The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-13
WOMANLEADER'
OF RADICALS IS.
ARRESTED BY.
GERMAN FORCES
Rosa Luxembourg, Lieb-
knecht's Aide, Taken in
Custody by Government
Soldiers
1900 DIE IN REVOLT
(By Associated Press)

BERLIN, Jan. 13. - Rosa Luxem-
bourg, associated with DR.. Karl Lieb-
knecht In the leadership of the rebel
lious Spartacan forces in Berlin. has
been arrested by government soldiers,
according to report in the Taeglische
Rundschau. The arrest is said to have
been made when the troops were
cleaning out the central office Of the
Spartacans last night, when DR.. Lieb-
knecht's son also is reported to have
been taken.
The capture Of the Spartacan office
was effected by the free use Of hand
srenades. The soldiers burned in the
street an immense quantity of Bolshev-
TX literature found in the headquarters.
The armistice between the contend
ing factions at Berlin has been broken
and fighting has been resumed. The
Spartacans are still In possession OF
part OF the Tageblatt building.
Reports indicate. 1t is reported, that
the Spartacan forces have lost 1900
killed since the outbreak Of the revo-
luton and that there are many more
wounded.
Federal Troops Arrive.
Government troops numbering 10000
arrived in Berlin on Saturday but with
the strengthening of it's military forces
the cabinet is reported to be losing its
political influence among the masses.
Twenty-eight mass meetings were be-
ing planned for today at Berlin for the
purpose Of off-setting this trend. These
meetings, which were to be addressed
by ministers and party leaders, were
expected to lead to a renewal of the
collisions with the Spartacans.
1t Is reported that several banks and
shops were plundered by mobs on Sat
urday and that great armed crowds
are continually parading the streets.
Spartacan leaders had been able to
conclude an armistice on fairly even
terms. II was stipulated that govern
ment troops should not be reinforced
during the truce nor resume opera
tiors without half-days notice.
The capture of the Vorwaerts build.
ing is considered rather important
strategically. The plant.js not in the
group OF other newspaper Offices, but
lies deeper into Spartacan territory,
between the principal newspaper quar-.
ter and the Spartacan headquarters at
the central police station. Its capture
therefore interferes with the Sparta
can communications with outlying de-
tachments. The Vorwaerts building
was badly damaged by artillery fire
and was coming down over the heads
of the defenders before they surren-
dered.
Ledebour Arrested.
The arrest of George Ledebour,
leader of the Independent Socialists,
is looked upon as significant as a COM
plete break in his relations with the
cabinet and presumably the end Of
the clandestine negotiations looking
to compromise of existing difficulties
by arrangement for the disappearance
OF particularly Objectionable persons
on both sides and the postponement Of
the elections for the national assem-
bly,. There is no confirmation of the
report that DR.. Leibknecht has been
killed. He has, however, faded from
sight with Chief of Police Eichhorn.
His disappearance may have given
rise to reports of his death or arrest.
Spartacan forces outside Of Berlin
have been able to a certain extent to
interfere with the arrival of govern.
ment reinforcenents. At Lautch, near
Leipsic. they are reported to have
disarmed three trainloads of troops on
their way to Berlin.
Government forces have captured
the police headquarters after a short
bombardment. When the fighting be.
gan the troops fired a few shells and
then waited to see what effect had
been made upon the Spartacans.
When the latter failed TO show signs
of yielding. two men were sent for
ward with white flag, demanding the
surrender of the Spartacans. They
were fired upon and killed b. the men
holding the building.
Prisoners Seized.
Artillery fire was then resumed for
a few minutes and the Spartacans be-
gan to flee. The soldiers thereupon
stormed the building with Il cheer and
took several hundred prisoners. No
government troops were killed in this
encounter. 1t is reported that the
Bolshevists are believed to have suf
fered the loss of fifty killed and
many wounded. The soldiers were en-
ragged at the shooting OF the white flag
bearers and the Bolshevists are said to
have Jared badly in the final clash.
Loyal troops have carried by storm
the BueXenstein printing plant, where
the Krcuzzeitung is printed. This
building is in the vicinity Of the one
occupied by the Vorwaerts and occu
patton Of it by the Bolshevists had
rendered the whole quarter unsafe.
Many citizens we're killed and wound
er recently by shots fired from the
windows OF this building.
The capture of Vorwaerts building
was carried out by approximately 500
loyal troops They first destroyed an
entrenchment in front of the building
consisting of rolls Of printing paper
behind which two machine guns had
been installed. Two shots from a
mine thrower swept away the whole
fortifcation. with the gun crew.
Russians Captured.
The Spartacans sent white flag
partly forward but were told that moth
ing but unconditional surrender would
be considered Two mine throwers and
two field guns then began systematic
bombardment and soldiers worked
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