The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1919-03-11
BERLIN REDS FIGHT
ON AGAINST ODDS;
MANY EXECUTED
SpartacanS Torture and Muir.
der CivilianS-Slay Red
Cross Patients.

mont troops were busy to-day in
driving Spartacan bands from vari-
/ Gus sections OF Berlin. and in prepar-
| ing for a determined effort against
/ the Spartacan stronghold ~ Lichten-
berg. a suburb to the cast Of the city.
The spartaoops are reported TO have
large depots OF Weapons and ammunii
I tion In Lichtenbcrg.
Government troops sent to Llchten-
berg Sunday 10 protect the post -officc
and police station we're annihilated by
the Spartacans.
All the soldiers and police officials
VINO were not Killed during the fght-
ing for the post-otiice aud police @ta-
ton or who did not escape from the
buildings were murdered by the
Spartacans. Many were tortured and
killed in the streets. At least one
woman was among the victims OF the
Spartacans. The police archives in
Lichtenberg were burned and 81, 900
marks were stolen from the post
Office
No attempt has yet been made to
ascertain 'he number OF persons killed
in the present uprising. but the num-
ber is believed to exceed 100.
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 Spurtacuns
were taken prisoner during the fore
noon and summary executions began
at once, the order OF Herr Noska
being welcomed by the embittered
Government forces.
Armed civilians stopped Red
Cross ambulance to-day and killed
and wounded all the people In Il,
Another band OF Spartacans dubbed
two soldiers TO death with the butts
OF their guns and killed a household
er who attempted TO interfere.
Although the Independent Socialist
leaders protest that they are not con-
nec;ed with the insurrection. the In
dependent organs have been attack.
ing the Government with bitter lnvec-
tives and endeavoring TO stir up the
people agaist the Government and
the Government troops.
The Government military COM
Irnanders anticipate that II will take at
least two days OF steady fighting 20
break the spartaean resistance In the
eastern part Of Berlin and TO capture
L.chtenberg and the suburbs OF Ko-
penick. Weissensec and Rummels-
burg. all on the eastern outskirts of
Berlin.
The Communists, with help from
the criminal and hooligan elements,
continue to Offer stout opposition and
the Government troops naturally are
making slow progress in the street
hght.ng. They are taking no pris-
oners.
One daring Spartacan band last
| n. hit succeeded In taking a machine
| gun into a house opposite the bar
racks OF the guard regiment on
kreidrichstrasse, a short distance
/ 90 IInN
It's point OF vantage they lombard =
ed the barracks. Another squad pene-
trated into othe Newspaper district and
threw hand Rrenades into the court .
yard OF the building occupied by the
semi official Wolf Bureau.
The order calling OF the general
strike was obeyed only in part to-
day. Nearly all the small establish
mentn and a number OF the big plants
re 3umed work with full forces. but
workmen in the factories, dominated
by radicals, declared they would not
return 10 work until the Government
troops were withdrawn from Berlin.
, A woman soldier in the Spartaoar
WV W N'e Wv
ernmert troops 10 declared to hnv,
! confessed Partiei patton in moro thar
twenty killings. The Spartacans ais,
are accused OF using airplanes fol
!. attacks on peaceable citizens, III,
!, bomb which was dropped on a Grove
| in Bulopiatz Is said 10 have beer
/ thrown by q Spartacan aviator.
ZURICH, March 1l.--Leipzig IA
Il been captured by Government troops
Q which Inflicted severe defeat o
a the Spartacans, II was reported In
. despatch received from Berlin to-da!
y The recent street lghting in Berli
d has resulted in the death o. lS2 non
= combatants. the destruction OF %
houses and a property loss OF $3.50
100000, according TO a report mad
g by a bourgeois committee. other Bel
4 lin dispatches stated