Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-03-21
CIVIL WAR IN BERLIN
A SERIOUS AFFAIR
OODY STRIFE SPREADS EVEN
TO THE FASHIONABLE
DISTRICTS.
MACHINE GUNS IN WINDOWS
coumander's Rooms Are PIacarded
With Heavily Marked Maps.
Reds Have Asked
for Farley.

Berlin--Last week person coulu
not get over the surpris e that such
sharp line of demarcatlPn existed De-
tween that part of Berlin where the
revolution was raging and the business
and residential part where everything
was quiet and tranquil. Inc people III
1.-THE latter place went nnconcernediy
about their own affairs while IN the
Tiergarten the fashiona pie 1olk droVe
about in smart traps i'm the avenues
and the children played under the
trees In my ride today out to the
house where General Won Luettwltz,
commander of the government troops,
has his headquarters, great change
was evident.
Machine Guns in Position.
The generals headquarters are in
beautiful mansion in Lietzenburger
Strasse, near INLAND Strasse. IL is
abount half mile southwest or, the
Tiergarten and is the Sheridan road
district of Berlin. Government sol
diers with bands on their arms were
numerous in the Tiergarten and In
| the fashionable streets machine guns
were in position. Berlin no longer
is two worlds, one like Evanston and
the other like Ypres in war time. All
Berlin bears evidence that "a civil war
is raging.
Two or three days ago person
could drive in the Tiergarten and the
fashionable residence section and for
get all about the revolution. But even
in these sections this morning groups
of soldiers would stop automobiles and
examine the passports before permit
ting the passengers to proceed.
Block Filled With Soldiers.
The block in Lietzenburger Strasse
where General Won Lue twittz has his
headquarters, is filled with soldiers
Machine guns stuck their noses eau
tiously out of windows commanding al
the approaches to the house.
| Maps of Berlin hung on all the walls
and were heavily marked with man.
colored lines, showing the position O
the government troops and the revolu
tionists. The officers were shouting
hoarsely through half a dozen phones
while aides, couriers and runners were
continually dashing in and out of the
door, giving stiff military salute ant
making reports.
General Won Luetwittz was smiling
and calm. He said the government
troops were making satisfactory prog
ress. and were in complete control O.
three-fourths of Berlin. The Alexander
Platz district was cleaned UP, he said
also the southeast corner of Berlin, {
district called Neukolin.
Later Report on Tuesday.
Berlin.-Fifty-fiv persons hav,
been killed and 10 wounded in the
riots at Halle. Two hundred ant
eighty persons have been arrested fol
pillaging. The value of the stoler
property is estimated at $4,000, OOt
marks.
AS result of the plundering in the
sections of the country outside O
Halle a state of siege has been pro
claimed in Dittertel, Delitzsch Muen
cheln, Merzburg and Koennern.
| Rioting on the part Of the peasant.
in Windschlag,( near Offenburg, Ba
varia, forced the visiting food com
mission to seek the protection of thu
military authorities. The rural pro
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ducers refused to maxi e declaration!
OF their food stores, an d drove off the
OFFICIALS With pltchforks and clubs.