The Washington herald., 1919-03-06
BERLIN RIOTINC
CROWS INTENSE;
MANY ARE SLAIN
Spartacans Capture Police
Station and Pillage Food
Stores.
RUSH TROOPS TO CITY
Government Officials Fear
Loyalty Of Soldiers in
the Capital.
RUSH TROOPS TO CITY

berlln, Marcn 6.-SpdrtaCanS nave
occupied the Alexander Platz police
station. Three policemen were
killed.
Bakers and butchers shops were
pillaged, and the troops are still
battling among themselves.
Martial law has been proclaimed
in Brandenburg.
The present riots in Berlin have
become as violent as those which
marked the Spartacan revolt led by
Karl Liebknecht.
The radicals appear to be concen-
trating their efforts on capturing
police stations. Thirty-two have
been attacked. Central station has
been assaulted three times. Sew
eral policemen, captured by the
mobs, are reported to have been
lynched.
Arms depots, jewelry shops and
food stores have been pillaged.
Troops Rushed to City.
The German government soaring
it can depend on no more than half
the troops quartered in Berlin has
ordered additional forces hurried to
the city from outside garrisons. it
was reported in dispatches received
from Berlin today.
Heavy casualties have occurred in
clashes between government troops
and Spartacans. particularly in the
Alexander Platz, Schoenhensalle and
Frankfurtsalle. A Spartacan attack
on the police station of the Northern
prefecture was repulsed, while
loyal troops succeeded in occupy
ing the Spartacan Offices in Will
helmstrasse. the Spandau artillery
depot, and Offices of the Rote Fahne
and Freiheit. The strike has forced
all newspapers to suspend publica-
tion, with exception of the ALL
gemeine Zettung.
Score Killed i'm Fights.
Berlin, March 5.-A score of per-
sons were killed or wounded during
last night as the result of clashes
between government troops and
strikers in Brunnenstrasse. AL
though the newspapers declare there
are not enough strikers to endan-
ger the governments hold on the
situation Spartacens and other radi-
Gals assert that this is only the be-
ginning" The radicals openly re-
joiced over the tying up of many
industries and tramway services.
forcing the bourgeois class to walk
or skate to their offices.
Armed bands of civilians of both
factions invaded cafes tonight,
searching patrons for weapons.
ding them to gather on the streets.
seized and disarmed policemen,
shouting Run along home, chill
dren."
behind guarded doors in the Hotel
Adlon.
VIII Oppose Reds to Finish
Terrorism will be fought to a
finish. Minister of War Noske de-
clared in a proclamation issued to-
day Noske urged the people of
Berlin to abstain from any unlawful
action.
The national assembly this afternoon
will end its discussion of the new con-
stitution and will adjourn indefinitely
to permit Of extensive committee work,
according to Weimar dispatch.
Demand Trial of War Lords.
Demands of the revolutionary radi-
Gals have been presented to the gov
ernment, as follows:
Trial of the Hohenzollerns. Won Hin
denburg. Ludendorff and Won Tirpitz
by a peoples tribunal.
Immediate release of all political
prisoners. including George Ledebour
and Kari Radek.
Disarmament of all volunteer regi-
ments and building up of the Red
Guard.
Establishment of a political and
commercial alliance with the Russian
Soviets.
Radicals declare the rest of the coun-
try is organized and ready to join the
new revolution.