Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-13
REDS RENEW WARFARE
~ Berlin, LONDON HEARS

~ BERLIN, LONDON HEARS
~ Associated t'ross r Every Evening
London. Jan IL Karl Radnk. one
Of the Russian Bolshevik ernissaries in
Berlin, has bccn arrested, according to
Berlin advicos to the Exchange Telc-
graph Company through Coperl 4gen
The dispatch 3lso reports fhc rapture of
the Boetzcw Brewery BY government
forces.
London. sunday. Jan II The arm
lstice between fhc contending factions
II Berlin has been broken and sighting
has been resumed according To Copcn-
hagen advIce4 received here The Sparta
cans sfiil mold part of the Tageblatt
building ii IS -ald
Reports from Berlin indicate hat the
SDartacan forces nave lost 800 killed
~ince the outbreak If the revolution, and
many more wounded
LEADERS IosI<q THEIR INFLUENCE.
Government troops numbering $1,000
arrived II Berlin On Saturday, but with
tie Strengthening Of its military forces
the cabinet j. reported 10 be losing its
political influence among the masses.
TWenty-eight mass meetings were planned
for today at Berlin for the purpose Of
ofsettiug this trend These meetings,
which we're to be addressed Dv ministers
and party leaders. were expected 10 lead
70 a renewal Of the collisions with the
Spartacans.
1t il reported thar several banks and
shops we're plundered by no5s saturday
and that great armed crowds arc con-
tlnually paradlng the streets
REDS SUSPICIOUS oF HUN TROOPS.
Spartacan leaders had been able to
conclude al armistlce On fairly even
terms. L vas stipulated that govern
ment troops should not be reinforced
during the truce nor resume operations
without q half days notice
The capture Jt the Eorwaerts build
ing IS considered as rather important
strateglcallr, interfering with the spar
tacan communications with outlayIng
detachments. The building vas badly
damaged BY artillery ire and was COM
ing down over the heads Of he defend
er~ before they surrendered.
The arrest 81 George Iedebour Lead
cT 81 the independent socialists, Is looked
upon as ending ms relations with the
cabinet and presumably terminating the
clandcStinc negotiations loohlug tO
compromise ID existing Iii equities by
arrangement TOR the disappearance of
particularly objectionable persons on
both sides ana the postponement ot
the elections for the national assembly.
Dr.. LEBRNEcHT's FATE UNKNOWN.
There IS no frmation of the re-
port that DR. Llebknecht has been
killed. He has however faded fro
sight with Chief Of Police tichhorn.
His disappearance may have gwen
rise 10 reports Of his death or arrest
opartacan forces outside Of Berlin
nave been able 10 a cc1aaIu extent 10
Interfere with the arrival OF government
reinforcementS. At Lautsch near Leip-
sic they are reported 10 have disarmed
three tralnloads ot troops on their way
to Berlin.
REDS WITHOUT HEADQUARTERS.
The capture Of the headquarters was
effected early sunday morning The
real revoiufi mary headquarters for the
entire iuSurgcnl campaign has cen
IN this building and its capture leaves
the revolution lSts without any lmpoTtan,
stronghold IN Greater Berlin excepting
the Sileslan railNav and the Boetzow
Brewery. which they have strongly
fortified
Police Chief Eichhcrn was not among
the prisoners taken by the Government
forces
TURN MACHINE Gun, OK BOLsHEVIkI.
The troops began surrounding the
building late last eveuiug and machine
gun fire was opened agar st the Spar
tacans shortly after midright The dc
Tenders replied energetcally ard for some
hours were Al Ii to keep their machine
gun fire gong, by replacing the guns
which the fire of the government forces
put out of commission
The artillery FIRE began At four o'clouk
in I've morr ing and the FIRE d the de-
Tenders gradually died away and ceased
entirely after ffty-tivc shells had been
senJ INTO the huildirg hy the soldiers
MORE THAN 500 ARRESTS.
he attacking party ii the final assault
worked Is way forward with hand gren-
AIDES and stormed the building from two
sides The number Of Spatacans pulled
out o. hiding places bN thc troops and
disalmed and locked up is placed At
mere than three hundred.
Some q the captured Spptacans
began cheering for Dr. hebkr chit
they were being matched through the
streets but the soldiers shut their mouths
III summary fashion