Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-10

cesses of the enemies of freedom.
which are being exaggerated by them
in ridiculous manner. are of passing
importance. The hour of reckoning
nears."
More Than 200 Killed in Berlin.
BERLIN. Thursday, January .
fnoon) tby the Associated Press)--
II IL estimated that more than 200
persons have been killed in the fight
ing In Berlin since Monday. The
Charlie and other outlying hospitals
cared fer 800 wounded yesterday
Twelve dead were carried into the
chanceIior's palace in Wiihelmstrasse
during Wednesday.
The Spartacans are reported to be en-
deavorfng to replace the corps Of repub-
ican guards who went over to the gov
eminent by armed laborers. but their
efforts are hampered by the fact that
the government had cut the wires TO
police headquarters, the Spartaean
stronghold.
"a PM (by the Associated Press)-
Determined attacks by the govern
ment forces on the plants of the Tage-
hlatt and the Vossische Zeitung.
which are still in the hands of the
spartacans. have been going on with
hort intervals of inaction since noon
-oday.
The machine gun firing in the news
paper quarter is almost continuous
md the adjacent streets are not open
o. traffic. either because they have
oeen closed by military posts or be-
,ause the bullets from the scene of
he encounters nearby render them
unsafe Bullets occasionally can be
heard singing over the Friedrich
strasse and the Leipzigerstrasse and
other parts of the section involved
The followers of DIR. Karl Lieb-
knecht have issued their Red Flag
from a private plant. The edition
contains the following. addressed to
The readers of the sheet:
THE bourgeois and majority social
EST newspapers in a number of places
have been closed or changed into or
ganS of the revolutionary proletariat.
hich realizes that the powerful agi-
tation and propaganda agency which
;he bourgeois has possessed in its
Press must be paralyzed or taken from
It."
1t was given out from official
sources here this afternoon that the
government forces had recaptured po-
lice headquarters from the Spartacans.
It was learned this evening, however.
that this statement was not true and
that headquarters is still in the hands
Of the Spartacan forces.
Noske Gaining Ground.
LONDON. Thursday. January q
The Ebert government is steadily
gaining control in Berlin, and the
6partacus element is gradually losing
kIound. though still showing great
determination. according to the latest
news from the German capital. Gus
tAve Noske. who was placed in charge
OF the governments defensive meas
nres, seems to have matters well in
hand He has gained control of the
railways and is bringing large forces
Of troops into the city, where a state
OF siege has been declared.
Great difficulty is found in establish
Ing the sequence of events at Berlin
with any approach to accuracy. owing
TO the fact that great number of the
dispatches received have been without
dates. 1t Is assumed that all were
censored, and therefore it would be
premature to presume that the strug-
gle was ended.
According to the Neueste Nachrich-
ten of Leipzig. the government has
city, but the Spartacans hold the east
end and the suburbs. The newspaper
szys a division of guards, 5000 strong,
has arrived in the city.
Has $1,000 Loyal Troops.
An Important statement comes from
~ Frankfort Gazette. which says
ST 5000 mon, which was Chief of
Police Eichhorn's guard. has placed
itsaif at the disposal Of the govern
ment. and that the Berlin garrison,
which has been holding a neutral po-
sition. has also placed itself on the
side of the government. Another
semi official statement emanating from
Frankfort says the government has
at its disposal $4,000 loyal troops.
The Frankfort Nachrichten says the
government scored a success by cut
ting the teKephnafe communications
of the prefeCtufe of police. which.
was In SpaEt34 hands One bad sign
is the complete anspensicn of the street
ear system a. BeTffn, owing to a dis
pute over W3EeA It Is said that if
the claims Of the workers council are
ccncesled the Increased charges to
the syekem would amount to thirty
Thousand marks daily.
During recent days there have been
various reports of the Ebert gov
ernment reatgning and the possible
occupation OF Berlin by entente and
American troops None of these rumors
lave been confirmed.