Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-18
.L|EBKNECHT DEATH
DECLARED MURDER
Independent Socialists Says
Red Leader Was Shot
Through Forehead
Bx the Associated Press. !.

BY the ASSoclfteu IfeSSss So 4
LONDON, January 1s.-Independent
socialists at Berlin assert that Dr.
Karl hiebknecht. who was shot and
killed on Thursday, did not attempt
to escape from an escort of troops, but
was shot through the forehead at a
few PAGES distance by soldiers guard
ing him, according to a Copenhagen
Company.
The F,reiheit of Berlin is calling
workers there to begin general
strike, it is reported.
LONDON, January 17-There are
apprehensions in Berlin Of general
strike and uprisingS to ayenge the
deaths of DR.. Karl Liebknecht and
Rosa Luxemburg. the Spartacan Lead
ers. according to Copenhagen dis
Company. 1t is doubtful If the cleo
tions to the national assembly can be
held on Sunday because of the tre-
mendous excitement
Several more Spartacan leaders have
been rested, but the former chief
of police, Eichhorn, is still at large.
Spartacan Rioters Again Active.
BERLIN. Friday, January II (by the
Associated Press).-Spartacan rioters
are causing disorders in various parts
of Germany. A number of Spartacans
today attacked the Hotel Viegner, at
Breslau. where the campaign bureau
of the German democratic party was
located. After demoIishing the in-
terror. they attempted to set the hotel
on fire. but were dispersed by gov
ernment troops.
Five Spartacan leaders identified
with the recent rebellion in Spandau
were shot dead last night while at
tempting to escape.
A special dispatch from Appeln says
that the negotiations between the
coal miners and the operators. sWh hich
were being conducted by Herr Herch,
Prussian minister of the interior.
came to an abrupt ending because OF
the exorbitant demand Of the work
ers The meeting was very stormy,
the conservatives element among the
miners being terrorized by Spartacan
agitators, who were well supplied
with money and bolsheyik literature
printed in Polish.
Berlin Swarms With Soldiers.
AMSTERDAM. January 1.-THE
Handelsblad Berlin correspondent In
a dispatch received today says
The whole city is now sWarming
with soldiers, wearing steel helmets.
carrying loaded rifles and with hand
grenades hanging on their belts. They
have occupied all the bridges. where
they halt and search pedestrians for
arms and call for the exhibition Of
identification papers. Similar searches
are even being made on the street
cars"
Disorders Throughout Germany.
BERLIN. Thursday. January Is (by
the Associated Press).-Whiie the
Spartacan revolt In Berlin has been
at least temporarily crushed. the
German bolsheviki appear to be in
full control in Bremen. 1.-The republic
of Cuxhaven,'' and Dusseldorf.
brunswick republic" Is also In the
hands of the radicals. who. while
ready to protect the results of Sun
days elections, in other respects
share Spartacan views.
Martial law has been declared at
Bremen and the counter revolution
aries have been threatened with sum-
mary execution. The Cuxhaven pro-
letariat rulers have also occupied the
government of the district of Hadein
and declared 1t part OF the republic
of Cuxhaven. All the officials. city
employees and teachers have presented
an ultimatum to the peoples COM
missioners. demanding tho repeal Of
bthe decree constituting the xsDubite.