Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-08
HUNDREDS SLAIN
IN BERLIN FIGHTS.
REDS ARE CHECKED
Arrival Of Hindenburg With Army
Gives Government Control Of
the Situation.
TERPoPIsTs WELL ARMED
BY Aaoeist~d Press TO Every Evening
REDS BEATEN, SEEKING
TERMS OF GOVERNMENT
" Asse.elstoti - = - Eveninr


Spartacan forces were being Dassed
~ II ~ q. no. at several places where
weapons and arrnored motor cars
hsye been concentrated In WI
helnsfrassc the government forrre
arc awaiting an attack
A Spartacan delegation today az
noon endcavorcd io confer with the
government, but was notified that tho
government members could not de
cTiss any mattery until al pubiic and
private buildings nop, occupied l--
the coun'cr-revolutionis hs6 toe-
vsrated
he government fecIs that H. BIZ
'he situation firmly in hand, z uas tbc
statement made 70 the cOrrrspnuIeut
~ 9 o'clock last night ~ the char
cellOr's palace. where the r1eobeTg cf
the government have been IN session
throughout the day.
Most tense excitement marked the
day, which ended il short, but sharp
lighting IN front Of the palace shortly
after o'clock
Tho Spartacans approached tne
government troops guarding the pal
ace carrying white fag, announcrd
that the palace was surrounded snd
demanded ~ surrender The de-
mand was refused The Spar4acsns
thon opened fre. killing three 1ov-
crnmcnt soldiers and wounding sew
cral
he FIRE was returned and twenty
of Liebknecht's followers were kiiie1
and large number wounded
Government troops have been post
"a on top Of the Brandenburg gate su9
adjoining buildings with machine
guns. The troops iu the government
buildings have been equipped with
fame throwers.
The Spartacans made several minor
attempts within the next hour n approach
the palace. but were driven of.
Some fighting occurred AZ other poln-s
but as far ~ can be learned there uerc
only 0 few victims. One clash came wher
the Spartcsns attempted tn storm the new
Central Telegraph station in the Oran-
ienburgerstra-sse. The Government sol
dIers IN the building used hand Crenades
and the radicals were driven away.
There was another 2frav at the corner
OF beipssgerstrasse and Wlhelnstrasse
y5en the s-partlacas1s fired on q small
group Of government soldiers. The gov
eminent forces returned the fire and Their
disarmed the Spartacans after one man
had been killed and several wounded. Their
was desuluory shooting at other points
but the casualties are not known.
London. Jan. Several hundred per
sons have been killed in the fighting u
Berlin, according % a Copenhagen dis
patch to the Exchange Telegraph Com
pany, but up till > o clock thus morning
no details Of conditions there had been
The government seems. q,
least Professionally, to be master 81 the
situation.
Early Tuesday morning the Berlin
nnassed troops outside the
city. These troops arr ready 10 enter
Il is said N me dispatch - the E.x-
change Telegraph COMPANY Field Mar
shal Won Hndenburg IS reported - havt
arrived in Berlin
RED9 1907 MUNTTIoN PAcToRlss
Street lighting mas been parlcul4riy
70 Is said. owing 70 the iAci
that the Spartacus clement has plenty
OF weapons taken from the munition fac-
tones at Spandau- While the machine
guns we're firing and bombs were drop
ping moving picture operators EerC
hus;ly recording the scenes enacted n
the streets. Il was announced recent,
that the american army had seut mo oylng
picture operators - Berlin.
The iisloc4tion of the telegraph SCI
vice has resulted in receipt here ~ onIs
mesgre and scattered reports Of what ras
been happening in Berlin, but all the dis.
patches agree that severe street dghtins
on Tuesday.
TRooPs REFUSE TO oBBg.
The first encounters between the gov
and the Spartacan forces OF.
CURED on sunday in front of -he kaiserho.
Hotel when one person Nao hlied tnG
eight Others we're wounded. recording "a
an eve witness some Of the troops turneo
against the government and others re-
fused 70 obey the government orders u
quarters Of the Wolf Bureau
the Sem-ofiicial news agencv.
On he other hand q Marine DIVISION x
stated e b. supporting The government
The Spa-tacans refused al p7ers ~
-h. government - negotiate aud wer
attacking the foreign ofhcc, the chanel
or 5 p2lace and other II The ministries On
Monday when g Eighteen persons are rcpcEt-
81 70 have been killed.
TERRORIsrS HOLD ROYAL STABLES.
The Spartacans, az the latest reports
eerc holding the royal stables and thc
police headquarters, where Pohc, Chc.
Continued on psge .