The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-01-11

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district.
Battle at BresIeau.
Berlin. Jan. 1O.-Q. N. S)-(vis
Copenhagen.)--The was another
outbreak of street fighting here to-
day. Government storm troops are
being rushed up to attack the Ber-
liner Tageblatt building, where 800
strongly armed Spartacans are bar
ricaded.
There was a battle outside of Bres-
leau station. Many Spartacans en-
gagged here deserted and surrendered
to the government forces.
The Spartacans attacked the gov
ernment troops defending the Doeb-
eritz aviation caup, but were driven
off. Later the defenders blew up the
camp. fsM
Government officials urged Ru-
dolph Moose, owner of the Berlinei
srageblatt,. to allow the use Of :arttl (
'iery against the Spartacains forti-
field there but he refused fearing
that the building would be destroyed
Would Block Shipment.
1t is evident that one of the CHIEF
Intentions of the Spartacans is to
prevent the election of the national
assembly on January 19. With this
end in view they are attempting 10
block the shipment Of all supplies
into the capital.
In addition to cutting off the ship
ment and distribution of bread the
Spartacans are trying to tie up the
water and electricity supplies.
The bakers are unable to do any
work owing to the scarcity of water.
At a mass meeting of 10000 Spar
tacans a resolution was adopted
claiming a unity of all labor organi-
cations, ito end the bloodshed."
The newspaper Freiheit says that
the independent socialists. (who are
affiliated with the Spartacan group
claim the abdication of the govern
ment as one Of the terms of the pro-
posed armistice.
No Foreigners Injured.
No foreigners have been injured IN
the fighting in Berlin.
At Dusseldorf. where the sparta
cans are masters of the situation,
many prominent persons were ar
rested. One hundred and fifty state
officials escaped across the Rhine,
tdhlnB Itluet III pti6iuiii'
The Anzieger of Muenster reports
that the Spartacans stormed the
prison in that city liberating l'o
criminals.
At Mulheim the striking miners in
the Ruhr coal fields have occupied
the newspaper buildings.
Relnforcements Arrive.
Copenhagen. Jan. 1l.-Reinforcement
of government troops arrived in Berlin
today. Artillery was used in the latest
lighting in the streets of the capital.
The Spartacus forces were still IN
possession of the Vorwaerts and other
press buildings at latest reports.
Curt Eisner, socialist premier OF Ba-
varia, today sent the following dispatch
to the Ebert government in Berlin, de-
manding a cessation of hostilities:
"The murderous civil war in Berlin,
with its increasing horrors, must be
ended unless the whole of Germany is
10 perish. Berlins example has de-
moralizing effect. The (Bavarian) gov
ernment. supported by the peoples con-
fidence, including all of the socialist fac
tions, rises in Indignation against Ber-
lin. with the dark elements of fratricidal
murder"
Riots in Hamburg
Copenhagen, Jan. 11.-Fighting has
broken out between Spartacans and
government troops in Hamburg. Loyal
troops occupied the building of the So
cialist paper, Hamburger Echo, and re-
sisted the attempts of the Spartacan
soldiers to drive them out.
The Spartacus counter revolution Is
now general throughout Germany. At
many places strikes are springing up
along with the Spartacan riots.
In Hamburg a number of strikers
seized the trade union building.
Following an outbreak of fighting at
Augsburg. the Spartacans occupied the
offices of the Zeitung and the Neueste
Nachrichten. Many political pamphlets
which had been printed for use IN the
general election on JAN 19. were de-
stroyed.
The municipal building at Stuttgart
was occupied by the Spartacans and the
burgomaster was driven out.
The plant of the Tagblatt at Dussel-
dorf was destroyed by the Spartacans.
trict is now dominated by the German
bolshevili.
Spreading eoIshevisn,.
Amsterdam. Jan. 11.-Alarming re-
ports OF the spread of bolshevist dis
orders in Germany. reached here today.
Bolshevism Is spreading throughout the
nation. according to these reports.
Serious rioting has broken out at
Dusseldorf, Augsburg, Stuttgart and
Hamburg.
The municipal halls and the news
paper plants were seized by the Spar
tacsns.
general strike is threatened at
Munich.
Protect Commissions.
Berlin Friday. Jan. 1e.. IL a. n.-
a. P-l-For the protection OF the
american. British. French and Bel
risR commissions at the hotel AdIon.
tTenty-four government soldiers.