New-York tribune., 1919-01-10

backed up slowly for 100 yards and
then fired into the air. The Spartacans
turned and fed ard in a few minutes
had disappeared.
The streets around the Pariser Platz
were blocked by curious crowds Many
bullets whistled through the stleeeo.
hut apparently there was little damage.
Conference Is Resumed
The Ebert Cabinet has been in ses-
sion nearly all day with Cautincy
(kautsky p, Herr Breitscheid Wilhelm
Dlttmann and Oscar Cohen Indepen-
dent Socialist. The government in
sisted that it would not co slider any
proposals from the Independents until
the government buildings and news
paper plants were vacated by the Spar
tacans.
The conference was resumed late this
evening with additional representa-
tives called Revolutionary foremen." !"
composed of foremen in the factories
OF greater Berlin under the leadership
OF Georg Ledebour.
The toremen, although nominally In
dependent Socialists, are virtually Spar
Iacans. Despite their attitude, Dr..
Llepknecht, the Spartacan leader, has
dlsavowed IN advance any intention of
dealing with the government.
Ebert to Use Force
The government tonight authorized
The Associated Press to say that it
was firm y resolved to maintain its atti-
tude and that the time for compromise
was past. The government has isS ued
warning to the foremen that it will
use force only to resist force, but Will
make no agreement until the Sparta
cans surrender the buildings seized un-
lawfully.
General Ludendorff, former chief
quartermaster general of the German
armies, according to the "Nachtrich-
tcn," of Leipsig, has returned to Ger
many from recuperating trip to Swe-
oen. The visit to Sweden, the paper
adds, was undertaken with the consent
OF the government
The report that Field Marshal Won
Hlndenburg is in Berlin is denied in
government circles.
Iheer are many difficulties in the
way OF getting anything like complete
picture OF happenings throughout Ber-
lin. Great crowds of curious block the
streets In many parts of the city. The
correspondent has been obliged repeat
ediy to take cover while bullets flew
past.
Reds Issue Own Paper
"A few newspapers were published
to-day. The "Kreuz Zeitung" appeared
under the Spartacus preventive censor
ship. White spaces showed where the
Spartacans had prohibited the publi-
cation of communications from the
Ebert government. The "Taeglische
Rundschau" appeared, but the copies
were taken away from the newsdealers
IN the streets and burned The Sparta
cans entered the office of the "Deutsche
Zeitung" and destroyed the forms. The
"Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung"
also is under preventive censorship.
The New Berlin Tageblatt" was issued
from the "Tageblatt" plant by the
Spartacans.
The failure Of the newspapers to ap-
pear because Of the act of the Sparta
cans in suppressng them has stimu-
lated an overproduction Of rumors,
contributing the general feeling of in
security. The Berlin population to-
day is depending upon the telephone
Tor news service, and the wires are
badly overtaxed
Boerse Remains Closed
The Boerse remained closed o-day
on account of the political situation.
The Imperial Bank and the private
banks, however, did business as usual.
Many of the big shops in the Leipsig-
strasse and Inter DEN Linden remained
closed
While the government is devoting
nearly all its energies to holding the
government buildings in Wilhelm
strasse, the Spartacans continue to
strengthen their grip elsewhere. "Stadt
Balm U-5,". as the local railway which
enclrcles the city is termed, announced
this afternoon that it had been com
PEELED to stop operations because the
Spartacans had seized the Silesian rail
way station and were besieging other
stations.
The government printing plant has
been seized by the Liebknecht follow
ers, who are now reported surrounding
the barracks Of the Third Guard Regi-
ments in Wrangelstrasse with artillery
IN position to lombard it,
Troops Reported on Way
In addition to capturing the bar
racks of the Pioneer Guards, the Spar
tacans have occupied the adjoining.
buildings, which contain foodstuffs and
equipment. 1t is likely that streetcar
service will be suspended tomorrow.
Troops loyal to the government are
reported on the way to Berlin, but the
Spartacans are besieging the principal
railway stations, and the troops de-
training probably will encounter oppo-
sition.
The Spartacans occupy the War Min
istry Jointly with the government
troops. Similar Compromises" are re-
ported in other buildings In every
instance it has been the government
troops who have given ground in the
compromises.
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