Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-01-13
Foe City, Beyond Zone
OF Occupation, May Be
Taken Over By Allies
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The artillery fire began at 4 o'clock
in the morning and the fire Of the de-
tenders gradually died away and
ceased entirely after hfty-fve shells
had been sent into the building.
The attacking party in the final as
sault worked its way forward with
hand grenades and stormed the build
ing from two sides. The number Of
~Spartacans pulled out Of hiding
places by the troops and disarmed
and locked up is placed at more than
800.
Some of the captured Spartacans
began cheering for DR.. Liebknecht as
they were being marched through the
streets. but the soldiers shut their
diers. except those left to guard the
building, returned to their barracks
with bands playing and the men sing
ing. while the residents of the locality
around the Alexander Platz, who had
been living in terror Of their lives for
a week during which time the Spar,
tacan domination Of the whole district
had been undisputed, cheered the VIC
torious troops.
S~partacans Flee.
Berlin, Sunday. ian. II, N2:25
p. m.)-The determination Of the
revolutionary forces to maintain their
tenure of the Bourgeois newspaper
offices came to an inglorious end dur
ing Saturday night. The Spartacans
and Independent Socialists who were
occupying h plane where the
vossiche Zeitung, the Morgenpost and
other journals are printed, began to
sneak over the roof tops as SOON as
darkness fell. Several followers Of
DR.. Karl Liebknecht who were trying
to escape with four typewriting ma
chimes in their possession were inter-
cepted by government soldiers. They
admitted that the defenders had been
deserving the place and the soldiers
when they advanced upon the build
ing found it u~noccupied.
h garrison of the Tageblatt office
parleyed for a while with the govern
ment forces and were finally permit
ted to withdraw with their weapons.
Late in the night, however, they were
disarmed and imprisoned. by troops
which were cleaning up the inner city
of Bolshevik snipers.
Shippers Increased. q
Several nests of snipers we're un-
covered by government forces in this
cleaning up process, notably in the
section around the Anhalt station.
One OF these nests contained a ma
chine gun with a crew of six men.
The gunners were wiped out because
they attempted resistance.
Short Work was made by the SOL
diers of looters who were caught in
h act. while civilians found carry
ing weapons without permission also
were stood up against a wall.
There r. indications that the
Spartacans have begun to realize tho
gravity Of the situation for them.
Their military leaders have resigned
and Police Chief Eichhorn is report
ed to have moved his headquarters
from police headquarters to the
Boetzow brewery where he il strong
ly entrenched.
DR.. Liebknecht. travelling in an
automobile and protected by a group
Of heavily armed Spartcans with a
machine gun, visited the newspaper
offices while they were still in posses
sion Of his followers. He made short
speeches encouraging the men not to
weaken but to shoot all the Ebert
sche!demann supporters.
Reds Lose 1900 I'm Killed,
London, Sunday, Jan. 12.-The
arrnistice between the contending fac
tons at Berlin has been broken and
fighting has been resumed, according
TO Copenhagen advices received here.
The Spartacans r still in possession
Of part OF the Tageblatt building, It
rs sid. :.
Reports from Berlin indicate, it ID
said. that the Spartacan forces have
lost 1900 killed since the outbreak of
the revolution and that there are
many more wounded.
Rosa LAIIemkesE Held.
Berlin, Jan. 12.-Rosa Gutenberg.
associated with DR.. Karl Liebknecht
IN the Leadership Of the rebellious
Soa<tacaA forces In Berlin, has been
arrested ny government soldiers, &C
cordiDE TO a report IN the TaeglIsche
Eundschau. The arrest IL said to have