Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-12
F FIGHTING
CONTINUES
With FURY.
IN BERLIN.
SpartaCanS and Government
Troops Act Like Wild
Beasts, According to
Eye-WitneSSeS.

London, March 11.-Fighting is
still going on in Berlin with great
fury, according to undated reports
received in Copenhagen from the
German capital and forwarded by
the Exchange Telegraph company.
Witnesses of the fighting in the
last few days say that both the
Spartacans and the government
soldiers acted like wild beasts. Hos
tilities continue in the northern and
northeastern sections of Berlin and
the government troops are killing
all prisoners who fall into their
hands. Women, the reports add,
participate in the cruelties with as
much desperation as the men.
Pillage Enormous.
The reports estimate the loss in
Berlin from pillage alone at 50,000,-
600 marks. Frankfurterstrasse
we'll known Jewish business sec
ton, suffered heavily.
A Berlin dispatch received today
through Copenhagen and apparent
ly somewhat belated, says the Ger
man government sent more than
10000 troops into Berlin the end of
last week, but that the work of driv-
ing the Spartacans from their
strongholds was proving a severe
task. 1t was believed, added the
message, that the fighting would
continue for several days.
Many Murdered in Streets.
Berlin, March l1.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press. .J--Government troops
were busy today in driving Sparta
can bands from various sections of
Berlin, and in preparing Tor a de-
termined effort against the Sparta
can stronghold of Lichtenberg, a
suburb to the east of the city. The
Spartacans are reported to have
large depots of weapons and am
munitions in Lichtenberg Govern
ment troops sent to Lichtenberg
Sunday to protect the postofice and
police station were annihilated by
the Spartacans.
Ali the soldiers and police Of
ficials who were not killed during
the fighting for the postofice and
police station or who did not es-
cape from the buildings were muir
dered by the Spartacans. Many were
tortured and killed in the streets. AT
least one woman was among the VIC
Tins of the Spartacans. The po-
lice archives in Lichtenberg were
burned and 10000 marks were stolen
from the postofice.
Many Atrocities.
No attempt yet has been made to
ascertain the number of persons
killed in the present uprising, but
the number is believed to exceed |
$50.
Reports of Spartacan atrocities
continue to pour in and resulted to-
day in the issuance of an order by |
Herr Noske, the minister of defense
that all found opposing the govern
ment troops with weapons would be
shot Immediately. Many Sparta
cans were taken prisoner during the
forenoon and summary executions
bega at once, the order or Herr
began at once, the order of Herr
bittered government forces. i
Armed civilians stopped a Red |
Cross ambulance today and killed |
and wounded all the persons in it.
Another band of Spartacans dubbed |
two soldiers to Death and killed a
householder who attempted to in
terfere.
The Independent socialist news
papers Die Freiheit and Die Repub-
lik have been forbidden to appear. |
the independent socialist !
leaders protest that they are not |
with >the insurrection, |
they continue to make attempts to
the government and to
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