Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-27
SPARTACANS STORM
JA[[S, RELEASING
MANY CRIMINALS
Streets Are Uttered With
Bodies and Clothing Torn
From Citizens.
BELIEVE DR.. MUELLER AND
DR.. BELL WILL SIGN PACT
Unofficial Reports Received in
Paris Indicate They Have
Been Chosen.
EXPECT SIGNATu- .>paF
GERMAN e'5T<2 dll Reparation
i'e landed for Ships ~
ed In Scapa Flow.
BELIEVE DR.. MUELLER AND
DR.. BELL WILL SIGN PACT.
IRv Associated press1

IBr Associated Pressl
FARls, Juno 26.-Hamburr threaf
ems to become a second Munich. with
even greater bloodshed, according ~
reports received here tonight. The civ
Is completely in the power of the COM
HuhiAs and Spartacans, who are
utilizing food riots as an excuse for
their attempts to gain control.
In the rioting yesterday they
s.ormed the city hall and overcame
the government troops. capturing ouan
titles of ammunition. rifles and ma
chine guns. They then swept over the
entire city. plundering. killing and de-
stroyinE
Many of Hamburg's fine buildings
were badly damaged The rioters held i
1ne was ra,lway can,zsa station for time but It
The police were utterly helpless, and
government troops are under way to
Jails have been stormed and crlmi-
nails released. The Spartacans are con-
ferring with the Idea of establishing
In addition to the buildings damaged
the streets are Uttered with all kinds
Cd OF debris and clothing torn from citi-
In many places. indicating casualties.
The number OF dead is unknown.
rumors varying between one dozen and
sixty. sixty The spartacans tried unsuccess-
with particular vandalism burned an
the automobiles they captured
Select Ien to Sign Treaty.
While. no official information is yet
ment by the German government OF
plenlpotentiarles to proceed to ver-
latest unofficial advices arrivintd in
Paris from Germany are to the effect
that Or. Hermann Mueller Foreign
and DR.. Bell. the Minister of Colonies.
have been chosen for the duty.
The time for. the signing OF tho
man delegation says the. reports viii
reach Versailles Saturday morning,
having been due to depart from Berlin
talk OF the possibility OF setting
Sunday as the date for the function
and Monday also has been spoken of.
ent on the actual appointment of the
men who are to act for Germany and
their arrival in Versailles.
No further news from any source has
been received regarding the return TO
Prince, who had been interned in Hol-
land since hostilities ceased.
Another vote OF confidence has been
given the new German government by
the Prussian National Assem- bly,. fol7
lowing a discussion Of the peace s!tua-
ton.
VIII Demand Repnratfon.
The allied and associated powers
have informed the German govern
ment that. reparation will be required
in Scapa Flow. and also that the in
div!duals guilty OF this violation OF
the armistice will be tried by mill
tary court. Likewise reparation is to
be required for the burning by the
Germans OF old French battle flags.
Another warning has been sent to the
Germans 1t is to the effect that the
account for failure to withdraw troops
from the new Polish territory. and tor
any. aid rendered the insurgents
Germany Is warned rnat such acts
as are noted must have a very un-
favorable effect upon the future opera
tion OF the treaty" Germany's pro-
occupation provided for in the treaty.
and her complaint that her admission
to the league OF nations might be too
long delayed. are contrasted in the
note with the violations OF ,her en-
gagements set forth. 1t is pointed
out inferentially that the treaty pro-
various parts OF German territory at
stated periods. and that it is stipulatz
ed that the occupying forces should
be Withdrawn ss, entirely entirely at. any time
undertakings under the treaty. Ger
many, however. the note adds. can
not complain should the allies use the
tull powers conferred on them by the
treaty. particularly Article 42o Chat
dealing with the question of terri-
torial occupation. which provides that
il might be continued indefinitely, 4if 8
she. on her side. deliberately violates
its provisions"
Text OF Letter to Germans.
The text OF the letter sent today to
the German peace delegation IS as fol-
lows:
"Mr. Presidents: Tho terms OF the
armistice signed by Germany on the
nth OF November, 1918. provided as
follows: ~sI5
"'Article XxIII.-The German surface
warships. which shall be specified by
the allies and the United States. shall
forthwith he disarmed. and thereafter
interned In neutral ports. or. falling
them. in the allied ports designated by
tho allies and the United States They y
shall there remain under supervision
by the allies and the United States.
only. care and maintenance parties he-2is
ing left on board 81.
"On June 81 the German warships'
which had been handed over TO the
allied and associated powers were -ats5
anchor in the roadstead at Scapa Flow
with the German care and maintc~
nance parties on board as provided In
the armistice. were sunk by these
parties under tho orders OF the German
admiral in command. according TO the
information which has been collected 2
and transmttted by the British Admi-s
rally. The German admiral IN conn !