Republican farmer., 1919-03-14

. It is believed more than 15O persons have been killed in the present upris- ing.
 Fresh reports of Spartacan atroct- ties resulted today in an order from Herr Noske, minister of defense, that all found opposing the government Itorops with weapons would be shot immediately. Many Spartacans were captured during the morning and summary executions began at once, the order of Herr Noske being well Icomed by the embittered government forces.
 Armed civilians stopped 8 Red Cross ambulance today and killed and wounded all the persons in it. An other band of Spartacans cllI'bbed two soldiers to death and killed a house ,houlder who attempted to interfere. The Independent Socialist newspa- Ders, He FletF4tt and Die Republik, have been forbidden to appear AL though the Independent Socialists leaders protest they are not connected with the insurrechon. the Independ- ent organs have been attacking the government with bitter invectfves and endeavoring to stir up the people against the government and the gov eTnnent troops. The leaders of the Independent Socialists also continue to make attempts to embarass the government and to play into the hands of the Spartacans by demands that the volunteer troops be withdrawn from Berlin. Many Independents are known to be fighting in the Spartacan ranks. There is reason to believe that Min ister Nosl1e has been given 2. free-hand to put down the revolt, and the gov ernment's preparations indicate force will be used to the utmost.
 The Independent socialist news papers Die Freiheit and Die RepubHk have been forbidden to appear. Al though they are not connected with the insurrection, the Independent or gans have been attacking the govern meut with bitter invecdves and en- deavoring to stir up the people against the government and the gov
 ernment troops. The leaders of the Independent Socialists also, continue
 to make attempts to embarass the
 government and to play into the hands of the Spartacans by demands that the volunteer troops be with drawn from Berlin. Many Independ-
 ents are known to be fighting in the Spartacan ranks.
 There is reason to believe that Min iSter Noske has been given a free hand to put down the revolt, and the governments preparations indicate
 force will be used to the utmost.
 The government military comman- ders anticipate it will take at least two days of steady fighting to break the Spartacan resistance in the east ern part of Berlin to capture Lichten- berg and the suburbs of Kopenick, Weissensee and Rummelsburg. The Communists, with help from the criminal and hoo1igan elements. continue to offer stout opposition and the government troops naturally are making slow progress in the street fighting. They are taking no pris- oners.
 The government forces have the task of crushing not only the pss+ro
 Spa@tacan stronghold but in combat
 ing the guerilla tactics of the insur- gents who, realizing that they even
 tually will be outmatched by the
 troops in straight fighting, are separ-
 ating into small bands and terroriz-
 ing districts heretofore unmolested.
 The order calling off the general
 strike was obeyed only in part today.
 Nearly all the small esta blishments
 and number of the big plants re-
 sumed work with full forces but
 workmen in the factories dominated
 by radicals, declared that they would
 not return to work until the govern
 ment forces were withdrawn from
 Berlin.