The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-11

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during the night and early to-day. The
efforts of the Government troops to drive
the Spartacans from the Wolff Bureau
office, the Tdgebiatt, the Lokdl-in=ei0er
and the Vossischo Zeuun0 proved sue
cessful. The owners of the newspapers
had agreed to resume publication only
when the Government was able to
guarantee that the plants would get COM
plete protection.
Newspaper Employees Loyal.
The employees of the TaOeblott. the
, Tossische Zeitunp and the Lokdi-An-
=et0er adopted resolution declaring
that they would not report for work
while the Spartacans were In posses
sion of the plants. The Spartacans Of
fered to permit the employees to work
provided that the names of the news
papers were changed and the editorial
policies were made to conform TO
Spartacan theories.
The Spartacans have been driven
from the Government printing Office and
| the barracks OF the pioneer guards in
! Observation-Disclosures. which was the
| scene OF heavy fighting Tuesday.
| Tho Chancellors palace In Wilhelm
, Government have their headquarters
| has been converted into an armed
| camp. The spacious reception hall is
| filled with men armed with rifles. hand
| grenades and flame throwers. Several
| rooms have been fitted up as tenn
porary hospitals for the wounded
| picked up in Wilhelmstrasse and Inter
den Linden.
| Charlottenburg, one Of the largest
I .I.t. nrlG
without gas and water on "wednesday on
account of a strike of city employees.
| The surface street car lines are not
operating and the subway is badly over
crowded.
Ebert Issues Proclamation.
| Premier Ebert, Philip Scheidcmann,
| Gustave Noske and Herr Landberg,
| members of the German Cabinet, have
| issued a proclamation calling on the
people to support their efforts to down
the Spartacans. The text follows:
| "Citi.ens; The Sprtacus element is
| battling for complete power. The Gov
| eminent. which will in two days bring
| about a free decision OF the people, is
10 be overthrown. The people snail
not be permitted TO make free de-
| cision. You have seen tho results
| where the Spartacus adherents RUE
| All personal safety and freedom Is
| abolished. the press suppressed and
traffic interrupted. Portions of Ber-
| lin have been the scenes Of bloody bat
ties Others are without light, water
and provisions Depots are being
stormed and the provisioning of SOL
ders and civilians has been prevented.
1.-The Government Is taking all nee
essary measures to destroy this domi-
y
Its return. You will not have to wait
long for these decisive measures. Have
! patience for yet little while BE
confident as we are confident Take
| your places with firmness beside those
| who bring you freedom and order.
Force can only be fought with force.
The organized might of the people
will make an end % suppression and
| anarchy. The isolated successes on
! the enemies Of freedom. which, are
; being exaggerated by them in a rdi-
culous manner, are of passing impor-
| lance. The hour of reckoning nears."
Loyalists Defeat Reds.
Spartpcan troops also made tive
sallies westward along Inter den Lin
den toward the Brandenburg gate, but
fed after several had been shot by tn,
loyal troops. 20 Spartacans have beer
able to approach the Government build
ings as the streets approaching II are
strongly guarded. The Hotel Kaiser
ihot has been vacated by guests anC
? garrisoned by loyal troops, many bodie'
Of which reached Berlin in the cours'
Of the afternoon. They are expected Il
join the fighting at any time.
Last nights heaviest fighting was a
= the Anhalt station and at the corne
Of Charlotten and thinner streets, wher
the Won Bureau is situated. The Spar
: tacans attacked the Anhalt station tire
e times and II is reported that they sat
+, that they believed Field Marshal Vol
Hindenburg was there There was des
! perate lighting in each attack, but tn
8 Spartacans were definitely defeated, los
n ing Atty killed and forty wounded &c
| cording TO the Tortrderts. The Govern
ment forces lost one killed and tw
II wounded.
G The Government troops made serie
OF attacks TO capture the Wolf Bureau
3. hut all were unsuccessful. They los
q 1--WE killed and twenty wounded. TIL
n victims were left in the streets unit
late in the morning. Spartacans agai
n assembled carly this morning. the crow
e Icing estimated to number about 5000
II was noticeable that il containe
il fewer women and children. Police ser
q ,-lca has boon entirely susperdei.