Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-13

to give us a free hand. Many SOL
diers who came to Berlin to clean
out the Bolshevists got tired of wait
ing day after day, and refused to
serve any longer"
Berlin, Jan. .13. - Government
forces have captured the police
headquarters after a short bonn
bardment.
| The troops fired a few shells and
then waited to see what effect had
been made upon the Spartacans.
When the latter failed to yield, two
men were sent forward with a white
flag, demanding the surrender of the
Spartaeans. They were fired upon
and killed.
Artillery fire was then resumed
and the Spartacans began trying to
nee. The soldiers thereupon storm
ed the building and took several
prisoners. No government troops
were killed in this encounter. The
Bolshevists are said to have lost
hfty killed and many wounded. The
soldiers were enraged at the shoot
Ing of the white flag bearers, and
the Bolshevists are said to have
Jared badly in the final clash.
hOhuoh, Jan. 1o.-Ine armlStlce
between the contending factions in
Berlin has been broken and fighting
has been resumed, according to Co
penhagen advices received here. The
Spartacans still hold part of the
Tageblatt building, it is said.
Reports from Berlin indicate that
the Spartacan forces have lost 1900
killed since the outbreak of the rev.
olution, and many more wounded.
Government troops numbering 49,
600 arrived in Berlin Saturday, but
with the strengthening of it's mill
tary forces, the cabinet is reported
to be using it's political influence
among the masses. Twenty eight
mass meetings were plankled for
yesterday at Berlin for the purpose
of offsetting this trend. These meet
ings, which were to be addressed by
ministers and party leaders, are ex-
pected to lead to a renewal of the
collision with the Spartacans.
Banks Plundcrcd
1t is reported that several banks
and shops were plundered by mobs
Saturday and that great armed
crowds are continually parading the
streets.
Spartacan leaders had been able
to conclude an armistice on fairly
even terms. 1t was stipulated that
government troops should not be re-
inforced during the truce nor resume
operations without a half days no.
tice.
The capture of the Vorwaerts
building is considered rather i'm
portant strategically, interfering
with the Spartacan communications
with outlying detachments. The
hYtfI n 49,
tillery fire and was coming down
over the heads of the defenders be-
fore they surrendered.
Out of Cabinet
The Arrest of Geogr Ledebour, lead
er of the Independent Socialists, is
looked upon as ending his relations
with the cabinet and presumably
terminating the clandestine nego-
tiations looking to q compromise of
existing difficulties by arrangement
for the disappearance of particular
ly Objectionable persons on both
sides and the postponement of the
elections for the national assembly.
There is no confirmation of the re-
port that DR.. Liebknecht has been
killed. He has, however, faded from
sight with Chief of Police Eichhorn.
His disappearance may have given
rise to reports of his death or ar
rest.
Spartacan forces, outside of Ber-
lin have been able to a certain ex-
tent to interfere with the govern
ment reinforcements. Lautsch, near |
Leipsic. they are reported to have |
disarmed three train loads of troops |
on their way to Berlin.
Use Field Pieces
The capture of the headquarters |
was effected early Sunday morning. |
In the commandment the government |
In the bombardment the government |
troops used 10.5 centimeter field |
pieces. |
The real revolutionary headquar- |
tiers for the entire insurgent cam |
paign has been in this building, and |
Its capture leaves the revolutionists |
without any important stronghold in |
Greater Berlin excepting the Siles- |
ian railway station and the Boetzow |
brewery which they have strongly |
fortified.
Police Chief Eichhorn was not
among the prisoners taken by the |
government forces.
The troops began surrounding the |
building late Saturday evening and /
machine gun fire was opened against |
the Spartacans shortly after mid
night The defenders replied ener-
getically and for some hours were
able to keep their machine gun fire
going by replacing the guns which
the fire of the government forces |
put out of commission.
The artillery fire began at o'clock
in the morning and the fire of the |
defenders gradually died away and
ceased entirely after fifty-five shells
had been sent into the building by
the soldiers. The attacking party
in the final assault worked it's way
forward with hand grenades and
stormed the building from two sides.
The number of Spartacans pulled
out of hiding places by the troops
and disarmed and locked up is plac-
ed at more than three hundred.
Soldiers Omit Cheers
Some of the captured Spartacans