The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-01-17
START BATTLES
AGAIN IN BERLIN
AFTER KILLINGS
Spartacan Revolution Is Re-
vived in Hun Capital.
Several of Provinces of Ger
many Also Affected.
GOVERNMENT WILL STOP IT
Prepares To Take Violent
Measures Against Reds.
Five New Divisions of Troops
Sent to Berlin.
Several of Provinces of Ger
many Also Affected.
GOVERNMENT Will STOP IT
Prepares To Take Violent
Measures Against Reds.

Zurich, Jan. 17.-The Spartacan
revolution has been revived on a large
scale in Berlin and several of the
provinces following the deaths of Karl
Liebknecht and Rosa Luxembourg, it
was reported in a dispatch received
here today.
The government is expected to take
violent measures in an effort to sup
press the new disorders.
Five new divisions of government
troops have arrived in Berlin. The
city gives the impression of being oc-
cupied almost entirely by soldiery.
(By the Associated Press)
Basel, Jan. 17-Dr. Karl Liebknecht
has been shot and killed while trying
to escape as he was being taken to
prison, according to the Frankfort
Gazette: 1t is also reported that Rosa
Luxembourg, Mr.. Liebknechts chief
| lieutenant. was also shot dead after
being beaten into Inconsistencies by
a crowd at Berlin.
Both Leaders Killed.
Berlin, Jan. 17.-Dr Karl Iieb-
knecht and Rosa Luxembourg have
been killed.
When it became known Thursday
| that Doctor Liebknecht and Rosa Lux
| embourg were at the Hotel Eden in
| the western part of the city, crowd
| rapidly congregated and stormed the
| MOTEL lobby to lay hands on them. Both
were spirite1 to a side entrance of the
| hotel, but the mob forestalled the at
tempt of the troops to save F'raulein
Luxembourg. She was beaten into in
| sensibility and then thrown into an
| automobile by the crowd, which in
| tended to take her to prison.
| A few blocks down the street the
| machine was halted by second mob
| and, when the presence Of Luxem-
DOurg became known, man jumped
on the running board of the car and
| shot her thru the head. The body was
| dragged from the automobile and car
ried off. 1t is supposed that it was
thrown into the canal but it has not
! been found.
In the meantime Doctor Liebknecht
was hurried into another automobile
by officers and troops and the car was
headed for the Moabit prison. While
going thru the Tiergarten, the ma
chine was halted by punctured tire
Doctor Liebknecht was asked to get
cut by the officers, who intended to
| hail another automobile and continue
toward the prison. While waiting
Doctor Lie bknecht made an attempt
diers who had anticipated such an ef-
fort on his part.
Stabbed Guard
Amsterdam, Jan. 17-Karl Lieb-
knecht stabbed a guard and made q
break for liberty while being taken tc
Jail. Berlin reported today.
The automobile in which the Spar
| tacan leader was en- route to jail broke
down. The escort proceeded on foot
Liebknecht stabbed one of the guard:
with a knife he had concealed and ran
al
Hold Kautzky, Too.
Basel. Jan. 16.-Kar1 Kautzky, for.
mer under secretary in the foreign af
fairs ministry of the Ebert government
and more recently said to be support
ing DR.. Karl Liebknecht, was arrested
a. Berlin this morning. He was later
liberated.
Here Is a Denial.
Berne Jan. 1.-THE Berlin Vor
waerts says the Karl Liebknecht anC
! Rosa Luxembourg are in custody o
the government They were arrested
at the home of a friend in Mann
heimerstrasse. ,
When Doctor Liebknecht was ar
rested he stoutly denied his identity
tel, he was serched and his mono
: gam. *. L." was discovered on hi
shirt.
Arrest the Soldiers.
Arnstel Gam. Jan. 17.-Officers com
, manding the troops escorting DR.. Kar
, Liebknecht and Rosa Luxembourl
when these two radical leaders wer
killed have been professionally arrest
, ed, according to a Berlin dispatch re
, ceived. which adds that all person
implicated in the incident will be Sc
! verely punished.
Justice in Deaths.
i pAr1;, Ion IT UirtualI,- tho ap,ir
, Berlin press regards the fate of Dl
, Karl Liebknecht and Rosa LuXem
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