The Washington herald., 1919-01-14
.LULL IN FIGHTING
IN HUN CAnTAL;.
REDS RETREAT
400 Killed and 1000
Wounded in Battle in
Jerusalem Street.
LIEBKNECHT PRISONER
Socialist Leader, Reported
Dead, Taken, with Asse-
ciates in Stronghold.

CidtCS Ill Ou Oux uOtu.
Berlin. Jan. Il Via London and
wireless, delayed).-There Is much iess
shooting. Government troops have re-
taken police headquarters and other
smaller places. The Sparticans are
/ still holding the Tageblstt and Wolf
| Bureau Offices.
Government troops arc patroling the
streets. Martial Law has been prscti-
cally established. though no govern
ment proclamation 10 that effect has
been issued.
The reds stiIl hold two railway sta
tons Now that the Sparticsn coun-
ter revolution is practically ended, the
Independent Socialists are looked OF
with suspicion by the majority So
cialists.
LIesknecht Alive
Karl Lisbknecht. Karl Radek and
Police President Eichorn have trans
ferred their headquarters from 10
central police station TO the RostnoW
brewery. which h. located on a little
hill"
CThis apparently disposes OF the ru-
NOR circulated Saturday that Lieb-
knecht was killed in street fighting
Thursd1y This report was received
through Copenhagen and in a Berlin
dispatch to the London Daily Neks.
A Copenhagen dispatch today said
government troops had captured the
RoStzow brewe~y taking Liebknecht,
Rack and EiChOrn pTisOneCsJ.
Government forces compelled Spar
| tacan defenders Of the Norwaerts
Building to surrender today after hf-
teen minutes shell fire. The Officer
; who commanded the artillery told me
u that thirty dead insurgents were
t found in the interior. Among the 800
prisoners, he said. were some women.
/ There were also some Russians. The
/ rooms and yards were filled with
ammunition. Chancellor Ebert, Phil
. il Scheidemann and Gustav Noske
/ addressed a large body OF troops as
/ semrIed IN front OF the RetchstSr
! building today The soldiers cheened
( and started away. accompanied by
two batteries OF artillery. Half an
I hour later shooting was heard in sew
eral parts of the city. At the hour
of cabling these encounters could not
be ascertained-
Temporary Armistiee.
4 NJ srnfssce was effected in the
!, ,e,g suapei Nction the earlier part of
the day to enable business men IN
that section 10 arrange certain mat
I ters. As result thousands Of NOR
bidly curious gathered there. but
were dispersed by government troops.
Z In last nights lighting the Reich
stag building was shelled by the Spar
tacans. saw a battle shortly before
] midnight. down one Of the side
streets. in which eleven persons were
killed. During the conflict a soldier
who had been wounded five times.
earned an officer. who had been hit
by grenade from the war zone.
Later the corner where they had
sought shelter was swept by fusl-
! lade OF rife FIRE and both were killed.
! Fifty Spartacans were killed in a sin
gle attack on A barrier during the
night.
The Spartacans have obtained some
snti-aircraft guns from one Of the
Brsenals and are using them in street
4 lighting. Women are reported 70 b.
1 bringing concealed food. ammunition
and hand grenades to Spartacsns de-
\ Tending barricsdes. Government on
/ cials would not comment on this re
port
Red Cross Moves.
! Red Cross headquarters has been
( removed from the American Embassy
building
/ reports last week said that twenty
/ persons were killed in the American
/ Embassy as the result of stray shots
entering the building during fighting in
adjacent streets.)
/ Herr HasSe, in an interview. de-
/ Clared the elections for the national
( constituent assembly will begin next
! 10
I surely be held. though the place. Of
meeting had not yet been decided
/ He said there would be 40 delegates.
] and he was certain that the Majority
| Socialists would have 10 Join hands
with the independents.
The national assembly" he said.
has never been endangered. The
, Spartacans never could have won.
/ The .-,y question was as to whether
| a coalition government could be form
| ed. Only a minority OF politicians
| favored the postponement OF the as
| sembly. The sailors at Eiel and VII
helmshaven want a coalition.
soviets TO Rule Factories.
| II the present government had
failed. IL would have been replaced BY
a government constructed along the
| lines OF the first council OF six meru-
] bers.
No matter who holds the power IN
the national assembly, all factories
! will be controlled by the Soviets.
| though the trade unions will con-
/ tinue"
Herr Haase painted a gloomy pic
! turc OF the future OF Germany, due
Z to famine and class strife arising
B from it.
He said there was no danger Of
| counter revolution by the reaction
aries at present, though the govern
ment's recent calling up OF officers
and students did not help eliminating
; this danger"