New-York tribune., 1919-03-14
Government Troops Take
Control of Lichtenberg,
surrounding Spartacides
Much Ammunition Taken
Bestial Acts Of Cruelty Are
Confirmed; Workmen's
Council Quickly Dissolved

COPENHAGEN, March 13.-German
Government forces, after lively fight
inc. have succeeded in driving the
snartacides out of the east end sec
,;on of Berlin, including Lichtenberg,
sccordinc to Berlin dispatch filed on
Wednesday.
The occupation of the district, the
message states, was Systematically car
ried out by the government troops.
Considerable quantities of arms were
eaptured. The losses on the govern
mont side are declared not to have
been heavy.
"The bestial acts OF cruelty by the
spartacides have been fully confirmed"
the message adds.
BERLIN, March 13 (By The Associ-
ated Press .-Spartacid forces, under
pressure from government troops US
ing artillery and mine throwers, were
abandoning their positions in Lichten-
berg yesterday morning. The govern
ment forces took a large number of
prisoners, many of whom were exc
cuted summarily.
Spartacides Flee
The government troops entered
Lichtenberg after bombarding heavily
the main Spartacide nests. The Spar
tacides fed, leaving behind them their
weapons and ammunition. The suburb
is surrounded by government troops,
and the only chance the Spartacides
have of escape is by discarding their
weapons and concealing their identity
by mngling with the peaceable inhab
itants
One group of thirty prisoners cap
tured included ten women. In one
Spartacide nest, it is reported. twenty
Poles were captured. Government SOL
diers report further details of the tor
ture and murder of government SOL
diers and policemen by the Sparta
cides.
The government has issued a no.
tice that the seven depots of the Re-
publican Soldier Guards have been
abolished and that any former mem
bers of these depots caught with
weapons will be executed. The gov
eminent is preparing to clean up all
Spartacide districts thoroughly. Large
quantities of arms and ammunition
are being discovered
WOrkmen's Council Dissolved
The Lichtenberg Soldiers and Work
mems Council, which was composed
wholly of Independent Socialists and
Spartacides, has been dissolved.
The government troops captured
several hundred Spartacides in the
lighting Tuesday in the suburb Of Lich-
tenberg. Two groups of prisoners con-
tanning more than 100 men each were
marched through the Inter den Linden
to the Moabit prison with their hands
tied behind them. A curious crowd fol-
lowed the prisoners, but no effort was
made to release them. About half the
prisoners we're soldiers and marines
while the remainder were civilians.
The government troops are conduct
ing thorough search of houses in the
Spartacide areas. The search is more
thorough than that made at the time of
the January rsvolt and is having good
results. Quantities of arms and am
munitions are being found and many
prisoners are being taken.
LONDON, March ia Copenhagen
dispatch says that the nature of the
lighting between government troops
and Spartacide bands in the eastern
suburbs of Berlin seems to indicate
mat local Spartacide groups have been
formed for no other purpose than to
piunder the city" An Amsterdam tele-
gram received here says that on Mon
day Spartacide adherent was captured
ana IN ms possession was found jewels
vaiued at 100000 marks. The message
ADDS that the man was executed.
dispatch to the exchange tele-
graph from Copenhagen says that on
aemand Of the Majority Socialists a
pronioltion against dancing has been
issued in Berlin. The dispatch adds
mat during the week while women
ana children were being murdered
dahcing revels in fancy dress were
engaged IN on the streets.