The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-03-13


London. Wednesday. March IA
Copenhagen dispatch says the nature
Of the fighting between government
troops and Spartacan bands in the
eastern suburbs of Berlin seems tc
indicate local Spartacan groups have
been formed for mo other purpose
than to plunder the city," An Am
sterdam telegram received here says
that on Monday Spartacan ad-
herent was captured and in his pos
session were found Jewels valued a;
100000 marks:
The message adds the man was
executed.
The occupation of the district, the
message states. was systematically
carried out by the government troops
Considerable quantities of arms were
captured, the losses on the govern
ment side are declared not to have
been heavy.
"The beastial acts of cruelty by
the Spartacans have been fully con-
frmed," tine message adds.
Spartacans Defeated.
Copenhagen, March 13.-Gernlan
government forces, after lively fight
ing, have succeeded in driving the
Spartacans out of the east end Sec
ton of Berlin, including Lichten
burg, according to a Berlin dispatch
filed Wednesday.
Reds Abandon Positions.
Berlin, Wednes day, March 12.-(A.
P.)-Spartacan forces under press
ure from government troops using
.artillery and mine throwers were
abandoning their positions N Llcn-
.tenburg this morning. The govern
ment forces took a large number OF
prisoners, many of whom were exc
.cuted summarily.
One Chance Of Escape.
The government troops entered
|Lichtenberg after bomparding heav-
| ily the main .Spartacan nests. IRE
|Spartacans fed, leaving behind them
their weapons and ammunition. The
suburb is surrounded. by government
Troops, and the only chance the
Spa rtacans have of escape Is by dis-
|car,ling their weapons and conceal
hing their identity by mingling win
1.-The peaceable Inhabitants.
One group of thirty prisoners cap
|tured included ten women. IN one
|Spartacan nest, it is reported twenty
IPoles were captured. Government
soldiers. report further details OF the
torture and murder of government
Soldiers and policemen by the sparta
leans.
The government has issued notice
that the seven depots of the repupn-
lean soldier guards have been aboi-
kshed and that any former members
(of these depots caught with weapons
Iwill be executed. The government Is
preparing to clean up all Spartacan
districts thoroughly.
Thet Lichtenberg soldiers ana
kyorkmen's council, which was COM
|posed wholly of independent social
lists and Spartacans, has been dis
solved.
Reds Break Into Panic.
London. March 1S.--By a surprise
|attacN the German government troops
have outfianked and driven back the
|Spartacans at Lichtenberg, an east
|ern suburb of Berlin, said Central
News dispatch from Amsterdam this
afternoon, The reds fell back In
panic, abandoning material.
The main force of Spartacans IS
reported TO have been isolated with
tile government troops advancing,
|wiping out nests"
Government troops began their
systematic assaults on the SPARTA
Eans' stronghold at Litchberg on
|Lichtenberg on Wednesday, said an
|other news agency dispatch from
|Copenhagen. The eastern part of
Berlin is being occupied by the troops
the government.
nrtx INT q the reds are
commiting brutal atrocities, said an
other dispatch from Amsterdam. Both
sides are fighting without mercy.
The Berlin streets are Uttered with
ruins and wreckage caused by artil-
lery fire.
The unfortunate inhabitants are in
|p:tiful condition. If the fighting con-
tinues, many may starve, it is said,
as the government allows no supplies
to pass the Gordon of government
troops.
Among the Spartacans shot in the
Fighting yesterday were several Rus
sians.
1900 Reds Captured.
Amsterdam, March 1S.-Twelve
thousand Spartacans have been cap
|tured by the German government
lroops and are awaiting court-mar-
tial, according to advices received
today from Berlin.
Government troops took 1900
rifles, 126 machine guns, two field
pieces and a quantity of ammunition
when they captured the marine
building in Berlin, the advice states.
Forced to Take Defensive.
(By H. ]. Greenwall.)
K Exclusive Cable by |. N. s. and Lon
don Daily Express)
Berlin, March 12.-(via London.
March 13.)-Despite the Wolff
agency bulletin that the government
troops had won a victory over the
Spartacans according to PLAN"
driving them back a mile and in
1licting losses, the soldiers support
Ing the government were forced to
lake the defensive in the northern
BART of the city last night.
Reiaforcements of government
forces were rushed up in motor lor-
hes.
4 More battle reports are being
tinted in the newspapers now than
bring the war.
Gen. Luttwitz. commanding the
= #vcrrneEt troops. expects the pres
II situation to continue. although a
euse to house search for arms is