Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-08

structed to use their weapons for de-
fense only.
BERLIN. Tuesday. January Z, 5 am.
(by the Associated Press) ).-The hnkts
OF Dr.. Kari Liehknecht, leader Of the
| ultra-radical Spartacan group engaged
government. were beginning to move-at
] this hour toward the Siegesalle, where
notices in Die Freiheit and the Red
, Flag had called upon them to assemble
at o'clock this morning.
Seek Strategic Points.
The leading article in Die Freiheit
| called on the Spartacans to occupy stra-
teglc points in the city. On Monday
evening they occupied the building OF
the general railway executives, and also
are holding the main telegraph ofIfce.
twenty OF their men were permitted BY
government troops to enter the building
OF the ministry Of war. 'in order to
make such that there might be no fur
ther shooting from it"
The night passed quietly. but 1t was
feared this morning that the day would
troops are remaining loyal, but the
Spartacans and the independent social
lists appear resolutely determined to con-
tlnue their attempt to overthrow the
government
One of the bolshevik organs today pub
lished a rumor that Field Marshal Won
Hindenburg had reached Berlin
Garrison on Side Of Government.
BASEL. Switzerland. Tuesday. IAN
uary THE German semi-ofncial
Wom Bureau, which was removed to
Frankfort when its Berlin ONCE mas
seized by the Spartacans, sent ont 4
message today declaring that the Ber-
lin soldiers and workmen's council
q nj "A
placed themselves on the side OF the
government.
The Frankfort General Anxeiser. ON
the other hand. declares that the
spar1acans continued today to occupy
some OF the public buildings. They
easily gained control of the railways.
the newspaper adds. and the employees
ceased to run the trains.
Use Pistols and Hand Grenades.
BERLIN. January (Havas).-The
government has decided that 1t VIII
end the plottings of tho SpartacGs
socialists with the means at present
at its disposal. and in a proclamation
issued today instructs its troops to
defend the government The proclama-
ton prohibits also tho gathering Of
groups in the streets
Street battles continue. During the
fighting revolvers and hand grenades
have been used.
The Spartacus group has capturef
the Spandau arsenal and distributes
the government would consent to a
parley with the Spartacus faction
provided civilians were dfsarmed,
occupied buildings were evacuated
and Chief of Police Eichhorn should
81 give vein, in Tn The I spartasus ass group has
of the Wolff Bureau. the >semi-oficial
news agency, have been transferred
to Frankfort.
Government Confident.
BERLIN. Monday, January 6. 10 pm.
(by the Associated Press).-"The gov
ernment feels tonight that It has the
situation firmly in hand" was the
made to the correspondent
at 3 o'clock tonight at the chancei-
lor's palace. where the members 81
the government have been in session
throughout the day Most tense sx<
in short but sharp fighting in front
OF the palace shortly after S o'clock.
The Spartacans approached the gov
ernment troops guarding tho palace.
carrying a white nag. announced that
the palace was surrounded and de-
it's surrender. The demand
was refused. The Spartacans then
opened nre, killing three government
soldiers and woundfng several The
fire was returned and twenty OF the
followers were killed and
a large number wounded.
The Spartacans made several minor
within the next hour to ap-
proach the palace. but were driven on.
Some fighting occurred at other
points, but as Tar as can be learned
there were only a few victims. One
clash came when the Spartacans At.
tempted to storm the new centfat
telegraph station in the OranlenbufE.
erstrasse. The government soldiere1M
the building used hand grenados e1o
the radicals were driven away.
Some spartacans pisarmed.
There was smother a&ray at the eexs.
ner Of LsipsigsfstsAsos ana Wilhslznr
strasse when tAe epartaeans areA e9sa
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