. after having
been under fire Of sevencentimeter
field guns for several hours. The build.
ing took fire and was partly burned A
number OF Spartacans are said to have
pershed in the flames.
Meanwhile artillery had also been
placed in position on the roof of the
Patent Office. a large palace facing
the canal running near Lindenstrasse,
where the Norwaerts occupies the
premises at No. 3. Guns were also
fired from Bellealiance platz. south
west Of Lindenstrasse. This lombard
ment lasted two hours, the SpartaCans
replying with heavy machine guns.
making IL necessary TO find cover for
the Governments field guns both on
the roof of the Patent Office and in
Bellealliance platz.
Spartacans Refused to Surrender
About 10 o'clock white flag was
hoisted on the Norwaerts building,
whcreupon some parleying took place
between the contesting parties regard
ing capitulation. The Spartacans pro-
4 posed surrender on condition that they
be permitted to march away unmolested.
This negotiation took place in vacant
lots between the Norwaerts building and
P n nfire From hpra II uru :
easily seen that the newspaper struc-
iure had suffered severely from the
/ bombardment ana could not possibly
| hold out much longer. Still one more
chance was given to the Spartacaus TO
surrender. Internationally, of course
The Spartacan emissaries went back
into the building TO consult. but soon
returned, saying they preferred to be
buried under the ruins.
\ few minutes aftcrward the battle
was renewed vigorously with mime
throwcrs posted in Belle alliance platz
Their aim was splendid. There were z
few tremendous detonations, shatterinl
all the windows in the neighborhood
An enormous cloud of dust arose or
l.indenstrasse. and after it had settled
It was seen that nearly the whole from
of the facade had fallen to the side
walk. There was huge gap. through
which the havoc wrought In the interior
by the bombardment became plainl,
visible. Tho falling walls had buried
some Spartacan machine guns and thei
crews.
Soon aftcrward tho Srartaoau Gr
ceased entirely, n White flag ON II loui
pole being extended from the ruins.
Meantime, while the bOmbardment wa
in progress. Government cEasseurs ha
managed TO get very close to the Nor
wacrts building, and. succeeding il
breaking open a side door had entered
one Of three large Courtyards. Here
desperate man-to-man fight cuSued
hand g. cnades being employed with mur
I derOus results. Grcnades were ais
thrown from the roofs of ncighbOrin,
houses to which ChasScurs asCcnded, AM
the ferce lighting continued for som
time, the comhdtants in these parts o
the large building being unaware tina
the main body of Spartacans had al
ready offered to surrender
The first prisoners led from the build
ing were -four civilian Russians. il wa
said. among thom the notorious 'Musco
NItr cmissary Radck.. II was aiso sal,
that liehknecht was seized. but thi
cannot be confirmed
1t is rumorcd that 800 SpartaCan
We're killed Or wounded. The numhe
of prisoners is about 500. Some 1870
rifles, over 100 machine guns and grca