The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-01-10
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RIOTERS ARE STILL IN THE
CONTROL OF BERLIN
RIVAL FACTIONS BATTLE
Stars and Stripes We're Hauled
Down to Prevent Attack
On Americans
ASSOCIATED Press pispstch.l

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch.l
London, January s.-severai hundred
persons were killed in the fighting In Der.
lin, says a Copenhagen dispatch. There
are no details. The government SCENE TO
be meeting the situation.
JOHN GRAUDENZ.
Berlin, January S-Rioters yester-
day forced General Harris to haul
down the Stars and Stripes which has
been hoisted over the Hotel Adelon.
Shooting in front of the hotel and in
that vicinity forced allied officials to
take refuge in the hotel. At the sug-
gesi rr Of several members the Amer
lean general hoisted the Stars and
Stripes over the place, hoping 1t
would give additional protection. -.
As the crowd saw the flag they
broke into a fury of shouting and
threatened the life of all within UNI
less it was taken down. Seeing fight
ing was emminent the flag was taken
in. Fighting broke out more severely
Yesterday afternoon when rival fac
lions met in the streets as they were
parading and bloody struggle en-
sued.
A-mored cars are now racing madly
IN and down the streets with ma
chine guns mounted at every opening
and soldiers and railors manning
these guns fire madly and indiscrim-
inately into the crowds.
Sparts Spurn Ebert Plan.
UNITED Press Dispatch.1
Copenhagen, January S.-The Spar
tacus group has spurned the offer of
Chancellor Ebert for a plan of arbi-
tration by which the mutual misun-
derstandings of the various factions
might be successfully settled. The
revolution against the Ebert regime
has now spread to Mannheim and is
gaining favor even in the rural dis
tricts. &sN
In Berlin all the public buildings
with the exception of the postoffice
are held by the rioters. Unable to
attack the government newspaper of
fees the revolutionists have mounted
machine guns on the roofs opposite
and employees dare not enter the
plants.
Basic. January 8-An entire division
of loyal German troops is said to be
marching on the city of Berlin and Pots
Spartacus group.
Anarchy in Berlin.
Copenhagen Jan. -4ecordlng -
the Munich CO. ~.
litfken. Berlin Il II Z ~ & s u tn
plete anarchy. ana civil var has 81
gun there. He says his information
is based on telephone messages from
the German capital. .fFs
All the banks are reported to be
barricaded and great number Of pub
lie bull lings are in the hands Of the
spartacides or extreme radical group
Thousands Armed in Streets.
Thousands of armed workmen of the
Spartacus faction, the correspondent
reports, are crowding the streets and
at several points firing has begun.
The sound of machine gun firing
could be heard from all parts of Der.
lin.
The message reported the intention
of the government to make an effort
to storm the building Of the police
guards and take possession of all the
machine guns and cannon there.
Liebkneeht in Command.
DR.. Karl Liebknecht, the spartacide
leader, has been seen here and there
about the city organizing his troops
for the final fight which, the CORE
spondent says, is expected to begin
soon.
Hundreds of persons are reported
fleeing the city.
News Agency Sends Word.
The central Offices OF the Wolff
semi-official news agency of Germany
sent the following message to the
Copenhagen Office, which was received
today:
Central Berlin has been occupied.
Send kilograms to Frankfort tempo.
rarily."
Women supporters of both factions
are participating in the street lighting.
Battle eesiqs at Zoo.
The fighting was preceded by coun.
ter demonstrations, in which great
proportion of the population Joined.
The rival elements bore placards with
the legends, Down with the govern.
ment" and down with the Sparta
GUS"
The spartacides than massed in the
Tiergarten and geological garden.
Shots were fired and the fighting be.
gan. The spartacides seized all tele-
graph offices. Shops are said to be
closed and business at q standsttll.
q.