The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-04-14

S~~-~ facing the crisis its formation It IS be- eved be for serious doubt whether it will be able weather the present storm and its downfall be question of hours only. The present disorders more widespread than any which have previously been reported and the sovets apparently stronger than at former date
 SAXONY TORN BY STRIKE
 COPENHAGEN, April 8-(P)-A general strike has completely tied up Madgeburg the capital of Prussla Sax oy. Practically every industry at complete sandsti Thousands of workers rotng i'll all sections o the city authorities either in flight hidden from the mobs.
 Anarchy is loose in Madgeburg. Much punderng and shooting attending the strike Great warehouses contain ing food this morning stormed captured and footed by the rioters estimated that the damage already inflicted by the strikers is we'll above 100000 marks
 NOT TO RECOGNIZE SOVIETS
 COPENHAGEN, April 8.-QP)-A sem-ofhcia des- patch received from Berlin today declares that the German national government will recognize the soviet republic recently formed in Bavaria President Ebert has declared that the newly organized Bavaran administration has not ing with Germany and will be countenanced
 Stuttgart reported to have quieted down. The strikes there still progress but the strikers have ceased their demonstrations The government however, is taking no chances and has yet raised the state of siege which proclaimed several days since.
 DICTATOR OPPOSED
 It reported that Erich Muehsam leader of the Bavar ian communists has been given the powers of dictator by the Bavarian soviet central council, at Munich This to has produced split in the soviet factions It appears that the majority of the people opposed to bestowing such power upon any individual.
 Tie stability of the Bavarian soviet administration has yet established Nuremburg which has been pro- claimed the seat of the government is reported to iave repudated the sovies rejecting the communist re- public ?assau, the Austrian frontier, and Ans bach have expressed themselves avorng the govern ment
 PROCLAIMED AT WURZBURC
 WURZBURG, Bavaria, April 8-(49-The soviet public has beer proclaimed here The communists in iu control of the city, Soviet troops have occupied all the banks telephone and telegraph offices and all the paper offices in Wurzburg No active opposition met 1y the committee.
 NEWS RECEIVED CALMLY
 NUREMBURG, April 8.-QF9-The 8. people of this city received the of the proclamation of the soviet republic Munich with camness and apparent indifference The communist that the of would be transferred from Munich this city has created any unusual interest in the uprising.
 WITH HUNGARY AND RUSSIA
 MUNICH, April 8-(F9eThe complete severance of connection from the old German mperialistc spirit which is still manifest in the Ebert government Berlin and the early resumption of brother connections with Russians and Hungarans is announced in the proclamation of the soviet republic of Bavaria The Bavarian communists de- clare that the Ebert regime nothing but continuation of the old pam German ideas under guises
 AT HAMBURG AND BREMEN
 COPENHAGEN April 8.-QP)-Berlin despatches state that political movement of the greatest importance is going the region of Hamburg It is said that Doc have practically succeeded in making themselves of the situation in that city, Their plans, according late in formation, is control both Hamburg and Bremen and in corporate the intervening territory into soviet republic
 ARREST GOVERNMENT LEADERS
 COPENHAGEN April 8.-QP)t )tTroops stationed at Madgeburg have turned against the Ebert Schedemann and joined forces with the independent socialists according adces received here today These troops have arrested Herr Landsberg minister of justice of the Ebert government, General Kes and staff, of the Fourth army and former deputies Brandes and Fkel The troops have joined the rioters who proceeding against food warehouses;
 MUNICH IN STATE OF SIEGE
 BERLIN, April 9-(H)-Reports received by the gov this morning declare that serious differences have already arisen between the leaders of the repuh lie proclaimed Friday in Bavaria So grave these dis