The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-09

LGCLlOH IOT I'LL kAutcllCeA ASANe7SO'' /,
it was pulled down again when a MOI
threatened to storm the building.
(The American officer was General
IIarries. head Of the American mission
it was learned through United Press
dispatch yesterday, which described
this incident in detail.)
BoIshevik Speeches.
BERLIN, jan 7.--( delayed CAR
Redeck, representative of the Russian
bolshevik. motored up and down IN
ter Den Linden today addressing the
crowds.
A bolshevik government is reported
to have been proclaimed In Muelhe1m.
There are two Muelheims in Ges-
many. One is located on the Rhine.
nearly opposite Cologne. 1t Is within
the British bridgehead. The other Is ON
the Ruhr river fifteen miles northeast
of Dusseldorf The latter probably Is
tho one referred to in the above dis
patch.l
"This Mess Must End
lBy John Graudenz, United Press
Staff Correspondent
BERLIN, Jan. 9.-While the orig
inal German revolution united the
socialists Of the old regime, the
socialists are now fighting each
other, the independent socialists have
joined the Spartacans in attempting
to overthrow the government, which
is dominated by majority socialists.
Karl Liebknecht, addressing
crowd Of demonstrators in the Tier
garten said:
"Workmen and brothers, the mo-
ment has come for action. Don't re-
turn to the workshops until the task
is done The Berlin garrison will
join u.s. Ebert and Scheidemann must
go. Your confidence and actions Will
bring us success, and will prove that
the socialist republic is not lie, but
reality.
.sThe world knows the socialist
revolution has begun at last. 1t viii
influence the entente and the whole
world. Prepare for action, with rifles
loaded. Do not rest until the goal
is reached. The Observation-Disclosures
government has been disgusting to
the whole world. Long live the world
revolution and International social
ism
At practically the same time
Scheidemann was addressing a throng
in front of the reichstag building.
"This mess must end" he said.
1--WE will not allow the minority to
rerrorize the majority any longer.
The government will suppress the
Spartacan movement with arms"
A voice IRON the crowd cried:
"Give us the arms!"
Patience" Scheidemann replied.
.sWeapons will be issued this after
noon"
The crowd which Liebknecht had
addressed and the people woh had
listened to Scheidemann started to
parade. The rival professions col
lided and In the riot scores were
killed.
Capture Polish Towns.
LONDON, Jan 9-The Germans
have recaptured number Of towns
in east Prussia from the Poles and
are preparing to attack Posen, the
Evening News declared today.
Considerable disorder Is reported in
Warsaw. The newspaper said the
situation in east Prussia is most
serious"
General Strike.
COPENHAGEN, Jan 9.-Sparta-
cans have proclaimed general strike
throughout Germany for January 19
In order to prevent elections to the
national assembly, scheduled for that
lay, it was reported in dispatches re-
ceived here today.
Government troops have arrived in
Berlin and Potsdam, according to a
dispatch filed in Berlin on Tuesday.
The dispatch said the government
has captured the Red Flag. official
newspaper of the Spartacans.
General Ludendorf Officially re-
ported to be in Sweden) is reported
10 be enroute to Berlin.
Several shots were fred on the
Danish Red Cross building in Berlin
recording to delayed dispatches from
that city.
An attempt by a mob to storm the
reichbank on Tuesday night was re
pulsed with machine gun fire.
Threatens to Resign.
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 9.-Foreigr
Minister Observation-Disclosures has
threatened to resign unless order is re
stored, according to a Berlin dispatch
6led Tuesday night and received b.
The Handlesvlatt today. He notified
the government that the Spartacani
had seized his office and that he anc
his staff had been forced to suspend
work.
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