The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1919-03-05
H UN CABINET
rs DEFIANT
TOWARD ALLIES
Declares II Will Not Submit ia
,.. Coercion of Entente
4 Powers " X
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RIOTERS ARE FIRED ON
Germany in Throes of Big Indus
b trial Strike of Threaten.
ing Proportions
RIOTERS ARE FIRED ON


Paris, Mar. 5.-The German cabi-
nets Monday meeting with party lead
ers and delegates Of the ship owners
agreed, it is understood, that Germany
could not submit to coercion from the
entente powers. either in pour parlers
or in the. peace conferences proper.
The government has stated it would
not be responsible for consequences if
the allies endeavOr to speculate on Ger
man patience" .. ....
4 press campaign already has heen
started against the armis,ice and the
preliminary Ieace negotiations.
FIRE on RIOTERS
Berlin, Mar. 5.-(iovernment troops
at police headquarters fired on rioters
in the neiehbOrhOOd late today, and
several casualties are reported to have
resulted. @ .r.a.,... ..+... 49,.
Reports were current earlier in the
Gay that Spartacan marine division
had seized the police headquarters, hut
this proved incorrect. Government sol
diers concentrated at police headquar-
ters, the chancell0ry and the imperial
bank. The leaders arc unable to tell
the approximate number of men who
are on strike. M
Three divisions have been rushed to
Berlin and other reinforcements con-
tinue to pour in. The attitude of the
troops, however, is, uncertain. The
Spartacan bureau in the Wilhelm
strasse was occupied, hut the leaders
escaped
Advices from Bremen state. the poll
tical prisoners. there have been re-
leased by insurgents The cltctric and
gas works are in AinSurgent hands. Ef-
forts to ,calla general strike in Dres-
den resulted IN a 1iasco.
According to the North German Ga
zette of Bremen the strike in. that city
embraces. ali transportation, systems,
newspaper. workers. telephone and tele
graph operatives, and others. The fire
brigade, hospitals and similar func-
tiOns are not included in the strike.
b. ANARCHY REtGNs..
Rerne. March 5.-Keports from
Holle declare troops have uaed ma
chine guns and that number of Of
ficers and strikers have been killed.
According to the VOerwarts there has
been llooting and anarchy. Absolute
anarchy reigns at Zeitz, southwest OF
Leipzig. According to- reports both
workmen and bourgeOise ara on
in street fighting PART Of the. troops
there are said to remain loyal to the
government.
ASSEMBLE TR~oPs.
Cr1yii nnt
troops to the number of 2o.000 have
been assembled in Berlin. The rail
way men in central Germany have
declared for a general strike. The
bourgeoise committee in Leipzig has
issued a manifesto that tho bourgeoise
strike will be maintained. The doc
tors have declared they will refuse
service until the food. lighting and
heating systems are restored.
DisARM sPARTAcANs.
Berlin March 5.-The Spartacans
plan to seize Koningsburg, east Prus-
sfa, to open an avenue to Moscow, for
a coordination with the Bolshevik for
ces. The government, bulletin
states, has sent forces to KOnings-
burg to oppose the Spartacans These
troops. says bulletin of Tuesday,
February "a, disarmed the Spartacans
home guard. &.
OCCUPY CITY.
Berlin, Tuesday. March 4.-Govern'
ment troops occupied the city Of
Hole Monday after street fighting in
which a number We're killed.
During the fighting. the aviator
bringing the news reports. the rioters
seized officers of the government
forces and threw them into the river
Selle. where they permitted them to
drown.
The Spartacan leaders fled. report
ed to have taken a large sum OF city
funds with them ...s-
HOLE, an important railroad juno
ton between Berlin and Weimar was
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