The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-09
EXTREMISTS
IN CON 7 ROL
OF GERMANY
SAY REPORTS
Heavy Fighting on Streets of
Berlin-Civil War Spread
ing to All Parts of Germany.
CITY IN STATE OF SEICE
(By Associated Presss

BERNE, Jan. 9. = Telegraphic re-
ports from Berlin today state that the
rebels there have formed a new gov
ernment under the title of ''the revolu-
tionary committee" This committee
comprises three members, Herr Lieb-
mann, George Ledebour and Herr
Tick. the last names the president of
the Spartacan league
PARIS, Jan. 9.-The Ebert-Scheida-
mann government in Germany has
been overturned, the Extremists hav-
ing gained the upper hand in Berlin
after sanguina-y fighting. according to
the latest advices received here
new revolutionary government has
been proclaimed, composed of inde-
pendent socialists. A part OF the gov
| eminent troops is reported to have
gone over to the rebels and the Spar
tacans now hold the principal points
in Berlin
Civil war is spreading to other parts
of Germany, the advices indicate, and
part OF the Rheinish provinces and
Bavaria now are reported to be in
volved.
Rush Federal Forces.
Gustave Noska, the commander-in-
chief of the German government
troops. will send new forces against
the capital in an attempt to regain
control of it, it is reported A desper-
ate reaction by the more conservative
element is expected.
The casualties in the Berlin fight
ing are reported to have been heavy.
The foregoing advices appear to in
dicate that what has happened in Ber-
lin is that the majority socialist gov
ernment (that of the Ebert-Scheide-
mann faction) has been forced out by
the independent socialists, who re-
Gently were reported to be assisting
the Spartacans in their revolt against
the Ebert regime Apparently the
Spartacans or ultra radicals sympa-
thetic with the Russian Bolsheviki,
headed by. Dr.. Karl hebknecht, have
not achieved their entire object as
the Spartacan faction, according to
| the news through Paris is not repre-
sented in the new government
HEAVY ARTILLERY USED.
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 9.-Severe fight
ing in which artillery was employed
took place in Berlin yesterday near
the central telegraph office. The
Spartacans renewed their attempt to
seize the chancellor's palace, it is de.
clared in Berlin dispatches to the Had
elsblad, but were driven back with the
loss of 80 killed and IS wounded
Troops loyal to the Ebert govern
ment have arrived in Berlin from Pots
dam and driven the Spartacans as far
as the Tiergard ten and reoccupied the
pri- 4rlx-
Frankfurt Zeitung.
Street fighting in Berlin attained the
greatest intensity between II o'clock
day morning. according to the Berlin
trichten.
MOVE TROOPS IN AUTOS
LONDON, Jan. 9-Telegrams dated
in Berlin at $3.50 Wednesday morning
and transmitted by the Copenhagen
correspondent Of the exchange tele-
graph company. say that negotiations
between the government composed OF
majority socialists) and independent
socialists failed. The Independent so
cialists and Spartacans appealed to the
working people to meet Wednesday in
order to complete "the victory of the
proletariat" The government has or
dered the troops in nearly all the gar
risOns in Germany to move against
Berlin and they are arriving there on
motor cars. A state OF siege II is add
ed, will be declared in Berlin The
Spartacans control the railroads near
Berlin.
Severe fighting occurred at s o'clock
Wednesday morning but the result was
not known when the dispatches were
filed.